Retail chain Circuit City and Web music service Napster said on Friday they will jointly offer a subscription service with millions of songs, the latest effort to compete with Apple Inc.'s iTunes music store. The new service will begin on April 29 with a subscription cost of $14.95 per month. Consumers will also be able to buy individual songs at 99 cents each. U.S. electronics chains and Web music services have sought new ways to team up and compete with iTunes, which has more than 80 percent of the U.S. market. Circuit City is the second-largest U.S. specialty electronics retailer.

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