BlackBerry users, would you pay $5 a month for 50 songs?

It's a strange question given the alternatives, but it must be asked. All Things Digital's Peter Kafka reports $5/month for 50 songs will be the going rate for Research in Motion's rumored BlackBerry Music Service.

You can stop laughing now. Please. Someone will hear.

Kafka asks: "So why would anyone pay $5 a month to get 50 songs on their phone, when they can pay $10 a month and get an unlimited number of songs, that work on lots of different devices, from services like Rdio and Rhapsody?" How about MOG, which I use to stream to my Chromebook and to download to my Nexus S. Or Spotify? There are so many cheap or free alternatives, the plan is mind-boggling.

What? Has there been a reversal in the exchange rate with the Canadian dollar (going up in value)? Is RIM management so incompetent it couldn't negotiate better terms from the music labels? Is same management so inept as to think BlackBerry users will pay a premium price for music? Or perhaps you would, which is one reason for the question posed by the headline.

I'm not a big fan of rumors, but Kafka has an exceptionally good record of being right about them. So as unbelievable as this story seems, it's more likely true than not.

So, what's your answer? If it's no, do you use a music service now? Which one(s), and how much do you pay? Comments await your answer.