Serendipity 7,821 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Spotify and Apple Music are becoming increasingly bitter rivals, and according to new reports from The New York Times and Bloomberg, the feuding is now affecting artists. Spotify has been punishing artists who agree to Apple Music exclusives, displaying their content less prominently and offering fewer promotional opportunities. Spotify has explicitly told artists who offer Apple Music exclusives that their music won't be included on featured playlists, and Spotify has also "buried" their songs in its search rankings. The music streaming service has reportedly been using these retaliatory tactics for about a year. Spotify has been retaliating against musicians who introduce new material exclusively on rival Apple Music by making their songs harder to find, according to people familiar with the strategy. Artists who have given Apple exclusive access to new music have been told they won't be able to get their tracks on featured playlists once the songs become available on Spotify, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing the steps. Spotify's tactics may not affect major artists in a significant way, but according to Bloomberg, the service has also threatened smaller acts who introduce their music on Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe. Earlier this week, Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grange told employees that UMG is now prohibiting its artists from offering music exclusives, meaning popular content from Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and more, will no longer be eligible for debut solely on Apple Music. UMG's new policy has already affected Apple, preventing Apple Music from inking a deal with Lady Gaga. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/26/spotify-punishing-apple-music-exclusive-artists/?utm_source=osx&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=front See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 7,821 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 first DNC, then Spotify, poor Katy See talent here-->http://bit.ly/2eqeUxK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 26,836 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Damn this is getting messy lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel 12,525 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix 34,639 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 It was better before when vinyls and CDs still were the thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody Matt 4,942 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Can this **** just come to an end 🙄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,994 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, Harry said: Damn this is getting messy lol. And I frankly love it. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 14,296 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 All the bling is blinding music Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef 59,999 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 This is becoming, if not already, ****ing stupid. All this "exclusives" malarkey is well and truly tired. Can we just go back to the ****ing days when an artist would put the song on all streaming services, an audio video on YouTube and the song to buy on all digital retaliers. Jesus ****ing Christ. Talk about alienating fans Signature loading… 👹🖤 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattys 4,319 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Ok just give me copy of physical CD and **** the rest... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
display name 4,360 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Well, streaming is becoming much more commonplace. It only makes sense for things to become more competitive. As long as my faves continue to release CDs, though, I'm good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlopSlurper 34,336 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 what a perfect timing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Natural 1,481 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Yass I'm living for how petty Spotify is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,808 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 This will get messy, ugh not when LG5 is supposed to come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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