Apple Music will debut in two weeks, but indie music publishers say that haven’t heard anything from Apple about licenses. This is leading many people in the music industry to believe that Apple will email a take-it-or-leave-it contract.
Update…
As of April 17 Apple Music is out of Beta and is available online through the streaming service’s web app.
Although Spotify still ranks as one of the top music streaming services worldwide with 100 million subscribers, Apple Music is making it’s move and currently has 60 million paying subscribers. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music currently offers a limited free trial (1 month), and there’s no free tier.
Indie Labels can now get on board with Apple Music and benefit from the 50 million covid 19 advance fund for indie labels.