Spotify vs Apple Music: Adele Snubs Both Music Services, New Album '25' Won't Be Available for Streaming
Adele is about to change the phase of online streaming after reports reveal that the singer will not be releasing her highly anticipated album "25" for music streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify.
Following the footsteps of yet another gigantic pop artist, Taylor Swift, who also didn't share her "1989" album for online streaming services, Adele is reportedly doing the same for her album "25," which carries her recently released tracks "Hello," "When We Were Young" and "Water Under the Bridge."
The streaming services have spoken of the matter including Spotify, which released a statement obtained by Reuters. "We love and respect Adele, as do her 24 million fans on Spotify. We hope that she will give those fans the opportunity to enjoy '25' on Spotify alongside '19' and '21' very soon," the company said in the statement.
Apple Inc. also reportedly confirmed that "25" will also not be available for streaming on Apple Music. However, Adele's single "Hello" will still be accessible, Reuters reports.
It was speculated that Adele went for the traditional way of selling her music instead of making it available to online streaming services since they get the music for free. "She's benefiting from paid subscriptions, but she's using this as an opportunity to try and sell more CD's or downloads," Tyler Goldman of the music streaming service Deezer said, as quoted by Reuters. "If all artists did this, we wouldn't have the growth in subscriptions we have."
So with Adele not releasing her album for online streaming companies including Apple Music, it could alter the ways of the music industry, which has already welcomed music streaming services as a platform since a lot of people have been subscribing to them.
Adele's party remains to be silent when asked for comments on the circulating reports, but the New York Times reports that the decision to withhold the album from the streaming services included Adele's personal opinions.
Swift was even previously reported to have been complaining of the way her music was being given for free for music streaming users, saying how it devalues her craft, which is also similar to Adele's case.
"This is a minor issue for Adele, but a major issue for the streaming services," Mark Mulligan, a digital media analyst from MIDiA Research said as quoted by the New York Times. "For two years running they've not had the biggest album of the year."
The latest album of Adele titled "25" is released by XL/Colombia and will be available starting this Friday.
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