The Beyonce effect: Apple in 'tense talks' with music industry bosses over plan to offer albums ahead of services such as Spotify and Beats Music
• Firm in 'tense talks' with labels to offer albums before its rivals
• Comes after deal to sell Beyonce album had record sales
• Set to launch its first US live music festival in Austin this week
Apple is involved in 'tense talks' with major record labels to offer albums from major artists as iTunes exclusives.
It is claimed the firm has been locked in talks with label bosses following the huge success of Beyonce's self titled album.
Featuring 14 songs and 17 videos, it debuted on iTunes a week before it arrived on streaming services and YouTube - and brought record 800,000 sales in the first three days and over one million in the first week.
Apple has been locked in secret talks with label bosses following the huge success of Beyonce's self titled album.
Now Apple hopes to replicate the deal with other artists
Billboard claims Apple iTunes director Robert Kondrk engaged in 'tense talks' with record label executives during Grammys week with a mission to secure more exclusive sales windows
