Why Apple Music > Spotify, and why Spotify will be forced to give up its freemium sometime before mid 2016. Spotify isn't offering all of these specials to upgrade from freemium to premium for no reason.
I already made the switch myself to AM, and would upgrade to Spotify Premium before wasting my time with freemium's accompanying annoyances.
If neither the artists and/or labels are making money from a model such as freemium, it makes no difference how much how fans like freemium. The service will disappear with little if any warning.
Spill the tea Totally agree and I am using Apple Music too.
Freemium aside, Spotify Premium is still better than Apple Music Premium. Way more user-friendly, streamlined and glitch-free (for example, my Mom who's been on AM's free trial just discovered today that she had 5 copies of "Locked Away" saved in her music ). It just seems like Apple assumed that they would automatically dominate the streaming market upon entry because they're Apple, so they copied Spotify yet somehow managed to make it more confusing and glitch-ridden.
I do agree that Spotify will probably have to get rid of the freemium option soon. But even so, people who use Spotify's freemium will be more likely to continue using Spotify as opposed to switching to Apple Music if they have to pay $10 either way.
I wouldn't use Apple Music even if they pay me.
Spotify isn't available in my country but when it comes to that, I'd make somebody pay for my service outside of my country so I will continue using it.
1. Hotline Bling (875,959) *2 charts at #1*
2. The Hills (822,220) *6 charts at #1*
3. What Do You Mean? (804,227) *25 charts at #1*
4. Can't Feel My Face (675,166)
5. 679 (633,507)
6. Trap Queen (474,968)
7. Stitches (474,315) 8. Jumpman (+4) (442,830) *New peak (2 in a row)* *+34 in last 2 days* *Debuted 2 days ago*
9. Lean On (-1) (433,447)
10. Again (-1) (429,157) *Reached a new peak yesterday*
11. Good For You (-1) (398,788)
12. Locked Away (-1) (389,132)
13. Back To Back (+1) (371,287)
14. My Way (+1) (355,074)
15. Where Are U Now (+1) (342,285)
16. Drag Me Down (+4) (340,271) 17. On My Mind (-4) (335,547) *-7 in last 2 days*
18. Love Myself (-1) (329,828)
19. Downtown (324,927) 20. Diamonds Dancing (+1) (314,187) *New peak (2 in a row)* *+21 in last 2 days* *Debuted 2 days ago*
21. RGF Island (-3) (306,563) *-8 in last 2 days* 22. Big Rings (+7) (299,371) *New peak* *Debuted yesterday*
23. Infinity (-1) (295,450)
24. How Deep Is Your Love (-1) (291,816)
25. Cheerleader (-1) (290,846) 26. Right Hand (+1) (286,902) *New peak (10 in a row)*
27. Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (-1) (281,174)
28. Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) (-3) (275,233) 29. Digital Dash (+3) (267,829) *New peak* *Debuted yesterday*
30. Earned It (+1) (267,484)
31. All Eyes On You (-3) (260,286) 32. Here (+8) (260,100)
33. Live From The Gutter (+4) (256,245) *New peak* *Debuted yesterday*
34. Renegades (+8) (255,857)
35. Classic Man (-5) (255,591)
36. Often (-2) (255,196)
37. Marvin Gaye (+1) (249,311) 38. Scholarships (+8) (245,503) *New peak* *Debuted yesterday*
39. Cool For The Summer (-3) (243,979)
40. Photograph (+3) (243,723)
41. No Role Modelz (243,166)
42. Planes (-3) (238,310)
43. Where Ya At (-8) (238,045)
44. I'm The Plug (+3) (236,772) 45. This Could Be Us (-12) (236,315)
46. Same Old Love (-1) (236,108)
47. Antidote (+1) (222,648)
48. White Iverson (+2) (221,124) 49. Drake & Future - Plastic Bag (DEBUT) (218,859)
50. New Americana (re-entry) (217,716)
Dropouts
44. Come Get Her
49. Energy
Total plays of the Top 10:
6,065,796 (-633,553 from yesterday)
Total plays of the Top 50:
17,264,644 (-1,738,754 from yesterday)
I archive the weeklies too (been doing those since August). Just saying that so I can point out I can't do them this week because 2 updates are missing.
Why Apple Music > Spotify, and why Spotify will be forced to give up its freemium sometime before mid 2016. Spotify isn't offering all of these specials to upgrade from freemium to premium for no reason.
I already made the switch myself to AM, and would upgrade to Spotify Premium before wasting my time with freemium's accompanying annoyances.
If neither the artists and/or labels are making money from a model such as freemium, it makes no difference how much how fans like freemium. The service will disappear with little if any warning.
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This however, is to the labels and publishers. The share of which that the artists receive being significantly less than this.
This will happen with AM, Tidal, Rdio and all the other services because the labels already have these contracts with the artists. They can pay 3x more per stream than Spotify but that money will still go to the labels while the artists keep struggling.
This will happen with AM, Tidal, Rdio and all the other services because the labels already have these contracts with the artists. They can pay 3x more per stream than Spotify but that money will still go to the labels while the artists keep struggling.
Just because Spotify hasn't met a successful competitor yet with Tidal and RDIO bombing doesn't mean Spotify isn't facing challenges from the labels who want more revenue than the Freemium model can provide. Apple Music has been the most successful competitor yet, and if the labels can't generate the revenue they need from Spotify on it's Freemium tier, then Spotify may stop getting much of the music withheld -- not from the artists but from the record companies themselves, to force Spotify to a pay only service. Music revenues are flat because sales for CDs, Digital Albums & Digital Singles are all down, and far too many on Spotify are opting for the Freemuim service. If the record labels aren't getting their money, we won't get their music. Those are the laws of economics.
Totally agree and I am using Apple Music too.
). It just seems like Apple assumed that they would automatically dominate the streaming market upon entry because they're Apple, so they copied Spotify yet somehow managed to make it more confusing and glitch-ridden.
Spotify stays winning. 
