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Adele's New Album Won't Be Available on Apple Music
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In other news, I won't listen to most of Adele's album then. Problem solved.
Ironic that, on an Apple forum, you're blaming executive greed.
I can see why they are choosing to do this BUT it will just result in increased piracy traffic. The market is moving towards streaming whether artists like it or not. Hardly anyone goes out to buy a CD anymore, and digital purchases are also going down due to the better bang for your buck in streaming. This is just a poor excuse to try to increase initial album sales. Give it a couple weeks/months and it will most likely be up on AM/Spotify/GPM.
This is the same record company that wanted Apple to sell the physical CDs in Apple Stores. Talk about being out of touch with your consumers.
If they were smart, they'd realize that all they're going to do now is force people to torrent the album and they'll subsequently get no money. If they released it to the streaming services, they'd at least get something. This record label apparently wants to pretend like they live in the year 2000...and I have no clue why.
If they were smart, they'd realize that all they're going to do now is force people to torrent the album and they'll subsequently get no money. If they released it to the streaming services, they'd at least get something. This record label apparently wants to pretend like they live in the year 2000...and I have no clue why.
IIRC labels do this because record prices are higher in some countries. Japanese (for example) CDs usually have a few bonus tracks to justify the price increase or else people would just import or pirate.
And 0 day usually haha
Edit: it's already on the Bay, god knows since when, as I don't listen to Adele I couldn't care less. But greedy artists piss me off. Sorry, it's not 1994 any more, ya missed it Adele (how old was she back then?), I used to spend my entire allowance on CDs...
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Way to stand up for big business pal. The RIAA's got a job opening for you, do us a favor and take your moderating services over there. Your holier than thou attitude is both insulting and demeaning.
One thing I find really interesting is Beats1 did a 60 min interview with Adele just yesterday, so either this decision was really last minute, or there isn't any editorial control between departments (which is a good thing).
I just don't understand how such a mediocre singer become such a big deal. Amy Winehouse was 100 times better than her.
I'm pretty sure Olly enjoys doing his JOB at MacRumors. How is his opinion "holier than thou" ? It's not insulting to criticize an artist and their label to want to be profitable and at the same time talk about ways to steal their work instead?
You can all have one guess as to what the majority of people will do. I'll give you two seconds... Yep, you're right. They'll illegally download it.
Apple has an army of followers, surely higher than Adele, so her Record Company should really pray no consumer backlash happens, if it does, they're gonna regret it dearly
Totally different type of artist. Adele will do perfectly okay without those complaining on here. She already had record downloads for the first track and will have record downloads for the album.
This isn't about you.. But what a sad commentary on today's consumers if there is
Lol, welcome to reality. Do you understand Britney Spears, etc. selling millions? It's been this way since the early 80's, don't know about earlier than that lol. Good music and real talent are rarely rewarded these days
She's signed up to an independent label and it's up to her how she distributes her work.
He said "Still doesn't justify piracy. If you want it then buy it and if you don't want to buy it go without."
To each their own, but I don't see any attitude in that statement, much less anything insulting or demeaning.
Your post makes it sounds like you're uber-sensitive about being called out for piracy. What's up with that?
How many cheap people here... Streaming sucks anyway.
Screw those greedy people. There are thousands of people making music wanting to get heard any way possible. If the rich artists who already "made it big" want to be greedy then good; less time for their overplayed songs anyways. I'll just listen to someone new who will appreciate me as a paying Apple Music customer.
Luckily I have a lifetime membership to the torrent sites. I don't like her music, but I'll download it just to piss her off.
Doesn't affect me, my physical copy comes tomorrow. Her music is worth the price.
Rumor has it she's just doing this for the sole purpose of being greedy. She's probably rolling in the deep either way.