Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' Also Available Exclusively on Apple Music

[MacRumors]

One of the ways Apple will draw customers to Apple Music is through exclusive content that's unavailable on other music services. Pharrell will release his new single "Freedom" exclusively on the platform, Taylor Swift has already promised to make her 1989 album available on Apple Music, and now Apple has confirmed that Dr. Dre's album The Chronic will also make its streaming music debut on the service.

Released in 1992, The Chronic has never before been made available on any streaming music service, including the hip hop star's own Beats Music service.

As outlined by Rolling Stone, the site that first reported the news, the album had been the subject of an ongoing legal battle between Dr. Dre and his former label Death Row Records, which may be the reason why it's been previously unavailable. Dre received full digital rights to The Chronic in 2011 and is free to release the album on Apple Music.

Exclusive content will likely be an ongoing feature in Apple Music, with Apple working to secure deals with a number of artists. Ahead of Apple Music's debut, the company was rumored to be in talks with dozens of high-profile musical acts like Florence and the Machine and Taylor Swift.

In addition to sharing exclusive songs and album releases on Apple Music, Apple is also hoping to engage artists and customers through its Apple Music Connect platform, a social network that lets artists share photos, videos, and other content with fans.

The company's worldwide 24/7 live radio station, Beats 1 radio, will also feature one-of-a-kind content like interviews and music curated by celebrities. Eminem, a close friend of Dr. Dre, will be the first Beats 1 interviewee following tomorrow's launch of Apple Music and Beats 1, and Dr. Dre will host his own radio show on the station.

Update 6:35 PM Pacific: The New York Times reports that AC/DC will also be streaming its collection through Apple Music, Spotify and Rdio.

Article Link: Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' Also Available Exclusively on Apple Music

 

[Jimmy James]

Where did he get his PhD? In which field?

 

[Jazwire]

Nuthin but a G Than Baby...

 

[Drumjim85]

This is only good news for Apple, bad news for the rest of us.

 

[GenesisST]

To each his own, I guess.

Where did he get his PhD? In which field?

Probably from Harvard School of thuggery

 

[keysofanxiety]

This is only good news for Apple, bad news for the rest of us.

Why, do you use Spotify and you wanted to hear it there instead? 😛

 

[DocPenguin]

All of these exclusivity deals are going to drive me back to pirating music.

If you don't release your music to every streaming service, at the same time, I'll gladly download from a source where you won't get a dime of my money.

 

[kmj2318]

The Chronic has never before been made available on any streaming music service including the hip hop star's own Beats Music service.

His own album wasn't on Beats Music? Haha that's just funny. 😀

 

[Arrr]

Where is Detox at?

 

[xero9]

Where did he get his PhD?

I think Everest College.

 

[upthetoffees]

"One of the ways Apple will draw customers to Apple Music is through exclusive content that's unavailable on other music services. Pharrell will release his new single "Freedom" exclusively on the platform, Taylor Swift has already promised to make her 1989 album available on Apple Music, and now Apple has confirmed that Dr. Dre's album The Chronic will also make its streaming music debut on the service."

Good god. How have things become this bad? Pharrell? Swift? What the hell is going on. Just say no.

 

[jonblatho]

Where did he get his PhD? In which field?

Where did Dr Pepper get its Ph.D.?

 

[Jazwire]

This is only good news for Apple, bad news for the rest of us.

Yep, this is what is going to making the future of streaming services suck. They always find a way to ruin things.

You want artist A you need to subscribe to service X
You want artist B you need to subscribe to service Y
You want artist C you need to subscribe to service Z

 

[DocPenguin]

Why, do you use Spotify and you wanted to hear it there instead? 😛

It's not an issue of Spotify vs Apple Music, vs Tidal, vs whatever. It's an issue of fragmentation. These deals hurt all users of every streaming service.

 

[YegorH]

 

[doug in albq]

In the past, I associated Apple, Inc. with cutting-edge music...in the past.

 

[Jazwire]

All of these exclusivity deals are going to drive me back to pirating music.

If you don't release your music to every streaming service, at the same time, I'll gladly download from a source where you won't get a dime of my money.

This is exactly what will happen, greed (by the companies) will ruin things like it always does.

 

[Colino]

Still can't believe that this man was hired by Apple. I'm the ultimate Apple fanboy but that's the one decision that I cannot comprehend. Steve would have never agreed to this.

 

[SpiderDude]

I don't mean to hate or disrespect, but was I the only one who though:
"LOL wot? Who cares?"
I mean, really, would we care at all if Dre was not connected at all with Beats?
I honestly shook my head when I saw the cover of the album and I though how this is news now.

 

[ghost187]

I'm sure Dr. Dre signed an agreement that he will never drop another album when Apple bought Beats. If you listen to this album, and actually listen to the lyrics, oh man, I am still amazed at how Apple is so deeply associated with such a person.

 

[tgwaste]

Where did he get his PhD? In which field?

The field of making one of the best albums of all time.

 

[RogerWilco]

Yeah, no problem with this album. I guess Tim Cook is OK with misogyny and violent homophobia as long as it's "in da family". Frikken' hypocrites.

 

[SirCheese]

This is only good news for Apple, bad news for the rest of us.

A 15+ year old album being on Apple only is ....bad for everyone?

 

[ThunderSkunk]

Well it's not exactly Brahms is it...

But then most people actually paying for music aren't 1000 years old like I am, so I suspect Apple knows more about what who they're selling to wants to hear than I do.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Why, do you use Spotify and you wanted to hear it there instead? 😛

No, the concern is that each streaming service will have exclusives, which will lead to no streaming service actually having everything on it.