Coldplay hold back A Head Full of Dreams album from Spotify

Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2015-12-23

Summary:

New release available on Apple Music and other subscription services as band makes stand against free on-demand streaming

Coldplay’s new album A Head Full of Dreams is being withheld from music-streaming service Spotify, but made available on rivals including Apple Music.

However, this is not a decision to consciously uncouple from Spotify entirely, but rather a choice based on the company’s refusal to restrict the album to its paying customers only.

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/04/coldplay-a-head-full-of-dreams-spotify-apple-music

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Music and Digital Media » Digital music and audio | The Guardian

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technology spotify music industry music media digital music and audio culture coldplay apple music

Authors:

Stuart Dredge

Date tagged:

12/23/2015, 10:08

Date published:

12/04/2015, 02:38