
Dre, Pharrell, DJ Khaled, OVO, Future, and Chance The Rapper all signed on as hosts of their own radio shows. Nowhere else can you find hours worth of discussion lead by top artists and leading industry musicians airing around the clock.

Apple Music’s killer podcasts are the best kind of insider-music journalism I could ever want. Bringing in high-profile artists and industry professionals to spearhead original content is what separates the two streaming services. Tim Cook has put a lot of effort into original programming, like Beats 1 Radio. I won’t abandon you Spotify, but I’m doubling down.Īpple’s goal isn’t necessarily to take over Spotify. At the same time, I can’t fathom living without Discover Weekly or losing all my existing Spotify playlists. My free 3-month Apple Music trial is almost over and I’m going to renew my subscription. Apple is halfway there to matching Spotify Premium with 20 million paid members, but nowhere close to the 75 million free subscribers Spotify boasts total.Īpple Music’s Beats 1 Radio is too good to pass up. Apple Music on the other hand has hit a steady stride, already reaching a total of more than 10 million subscribers.

While the app has jumped to the top of the iTunes Store on numerous occasions following Rihanna and Ye’s releases, it’s unclear how many people are actually sticking with the service. However, even though Tidal is steadily growing picking up exclusive content along the way, it has a long journey ahead if it intends to match Spotify’s user base. Jay Z’s music service may be more promising now following Kanye West’s Tidal-exclusive album, The Life Of Pablo. Spotify or Apple Music, which is better? I don’t mean to exclude Tidal from this conversation.
