Spotify vs Apple Music | Dehumanizer | 2

Business Wars

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History, David Brown, Business, Management

4.6 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It’s 2015 and Taylor Swift’s just thrown Apple Music into crisis. But as the Silicon Valley giant tries to get its music-streaming service back on track, its Swedish rival Spotify is about to launch a legal attack that will strike at the very heart of Apple’s business model.

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0:23.4	It's June 21st, 2015.
0:27.3	In nine days, Apple Music will go live.
0:30.4	But right now, the launch is in crisis.
0:39.5	Earlier this morning, pop star Taylor Swift publicly rebuked Apple because it doesn't plan to pay artists for music streamed by users during Apple Music's three-month free trial. Her criticism spread quickly online, threatening Apple
0:46.7	Music's attempt to brand itself as the more artist-friendly alternative to Spotify. Inside his
0:53.3	Southern California home, Apple Music Creative Consultant
0:56.6	Jimmy Iovine joins an urgent call with Apple executive Eddie Q and CEO Tim Cook.
1:03.3	Q. Cue brings Cook up to speed. Taylor's criticism is getting a lot of traction. This risks
1:09.0	becoming the entire narrative around Apple Music.
1:12.1	Okay, Jimmy, does she have an argument?
1:14.9	Well, yes, she does. She's saying people should get paid for their work. It's hard to argue against that.
1:20.6	Well, then we should pay. You two figure out how much.
1:25.7	Ten minutes later, in Nashville, Tennessee, Scott Borchetta, the head of Swift's record label,
1:32.0	answers Ayevine's call.
1:34.3	Hey, Jimmy.
1:35.5	Hi, Scott.
1:36.1	I've got Eddie Q here with me.
1:38.5	Hey, Eddie.
1:39.3	Sorry about the noise.
1:40.6	I'm at a pool party.
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