
Apple Music doesn’t arrive until June 30, but there are already some serious issues bubbling up for indie labels. They’re concerned that Apple’s three month free trial plans will deprive them of much needed revenue. Andy Heath, chairman of UK Music, the industry lobbying group, told The Telegraph that no British independent labels have agreed to Apple’s term because they “will literally put people out of business.” The sticking point is that Apple wants these smaller labels to forgo revenue during the free trial period. An unnamed record label executive told trade site Music Business Worldwide (MBW) that while labels have helped…
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