Apple Music Expands Its Transfer Tool Rollout
The feature allows users to import music from other streaming services
Having successfully beta launched its transfer tool in Australia and New Zealand in May, Apple Music has now rolled the feature out to additional countries.
The rollout:
Apple Music subscribers in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the US and the UK now have access to the transfer tool.
It allows users to migrate saved music, albums, and playlists from other streaming services into their Apple Music account.
Detailed instructions on the process are here.
Good timing:
The rollout coincides with Spotify preparing to raise subscription fees in certain territories, with Australia in line for a 15% price hike.
It also comes in the wake of artists leaving Spotify due to Daniel Ek’s venture capital fund Prima Materia investing in defense company Helsing.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Hotline TNT, and Australian musician David Bridie are the latest artists to have removed their music from the platform.
Having successfully beta launched its transfer tool in Australia and New Zealand in May, Apple Music has now rolled the feature out to additional countries.
The rollout:
Apple Music subscribers in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the US and the UK now have access to the transfer tool.
It allows users to migrate saved music, albums, and playlists from other streaming services into their Apple Music account.
Detailed instructions on the process are here.
Good timing:
The rollout coincides with Spotify preparing to raise subscription fees in certain territories, with Australia in line for a 15% price hike.
It also comes in the wake of artists leaving Spotify due to Daniel Ek’s venture capital fund Prima Materia investing in defense company Helsing.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Hotline TNT, and Australian musician David Bridie are the latest artists to have removed their music from the platform.
Having successfully beta launched its transfer tool in Australia and New Zealand in May, Apple Music has now rolled the feature out to additional countries.
The rollout:
Apple Music subscribers in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the US and the UK now have access to the transfer tool.
It allows users to migrate saved music, albums, and playlists from other streaming services into their Apple Music account.
Detailed instructions on the process are here.
Good timing:
The rollout coincides with Spotify preparing to raise subscription fees in certain territories, with Australia in line for a 15% price hike.
It also comes in the wake of artists leaving Spotify due to Daniel Ek’s venture capital fund Prima Materia investing in defense company Helsing.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Hotline TNT, and Australian musician David Bridie are the latest artists to have removed their music from the platform.
Apple Music
Spotify
Daniel Ek
Prima Materia
Helsing
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
David Bridie
Xiu Xiu
Deerhoof
Streaming Platform Features
Streaming Price Hikes
Artist Boycotts Of Streaming Platforms
Artist Protests Over Corporate Investments
Streaming Platform Competition
Streaming Service Migration
Feature Rollout
Subscription Pricing
Artist Protests
Artist Tools
Playlist Migration
Australia
New Zealand
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
United States
United Kingdom
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
- This story was written with information sourced from Digital Music News and Pitchfork.
- We covered it because it’s news of an evolution of the Apple Music platform.
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