Adele says no streaming album '25'

[Geek-9pm]

You can buy it at iTunes. But no streaming at all. 
Adele decides no streaming for new album '25'

Apple Inc confirmed "25," released on Friday, will not be available to stream on Apple Music. It did say in a statement that Adele's latest single "Hello" will continue being available for streaming, and that it was "thrilled to offer" the album to buy on its online store iTunes.
Spotify also confirmed that its followers would not have access to the new album.

What next? 
Footnote: Related is the thing with Taylor Swift, one of the most powerful names in pop music. Her "1989" became the biggest-selling album in the world in 2014 with estimated sales of more than 8.5 million copies. She had forbid it going stream last year.

[Salmon Trout]

I think I can live without hearing Adele's latest album (or any of her others). She is a shrieker.

[patio]

Why is this News ? ?

I haven't even heard her shriek but over the years i trust Salmon's judgement....

[Salmon Trout]

She had this awful hit that goes "someone like you-ooooo-oooooooooo... and the oooooos could shatter reinforced glass. Horrible.

[patio]

I remember the Memorex commercials when Aretha Franklin would shatter champagne glasses....

 

[Geek-9pm]

This is not news that will shatter glades. But it could mean a sea changfe in the way we use our computers. Part of the popularity of PC and Internet comes from the free MP3 songs downloaded over cyberspace.
Many artists would follow this course if it works for her.

If is news because it came quickly  and unexpectedly.

It caught Apple by surprise. Apple makes a lot of money on iTunes, but lets people steam some content for free.
Apple can still sell her stuff, but can not stream it.

If more artists follow this model, we will do a lot less streaming of content. Hard to say where this will go.
Adele is one of the latest to join the club of non streamers.
For past stories, Google on:
Artists oppose free music streaming.
Over a dozen top artists can taken a stand. 
Expect to see more of this.

[zep516]

"Most artists have no choice but to opt for streaming and accede to the terms set by the services. But Adele, along with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, are viewed as among the very few superstar acts with enough leverage to set the terms for how they want their music to be consumed."