There will never be a free tier of Apple Music, confirms head of licensing
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Elena Segal was speaking to a UK committee of MPs on the economics of streaming. What you need to know Apple has told UK MPs it has done more than anyone else to ensure money flows to artists through streaming. Apple`s music publishing chief Elena Segal made the comments to a committee inquiry into streaming economics. Segal also talked about third-party access to the HomePod and the impact of free services like YouTube on Apple Music, stating Apple would never consider a free tier of Apple Music driven by ads. Apple`s global senior director of music publishing, Elena Segal, has told UK MPs the company has gone further than any other streaming platform to ensure money flows to artists on Apple Music, whilst dismissing the prospect Apple would introduce a free tier of Apple Music driven by advertising. Speaking to a DCMS (Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport) committee of UK MPs Tuesday, Segal appeared remotely alongside representatives from both Spotify and Amazon. MPs questio...