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For those crying foul, what is technically the difference between this and an MTV exclusive or radio exclusive premier? It's nothing new, right?
Those exclusives are like 10 minutes and no form related, just outlets on TV or web that everyone can get to pretty much. Other websites can pick it up right after.
This is making it so for everyone who streams, they can't get it if they don't get it through an Apple Music account that they start a trial on. That's going to get especially crude when the user's favorite artist has an exclusive track come out after the trial period is over.
This is clearly more paywall hassle in the long term for music fans than a simple video premiere on MTV that goes online for free from MTV in minutes and then their competitors are free to pick it up at the same time.