Economics
Be Afraid of Apple and Jay Z
They have most to lose from consolidation among streaming services
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The different factions of the music industry -- artists, labels, agents and publishers -- rarely agree on anything. But on one thing they are united: streaming services are the future.
Apple Music, Spotify and their rivals allow users to listen to everything from Kanye West to Mozart at a click of a button -- all for free, if they agree to advertising breaks, or for a monthly subscription of about $10.