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# Apple Music says it will never have a free tier like Spotify
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-music-says-it-will-never-have-a-free-tier-like-spotify/
- Published: 2021-02-26T16:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-26T14:55:17.000Z
- Description: Apple Music’s head of music publishing Elena Segal has confirmed that there will never be an Apple Music free tier. Segal made the statement at a UK government hearing into. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/02/apple-music-says-it-will-never-have-a-free-tier-like-spotify.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Apple Music’s head of music publishing Elena Segal has confirmed that there will never be an Apple Music free tier.

![Apple Music and Spotify app screens displayed on smartphones with wireless earbuds on a pink background, highlighting popular music streaming platforms.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/spotify-apple-music-iphone.jpg)

Segal made the statement at a UK government hearing into the economics of music streaming.

“We don’t think that an ad-supported service can generate enough revenue to support a healthy overall ecosystem. And it would also really go against our fundamental values on privacy,” she said.

H/T [Music Ally](https://musically.com/2021/02/23/spotify-apple-and-amazon-at-the-uk-streaming-economics-inquiry/?ref=hypebot.com)