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New (sort of) Beyonce and Coldplay releases go straight to Spotify
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 25 November 2014
The whole Taylor Swift v Spotify debate, remember that? I’m mid-way through turning the whole thing into an avant-garde opera. That’ll teach Swifty the meaning of “art”.
But hey, look at this. Music Ally has spotted that brand new releases from Beyonce and Coldplay have gone up straight there on the Spotifys, without even passing go. Which is interesting in the “big artists nervous about the impact streaming has on sales” debate, because both Beyonce and Coldplay have previously called the window makers in and held back big new releases from the streaming service.
Though before you get too God damn excited, you should note that the new Beyonce album is just the “platinum edition” of the old Beyonce album, even if it does have a bunch of new tracks and remixes for you all to enjoy. Meanwhile the new Coldplay record is ‘Ghost Stories Live 2014’, filled with recordings of recent live performances.
And a special edition and live album probably don’t really tell us anything about whether these a-listers would still consider holding back their next albums proper from the streaming platforms in a bid to boost download sales. But hey, we got to talk about Taylor Swift again, and I’ve been missing her being in every single bloody edition of the CMU Daily. So, thanks Music Ally and your diligently paying attention to streaming releases.
