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Justin Vernon Still Thinks Apple Music Sucks

INDIO, CA – APRIL 12: Musician Justin Vernon of The Shouting Matches performs onstage during day 1 of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Yesterday, our own Michael Nelson wrote a very convincing piece about all the pernicious shit that Apple has been doing lately, especially with regards to the Apple Music streaming service. Most recently, Spotify claims that Apple rejected its iOS update just to drive more customers to its own service. And there are other reasons not to like the service. For instance: Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon jumped on Twitter this morning to complain that Apple Music is "a horrid platform," a vast downgrade from the elegant simplicity of the old iTunes. Vernon has had complaints about Apple Music before, and he would like to remind you that he thinks it's some bullshit:

https://twitter.com/blobtower/status/748867258848579584

Vernon also clarifies that he has no plans to pull his music from Apple Music. He just thinks it sucks, is all.

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