Kusukela i-Apple Music iqale uhambo lwayo ekusakazeni izinsiza zomculo, inkampani eseCupertino ayikaze iyeke ukuthola ababhalisile abasha. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala, inkampani ithole ababhalisile abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-10, iningi labo elishiya iSpotify yensizakalo ye-Apple, ngoba ihlanganiswe kuyo yonke imvelo yenkampani. NgoMashi odlule, izibalo zakhuphukela ezigidini eziyi-13 kwathi ngoJuni, inkampani yamemezela ukuthi isifinyelele kubasebenzisi abayizigidi eziyi-15. Enkulumweni yokugcina ngoSepthemba 7, i-Apple yamemezela izibalo ezintsha zababhalisile zensizakalo yomculo, okuyisibalo sokuthi inyuka iye kwababhalisile abakhokha abayizigidi eziyi-17.
Ngokwengxenye yayo, okwamanje asikaze sizwe ngenani lababhalisile i-Spotify elizuze kukho konke ebesikulo nyaka. Izibalo zakamuva ezamenyezelwa yinkampani zisibonise ukuthi abaseSweden babenababhalisile abakhokha ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-30 kungabalwa abasebenzisi abasebenzisa insiza mahhala ngokuphelele. Asazi namuhla isizathu sokuthi kungani iSpotify ingamemezanga kabusha izibalo zayo, kepha uma ziqhubeka ngejubane elifanayo ne-Apple Music elilandele, bezilokhu zikhona selokhu yethulwa, inkampani ingaba cishe ezigidini ezingama-37.
I-Apple Music ibe yikhanda langempela kubo bonke abasebenzisi abashiye iSpotify yensiza yomculo yokusakaza ye-Apple, kusukela zazisetshenziselwa i-interface elula kakhulu futhi ephelele, ngenkathi i-Apple Music yayiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu ngenxa yenani elikhulu lezinketho ezinikezayo, izinketho ezazivame ukufihlwa ngaphakathi kwamamenyu amaningana. Ukufika kwe-iOS 10 ne-MacOS Sierra kubonisa ukuvuselelwa okuphelele kwe-Apple Music interface, okuzosho ukwenza ngcono ekusebenzisaneni kwabasebenzisi nensizakalo yomculo we-Apple.