Editing Apple Music (section)

==Criticism==

===Apple Music Connect===
Apple Music launched in 2015 with a social networking feature called Apple Music Connect, designed to allow artists to share posts directly with fans. The feature was widely considered a failure and was quietly abandoned and removed in 2019.

===Pricing Transparency===
Some users and commentators have noted that Apple's multiple subscription tiers and periodic price increases make it difficult to track the true cost of the service over time.

===Artist Compensation===
Apple Music's launch was met with criticism from artists and independent labels over its initial policy of not paying royalties during the free trial period, a policy that was reversed following Taylor Swift's public letter in 2015.