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“Hooman. Stereo. 1957.”

Jack Stratton took a break from laying down funky guitar riffs for his band, Vulfpeck, to don a dark turtleneck and pitch Apple on a plan to “take back the belt from Spotify” by moving to a 90 / 10 split for artists on Apple Music.

Could Stratton’s pitch change minds at Apple? Maybe not, but it’s a nice chance to remind you about that time Vulfpeck made $20K from Spotify by uploading, and asking fans to listen to, a totally silent album.

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