{"id":88913,"date":"2021-11-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=88913"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:06:25","slug":"ed-sheeran-acoustic-songs-deezer-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/ed-sheeran-acoustic-songs-deezer-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ed Sheeran acoustic EP is a Deezer music exclusive \u2013 is that a bad thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/deezer.com\">Deezer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color:#3366FF; user-select: auto;\"> Everyone agreed to ban exclusive music streaming content. Deals like Deezer&#8217;s Ed Sheeran release suggest streaming exclusives might be sneaking back.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Sheeran has released an EP exclusively on <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-my-music-on-deezer\/\">Deezer<\/a> for the streaming platform&#8217;s Sessions series. The EP features acoustic versions of \u201cBad Habits\u201d and \u201cShivers,\u201d two huge tracks from his <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/ed-sheerans-apple-musics-pre-add-chart\/\">latest album<\/a> <em>=<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The songs were recorded live in the glass tunnels of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In the past year Deezer Sessions have included <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/deezer-originals-80s-cover-album\/\">an album of covers of \u201880s classics <\/a>by indie artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u2019s the problem? Although Sheeran\u2019s Deezer Session is nice enough, historically there have been issues <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-chinese-government-are-not-happy-about-streaming-exclusives\/\">with streaming exclusives in general<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get carried away, the acoustic EP isn\u2019t a wholly exclusive affair \u2013 you can watch Sheeran&#8217;s performance on YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8DtlsMVpLms\">here<\/a> \u2013 the audio release is only available for <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/customise-your-artist-page-and-track-streaming-performance-on-deezer-backstage\/\">Deezer Free and Deezer Premium<\/a> subscribers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed Sheeran - Deezer Session live at the Centre Pompidou\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DtlsMVpLms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-do-i-make-money-from-youtube-content-id-or-my-youtube-channel\/\">YouTube<\/a> release and Deezer making the EP available for users of its free service takes the sting out of the streaming platform constraints. Issues of fairness arise when a service buys the exclusive rights to a release, especially if it\u2019s a big one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ed-sheeran-deezer-EP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88935 lazyload\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\"\/><figcaption><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/deezer.com\/\">Deezer<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigel Harding, <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-is-the-deezer-app\/\">Deezer\u2019s<\/a> VP of Global Artist Relations, said: \u201cWe love to give fans unique musical moments. This new Deezer Session showcases two of Ed Sheeran\u2019s biggest songs from his new album with a breath-taking performance literally up in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEd is one of our most streamed artists worldwide and his music continues to captivate audiences of all ages, all across the globe. We\u2019re so excited to give fans a chance to experience <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/ed-sheeran-has-been-crowned-the-uks-top-artist-of-the-decade\/\">Ed\u2019s<\/a> amazing talent in such an iconic setting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exclusives aren\u2019t fair for listeners who are already paying for a different service. Often fans, desperate to hear the new songs, turn to piracy instead. In the mid-late-2010s there were streaming exclusive like Jay-Z releasing his <em>4:44<\/em> album on <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-upload-my-music-to-jay-zs-tidal-streaming-service\/\">TIDAL<\/a> alone, and Frank Ocean putting out <em>Blondie<\/em> only on <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-become-an-apple-music-artist\/\">Apple Music<\/a>. A crack-down by Universal Music and the Chinese Government and within a few years streaming exclusives disappeared completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music streaming platforms are in constant competition with one another and exclusives give them an edge \u2013 however, in 2021 exclusive podcast deals are much more common than music deals. 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