Should You Subscribe To Apple Music Or Spotify?

Should You Subscribe To Apple Music Or Spotify?

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent
October 17, 2015

October 17, 2015

Leah Becerra and Mikah Sargent have used Apple Music and Spotify for some time, so they sat down to battle it out for the best streaming service.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Here's Leah's Spotify playlist.

This video includes images and video from Apple, Spotify and Epic Records / Modest Mouse.

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