Apple is reportedly threatening to remove music from iTunes of artists who don't comply with its new streaming service.

Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe has branded Apple Music a "satanic corporation" due to its three-month royalty-free trial in a series of damning tweets.



"So @APPLEOFFIClAL has a new deal they offered me: they said we want to stream your music free for 3 months..I said what if I say no," he tweeted.

"they said "we'll take your music off itunes. hard ball? f**k these satanic corporations

"The biggest company on earth wants to use my work to make money for 3 months and pay me nothing - of I say no,I'm banned



"Wow,at least apple pays Chinese workers one dollar a day to make iPhones etc

"My guess is that they will come out of the gate with s**t streaming for free or low cost then blow everyone away with higher quality streams

"Devils - they shouldn't threaten people to work for free.its not ok for these f**king idiots to decide art has no value"

So @APPLEOFFIClAL has a new deal they offered me: they said we want to stream your music free for 3 months..I said what if I say no,and they â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

(@APPLEOFFIClAL ) said "we'll take your music off itunes. hard ball? fuck these satanic corporations â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

It actually doesn't matter if that account was click bait because the fact remains that a corporation is basically making threats â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

The biggest company on earth wants to use my work to make money for 3 months and pay me nothing - of I say no,I'm banned â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

Wow,at least apple pays Chinese workers one dollar a day to make iPhones etc â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

Devils - they shouldn't threaten people to work for free.its not ok for these fucking idiots to decide art has no value â€” antonnewcombe (@antonnewcombe) June 17, 2015

Newcombe isn't the only musician to express his discontent with the proposed streaming service.

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon captured a Fact magazine article titled 'Is Apple Music proof that the company has stopped innovating?' and added: "its true. the company that made me believe in companies, and not joking: PEOPLE is no more.

"ironically i think its iTunes why I've listened to less music / 2yrs. bad syncing/platform...but seriously, i hope HATE isn't the message. Just literally wish that the humans who had the power, USED it to literally make things better."



Meanwhile, independent labels have voiced their concern about the service's fairness to artists.

The Association of Independent Music has said that the proposed Apple deal "does not meet a standard of commercial fairness that we can endorse".

Similarly, Beggars Group, which deals with artists including Adele and The xx, has said that although Apple has "been a wonderful partner", it is "very concerned" about remuneration for its artists.

"At the moment we do not have an agreement with Apple Music that would allow us to participate in the new service," it confirmed in a statement.