You'll need Apple Music to listen to J. Cole's albums in spatial audio
earphones, but you can manually enable the format for Android or compatible third-party audio gear.
The deal comes just days after David Bowie's estate made later albums available on a trio of services in Sony's 360 Reality Audio format, and shows how spatial audio has become a significant battleground. Streaming providers clearly hope you'll subscribe to hear your favorite stars in a new way, but Apple, Sony and others also benefit by spurring sales of earbuds and other hardware. Don't be surprised if you see more exclusives surface in the near future.
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