Criticism of Spotify after its release, citing that all music on Spotify is available to both paid and free users. Coldplay previously delayed their album "Ghost Stories" from all streaming services for four months after CD, vinyl and download release, and did the same with its earlier album "Mylo Xyloto". Beyoncé's self-titled album was not available until 24 November 2014, nearly a year after its original release. Adele's "21" was not initially available on Spotify, as Adele wanted Spotify to make her album available to paid subscribers only, but not to free users. Spotify declined her offer to avoid creating separate catalogues for
Slacker Slacker A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. According to different sources, the term "slacker" dates back to about 1790 or 1898. It gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early to mid 20th century, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as "slacking". In the United States during World War I, the word "slacker" was commonly used to describe someone who was not participating in the war effort, especially someone who avoided military service, an equivalent of the later term "draft dodger".