Taylor Swift Confirms 1989 Will Now Be On Apple Music
Just to recap the series of events that led to this, Swift had initially stated that she would be withholding 1989 from Apple Music‘s catalog, in protest of Apple’s decision not to pay any royalties for music streamed during the initial three month free trial period it was offering users.
Apple quickly responded, with SVP and iTunes chief Eddy Cue saying on Twitter that the company was reversing its decision, and would indeed be paying artists for tracks streamed during the extended trial.As a result of Apple’s decision to pay for the free plays, indie labels were eager to sign up to provide their content to the service, after having originally held out (major labels had already reached agreements with Apple, however). Apple’s streaming payout rate during the trial period is reduced from its regular rate, according to the New York Times, but the royalty is still on par with what artists are paid for streams on services like Spotify’s free, ad-supported tier.
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