Taylor Swift Confirms ‘1989’ Will Be On Apple Music, Denies Publicity Stunt Rumors


After making an impact on Apple, Taylor Swift has decided to release 1989 on Apple Music.

The singer took to Twitter to announce to her fans that she’s releasing her new album on the music streaming service when it launches on June 30.

Swift also quashed the rumors that her open letter to Apple was a publicity stunt. Some conspiracy theorists on Twitter believed that Swift’s letter was used to promote her 1989 album and Apple’s new streaming service. Reports also claimed that Swift was paid by Apple to remove her music catalog from Spotify. As for Swift, she insists that her decision was all her own.

This is the first time that the “Bad Blood” singer has felt good about allowing her music to be streamed.

This comes after Swift wrote an open letter to Apple on her Tumblr blog last Sunday. She said that the reason she withheld 1989 from Apple Music is because they weren’t planning to pay their artists during the three-month trial period. Apple’s senior vice president, Eddy Cue, took to Twitter to announce that they’re revising their policy.

So how much is Apple really paying their musicians? The tech giant not only plans to pay its musicians, but the publishers and music labels, as well. According to a New York Times report, Apple Music will pay music labels 0.2 cents per stream during the three-month free trial.

Another report on Billboard says that music publishers will receive 0.047 cents per stream during the trial period. It hasn’t been confirmed as to how much musicians will be paid during the free trial. Apple could either pay as much as 71.5 percent or as little as 35 percent to music rights holders.

Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple has received its share of praise and criticism. There has been backlash from freelance photographers who slammed the singer for acting like Apple. One photographer shared the details of his contract with Taylor on Twitter. On his blog, he wrote that Taylor’s team doesn’t allow him to reuse the photos for his personal portfolio or to earn additional profits.

The contract, which quickly went viral, said that Taylor’s team is allowed to destroy any photography equipment if the photographer does not comply with the firm agreement. Taylor and her reps have been keeping mum on this recent controversy.

That hasn’t stopped the media from slamming the singer for her constant victimizing, becoming a victim of corporate greed, and sharing her “embarrassing” Tumblr likes with the world. That still hasn’t stopped her fans and the general public from siding with her. Taylor Swift still has made quite the impact on social media and the music industry. Will all this overexposure lead to a backlash? Only time will tell.

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