Taylor Swift posts open letter to Apple Music (And exposes them)

[Rome 176]

How many times can she say that she loves Apple?. This looks to me like an apologize letter.

She better not mess with the biggest company on Earth.

[Rome 176]

In fairness, a lot of the smaller record labels are refusing to join too because of that and to them, it probably does make a big difference. I can definitely see her personal greed coming into play but I do think it has a potential positive side effect. 

By all means, Apple should promote their platform but not at the expense of not paying other people  

That position is simply wrong. Yeah 3 months for free but you will be accessible from millions and millions of phones from day one.

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

I don't get people who call her greedy. Who the f*ck wants to work for free? 

It's more like you're the cheap ones who refuse to buy the music you're consuming.

I bought her album and I actually buy every album that I like   But she IS greedy. Don't act like she hasn't already made A LOT of millions from her new album.... She just could put her music there and after 3 months she would start getting money from there as well

[Head Empty 25,114]

You guys, she has a point. It's not necessarily about herself.

Just imagine being an up and coming artist. You get your first hit single, but during the time that your song is doing great everyone ends up streaming it for free. The moment you start earning money for the streams is the moment that your first 15 minutes of fame are already over.

Big artists like her don't need those 3 months. But a lot of less popular artists that have yet to establish themselves could really use the money to grow. Apple is using their music to promote their own service + earn money, while all those new artists get nothing in return.

[Rome 176]

I don't get people who call her greedy. Who the f*ck wants to work for free? 

It's more like you're the cheap ones who refuse to buy the music you're consuming.

Only the last album won't be in Apple Music. That looks shady. 

[hmm 979]

That position is simply wrong. Yeah 3 months for free but you will be accessible from millions and millions of phones from day one.

They'll also be accessible from millions and millions of phones from day one if they paid them too. 

[iAstroLeo 14,424]

And this, Taylor Swift, is the reason why I'm going to continue torrenting your albums and not never going to one of your shows.

  

 

[Bat 6,162]

Omg I almost cared!

Joke I really don't give a fuq who puts their music online and who doesn't....

[Bellatrix 34,791]

I bought her album and I actually buy every album that I like   But she IS greedy. Don't act like she hasn't already made A LOT of millions from her new album.... She just will put her music there and after 3 months she will start getting money from there as well

So just because you already have millions you don't deserve to earn money for your work anymore and you're greedy if you don't want to work for free?

That's just an excuse from cheap people who doesn't want to pay for themselves. 

[Fizzy 2,217]

I mean she does use their digital platform to sell songs. Apple should stop putting 1989 on their download store   

But her choice tbh. Why should we care. Gagz ain't releasing new music in those 3 months hopefully 

[monketsharona 80,788]

and she's getting more money thanks to flop Tidal ? ^^

Probably not as this service is dead as hell. 

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

So just because you already have millions you don't deserve to earn money for your work anymore and you're greedy if you don't want to work for free?

That's just an excuse from cheap people who doesn't want to pay for themselves. 

Damn! She will get a lot of money anyway.She will just have to wait 3 months...! Apple needs to make money from this as well. Not only the artist.. They need to make sure that they will get a lot of subscribers. She won't even "work" for free. She will just put music that she has already made in there. 

[teenagechrist 2,853]

Music not the bling

[Sugarfall 3,723]

Good for her, I think it's really dumb when people call her greedy etc. no one wants to work for free.

[Fusel 1,109]

As much as I like Apple, the way they're handling the three month trial is a disaster for small artists