Apple has changed its policy and now says it will pay artists during the free three-month trial of its new Apple Music service, after pop star Taylor Swift threatened to hold back her latest album “1989” from Apple Music, reports Reuters (http://tinyurl.com/nvfyeqg).
“When I woke up this morning and read Taylor’s note, it really solidified that we need to make a change,” Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet software and services, said in an interview with Reuters.
Swift, 25, said in a Tumblr post (bit.ly/1eAa3Ys) on Sunday that she would hold back her album as she found Apple’s policy of not paying artists during free trial shocking and disappointing as it would hurt young artists just starting out.
After Apple reversed course, she turned to Twitter to thank both Apple and her supporters, telling her 59 million Twitter followers: “I am elated and relieved. Thank you for your words of support today. They listened to us.”
Want more? Sign up for the Apple Daily Report newsletter here, follow us on Twitter (@appledailyrpt) and follow us on FlipBoard.
Apple Daily Report and A-Shirt have teamed up to offer a special deal on Apple inspired t-shirts. Go here to take advantage of the offer.
