Taylor Swift Stands Up To Apple And Wins

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The recently announced Apple Music service is looking to hook customers with a free three-month trial period WHICH Apple did not want to pay artists during.

Taylor Swift wasn’t having any of that.

From Entertainment Weekly:

Taylor Swift took a stand against Apple this weekend when she wrote an open letter condemning the company for not paying artists during the free three-month trial of Apple Music. It sparked Apple to change its policy, and senior executive Eddy Cue announced that because of her letter, Apple would pay artists during that time.

Now, the Recording Academy is praising Swift for standing up to the tech titan. “We applaud Taylor Swift for taking a lead role in voicing the concerns of songwriters, artists, and producers regarding Apple Music’s launch, and we commend Apple for changing its policy,” President and CEO of the Recording Academy Neil Portnow said in a statement. “Once again, the creator’s voice prevailed – as it should. Taylor has demonstrated that when songwriters, artists and producers band together, they can achieve fairness for the creative community.”