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Taylor Swift's feud with music streaming site Spotify has seemingly lasted longer than some of her relationships. In the latest round of back and forth between the music superstar and the company, Taylor says she gave Spotify a chance, but in the end, it wasn't her cup of tea. Read More »
Taylor Swift, Harry Styles's ex, is the biggest music star in the world, but she opened a can of worms when she decided to take her music off the free streaming site Spotify. According to Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek, the "Shake It Off" singer would've received millions of dollars by having her music on the site and that the notion that she would've given her music away for free is not true. "At our current size, payouts for a top artist like Taylor Swift — before she pulled her catalog — are on track to exceed $6 million a year, and that's only growing — we expect that number to double again in a year," he wrote on the Spotify website. "Any way you cut it, one thing is clear: We're paying an enormous amount of money to labels and publishers for distribution to artists and songwriters, and significantly more than any other streaming service." Read More »
Taylor Swift is on top of the music business right now after selling 1.3 million copies of new album '1989' in her first week, but it's her decision to remove her music from the free streaming site Spotify that still has everyone talking. Read More »
