Taylor Swift boycotts Apple over tech giant's new streaming service decision not to pay artists

dailymail. ^ | 21 June 2015 | By Afp

[dennisw]

The superstar said Sunday that she will not allow her album '1989' on Apple's new streaming service

She explained on Tumblr that this was because the tech giant will not pay for songs streamed during free trial period

These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much.'

Swift's '1989' was by far the top-selling US album last year and remains high on charts - insisted that she was speaking for all artists and not just herself.

Swift found the move 'disappointing and completely unlike the historically generous company' Last year, she withdrew her music from Spotify which offers a free tier that is supported by advertisements

Pop superstar Taylor Swift said on Sunday she will not allow her latest album on Apple's new streaming service.

The move by Swift, one of the most outspoken critics of streaming leader Spotify, delivers an early blow to Apple's bid to dominate the booming sector.

Swift said that the tech giant, which is launching the new Apple Music on June 30, will not pay for songs streamed during a free three-month trial period for new subscribers.

'This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success. This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from that would get them out of debt.

'This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create, just like the innovators and creators at Apple are pioneering in their field…but will not get paid for a quarter of a year’s worth of plays on his or her songs.

[Cronos]

If your research department is for Apple, then you are correct. For any other R&D department, no.

[Cronos]

Not completely — if you want high-end then Alienware is better than most Apple offerings

[Swordmaker]

Not completely — if you want high-end then Alienware is better than most Apple offerings

No, more expensive and still not workstation class. They're gaming machines. Use Intel i7s, not Intel Xeon processors like the Apple Mac Pro does. Sorry.