Categories: Celebs

Taylor Swift to Apple: Run Me My Money!!!

<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">Looks like Taylor Swift has some words for Apple for trying to offer up her services for free&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">The singer posted a letter on Tumblr to Apple called &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To Apple&comma; Love Taylor” where she talks about why she will be delaying the release of her newest album&comma; 1989&comma; from Apple’s new music streaming service&comma; Apple Music&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">In the letter she writes&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service&period; I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers&comma; producers&comma; or artists for those three months&period; I find it to be shocking&comma; disappointing&comma; and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">Even though Swift expressed her gratitude and admiration for the company&comma; she is upset because she feels as though three months is a very long time go without getting her coins and she shouldn’t have to work for free&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">She also insists her addressing this issue isn&&num;8217&semi;t because she wants to be a spoiled brat&period; She says it’s for the artists who are afraid to speak up against the music streaming giants&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is not about me&period; Thankfully I am on my fifth album and can support myself&comma; my band&comma; crew&comma; and entire management team by playing live shows&period; This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success&period; This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from what would get them out of debt&period; This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create&comma; 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&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">According to Verge&comma; it is reported that Apple VP Robert Kondrk&comma; said that the absence of payment for those three months will be balanced out with higher payouts when it’s check time&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">Swift still doesn’t think its fair and has called for Apple to change its policy before it’s too late&period; She ends her letter with a snarky but very much so validated point&comma;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;WE DON’T ASK YOU FOR FREE IPHONES&period; PLEASE DON’T ASK US TO PROVIDE YOU WITH OUR MUSIC FOR NO COMPENSATION&period;&&num;8221&semi; Let’s chat below&comma; do you think Taylor Swift is justified in her rant&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<img src&equals;"&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;06&sol;IMG&lowbar;9771&period;png" alt&equals;"">&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; rgba&lpar;255&comma; 255&comma; 255&comma; 0&rpar;&semi;"><br &sol;><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;06&sol;IMG&lowbar;9772&period;png" alt&equals;"">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"line-height&colon; normal&semi; -webkit-text-size-adjust&colon; auto&semi; background-color&colon; 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