Just days after airing her grievances with Apple Music regarding the payment of royalties to artists, Taylor Swift announced that her latest album, 1989, will be available on Apple's streaming service.
"After the events of this week, I've decided to put 1989 on Apple Music ... and happily so," Taylor tweeted. "This is simply the first time it's felt right in my gut to stream my album. Thank you, Apple, for your change of heart."
In an open letter published earlier this week, the "Bad Blood" singer said she was withholding her 1989 album from the tech giant's music streaming service after learning the company wasn't going to pay writers, producers, or artists during its three-month free trial period, Yahoo News reported.
"I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company," Swift wrote.
Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, capitulated to the seven-time Grammy award winner. Her responded to the pop star's letter less than 24 hours after it was published saying that Apple Music "will pay artists for streaming, even during customer's free trial period."
"When I woke up this morning and read Taylor's note, it really solidified that we need to make a change," Cue said in an interview, according to NewsOk.
In her letter the successful singer emphasized that she is more concerned about upcoming artists that have not had the same amount of success she's had.
"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," she wrote.
Swift said she does not have "an exclusive deal like you've seen Apple do with other artists, it's not."
According to 9to5 Mac, Swift, whose 1989 album is also available on Tidal, removed her whole catalog from Spotify last year "due to the service's free tier."
