Taylor Swift has finally spoken up regarding Apple Music's payment scheme during its 3-month trial period through an open letter posted on her official Tumblr page.
The musician has recently made the headlines as her team confirmed that she will not be putting up her recent album '1989' on the Apple's newest service. According to Taylor, the streaming platform won't be getting her latest music since the company isn't intending to pay artists, writers or producers during the first three months after launch.
Apple Music is offering customers who will sign up after the launch, the premium subscription for free for three months.
This agreement seems to have angered Taylor Swift, which then resulted in her penning that open letter. She clarified on her post that her choice of not providing her music does not concern her own earning. Rather, she was concered about fairness to new artists as well as upcoming songwriters.
Unlike established singers like herself who can already support a team, these new musicians badly need the sales from their music to fund their team and future endeavors.
The young singer was writing to Apple in behalf of the songwriters who believe that the earnings from playing their songs will get them out of debt. Taylor believes that every artist should be paid for their hard work and talent.
"Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing," the blockbuster singer stated.
Apple Music streaming service will launch on June 30 and while the 3-month free trial is good news to the consumers, it seems to be the opposite to musicians whose songs will be streamed on the music platform.
Despite her comments on the three-month zero royalty issue, the artist still showed her respect to the company by addressing it politely. Taylor Swift clarified that the company can still change her mind if they will change what is written in the contract.
