Each time a new music streaming service comes out, chances are it’s not gonna make a few artists happy. They’re always gonna complain and whine about it. They’ll always make claims that they should get paid for the hard work that they do. All music artists are different. Some are in the music business to get heard and some are in it just for the money alone.
While Taylor Swift is a very talented music artist, I’m not ashamed to say that she’s one of the very few pop artists that I like… I’m gonna say that I disagree with her views on “streaming” services.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/21/media/taylor-swift-1989-apple-music/
She should see it as an opportunity to get herself heard and to get herself promoted/marketed… while I’m sure she does, she just wants to get paid for it. She’s one of the few artists who are in it for the money alone.
She should listen to Dave Grohl’s advice when it comes to music on the internet. Dave Grohl is all about people listening to his music for free. He doesn’t care. Dave is clearly not about the money at all. He’s even all for piracy and allows fans to steal Foo Fighters music. He knows that music is waiting to get heard so he’s not dumb at all. So it’s safe to say that Dave is not into the music business for the money at all and he made that statement many times.
Most artists today really are greedy when it comes to music. They should feel proud that people wanna listen to their music for free. They should be flattered that a fan listened to it and enjoying it but nope. When certain artists like Taylor Swift finds out that fans listen to their music for free or has been pirated… they get all butt hurt about it.
I’d be flattered if people pirated my songs or even stole them. I don’t care. I don’t mind giving out my music for free at all. I don’t like forcing people to pay for my music. When I make it, I get it out. Make it all downloadable. I will continue to do that.
Kev
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She stated she had more than enough money to live on. I get her point. What if you went to work tomorrow and your boss told you that you would not be paid for the work you do? How would you react? Taylor does so much good and I cannot imagine why anybody would have a problem for her standing up for others who don’t have such a powerful voice? Apple is huge and they saw the error of their actions. Taylor was speaking not just for her but for those who deserve to be paid for material Apple is going to profit from. Peace.
I read her open letter to Apple and it certainly has “greed” written all over it. When she says something like, “No need to worry about me. I’m fine with my money”… that’s just her saying, “Hey, I’m richer than you”. That’s just my thought. Her open letter was a “threat” to the company. It wasn’t a request or any of that. She’s just happens to be really strict on streaming services and her getting her music removed from Spotify is proof of that.
And three months isn’t a long time go “unpaid” at all. It isn’t a long wait. She’s so full of it. I’m pretty sure other bands & artists are not too worried about getting “paid”. They’re too busy doing their thing. Making their music and going on tours. They make enough money doing that anyways.
I just think she wants more money for herself. Notice how her letter was posted on Father’s Day so it must have been a slow news day. This could also be a publicity stunt to promote Apple Music.
Kev