Tag: manufactured controversy

Taylor Swift dances like no one’s watching in new Apple Music ad

Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:20 amThursday, May 12, 201617 Comments

Taylor Swift dances like no one’s watching

Taylor Swift calls Spotify a ‘start-up with no cash flow’

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 12:00 pmTuesday, August 4, 201510 Comments

Taylor Swift’s recent missive to Apple…

Taylor Swift and Apple: The backstory – according to the CEO of her record label

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:47 pmTuesday, July 14, 20159 Comments

You don’t have any idea how good your timing is right now…

Apple Music get the first of many exclusives: Pharrell’s new song ‘Freedom’

Monday, June 29, 2015 3:25 pmMonday, June 29, 201522 Comments

After Apple Music debuts, the music industry will be forever changed…

Taylor Swift’s business plan outwits Apple executives or something

Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:26 am28 Comments

What does it say about Apple and its executives that Taylor Swift…

Taylor Swift is backing herself into a corner

Friday, June 26, 2015 12:56 pmFriday, June 26, 201519 Comments

Even though Taylor Swift won this latest battle…

Taylor Swift ‘happily’ decides to include ‘1989’ album on Apple Music

Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:26 pmThursday, June 25, 201516 Comments

If you’ve been following along…

Apple to pay 0.2 cent per song during Apple Music free trial

Thursday, June 25, 2015 8:55 amThursday, June 25, 201523 Comments

or each song that is streamed free, Apple will pay 0.2 cent for the use of recordings…

How Apple Music could revive the industry

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:28 pmWednesday, June 24, 201510 Comments

While Apple Music got off to a rough start with scrutiny over its free-trial royalty rates…

Apple Music signs 20,000 labels and distributors worldwide

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:27 amWednesday, June 24, 20157 Comments

Apple Music, the hardware giant’s soon-to-launch streaming service…

Apple and ‘boneheaded’ decisions

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:31 pmTuesday, June 23, 201540 Comments

So the meme playing out in the news media is that Apple…

How Taylor Swift became music’s most powerful voice

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 8:53 amTuesday, June 23, 201543 Comments

Few in the industry were surprised that Apple listened to Swift…

Taylor Swift accused of being a hypocrite after criticizing Apple

Monday, June 22, 2015 3:51 pmMonday, June 22, 201550 Comments

A photographer has penned an open letter to Taylor Swift accusing her…

Apple Music to pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during three-month free trial

Monday, June 22, 2015 11:27 amMonday, June 22, 20158 Comments

Apple’s Eddy Cue says Apple will pay rights holders for the entire three months…

Taylor Swift wins streaming battle as Apple backs down on royalty payments

Monday, June 22, 2015 9:31 amMonday, June 22, 201545 Comments

It took Taylor Swift less than 24 hours to make technology giant Apple Inc. back down…

Apple responds to Taylor Swift, indie label complaints; will pay royalties during Apple Music 3-month free trial

Monday, June 22, 2015 8:38 amMonday, June 22, 201549 Comments

I’ll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music…