The upcoming Apple Music launch hit something of a bump when Taylor Swift revealed the company was not going to pay artists during the service's 3-month free trial-- leading to a swift policy change announcement from SVP Eddy Cue.
Taylor Swift took to Tumblr to describe the the decision not to pay artists during the free trial as "shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company." The pop artiste also revealed the policy is the reason her album, 1989, will not be available on Apple Music. To think the album's availability was used as proof of superiority to the biggest Apple Music rival, Spotify!
After all, Swift famously burnt bridges with Spotify after accusing them of not paying artists enough...