When Taylor Swift released her new album “1989” last week, Spotify users were left out in the cold to the pop singer’s ‘80s-tinged collection of songs. And now, she’s
In a statement posted to Spotify’s blog, the company wrote a plea to get her to reverse her decision, saying they want to work together to create a “new music economy,” hinting that the decision could be based on the amount of money Swift’s streams were likely to generate (or not).
“We believe fans should be able to listen to music wherever and whenever they want, and that artists have an absolute right to be paid for their work and protected from piracy,” the company wrote. “That’s why we pay nearly 70% of our revenue back to the music community.”
“Taylor, we were both young when we first saw you, but now there’s more than 40 million of us who want you to stay, stay, stay,” they added. “It’s a love story, baby, just say, Yes.”
Swift’s previous four albums were all available, as well as the “1989” single “Shake It Off.” Her albums are still available on other music services like iTunes, Rdio, Pandora and Google Play.
Swift’s representative and her label, Big Machine, didn’t yet respond to a request for comment. Other marquee acts to choose not to release their albums on Spotify include the Black Keys‘s two most recent albums “El Camino” and “Turn Blue,” Radiohead‘s “In Rainbows,” Beyonce’s 2013 self-titled album as well as the entire catalogs from Tool and the Beatles.
According to Billboard, Swift is currently on track to sell 1.3 million copies of “1989” in its first week, the biggest debut for a woman artist, ever. Previously, that record was held byBritney Spears for her 2000 release “Oops!… I Did It Again.”
In other Swift news, she just announced a major world tour for 2015 that will keep her busy playing stadiums and arenas in the United States and Europe. Vance Joy andShawn Mendes are set to open the U.S. dates.
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