Apple to pay artists for free Music trial

摘要

If there was ever any doubt about how powerful Taylor Swift is, let this be a lesson. Hours after Swift admonished Apple for not paying royalties to artists during Apple Music's free three-month trial, the company abruptly switched gears. "We don't ask you for free iPhones," Swift wrote in a blog post. "Please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation." Apple media head Eddy Cue took to Twitter after Swift's open letter to the company went viral and announced that the company will pay artists for songs streamed during the free trial.