Was It Really Taylor Swift Who Got Apple To Pay Musicians?

Many small and mid-sized labels had protested Apple’s free trial. “Collectively, the protesting labels – which included Beggars Group, home to Adele and Britain’s largest indie – represented about a quarter of the global market. Not to have Swift’s album 1989 on Apple Music, when it launches at the end of the month, is one thing; to be missing tens of millions of songs from independent acts is a whole other matter.”