Taylor Swift Has Bad Blood With Apple Music; Pulls "1989" From Streaming Service

After taking on Spotify in the Great Streaming Skirmish of 2013, Taylor Swift has set her sights on Apple Music.

The only mega-selling pop star on the planet with the power to make a dent in a music company’s bottom line, Swift has announced she will not allow Apple’s latest streaming venture to offer her most recent album, 1989.

In an open letter to Apple Music, Swift outlined her disappointment that the streaming venture would offer free three-month trials to customers sampling the service, during which time artists would not receive any royalties for songs streamed.

“Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing,” she noted.

“We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.”

She was otherwise complimentary towards Apple – “one of my best partners in selling music and creating ways for me to connect with my fans” – and appreciated their “beautiful progress” towards paid streaming.

Still, Apple has been officially put on blast.

And we all know what happens Taylor Swift puts you on blast.

Update: That was fast! Apple Music has agreed to pay labels during the free trial period. It's unknown if Taylor Swift will now allow 1989 on the service. But still: "beautiful progress."