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Apple on Monday bowed to pressure from Swift and some
independent music groups and labels after its decision of not
paying artists created a furor in the music community.
"After the events of this week, I've decided to put 1989 on
Apple Music ... and happily so," Swift tweeted on Thursday.
This isn't the Grammy-award winning artist's first fight with
music streaming services.
She pulled her entire catalog of music from online streaming
platform Spotify last November and refused to offer "1989" on
streaming services, saying the business had shrunk the numbers
of paid album sales drastically.
Swift said on Thursday her decision was not because of any
exclusive deal between her and Apple.
It was not clear if Swift had inked any deal with other services
such as Spotify.
Spotify was not immediately available for comment.
"This is simply the first time it's felt right in my gut to
stream my album. Thank you, Apple, for your change of heart."
Swift tweeted to her more than 59 million followers.
An Apple spokesman said the company was "thrilled" to offer
Swift's entire catalog, along with over 30 million songs by
other artists, when Apple Music debuts next week.
(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bengaluru; Editing by
Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)
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