June 22, 2015

Just yesterday, we told you of Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple where she bashed the phone maker for requesting her songs on Apple Music where new users aren’t charged during a 3-month trial period that comes immediately after installing the service.

“We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation,” an excerpt from Taylor Swift’s Tumblr read.

It isn’t everyday you get to see big pop stars like Tay talk about big decisions as openly as this. Well, it seems her carefully-worded message has hit Apple in the core and Cupertino has to make a quick turn around.

#AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during customer’s free trial period — Eddy Cue (@cue) June 22, 2015

We hear you @taylorswift13 and indie artists. Love, Apple — Eddy Cue (@cue) June 22, 2015



This morning, a tweet by Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, suggests that Apple has gotten Miss Swift’s message and are acting on it ASAP.

Cue said that artists will be paid by Apple even during the 3-month evaluation period and that’s a win for Taylor Swift and other musicians.