Starting December 20, Apple Music will exclusively stream Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour LIVE Concert Film. The concert video will include special appearances of music artists like Justin Timberlake, Mick Jagger, and others.
Apple Music won the sole rights to stream Taylor Swift's "1989 World Tour LIVE". The concert video will be publicly released on Sunday, December 20 as per Canadian Reviewer's report. Apple said that the film will show "never before seen footage filmed backstage and during rehearsals." Swift's 1989 Tour concert video will be available for streaming at applemusic.com/Taylorswift.
The concert video was filmed at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia during Taylor Swift's performance in November. Press Oracle reported that musical and special artists like Justin Timberlake, Mick Jagger, and Kobe Bryant will be included in the video.
According to the report, it was not expected that Swift will release her concert film to Apple Music. The singer-songwriter was previously involved in a controversy with Apple regarding artists' royalties.
Newsweek said that Swift did not agree with Apple's conditions of not paying artist royalties during the three-month free trial period it offers to Apple Music users. Swift, a known advocate for artist's royalties, was shocked and disappointed with Apple's decision. The artist even threatened to withdraw her 1989 album from Apple Music.
Apple patched up the issue by agreeing to pay artists during the free trial period. The announcement was made by Eddy Cue, Apple's head of software and services, immediately after the filming of Swift's concert video on November 28, 2015.
Swift also had the same issue with Spotify, which resulted to the singer removing all her albums from the music streaming service. "I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment that I don't feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists and creators of this music," says Swift.
Spotify is considering to make policy changes in favor of artists putting their music "exclusively behind the paywall". Meanwhile, Apple Music is currently the only streaming service that has a full catalog of Taylor Swift songs and albums.
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