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Taylor Swift's new album "reputation" will not be available on streaming music services like Apple Music for at least a week after it launches, reports Bloomberg.

Swift's representatives began notifying streaming music services about the upcoming limitation this week. The album reportedly will not be available for streaming during the first week of sales, and companies are still negotiating to determine when exactly it might be made available.

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"reputation" will be available for purchase in retail stores and online stores like iTunes starting on Friday, November 10. If there is a one week waiting period, it could become available on Apple Music starting on November 17.

Swift has been an outspoken streaming music critic, and back in 2015, she wrote a letter to Apple Music executives lambasting the service for initially refusing to pay royalties to artists during the three-month free trial period.


Apple changed its policies following her comments, leading to a closer relationship between Swift and the Apple Music team. For a time, Apple Music had exclusive rights to Swift's music catalog after she refused to make her music available on Spotify because of its free ad-supported tier.

"I think there should be an inherent value placed on art," she said at the time. Swift later reversed course and allowed her music on non-Apple Music services. With her refusal to release her new album on streaming music services at launch, Swift joins other artists like Adele who have made similar decisions. Adele's "25" was not available on streaming services for months after it launched.

At the current time, several singles from the new album are streamable on Apple Music, including "Look What You Made Me Do," "Gorgeous," "...Ready For It?" and "Call It What You Want." The full 15-track album can be pre-ordered on iTunes for $13.99.

Article Link: Taylor Swift's Upcoming Album Won't Be Immediately Available on Apple Music and Other Streaming Services
 
So far the singles released so far have been pretty weak, so I don’t mind waiting a week for it to come to the music service I’m paying for.
 
I don't subscribe to any streaming music services, but if I did, I'd be more excited to know that they had the latest Bob Dylan or Neil Young album available, than anything from artists like Taylor Swift or "The Weeknd" (who evidently can't even spell his own name).
 
Probably it won't be that good anyway. There's a sampler on "Apple Music", "Look What You Made Me Do" that I don't like as much as her previous works.
 
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And very few people around the world wept tears of sadness but rejoiced in song (not hers) and dance.

I'm sorry, I can't stand her music personally, not my cup of biscuits.
 
I don't subscribe to any streaming music services, but if I did, I'd be more excited to know that they had the latest Bob Dylan or Neil Young album available, than anything from artists like Taylor Swift or "The Weeknd" (who evidently can't even spell his own name).
They do have the latest Bob Dylan AND Neil Young albums available for stream. :)
 
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