NY, Connecticut investigate Apple for Music service violations Although Apple has barely thrown back the covers on its Apple Music streaming service, it is already facing anti-trust investigations from two US states. According to the New York Times, attorneys general in New York and Connecticut are investigating whether Apple has pressured record labels – or colluded with them – to …
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Not really. She withdrew it because they didn't pay enough. Whether the money comes from Ads or Subscriptions is irrelevant. She didn't say "the moneys fine but I hate advertising".
Is the rest of the article equally sloppy?
At least one of the streaming pioneers (maybe it was Spotify) negotiated a lower rate for tracks played for freemium users. That may be part of Swift's issue if she's making less from all the cheapskates.
Most notably, pop star Taylor Swift withdrew her music from Spotify in protest against the freemium model.
I heard that Swift removed her music from Spotify so that people would be more likely to buy it outright, which would be more profitable. Though I'm sure she did, in fact, do it entirely out of principle, and the imminent release of her new album at the time was purely coincidence.
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