Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple

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The pop superstar’s decision to drop all her albums from Spotify sets the stage for a knock-down, drag-out fight between streaming music services Spotify and Apple’s Beats Music.

Published Nov. 3 2014 10:30PM EST

articles/2014/11/03/taylor-swift-dumps-spotify-igniting-turf-war-between-spotify-and-apple/141103-eisinger-taylor-tease_fhppl6 — Elena Scotti/The Daily Beast

Shots fired.

Taylor Swift just used a calculated business decision, cloaked in artistic integrity, to pave the way for a digital music war. The critically adored pop (née country) star removed all her music from Spotify on Monday, illuminating the impending battle between iTunes and Spotify to be the only streaming...

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Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple

The pop superstar’s decision to drop all her albums from Spotify sets the stage for a knock-down, drag-out fight between streaming music services Spotify and Apple’s Beats Music.

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