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Taylor Swift has been all over the news lately. She recently\u00a0pulled her entire catalog\u00a0from the online streaming service Spotify. \u00a0TIME posted an article yesterday<\/a>, interviewing\u00a0Scott Borchette, the CEO of Taylor Swift’s record label.\u00a0At face value, the dispute appears to be all about money. Borchette says Taylor Swift received less than $500,000 for music streamed on Spotify. Spotify says her label has received $2 million. That’s a pretty big discrepancy. Taylor Swift isn’t the only artist to pull music from Spotify. The TIME article names several artists who have pulled their music from the new streaming service, including Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and country superstar Jason\u00a0Aldean.<\/p>\n

Is it really just about the money?\"384866837_1c53973f4a_b\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

This is<\/i> Taylor Swift we’re talking about here. She’s\u00a0queen of the music industry right now. Billboard named her the #1 richest musician, raking in nearly $40\u00a0million<\/em>\u00a0in 2013.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0FORTY MILLION<\/strong>. That means that the battle\u00a0with Spotify is over just 3% of her income. Is it worth it? She’s got money coming in from all angles. (Check out this BuzzFeed article for a realistic breakdown)<\/a>\u00a0Is it really better to make NO money instead of\u00a0not enough<\/em> money?<\/p>\n

And what about new artists? Artists who don’t have the luxury of turning down millions of dollars? Artists who are pawning guitars to pay the bills? So many upcoming artists just want their music heard. If they could get a fraction of a cent for a stream that would be better than nothing, right?<\/p>\n

Every penny counts for new musicians. When do pennies stop counting? Why wouldn’t every penny count for Taylor Swift, too?<\/p>\n

So who’s right? And does it even matter?<\/h2>\n

Winston Churchill once said “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life<\/em><\/strong>.”\u00a0Whether or not Taylor Swift is right in this battle may\u00a0not matter. She may be risking a lot for “principle” but think about how many new artists will benefit from her crusade against small royalties! If an artist as globally adored as Taylor Swift will take a stand, maybe Spotify will modify their business model. Maybe they’ll modify their payout. Maybe the streaming industry is changing. Maybe music should be free… but maybe musicians need to eat, too!<\/p>\n

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