Taylor Swift, whose new album 1989 has turned heads with its wicked hook and serious crossover appeal, has pulled all of her music from streaming service Spotify.
And she’s done it just after announcing the initial batch of dates for her 2015 world tour. Oh, publicity!
Swift offered no explanation for the pull. A Spotify rep did confirm, though, that Swift’s music was gone…and that he couldn’t say when–or if–it might be coming back.
Swift had declined to release 1989 on the popular service, though fans clamored for it there. Speculation has led most to believe that Swift was protesting Spotify’s weak royalty payments–less than a penny per play, by the company’s own calculation.
Last month, even Jimmy Buffet asked the company for a raise. Once you’ve made the cheeseburgers in paradise sad? You’ve really got to rethink what you’re doing.
In probably not-at-all-related news, Swift recently performed on Good Morning America, and announced the first batch of dates for her 2015 1989 world tour. Despite rumors to the contrary, 26-year-olds will not get in for free.
Here’s the first batch of dates:
May 20: CenturyLink Center – Bossier City, Louisiana
May 22: LSU Tiger Stadium – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 30: Ford Field – Detroit
June 2: KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky
June 3: Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland
June 6: Heinz Field – Pittsburgh
June 8: Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte, North Carolina
June 9: PNC Arena – Raleigh, North Carolina
June 13: Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia
June 20: Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany
June 21: Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Holland
June 23: The SSE, Hydro – Glasgow, U.K.
June 24: Arena – Manchester, U.K.
June 27: British Summertime Hyde Park – London
July 6: Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, Ontario
July 7: Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec
July 11: MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey
July 13: Nationals Park – Washington, D.C.
July 18: Soldier Field – Chicago
July 24: Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, Massachusetts.
July 25: Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, Massachusetts
Aug. 1: BC Place Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia.
Aug. 4: Rexall Place – Edmonton, Alberta
Aug. 5: Rexall Place – Edmonton, Alberta
Aug. 8: CenturyLink Field – Seattle
Aug. 15: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Aug. 17: Gila River Arena – Glendale, Arizona
Aug. 18: Gila River Arena – Glendale, Arizona
Aug. 25: Staples Center – Los Angeles
Aug. 26: Staples Center – Los Angeles
Aug. 29: PETCO Park – San Diego
Sept. 4: EnergySolutions Arena – Salt Lake City, Utah
Sept. 5: Pepsi Center – Denver
Sept. 6: Pepsi Center – Denver
Sept. 9: Fargodome – Fargo, North Dakota
Sept. 11: Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota
Sept. 12: Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, Minnesota
Sept. 16: Bankers Life Fieldhouse – Indianapolis
Sept. 17: Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 18: Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 21: Sprint Center – Kansas City, Missouri
Sept. 22: Sprint Center – Kansas City, Missouri
Sept. 25: Bridgestone Arena – Nashville
Sept. 26: Bridgestone Arena – Nashville
Oct. 2: Rogers Centre -Toronto
Oct. 3: Rogers Centre – Toronto
Oct. 8: Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, Iowa
Oct. 9: CenturyLink Center – Omaha, Nebraska
Oct. 10: CenturyLink Center – Omaha, Nebraska
Oct. 13: Scottrade Center – St. Louis
Oct. 14: Scottrade Cente – St. Louis
Oct. 17: AT&T Stadium – Dallas
Oct. 20: Rupp Arena – Lexington, Kentucky
Oct. 21: Greensboro Coliseum Complex – Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct. 24: Georgia Dome – Atlanta
Oct. 27: AmericanAirlines Arena- Miami
Oct. 31: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa
Dag, yo. That’s quite a stretch. If you’re looking for Taylor, you know where she’ll be.
