Six months after publicly taking Apple Music to task for its less than generous royalty policy "Bad Blood" singer Taylor Swift revealed a new agreement between herself and the multinational technology company.
Apple Music will stream Swift's "1989" world tour concert which has been made available exclusively to the tech giant on Dec. 20, according to Forbes. The film will feature the singer's full ANZ Stadium show in Sydney along with backstage footage as well as footage taken during rehearsals and will include footage of special guest acts who joined Swift while on tour including Selena Gomez, Mick Jagger, Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige.
Swift, who ranked number eight on the publication's list of world's highest-paid celebrities in 2015, openly chastised Apple in June for failing to pay royalties. She withheld her "1989" album from Apple Music's streaming service for its 3-month trial period, where the streaming service would not pay royalties to rights holders.
Shortly after Swift openly expressed her disappointment for the non-payment of royalties, the tech firm began feeling the pressure from a number of record labels that were equally unhappy. Thereafter, Apple changed its mind and agreed to pay royalties to music labels and publishers during the three-month trial, according to the Guardian.
It has been reported that Apple and the Grammy award winning singer have patched up their differences and are planning more exclusive deals in the future.
In a bid to promote the new film to subscribers, Apple Music will air an interview between its Beats 1 radio station and Swift. Meanwhile, according to reports, the "Blank Space" singer's world tour concert grossed by mid-Oct. this year more the $170 million.