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[torre_avenue]

Yup, everyone's favorite Aryan icon has filed trademarks related to such a thing.

Taylor Swift is done fighting Spotify and other streaming services for royalties, and apparently, wants to become the master of her own destiny by starting her own streaming service.

Taylor's filed docs giving her the right to brand a website "featuring non-downloadable multi-media content in the nature of audio recordings." Sounds like a streaming service to us. She wants to call the website "Swifties."

You'll recall Taylor famously feuded with Spotify over royalties and ended up yanking her catalog back in 2014. The move sent Spotify and others into crisis mode, fearing other artists might follow.

It looks like Taylor's going beyond a streaming service. According to the docs, she's looking to launch a line of music products, including guitars, guitar picks, guitar straps and drumsticks. Her plans also include organizing retreats, educational camps and self-guided online courses.

So, just in case you love Taylor Swift but hate the fact music streaming services give the spotlight to artists not named Taylor Swift, here's your ideal choice! Why choose between Spotify, Pandora, Soundcloud, iTunes, Tidal, Google and more when you can just have all Taylor Swift all the time!

Turbo Graphx 16 coming exclusively to Swifties.

 

[LiK]

Swifties is a shit name.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

 

[Fudgepuppy]

I thought she was with Apple, being a snake and all.

 

[Ensoul]

Or I could just go to youtube and listen to all her music for free if I wanted to.

Couldn't care less about the warez she is trying to sell.

 

[jelly]

Now That's What I Call Swifties.

 

[metalslimer]

Hope she doesn't expect subscriptions lol

 

[Lkr]

Is this really a streaming service or a taylor swift fan club? Because it sounds more like one than the other.

 

[barber]

Swifty
Edit : took too long to find the video

 

[spyroflame0487]

That's a bold move, Taylor. Lets see if it pans out.

Spoiler

Taylor Swift fans are crazy in a good way and would definitely buy every Taylor Swift related music product

 

[nicoga3000]

OK, this is fantastic. Thank you.

 

[andythinkpad]

This reminds me of the time when every brand roll its own Android phones.

 

[Dynomutt]

Sounds like a adult site? Short on time...Swifties? Name is super corny. But she has the following so...

 

[Whompa02]

Hope she doesn't expect subscriptions lol

I hope the crow you will have to eat is well cooked. Her fanbase is fucking huge.

 

[Guevara]

Swift alone probably wouldn't work, but imagine if she gets her bff Sheeran and others to join.

 

[Mindwipe]

I feel like typing "Swifties" into Google might go somewhere dark fast.

 

[riotous]

It sounds like she's creating a new web site; calling it Swifties... and that site will also stream her music.

This is low tier click bait from TMZ.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Her plans also include organizing retreats, educational camps and self-guided online courses.

Twenty years from now Swiftology will be fighting for tax exempt status.

/s

 

[torre_avenue]

Is this really a streaming service or a taylor swift fan club? Because it sounds more like one than the other.

It's very likely going to be a bit of both; part fan club with exclusive deals and promotions, part streaming service with exclusive songs, demos, etc.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Doesn't sound very different from what Prince was doing for the longest time but I'm sure that this will cause a lot more controvesy.

 

[Ray Wonder]

That's dumb, I'd never do that.

 

[shintoki]

Taylor Swift breaks up with Apple

Taylor Swift starts to date self.

New single: Orange you sick of Apple.

And her, We're never getting back together. Tried of those apples when all I want is Oranges, hey, we're never getting back together.

 

[Rembrandt]

Is this really a streaming service or a taylor swift fan club? Because it sounds more like one than the other.

Definitely seems like the latter. I wouldn't be surprised if this was somehow integrated with her AT&T deal, too.

 

[vypek]

Lol first thing the name made me think of was "Get Schwifty"

 

[Byakuya769]

Well, if this falls flat on its face she can just shake it off.

 

[Netherscourge]

I will never, ever, ever, EVER get another subscription service.

 

[torre_avenue]

It sounds like she's creating a new web site; calling it Swifties... and that site will also stream her music.

This is low tier click bait from TMZ.

Doesn't sound very different from what Prince was doing for the longest time but I'm sure that this will cause a lot more controvesy.

That honestly sounds about right, but considering the trademark filing doesn't really flesh out the site with much more, it does seem possible that what this is going to be is that fan club / exclusive streaming site that Prince did a while back, just updated for this streaming age.

 

[chbrevolution]

Amazing how she hasn't been called greedy By the media yet unlike when Jay-Z announced tidal (that was a sloppy roll out of a product), I wonder why?

 

[TemplaerDude]

Taylor Swift has been all about monetizing Taylor Swift since she became Taylor Swift so none of this is surprising.

 

[VAD]

What happened to Tidal? Do investors think Swifties will do better?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Take off your pants and your panties, shit on the floor...

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Amazing how she hasn't been called greedy By the media yet unlike when Jay-Z announced tidal (that was a sloppy roll out of a product), I wonder why?

I'm not a fan of Swift, but the difference is Jay said how Tidal is all about the artists and had that tone deaf signing. It was a bad handling.

 

[finalflame]

Why would this possibly succeed with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Spotify already in this segment?

What the fuck.

 

[AuthenticM]

Is the "aryan" joke with Taylor Swift just a joke, or is she actually popular with white supremacists?

 

[Rushersauce]

As shitty as her music, I bet

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Is the "aryan" joke with Taylor Swift just a joke, or is she actually popular with white supremacists?

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/cant-shake-it-off-how-taylor-swift-became-a-nazi-idol

 

[PandaShake]

I think Swift could have been an okay name for something

 

[Exploratory]

Jesus fucking christ. No. Nooooooooooooo.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

@SwiftOnSecurity is the real Taylor Swift to me

 

[torre_avenue]

Is the "aryan" joke with Taylor Swift just a joke, or is she actually popular with white supremacists?

She actually is. Someone above me posted the article that elaborates on that.

 

[adamantypants]

Sure, that's not a crowded market. Tidal, Groove Music, Napster, Rdio... in addition to Google Play, Apple Music, Spotify,

 

[NandoGip]

She'll probably make a shitload off of it for a while TBH

 

[torre_avenue]

Sure, that's not a crowded market. Tidal, Groove Music, Napster, Rdio... in addition to Google Play, Apple Music, Spotify,

You know what all those sites don't have?

Taylor's discography once she launches this thing. Soon, it might end up being the only place you can listen to "Shake It Off" is on this site. Or, Swifites ends up exclusively streaming the new album two weeks before you can stream it on Apple Music.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

You know what all those sites don't have?

Taylor's discography once she launches this thing. Soon, it might end up being the only place you can listen to "Shake It Off" is on this site. Or, Swifites ends up exclusively streaming the new album two weeks before you can stream it on Apple Music.

I'm not familiar with how large her fanbase is so forgive the question but: Is her fanbase large enough to sustain a streaming music service?

 

[CaviarMeths]

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/cant-shake-it-off-how-taylor-swift-became-a-nazi-idol

"The entire alt-right patiently awaits the day when we can lay down our swords and kneel before her throne," Anglin says, "as she commands us to go forth and slaughter the subhuman enemies of the Aryan race."

Wat.

 

[Bold One]

You know what all those sites don't have?

Taylor's discography once she launches this thing. Soon, it might end up being the only place you can listen to "Shake It Off" is on this site. Or, Swifites ends up exclusively streaming the new album two weeks before you can stream it on Apple Music.

Yo can't be serious...

 

[chbrevolution]

I'm not a fan of Swift, but the difference is Jay said how Tidal is all about the artists and had that tone deaf signing. It was a bad handling.

The rollout of tidal was awful and whoever was in charge of marketing needed to be fired on that stage. My point is how the story is being handled and how the artist are being labeled. She's "smart" but he's "greedy".

 

[geestack]

so she's doing goop?

 

[adamantypants]

You know what all those sites don't have?

Taylor's discography once she launches this thing. Soon, it might end up being the only place you can listen to "Shake It Off" is on this site. Or, Swifites ends up exclusively streaming the new album two weeks before you can stream it on Apple Music.

Yeah, but I could just buy all of her albums and upload them to a service like Google Play or Amazon Prime Music that still lets me stream my own mp3s.

It's like keeping Netflix if you only want to watch a single show because you don't want to buy the DVD

 

[Mammoth Jones]

The rollout of tidal was awful and whoever was in charge of marketing needed to be fired on that stage. My point is how the story is being handled and how the artist are being labeled. She's "smart" but he's "greedy".

Don't forget he was a drug dealer once!