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[Rumblebones]

Why not just call it Swift? Start out with her own music, then expand to deals with others and eventually fube her own label and sign on others to promote. Swift could be a billionaire, she's that insanely popular and well connected.

 

[Mechazawa]

Enjoy those table scraps, I guess.

 

[torre_avenue]

Yo can't be serious...

Jay did it with Tidal, so it's not completely out of the realm of the possibility. Again, we don't really know much about this supposed site other than the fact the site will have music streaming. It could be this fan club thing, or it could be a dedicated streaming site with albums by Ed Sheeran and other famous friends being exclusive to the site.

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?

If it's a dedicated streaming site, likely no. If it's a fan club with a small subscription fee, it can be successful, I think.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

If it's a dedicated streaming site, likely no. If it's a fan club with a small subscription fee, it can be successful, I think.

Yea, that's something niche that would work and wouldn't even be anything resembling an attempt to cannibalize streaming music sales/subs..etc. Shit, her music would still be on streaming providers if that's the case.

 

[jmdajr]

Good black metal selection?

 

[axisofweevils]

Surely should be called "Players Gonna Play"

 

[Doug Heffernan]

I love Taylor Swift but adding another streaming service to an already crowded field seems doomed to fail.

 

[Circle Jerk]

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".

Sometimes you see what you want to see

 

[PixelatedBookake]

I'm Mister Bulldops~~~

 

[Falchion]

I was actually just thinking the other day how it sucks her music wasn't on Spotify. Guess it makes sense to just subscribe to a completely separate service for her discography.

 

[exmachina64]

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

It can't be that huge.

 

[Rentahamster]

I hope she wins.

 

[AwakenedCloud]

It's been two years since 1989. Perhaps she launches her new album and make it a Swifties exclusive?

 

[Ourobolus]

Shoulda gone with Taydal

 

[shnurgleton]

 

[sixteen-bit]

Snakestream

 

[TimeEffect]

Swifties sounds like a slang term for seizures or diarrhea

 

[jtb]

good luck.

 

[louiedog]

I'm currently on a 6 month free Tidal subscription I got from Sprint. I previously have had 3 month Spotify and 3 month Google Play trial subs.

If we can get enough streaming services going maybe I can get a lifetime of music paid for by venture capitalists.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Probably not a streaming music service, but if it was:

 

[Oozer3993]

No she isn't. As is their wont, TMZ is shamelessly sensationalizing a small bit of news to get clicks.

But Gossip Cop has exclusively learned TMZ is reaching. The superstar has no intention of creating her own streaming service called “Swifties” to compete with Spotify. That part of the report is completely wrong.

Streaming was included in the filing just to make sure every possible base was covered for this "Swifties" project, which is almost assuredly a fan club.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Update the title to indicate what she actually appears to be doing, without playing the leap to conclusions game the article in the OP does. This doesn't sound very unusual. She's going to stream her music and sell branded stuff from her website.

 

[JABEE]

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

That would bring a tidal wave of change in the industry.

 

[DJChuy]

I'll buy a Taylor Swift guitar pick just for the fact that there are actually Taylor Swift guitar merchandise for sale. Did she even play guitar in her last album?

 

[Volimar]

This is something that doesn't affect her haters the tiniest bit, so of course they're going to give her loads of shit for it.

 

[vacantseas]

It's been two years since 1989. Perhaps she launches her new album and make it a Swifties exclusive?

Thats the way to do it.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Not Buying

 

[LosDaddie]

Update the title to indicate what she actually appears to be doing, without playing the leap to conclusions game the article in the OP does. This doesn't sound very unusual. She's going to stream her music and sell branded stuff from her website.

Thank you. This is nothing abnormal for an artist to do.

 

[GoldenDarkness]

As shitty as her music, I bet

Shitty? One song by her makes more money in the first 10 minutes of release than you in your entire life. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its shit.

 

[mnannola]

She wants to call the website "Swifties".

 

[Cymbal Head]

I saw this news earlier and now all I can think about is rebranded Tom Swifties.

"I'm not a country artist anymore," Taylor popped off.

"Why am I not one of Barbara Walters's most interesting people?" Taylor wondered listlessly.

 

[Rushersauce]

Shitty? One song by her makes more money in the first 10 minutes of release than you in your entire life. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its shit.

Cool, still shitty music.
also, amount of money =/= quality

 

[giancarlo123x]

Shitty? One song by her makes more money in the first 10 minutes of release than you in your entire life. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean its shit.

What the hell does money have to do with the quality?

 

[CadetMahoney]

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.

I loled.

 

[A Serious Man]

Cool, I haven't had a Snake on my phone since the Nokia days.

 

[DOWN]

This is actually likely just a sort of fan club site that happens to include access to stream her music. There's no way she exits her deal with Apple Music.

 

[BlitzKeeg]

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".

Just like Easy-D! How can the little blonde pop idol do any wrong?

Snakestream

Cool, I haven't had a Snake on my phone since the Nokia days.

LOL