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Mirror mirror on the wall
Who's the fairest queen of them all?
Duh! Taylor Swift
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Dear taylorswift I wanted to tell you a little story of how much you’ve helped me in the last year or so. So September 30, 2013 my grandma was diagnosed with cancer. She had lung, thyroid, and 3 massive tumors on her brain. They did chemo and radiation to try and keep the swelling in her brain down.. But with 3 tumors there wasn’t much hope. For a while she was doing so so so well. She was still getting out of the house and doing things with her grandchildren… But as she kept getting the chemo it seemed as though she was getting sicker and sicker. She couldn’t get out of bed anymore. I would go over her house everyday after school and sit in her bed with her. Finally her doctor said to go to the hospital. They put her on a physical therapy floor because she had sever arthritis in her spine from laying in bed for so long. They thought she would get better but she wouldn’t. She couldn’t. They sent her home with hospice in January. Everyday getting worse and worse. They gave us a book to read to see signs of someone’s passing. Well about a week before she passed she was showing all of these signs. They said she would have one really good day where she would eat a lot and have energy and be talking a lot. Well she had that day and it actually gave me hope that I might get my grandma back. Get my best friend back. After that day it started getting worse. She started calling out for her mom who passed years ago so we knew it wouldn’t be long. I sat by her side for 3 days. She would call out my name and respond to me, but no one else. One of the last things she said to me was; “Taylor, don’t forget I’ll always be with you, I love you.” On March 17th, St. Patricks Day, my grandmother lost her battle to cancer. I lost my best friend in the whole world. As soon as it happened I started crying and hoping it wasn’t true. Whenever I got home I went to my room and cried for hours blasting tied together with a smile. Everyone at school thinks I’m so brave because I’m never upset but really I cry everyday. 
Taylor, without your music and smile I don’t know what I would’ve done. You helped me through the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. Thank you so much for everything. I love you so much. Thank you for making me strong even when I felt like I was going to break. 
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Taylor

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To Apple, Love Taylor

I write this to explain why I’ll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music. I feel this deserves an explanation because Apple has been and will continue to be one of my best partners in selling music and creating ways for me to connect with my fans. I respect the company and the truly ingenious minds that have created a legacy based on innovation and pushing the right boundaries.

I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free 3 month trial to anyone who signs up for the service. I’m not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers, or artists for those three months. I find it to be shocking, disappointing, and completely unlike this historically progressive and generous company. This is not about me. Thankfully I am on my fifth album and can support myself, my band, crew, and entire management team by playing live shows. This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success. This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from that would get them out of debt. This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create, just like the innovators and creators at Apple are pioneering in their field…but will not get paid for a quarter of a year’s worth of plays on his or her songs.

These are not the complaints of a spoiled, petulant child. These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles who are afraid to speak up publicly because we admire and respect Apple so much. We simply do not respect this particular call.

I realize that Apple is working towards a goal of paid streaming. I think that is beautiful progress. We know how astronomically successful Apple has been and we know that this incredible company has the money to pay artists, writers and producers for the 3 month trial period… even if it is free for the fans trying it out.

Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing. I say this with love, reverence, and admiration for everything else Apple has done. I hope that soon I can join them in the progression towards a streaming model that seems fair to those who create this music. I think this could be the platform that gets it right.

But I say to Apple with all due respect, it’s not too late to change this policy and change the minds of those in the music industry who will be deeply and gravely affected by this. We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.

Taylor

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