I’m not a Taylor Swift fan. Her music and lyrics are centered around relationships, boyfriends, American pop culture including fashion and current topics. That’s not exactly my cup of tea. Today though, I am very impressed with her. She has written an open letter to Apple on behalf of young budding artists to change their policy of not compensating artists for the free trial period.
“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…”
I’m impressed Ms. Swift. Very impressed! I’ll have to add a couple of your songs to my running playlist.
For my training today, I ran on the treadmill at The Village for a satisfactory 40 minutes. In the evening, Rahul and Janki came over with their kids for burgers and brats. It was a fun, festive evening!
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Anika and Kai watching cartoons on an iPhone |