Apple changes its tune after Taylor Swift complains
Apple (AAPL) executives are smart enough not to get on Taylor Swift’s bad side. Less than 24 hours after the “Bad Blood” singer complained publicly about Apple’s decision not to pay royalties during a three-month trial period of its new streaming music service, the company reversed course. On Sunday, Swift posted an article on her blog explaining why she is holding back her hit album “1989” from Apple Music, which launches on June 30. She called Apple’s move not to pay royalties during the trial period “shocking (and) disappointing.” She said her decision to withhold “1989” was a statement meant to show support for new artists and young songwriters who “will not get paid for a quarter of a year’s worth of plays on his or her songs.” She added: “These are the echoed sentiments of every artist, writer and producer in my social circles…