Taylor Swift's Music Removed From Spotify: One Week After Release Of '1989' New Album

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Only one week after the release of her new album, "1989," Taylor Swift had all of her albums removed from Spotify.

Spotify is the music-streaming service that allows customers to pay $9.99 a month in order to listen to just about any album of musician out there.

The Grammy-Award winner made the blow to Spotify on Monday, according to Rolling Stone.

According to Rolling Stone, one source said Swift's Label, Big Machine Music, made the decision without negotiating with Spotify, and that it's tied to a potential sale of the label.

Spotify issued a plea to the megastar.

"We love Taylor Swift, and our more than 40 million users love her even more - nearly 16 million of them have played her songs in the last 30 days, and she's on over 19 million playlists," Spotify said in a statement.

"We hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone," the statement continues. "We believe fans should be able to listen to music wherever and whenever they want, and that artists have an absolute right to be paid for their work and protected from piracy. That's why we pay nearly 70% of our revenue back to the music community."

The service also included two custom playlists, the titles of which say "Hey Taylor, we wanted to play your amazing love songs and they're not here right now. We want you back with us, and so do do do your fans" when together.

Swift's reps have not yet responded to request for statement, according to the report.

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