The singer-songwriter took in $80 million this past year, thanks to the commercial success of her 鈥�1989鈥� album. Ms. Swift starting to see positive results shortly after her album was released: it sold its 4 millionth copy in mid-January, just 12 weeks after she released it, . Then seven weeks later, 1989 outsold her last two albums, 鈥楻ed鈥� and 鈥楽peak Now鈥�, totalling her sales to 4.5 million, .
More recently, Swift has become known for advocating independent musicians鈥� rights. Shortly after Apple announced it would offer a three-month trial of its streaming service Apple Music, Swift published an open letter to the company, The Monitor previously reported. Swift said she would withhold 鈥�1989鈥� from Apple Music because Apple decided to not pay artists during the service鈥檚 three-month trial phase. The company later reversed its decision.
