For her birthday, Taylor Swift is giving her fans a gift of their own, the announcement of a live concert film chronicling her experience on the 1989 World Tour complete with backstage footage, interviews and rehearsals from this year provided exclusively through Apple Music, according to a press release.
Where Taylor Swift was once feuding with the technology company and music subscription service over the distribution of royalties to artists during Apple Music's free trial period, she is now in an exclusive partnership with the company, in one of the strangest turnarounds in pop culture and technology this year.
The film, directed by Jonas Akerlund, will be available to Apple Music subscribers, including those on the free trial, December 20. Akerlund captured the entirety of her Sydney, Australia concert from Nov. 28, 2015 and will intersperse performances from the tour's mist high profile guest including Beck, Mary J. Blige, Charli XCX, Fetty Wap, Selena Gomez, HAIM, St. Vincent, Justin Timberlake, Tove Lo, The Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa, Mick Jagger and many more.
T-Swift will also appear on Apple Music's Beats 1 program hosted by Zane Lowe on Dec. 14 at noon EST. for an interview about the film and her year in music. The Swift and Apple will release clips from the film throughout the week and on the company's newly launched Twitter Moments page.
Swift largely defined the launch of Apple Music this year, penning an open letter to the company about how she was disappointed in the company's decision to not pay artists during the trial period. Fans know the rest of the story: Apple Music wound up paying those artist and producers during the trial period, in large part thanks to Swift's letter, and her 1989 album was later streamed on the service in a big win for the company.
Now there's another exclusive on the table to entice Swift fans to the music streaming service.
