Adam Levine has slammed The Voice adviser Taylor Swift for pulling her music from Spotify but fellow Voice judge Blake Shelton defended her decision.
“Music is for everyone,” Levine said recently on BuzzFeed Brews.
“I don’t care how anybody obtains it as long as they get it and enjoy and love it.”
He added that as long as the consumer is “supporting the artist in some way,” they should be able to access music how they choose.
“Music should be able to be wherever it is,” he said. “That’s how I feel.”
Shelton, though, noted the logic of Swift’s position.
“I know Spotify’s in kind of an experimental phase, changing with the industry, and I can see why she did that. I don’t disagree with her and I know a lot of artists have followed suit,” he said.
“When you look at the numbers, it’s easy to say ‘That’s Taylor Swift — why is she so worried about money?’ But when you talk about other writers and songwriters on the album who aren’t Taylor Swift, it hits them pretty hard. I don’t disagree with her at all.”
Swift’s decision to pull her music off of Spotify has generated a lot of debate, and some other artists decided to pull their music, including Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert.
It has also brought attention to how some musicians and bands, including Garth Brooks, Tool, and AC/DC have never let any of their music on the streaming service.
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