Taylor Swift '1989' on Spotify Removed; Where to Listen Now?

Monday found Spotify Taylor Swift-less, as her record label, Big Machine Label Group, pulled out the "1989" artist's catalog from the music streaming service, Billboard reported.

The news source quoted a statement from the label detailing the reason for the pullout: "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."

It can be recalled that Tay herself wrote an opinion piece regarding streaming music back in July.

"Piracy, file sharing and streaming have shrunk the numbers of paid album sales drastically, and every artist has handled this blow differently," her Wall Street Journal piece went.

"Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for," she continued. "It's my opinion that music should not be free, and my prediction is that individual artists and their labels will someday decide what an album's price point is. I hope they don't underestimate themselves or undervalue their art."

This, however, has not discouraged Spotify from wooing the singer back to their domain via a playlist.

"A 15-song playlist from the account @SpotifyCares called 'Come back, Taylor!' spells out the following message with its song titles: '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,'" Time noted.

Perhaps that may happen once there's a payment arrangement included in the streaming.

So, how to fill that Taylor Swift void in your playlist? Here are for alternatives:

Grooveshark

You can hear "Red" and "Speak Now" on this site, but only "Shake It Off" from "1989," though.

YouTube

Some users have uploaded Tay's past albums on YouTube. "1989" uploads have been muted due to copyright issues, though.

Rdio

As with Grooveshark, you can hear Taylor's past albums here but not her newly released one.

You can also check out Pandora and Songza to hear the crossover artist's music, although it's not guaranteed whether they have "1989."

If you're not against paying for the 24-year-old's songs, head over to GooglePlay or iTunes to buy "1989."

Meanwhile, Mashable had compiled "a Music Monday playlist of Swift's biggest pop and country influences" to make up for the T-Swift-sized hole in your Spotify playlist.

The said compilation includes some of her favorite songs. The 41-track selection included Lorde's "The Love Club" and even Hanson's "MMMBop." There's also a healthy helping of country music, as well as a sprinkling of songs from the 60s and 70s.