Taylor Swift poised to break sales record, snubs Spotify

Taylor Swift's new album 1989 is poised to sell more copies than any otheralbum in its first week of release since 2002.

Music industry publication Billboardpredicts thatSwift'sfirst pop albumis on track to sell more than 1.3 million copies, making it the first platinum album of 2014.

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If the predictions pan out, Swift wouldhold the record for one-week sales for an album by a female artist. That title iscurrently held by Britney Spears's 2000 albumOops! IDid It Again, which sold 1.319 million copies in its debut week. Swift's sales may alsorival the 1.322million copies of The Eminem Show sold in its first week in 2002.

Swift's 2012 album Redwas also a record breaker. Itsold 1.21 million units in its debut week.

The numberswill be released bySoundScanon Wednesday.

Swift's red hot record salescome after the music industry endured historically low salesthis summer. Many blame the rise of music streaming sites for the decline.

Swift coming to Canada

Canadian Taylor Swift fans can start circling dates on their calendars.The 24-year-old formally announced her highly-anticipated world tour Monday to promote her new album.The tour kicks off in Louisiana on May 20and includes seven Canadian dates:

• Ottawa July 6.
• MontrealJuly 7.
• Vancouver Aug.1.
• Edmonton Aug. 4,5.
• Toronto Oct.2,3.

Swift snubs Spotify

While fans can hope to see her live, they won't be able to enjoy her music on Spotify. Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine announced Monday that is has removed all of her music from thepopular streaming site, which recently launched in Canada.

The only exception is Safe & Sound, from TheHunger Games soundtrack.

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Spotify has pleaded with Taylor Swift to reconsider. The company wrote in a blog post, We hope shell change hermind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone.

Some industry analysts have pointed out that taking Swift's music off Spotify may be connected to reported negotiations to sell Big Machine Label Group since it may serve to increase the company's value by creating scarcity.