Swift Not Streamed

SWIFTLESS STREAMS: With a one-week digital iTunes exclusive, Taylor Swift as the latest superstar to hold back her new release, Red, from Amazon MP3, perhaps leery of the same steep discount the retailer gave to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (and subsequent ineligibility on some charts). Swift is also unavailable on streaming services Spotify, Rhapsody, Deezer and Rdio, with the exception of an online listening party at Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio yesterday. That has increased the debate on whether Spotify helps or hurts album sales, with notable holdouts like Coldplay, Adele, The Black Keys and deadmau5. While some thought Mumford & Sons profited from being on the service, others insist it may well have prevented the album from selling even more. (10/23p)