"Reputation," the latest studio album of pop superstar Taylor Swift, has been made available on all streaming platforms across the globe.
The pop star herself confirmed the news on her Instagram account Thursday. She posted a short video that said the album will be "available tonight on all streaming services."
Fans of the singer first spotted the full album on streaming platforms in Australia and the Philippines. Previously, the entire album was listed on Spotify in the U.S., but the songs were greyed out except for the singles already released by the singer.
It took three full weeks before the new album became available on streaming services, which is not bad given Swift's history with streaming platforms, especially Spotify.
Earlier this year, Swift's first five albums were added to Spotify's library after being absent from the platform for three years. The "Look What You Made Me Do" singer has previously made a number of statements about the ethics of streaming services.
Although the singer did not comment on what prompted the decision to bring back her music to Spotify, the move came after Universal Music Group made a deal with Spotify to allow artists to keep new albums from the free ad-supported tier of streaming.
The decision to withhold "Reputation" from streaming services during the first few weeks after its release seems to have benefited the sales performance of the album, which became the top-selling album of the year in just four days after its Nov. 10 release. Prior to being available on streaming services, fans only got access to "Reputation" by purchasing the album online or buying a physical copy.
Swift is not the first artist to temporarily withhold her album from streaming platforms. Adele's "25" album took a lengthy seven months before it was made available through streaming. The album became the best-selling album of 2015 with over 17.4 million copies sold within the year.
