a campaign promise to nominate the first black woman to the court? the confirmation battle ahead also tonight, the u.s. formally rejecting russia s top security demands amid fears of an invasion in ukraine russia threatening retaliation as it steps up its war games. richard engel inside ukraine. the new subvariant of omicron to watch in the u.s. why they re calling it a stealth omicron. it comes as cases and hospitalizations fall but deaths rise to the highest level in nearly a year. and the new study, up to two in three cases may now be reinfections what you need to know. the deep freeze in the midwest as a powerful nor easter takes aim at parts of the east al roker tracking it all. the federal reserve signaling an interest rate hike is coming soon to tame inflation. the moves to make with your money now music legend neil young versus spotify why the popular streamer is removing his music. and more than 80 years after pearl
made if those fans who streamed her songs downloaded them? let s bring in abc s rebecca jarvis. reporter: taylor swift now shaking off spotify. reporter: pulling her entire catalog from the streaming service and its 40 million users. swift s new album 1989 has already sold 1.3 million copies. streamed, swift makes $175,000. versus the $10 million she makes selling it on itunes for $12.99 an album. swift isn t the first artist to give spotify the cold solder. beyonce, coldplay and jimmy buffett keeping their music off the site, too. some openly criticizing the company for not paying artists their fair share. a point we pressed last month. you are writing the code but not the music. same with a record store.
so, same time next week? well, of course. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to feed the pig okay. some are calling it a music industry smackdown. taylor swift versus spotify. now she s shaking off the music streaming service. she s pulling her music over pricing. how much more would she have
a record store sold a record and kept 30%. they weren t making the music either. reporter: streaming may be the future of music. album sales are down 14% this year alone while subscription services like spotify are up 57%. for now spotify just hoping their love story with taylor isn t over. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. in my pilates class, the instructor uses pandora and she swears by it because you can use other people s music list. it s interesting that she chose to she doesn t have to do it. she just doesn t have to. everybody was up in arms. that was a really big deal for the recording industry. made me realize how uncool i was because i don t use either of these. you are so cool, reena. can you detect sarcasm? it s not sarcasm. coming up in the mix, the millionaire who is sweeping the streets. really?