Taylor Swift Covers ‘TIME’, Talks Spotify, Sexism And Defends Nicki Minaj And Iggy Azalea

Taylor Swift has essentially taken over the world, so it should come as no surprise that the 1989 singer-songstress is staring out at us on the cover of TIME this week.

In the accompanying interview, the always well-spoken Swif tackles a bunch of subjects that her name’s been attached to in the headlines as of late, including her recent catalog pull-out from Spotify. “I tried it and I didn’t like the way it felt. I think there should be an inherent value placed on art,” she says.

She also discusses the difficulty of being a women in music (“I have female role models. I just struggle to find a woman in music who hasn’t been completely picked apart by the media”), and what she considers to be “a feminist issue” in regards to the perception of her songwriting skills, defending some fellow female pop stars along the way. “It’s a little discouraging that females have to work so much harder to prove that they do their own things. I see Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea having to prove that they write their own raps or their own lyrics, and it makes me sad, because they shouldn’t have to justify it,” she explained.

As for her own image, Taylor is mindful of doing anything that could disappoint her loved ones (and possible future family), which is why you probably won’t see her posing topless anytime soon. “I’m sure there will be things that my grandkids make fun of me for no matter what, but I’d really rather it be, ‘Look how awkward your dancing was in the ‘Shake It Off’ video! You look so weird, Grandma!’ rather than ‘Grandma, is that your nipple?’”

Check out the full interview over at TIME, and let us know what you think in the comments below.