TheTwitter beef between Malik and Harris began in the morning when Malik took a jab at Harris' girlfriend Taylor Swift. Malik, it appears, is not fond of the way she demanded favorable royalty rights from iTunes and other streaming services.

Malik it seems, prefers a more selfless approach to the business of music making. He retweeted a post from @FemaleTexts which compared Swift's business acumen to Miley Cyrus' laissez faire attitude toward record sales.