Taylor Swift has purchased again her grasp recordings. She made the announcement with a word on her web site, sharing fortunately, “The entire music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” It’s the primary time she has ever owned the rights to all of her personal music. Discover the complete assertion beneath.
Infamously, in 2019, Scooter Braun’s media holding firm, Ithaca Holdings LLC, acquired Huge Machine Label Group. With that acquisition got here the rights to Swift’s first six studio albums. Swift denounced the acquisition and criticized Braun and his “bullying.” She additionally stated, “Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given a chance to purchase. Primarily, my musical legacy is about to lie within the arms of somebody who tried to dismantle it.” (In a brand new assertion, concerning Swift’s acquisition of her masters, Braun stated, “I’m pleased for her.”)
Following the acquisition, Swift—who left Huge Machine Label Group in 2018 to signal a take care of Common Music Group—pledged to re-record her albums in order that she may personal the brand new grasp recordings. She made it two-thirds of the way in which by way of, releasing new editions of Fearless, Pink, Converse Now, and 1989. In keeping with her announcement, she completed the brand new model of her self-titled debut, however isn’t but positive when it may very well be launched. She additionally stated she didn’t but end re-recording Popularity—a re-recorded album that was extensively anticipated to return out quickly as a consequence of her previewing of “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Model).”
Earlier than Swift launched any of her Taylor’s Model albums, nonetheless, Braun and his firm offered the musician’s masters to the Los Angeles funding agency Shamrock Capitol. On the time of the acquisition, Shamrock stated, “Taylor Swift is a transcendent artist with a timeless catalog. We made this funding as a result of we imagine within the immense worth and alternative that comes along with her work.”
In her assertion at present, Swift thanked “everybody at Shamrock Capital for being the primary individuals to ever provide this to me. The best way they’ve dealt with each interplay we’ve had has been trustworthy, truthful, and respectful.”
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