In 2019, her former label Big Machine sold the master recordings of her first six studio albums to Scooter Braun, who later sold them to the private equity firm Shamrock Holdings. At the time, Swift couldn’t see that the circle would close with Shamrock selling the albums back to her.

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about all the questions that remain after Taylor's blockbuster reclamation of her masters.

Taylor Swift announced Friday she has bought back her first six studio albums, the masters of which were sold to celebrity manager Scooter Braun in 2019 and later to Shamrock Capital.