Taylor Swift finally owns all her music
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Taylor Swift has regained ownership of her music catalog. This includes albums released between 2006 and 2017. The move ends a long battle that began in 2019. Jack Antonoff shared a video of Swift singing to celebrate.
Back in 2005, Swift—who was 15 at the time—signed her first record deal with Big Machine Records, a Nashville-based label co-founded by Scott Borchetta. Like most artists, Swift had to sign away the rights to her master recordings, a standard part of music industry deals.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening. I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made... now belongs... to me,
Good karma has come back around for Taylor Swift . Nearly six years after her catalog was sold to Scooter Braun, sparking a series of re-recordings that helped usher in a new era of artists taking ownership over their work, Swift has regained control of her masters.