Taylor Swift buys back rights to old music
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Carole King praised Taylor Swift after the pop star announced on May 30 that she got her masters back. 'You continue to inspire!' the 'Tapestry' musician wrote on Instagram.
Taylor Swift has regained control of her music catalog six years after a controversy surrounding her masters and retired music manager Scooter Braun. Braun, a high-profile industry veteran who has managed the careers of pop stars from Justin Bieber to Ariana Grande, is at the middle of the dispute that pushed Swift to rerecord four of her albums.
Shamrock first purchased Swift's recordings in 2020 amid her feud with music executive Scooter Braun. The two had been at odds since Braun purchased Big Machine Label Group in 2019, Swift's former record label, assuming the rights to her master recordings.
Taylor Swift is now the proud owner of her entire catalog of music, roughly six years after she protested the sale of her master recordings by her former record label.
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In a heartfelt letter to fans, Taylor Swift said she bought back her recordings, and explained why she hasn't dropped 'Reputation (Taylor's Version).'
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Taylor Swift is enjoying her “Reputation” era again after breaking the news that she now owns her master recordings.Swift announced in a May 30 letter on her website that after re-recording four of her albums — dubbed “Taylor’s Version” — she bought back all of her masters,
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez reunited for a girls' night out as they dined at a restaurant in New York City on Saturday, May 31.