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the masters to Taylor\u2019s first six <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/\">studio albums<\/a> were acquired by talent manager Scooter Braun as part of his purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine Records<\/a>, Taylor\u2019s record label until 2018. Taylor revealed that she had been attempting to buy back her masters since she was a teenager, but Big Machine had reportedly offered terms she considered unfavorable. She publicly condemned Braun\u2019s acquisition, calling him an \u201cincessant, manipulative bully.\u201d Big Machine\u2019s former president Scott Borchetta claimed that Taylor had passed on an opportunity to purchase the masters herself, a statement that was later proven false. The controversy sparked extensive media coverage and public debate, bringing attention to issues of artists\u2019 rights, intellectual property, and industry ethics.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b46d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9b46d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__9b46d50\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80555b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80555b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2005, Taylor signed a 13-year record deal with Big Machine Records, a Nashville-based label led by Scott Borchetta. The contract granted Big Machine the rights to Taylor\u2019s first six albums in exchange for a cash advance. Between 2006 and 2017, she released six studio albums under the label: <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/taylor-swift-album\/\"><em>Taylor Swift<\/em><\/a> (2006), <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/\"><em>Fearless<\/em> <\/a>(2008), <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/\"><em>Speak Now<\/em><\/a> (2010), <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/\"><em>RED<\/em> <\/a>(2012), <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\"><em>1989<\/em> <\/a>(2014), and <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/\"><em>reputation<\/em> <\/a>(2017).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b0f6301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9850993148\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca9ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ca9ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acquisition of Big Machine Records<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830f950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"830f950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s decision to re-record her early albums was sparked by the dispute over the ownership of her master recordings. In 2018, she parted ways with Big Machine Records, the label she had been signed to since the start of her career, and signed a new contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/universal-music-group\/\">Universal Music Group<\/a>. Crucially, this deal ensured that she would own the master recordings of any future albums released through <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a>, Universal\u2019s subsidiary.\n<br><br>\nIn 2019, just as Taylor was preparing to release her seventh studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/\">Lover<\/a><\/em>, talent manager Scooter Braun\u2019s company acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters to Taylor\u2019s first six albums. The sale sparked a highly publicized dispute, as Taylor had long been vocal about her desire for full artistic and business control over her work:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb86f3 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"3eb86f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abFor years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and \u2018earn\u2019 one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums. [...] When I left my masters in Scott\u2019s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. [...] Thankfully, I am now signed to a label that believes I should own anything I create. Thankfully, I left my past in Scott\u2019s hands and not my future. And hopefully, young artists or kids with musical dreams will read this and learn about how to better protect themselves in a negotiation. You deserve to own the art you make.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift, June 30, 2019 (Tumblr)<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8680430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8680430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn response, Borchetta published a blog post titled \u201cIt\u2019s Time For Some Truth\u201d on the Big Machine website. On June 25, 2019, Big Machine shareholders and Braun\u2019s Ithaca Holdings held a phone call regarding the transaction. Taylor\u2019s father, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/family\/scott-swift\/\">Scott Swift<\/a>, who held a 4% minority stake in Big Machine, did not join the call due to a \u201cvery strict\u201d non-disclosure agreement. A final call took place on June 28, during which Scott Swift was represented by a lawyer from Taylor\u2019s management company, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/13-management\/\">13 Management<\/a>.\n<br><br>\nBorchetta later claimed that he had texted Taylor on June 29, challenging her assertion that she had been unaware of Braun\u2019s acquisition beforehand. He denied that Taylor had been hostile toward Braun and shared a text message he alleged Taylor sent before signing with Republic Records, in which she supposedly agreed to a seven-year contract with Big Machine on the condition that she retained ownership of her audiovisual works. Borchetta said he countered with a ten-year contract offer. The authenticity of the text message has not been independently verified, and the statements have been widely viewed as an attempt to cast doubt on Taylor\u2019s account of events.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be9faae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"be9faae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc9712\" data-id=\"cfc9712\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72183ff elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72183ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor_Swift_7-Kopie-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-302\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor_Swift_7-Kopie-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor_Swift_7-Kopie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor_Swift_7-Kopie-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4276666\" data-id=\"4276666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30981a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e30981a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/taylorweb034-Kopie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/taylorweb034-Kopie.jpg 638w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/taylorweb034-Kopie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/taylorweb034-Kopie-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4798af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4798af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subsequent Disputes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f459c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f459c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn November 2019, Taylor accused Braun and Borchetta of blocking her from performing her older songs at the <em>American Music Awards<\/em> and from using her early material in the 2020 documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/videography\/filmography\/miss-americana\/\"><em>Miss Americana<\/em><\/a>. Big Machine initially denied the claims but later stated they had \u201cagreed to grant all licenses of their artists\u2019 performances\u201d for streaming and rebroadcast\u2014without specifically mentioning Taylor. Dick Clark Productions, the awards\u2019 producer, disputed ever approving such a statement.\n<br><br>\nFollowing the controversy, Braun said he had received death threats from fans and sought to discuss the matter with Taylor. In April 2020, Big Machine released <em>Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008<\/em>, a live album Taylor said she had not authorized, condemning it as \u201cshameless greed.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a098a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a098a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9850993148\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8170617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Change Master Ownership and Sales<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb740d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb740d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFollowing the initial acquisition of Taylor\u2019s first six studio albums by Scooter Braun\u2019s Ithaca Holdings in 2019, the masters changed hands several times, each sale further fueling the controversy surrounding her back catalog. In October 2020, Braun sold the masters to Shamrock Capital for $405 million, a move Taylor described as \u201cout of her hands\u201d and emblematic of the industry\u2019s disregard for artists\u2019 control over their work. She was reportedly offered an equity stake in the deal but declined, unwilling to maintain a financial connection to Braun or Ithaca Holdings.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2ad3f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e2ad3f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8dd547\" data-id=\"e8dd547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8c814 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae8c814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nice-taylor-swift-photoshoot-full-hd-wallpaper-1080p-hd-background-Kopie.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1868b0b\" data-id=\"1868b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57adb5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57adb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/u-Kopie.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e61df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e61df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Re-Recording of Back Catalog<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d3328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d3328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter the multiple sales of her masters, Taylor embarked on an unprecedented plan to regain control over her early work: re-recording her first six studio albums. The decision was both strategic and personal. By creating new versions\u2014branded as \u201cTaylor\u2019s Version\u201d\u2014she could reclaim ownership of her songs, while simultaneously devaluing the original masters that were held by Scooter Braun and later Shamrock Capital.\n<br><br>\nThe re-recordings allowed Taylor to reimagine her music on her own terms, giving her full creative and financial control over the recordings. Fans quickly embraced the new versions, streaming and purchasing them in record numbers, effectively shifting the commercial value away from the original masters. Songs like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/fearless-album\/fearless-songs\/love-story\/\">Love Story (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/red-taylors-version\/all-too-well-ten-minute-version\/\">All Too Well (10 Minute Version)<\/a>\u201d not only charted again, but also became cultural events, cementing the re-recordings as a bold statement of artistic autonomy.\n<br><br>\nThrough this approach, Taylor accomplished more than just reclaiming her back catalog. She turned a personal and professional setback into a powerful demonstration of how artists can assert ownership over their work, inspire fans to rally behind them, and reshape industry practices regarding master recordings.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944d3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"944d3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9850993148\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dd85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3dd85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reactions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491fbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491fbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s public opposition to the acquisition of her masters was widely regarded as groundbreaking. While disputes over master ownership have long affected artists such as Prince, The Beatles, Janet Jackson, and Def Leppard, Taylor was one of the few to make her battle so public. Her posts sparked support from peers like Selena Gomez, Halsey, Sky Ferreira, and Iggy Azalea, who agreed that artists should own their music, while others, including Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato, defended Braun\u2019s character and insisted the matter wasn\u2019t personal. Inspired by Taylor\u2019s fight, Olivia Rodrigo negotiated to own her own masters, and Joe Jonas expressed interest in re-recording the Jonas Brothers\u2019 catalog.\n<br><br>\n<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> named the masters dispute one of the 50 most important music industry moments of the 2010s, noting that Taylor leveraged her fanbase and visibility to assert herself as a self-made artist. <em>The Guardian<\/em> highlighted how the dispute reflected a shift in the digital era, where artists increasingly claim ownership and reduce reliance on labels. <em>Variety<\/em> observed that Taylor\u2019s public re-recordings empowered fans to influence business disputes, while <em>Elle<\/em> and <em>The New Yorker<\/em> praised the \u201c(Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d branding as ingenious. <em>Money Marketing<\/em> noted the controversy as an instructive lesson in risky investing.\n<br><br>\nSeveral of Taylor\u2019s 2020 songs reference the dispute. On <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/folklore-album\/\">folklore<\/a><\/em>, critics highlighted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/folklore-album\/folklore-songs\/my-tears-ricochet\/\">my tears ricochet<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/folklore-album\/folklore-songs\/mad-woman\/\">mad woman<\/a>\u201d for nods to Borchetta and Braun, while <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/evermore\/\">evermore<\/a><\/em>\u2019s bonus track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/evermore\/evermore-songs\/it-is-time-to-go\/\">it\u2019s time to go<\/a>\u201d encapsulates her defiance: <em>\u201cNow he sits on his throne in his palace of bones, praying to his greed. He\u2019s got my past frozen behind glass, but I\u2019ve got me.\u201d<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-267e05f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"267e05f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c713e7d\" data-id=\"c713e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96da61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e96da61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/full-Kopie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/full-Kopie.jpg 852w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/full-Kopie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/full-Kopie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/full-Kopie-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25fc9f\" data-id=\"d25fc9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7df18 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb7df18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05b9a9f1432fa5afd12739ae70b61df6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05b9a9f1432fa5afd12739ae70b61df6.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05b9a9f1432fa5afd12739ae70b61df6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05b9a9f1432fa5afd12739ae70b61df6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05b9a9f1432fa5afd12739ae70b61df6-768x769.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6b923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed6b923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acquisition by Taylor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff41830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff41830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn May 30, 2025, Taylor shared a monumental update through a letter posted to her official website: she finally owned it all. Every song, every master recording\u2014her entire life\u2019s work. The announcement marked the end of an eight-year battle that began when Big Machine sold the master recordings of her first six albums without her consent. After a six-year pursuit, she had successfully bought back her catalog from Shamrock Capital for $360 million. \u201cThe memories,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life\u2019s work.\u201d\n<br><br>\nThe significance of this moment cannot be overstated. Taylor\u2019s fight was never just about her own music. It was about reshaping the conversation around artistic ownership in the music industry. She stood for the rights of musicians to control the art they create, taking on a system that had long denied even the most legendary artists that power. From Prince to Joni Mitchell, generations of musicians had spoken about the importance of owning their masters, but few had ever achieved it.\n<br><br>\nAt just 35, Taylor had done what once seemed impossible: she reclaimed ownership of her legacy, setting a new precedent for artist autonomy in the modern music era.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54dd36f elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"54dd36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abAll of the music I\u2019ve ever made\u2026 now belongs\u2026 to me. To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it. To my fans, you know how important this has been to me\u2014so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor\u2019s Version. The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned 'The Eras Tour' into is why I was able to buy back my music. I can\u2019t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8909a elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"ee8909a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift (TIME, 2019)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzc4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RheWxvcnN3aWZ0c3dpdHplcmxhbmQuY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzExXC90dW1ibHJfcHNmd3c5Zno5ZTF5N3owcWNvMV8xMjgwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280-761x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3785\" alt=\"Taylor Swift (TIME, 2019)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tumblr_psfww9fz9e1y7z0qco1_1280.jpg 892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7cac5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c7cac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneral Information\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f736c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f736c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"infobox vevent haudio\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Year of Masters Sale by BMLG<\/th>\n<td class=\"plainlist\">2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Year of Masters Acquisition by Taylor<\/th>\n<td class=\"plainlist\">\n<div id=\"NavFrame1\" class=\"NavFrame collapsed\">2025<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Event<\/th>\n<td class=\"category hlist\">Scooter Braun acquired Taylor Swift\u2019s first six album masters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Source of Acquisition<\/th>\n<td class=\"category hlist\">Purchase of Big Machine Records, Taylor\u2019s former label until 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Taylor\u2019s Response<\/th>\n<td class=\"category hlist\">Re-recording her first six studio albums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b1ca1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64b1ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tRe-Recordings Announcement\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24aeda 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tOwnership Announcement\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed6582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-letter-debut.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift announces the ownership of all her music. 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Taylor revealed that she had been attempting to buy back her masters since she was a teenager, but Big Machine had reportedly offered terms she considered unfavorable. She publicly condemned Braun\u2019s acquisition, calling him an \u201cincessant, manipulative bully.\u201d Big Machine\u2019s former president Scott Borchetta claimed that Taylor had passed on an opportunity to purchase the masters herself, a statement that was later proven false. The controversy sparked extensive media coverage and public debate, bringing attention to issues of artists\u2019 rights, intellectual property, and industry ethics. Table of Contents Background In 2005, Taylor signed a 13-year record deal with Big Machine Records, a Nashville-based label led by Scott Borchetta. The contract granted Big Machine the rights to Taylor\u2019s first six albums in exchange for a cash advance. Between 2006 and 2017, she released six studio albums under the label: Taylor Swift (2006), Fearless (2008), Speak Now (2010), RED (2012), 1989 (2014), and reputation (2017). Acquisition of Big Machine Records Taylor\u2019s decision to re-record her early albums was sparked by the dispute over the ownership of her master recordings. In 2018, she parted ways with Big Machine Records, the label she had been signed to since the start of her career, and signed a new contract with Universal Music Group. Crucially, this deal ensured that she would own the master recordings of any future albums released through Republic Records, Universal\u2019s subsidiary. In 2019, just as Taylor was preparing to release her seventh studio album, Lover, talent manager Scooter Braun\u2019s company acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters to Taylor\u2019s first six albums. The sale sparked a highly publicized dispute, as Taylor had long been vocal about her desire for full artistic and business control over her work: \u00abFor years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and \u2018earn\u2019 one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums. [\u2026] When I left my masters in Scott\u2019s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. [\u2026] Thankfully, I am now signed to a label that believes I should own anything I create. Thankfully, I left my past in Scott\u2019s hands and not my future. And hopefully, young artists or kids with musical dreams will read this and learn about how to better protect themselves in a negotiation. You deserve to own the art you make.\u00bb Taylor Swift, June 30, 2019 (Tumblr) In response, Borchetta published a blog post titled \u201cIt\u2019s Time For Some Truth\u201d on the Big Machine website. On June 25, 2019, Big Machine shareholders and Braun\u2019s Ithaca Holdings held a phone call regarding the transaction. Taylor\u2019s father, Scott Swift, who held a 4% minority stake in Big Machine, did not join the call due to a \u201cvery strict\u201d non-disclosure agreement. A final call took place on June 28, during which Scott Swift was represented by a lawyer from Taylor\u2019s management company, 13 Management. Borchetta later claimed that he had texted Taylor on June 29, challenging her assertion that she had been unaware of Braun\u2019s acquisition beforehand. He denied that Taylor had been hostile toward Braun and shared a text message he alleged Taylor sent before signing with Republic Records, in which she supposedly agreed to a seven-year contract with Big Machine on the condition that she retained ownership of her audiovisual works. Borchetta said he countered with a ten-year contract offer. The authenticity of the text message has not been independently verified, and the statements have been widely viewed as an attempt to cast doubt on Taylor\u2019s account of events. Subsequent Disputes In November 2019, Taylor accused Braun and Borchetta of blocking her from performing her older songs at the American Music Awards and from using her early material in the 2020 documentary Miss Americana. Big Machine initially denied the claims but later stated they had \u201cagreed to grant all licenses of their artists\u2019 performances\u201d for streaming and rebroadcast\u2014without specifically mentioning Taylor. Dick Clark Productions, the awards\u2019 producer, disputed ever approving such a statement. Following the controversy, Braun said he had received death threats from fans and sought to discuss the matter with Taylor. In April 2020, Big Machine released Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008, a live album Taylor said she had not authorized, condemning it as \u201cshameless greed.\u201d Change Master Ownership and Sales Following the initial acquisition of Taylor\u2019s first six studio albums by Scooter Braun\u2019s Ithaca Holdings in 2019, the masters changed hands several times, each sale further fueling the controversy surrounding her back catalog. In October 2020, Braun sold the masters to Shamrock Capital for $405 million, a move Taylor described as \u201cout of her hands\u201d and emblematic of the industry\u2019s disregard for artists\u2019 control over their work. She was reportedly offered an equity stake in the deal but declined, unwilling to maintain a financial connection to Braun or Ithaca Holdings. Re-Recording of Back Catalog After the multiple sales of her masters, Taylor embarked on an unprecedented plan to regain control over her early work: re-recording her first six studio albums. The decision was both strategic and personal. By creating new versions\u2014branded as \u201cTaylor\u2019s Version\u201d\u2014she could reclaim ownership of her songs, while simultaneously devaluing the original masters that were held by Scooter Braun and later Shamrock Capital. 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