After years of fighting for her music rights, Taylor Swift has successfully bought back the master recordings of her first six albums. This achievement marks a significant milestone in her career, allowing her full control over her entire catalogue for the first time. Swift initially lost the rights in 2019 when Big Machine sold them to Scooter Braun, a situation she described as her worst case scenario. The return of her masters comes as part of a deal with Shamrock Capital, where she expressed gratitude for the respectful dealings throughout the process, contrasting her past experiences in the industry.
Swift described the sale to Braun as her worst case scenario, and said she had not been given the opportunity to buy her work outright, but to earn one album back for each new album she recorded for the label.
All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy.
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