US EditionTaylor Swift buys back her master recordings
- On Friday, Taylor Swift revealed that she regained ownership of the original recordings from her initial six albums by acquiring them from Shamrock Capital, reclaiming control over her early music catalog.
- The purchase followed a lengthy dispute after her original masters were sold in 2019 to Scooter Braun, who later sold them to Shamrock Capital without offering Swift a chance to buy them.
- Swift has re-recorded four of these albums, releasing them as "Taylor's Version" to reclaim ownership and control of her work since leaving Big Machine Label Group in 2018.
- She called the purchase her "greatest dream come true" and expressed deep gratitude toward Shamrock Capital for handling the deal honestly and respectfully.
- This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Swift's career, underscoring artists’ struggles for ownership and sparking industry-wide conversations about master recording rights.
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Taylor Swift acquires rights to music catalog, ending six-year battle with labels, industry executives
Taylor Swift announced she has regained ownership of her master recordings for $360 million, ending a six-year dispute that sparked her re-recording project and global superstardom.
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Taylor Swift finally owns it all: Every album, every song, every era
Swifties have plenty to celebrate on Friday as Taylor Swift announced that she now owns the master recordings of her first six albums after years of trying and failing to buy them. Swift posted the news to her website, explaining that she was able to purchase the original versions of the albums from Shamrock Capital, the private equity firm that bought the recordings from music manager Scooter Braun in 2020 for at least $300 million. In an emot…
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