Taylor Swift has officially recovered the rights of its first six albums. A historical moment in his career that he celebrated with a private dinner in New York, accompanied by Selena Gomez, one of her closest friends.
The meeting took place at the restaurant Monkey Bara classic Manhattan place founded in 1936, known for its sophisticated atmosphere and its letter Centered on seafood, meat and pasta. Although the establishment announced on its website that it would close the public at 18:30 for a “private event”, it has not been confirmed whether it was for the presence of the artists.
A photograph published in the social network X shows Swift, 35, and Gomez, 32, sharing a conversation in front. The image portrays Taylor with a gesture of surprise as he seals listens carefully. Beyond the gastronomic, the appointment seems to have had a strong emotional content.
Hours before, Swift shared a handwritten letter in its official site announcing that, after years of conflict, the masters of their original albums –Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Reputation– They were under their control again.
“For 20 years I dreamed of this moment. Many times I was so close … just to see him fade. But now all that was left behind. All the music I have done … now it belongs to me,” he wrote.
According to Billboardthe repurchase process would have meant an investment of 360 million dollarsconsolidating one of the most decisive movements in defense of artistic rights in the recent music industry.
Selena Gomez soon shows her support, publishing on Instagram that she felt “So proud” of her friend’s achievement. Travis Kelce, the singer’s partner, reacted with a “like” the publication of Taylor surrounded by the covers of her albums, in what was read as a gesture of public support.
The battle for the masters began in 2019when producer Scooter Braun bought the Big Machine Records record, thus obtaining the rights to Swift’s initial albums. Shortly after, he sold them to the investment firm Shamrock Capital. The artist denounced to have been excluded from the process and accused Braun of having stripped her of her life.
Now, Taylor Swift writes a decisive page in that story. With his original recordings already under his name, the gesture of sitting down with an intimate friend seems more than a celebration: it is a way to close a cycle.
Drafting (Agencies)
