Taylor Swift has officially announced that she owns her first six studio albums, the same that marked the beginning and consolidation of her career. This news comes after a long dispute for the rights of her original recordings, which led her to undertake one of the most ambitious projects of her career: the refrabation of part of her catalog in order to recover total control over her work. According to information published by BillboardTaylor acquired the rights for approximately 360 million dollars.
In an emotional message he published on his official website, he thanked the support of his fans and recognized the complex of the legal process, but also the justice with which he was handled: “All the work of my life… now it belongs to me. (…) To say that this is the dream of a superstar meticulously again and again, calling him ‘Taylor’s version’. The passionate support they have provided to those albums and songs over the years gave life to ‘The Eras TouR ‘, and that’s what makes me come back now. I greatly thank you for helping me to meet again with this art that I have dedicated my life, but I had never possessed so far. ”He thanked.
AND ‘Reputation (Taylor’s version) ‘?
During the American Music Awards, many fans expected Taylor Swift to announce the so early Reputation (Taylor’s version). The theories were everywhere and the signals seemed clear, but the announcement never arrived. However, Swift took the opportunity to address the issue of missing re-regulations.
About ‘Reputation ‘it was totally honest: “I have not re-managed even a quarter of it.” He explained that this album is deeply linked to a specific moment of his life, so personal and emotional that, for a while, he thought he could not improve it even re-registering it. However, now that he is finally owned by the material, and taking into account the enormous expectation of his audience, he raises the possibility of sharing unpublished songs if his fans are willing to receive them. “These two albums can still have their moment if the energy allows it, and I think that moment will come soon. This is already very exciting for me. But it is strange to move from a place of sadness and yearn to one in which I could have lost everything. Now it will only be a celebration.”
About ‘Taylor Swift’ (Album), revealed that it is already completely re-registered and that it is satisfied with the result, but that it will launch it at the right time.
He also stressed being deeply moved by the impact that his history has had on the music industry. “Every time a new artist tells me that he has negotiated to recover his own masters in his musical contracts due to my fight, they remind me how important this process has been,” he said. This testimony reflects an important change in the awareness of the importance of musicians having control and property about their own work from the beginning.
The Battle of Taylor represents an important advance for the music industry and the rights of artists. It is a fight that she has carried out for years, and that today highlights the need for musicians to have greater power over their own work.
With this new stage, Swift not only closes a chapter that deeply impacted his life and career, but also leaves a powerful precedent within the music industry about the importance of authorship and intellectual property for artists.
