Now we can baptize on May 30 as Swiftie Independence Day. Because this is a historical moment for pop culture. Taylor Swift He has just announced that She owns the official owner of all the masters of her first six albums. Those who snatched him in 2019 when his former label, Big Machine Records, sold his catalog without consulting it.
After years of struggle, regrabations, and others, finally Taylor Swift recovers the total control of his art.
How did Taylor Swift lose his masters?
The story is already known by many, but the Reca is still so that we understand the magnitude of the moment. In 2019, Big Machine was sold to Scooter Braunwho immediately He took the masters of the first six Taylor Swift albums, that is, his complete discography until Reputation. And so, without more, the artist lost control of years of work.
The scandal was capital. Taylor spoke on several occasions and, as a solution, the epic mission of Rewitch all those albums, throwing them like taylor’s version. We already saw shine again to Fearless, Grid, Speak Now and 1989each with the songs of the trunk that in his time did not include in the records.
But now, with this new update, Taylor has confirmed that he already has full control of his music: masters, videos, photographs, Everything belongs again.
“All the music I have made … now it belongs to me … to me. And all my musical videos. All the closet films. Memories and photography. Unpublished songs. Every small detail. Magic. Loconess. Each era. The work of my whole life.”
What will happen to the remaining re -regions?
Now, what everyone was curious and desired: Reputation (Taylor’s version). Calm, Taylor explained that he is not ready. Although he was already working on the re -region, he said that It has cost him a lot to meet that albumas specific in his life. He confessed that he doesn’t really know if he will ever see the light, and maybe whatever it will be the from the vault of this era.
“To be perfectly honest, It is the only album of those first six that I thought could not be improved by re -regulatingso he kept lengthening him. ”
The important thing is that she is no longer obliged to get him out of contract or strategy: now it is for pure love for his work.
As for his debut album, Taylor also confirmed that the re -record is already finished. His homonymous album Taylor Swift You are ready to leave when the universe considers it appropriate. “I’ve finished completely re -register my debut albumand I really love how it sounds “wrote.
How much did it cost Taylor Swift to recover his music?
The exact figure is still a mystery. Some rumors pointed to a negotiation of 600 million dollars, but means such as The Guardian They denied the data. For its part, Variety He said that It was a “fair and reasonable” pricewithout giving more details.
Remember that at the time, Scooter Braun sold the catalog to Shamrock Capital for about 300 million dollarsso make their bets.
Of course, this chapter marks a before and after in the struggle of the artists for the control of their work. Taylor Swift not only recovered his art, but became Resistance symbol in the music industry. At the tip of talent, strategy and courage, now you can say that everything – each letter, every note, each video – is yours.
And well, if you want to celebrate with it, you know what to do: they will listen All are from Taylor. ALL. “The best things that have been mine … finally are”.
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