Through a handwritten message, the artist confirmed that, after an arduous fight, she managed to buy all the recordings, musical videos and unpublished material that she has produced during her almost 20 years of career.
Taylor Swift He confirmed Friday that he has become the total owner of all his recorded music, including his albums, musical videos and unpublished material, after almost 20 years of efforts.
The American singer shared the news with her fans Through a handwritten letterwhere he expressed the emotion and relief that this achievement produced, describing it as a moment “of Dulce Victoria”.
“Everything I always wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to, someday, to be able to buy my music directly, without ties, without partners, with full autonomy,” the artist wrote in her message.
Swift thanked his team, as well as Shamrock Capital, the investment firm that facilitated the purchase of its musical catalog, highlighting that the operation was carried out with transparency and mutual respect.
The announcement marks a milestone in the race of the interpreter of Cruel Summer, Blank Space and Love Story, who in recent years had dedicated himself to refrabing his first albums under the seal Taylor’s versionafter the sale of the rights of their original recordings.
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These relaunches have been well received by both critics and their fans, and have promoted a new discussion in the music industry about intellectual property and the rights of artists about their works.
And what about the albums that did not have their own Taylor’s version?
The 34 -year -old star also addressed the current state of her album Reputation (2017) and his homonymous debut album (2006), two projects that occupy a prominent place in their catalog.
Regarding ReputationSwift explained that he has only recorded some songs from the album, and pointed out that this album is deeply linked to a very specific moment of his life and that he has had difficulty finding adequate motivation to reinterpret it.
“All that rebellion, that revenge to be understood while I felt deliberately misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shameful and mischievous darkness … to be honest, it is the only album of those first six that I thought could not be improved by refraging it,” he said.
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Despite this, Swift explained that, at some point, it will release the unpublished songs that are part of that musical project. However, he wanted to make it clear that, If you decide to re -record itit will be only as “a celebration” and not from a place of sadness or nostalgia.
On the other hand, he explained that he already completely rewritten his debut album, TAylor Swift (2006), and expressed his enthusiasm for the final result. “I really love how it sounds now,” he said.
The singer concluded her message highlighting that this victory is not only personal, but has served as inspiration for other artists fighting to recover the rights of their work. “Every step we took and brought us here,” said Swift.
Letter published by Taylor Swift in his official located | Tas
Translation of the full letter published by Taylor Swift
“Hello.
I am trying to get my thoughts in something consistent, but right now my mind is just a succession of images. A wave of memories of every time I dreamed of this, I wanted it and prayed for an opportunity to tell you this news. Every time I was so close, trying to reach it, just to see it fading. I almost stopped thinking that this could happen once, after 20 years of waiting while the carrot was in front and then was removed. But all that already left behind. Since I knew that this was really happening, I have been crying with joy at random intervals. I can really say these words:
All the music I have made … now it belongs to me … to me.
And all my musical videos.
All concert movies.
The behind cameras and photography.
The unpublished songs.
Memories. The magic. Madness.
The whole work of my life.
To say that this is a sweet moment of victory is to be quite restrained. For my fans, you know how important this has been for me – so much that I meticulously rewritten and launched four of my albums, calling them Taylor’s version. The passionate support they gave to these albums and the success story that they turned into The Eras Tour is the reason I could buy my music again. I cannot thank you enough for helping me to gather with this art that I have dedicated my life, but I had never possessed so far.
Everything I always wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to, someday, to be able to buy my music directly, without ties, without partners, with full autonomy. I will be eternally grateful to the Shamrock Capital team for being the first people who offered me this. The way we handled each interaction was honest, fair and respectful. For them it was a business, but for me it was the opportunity to meet with my past work, my memories and decades of dreams. I am infinitely grateful. My team is everything to me, and the Shamrock team also deserves a lot of credit in all this.
I know, I know. What about REP TV? With total transparency: I have not even opened a quarter of that project. The reputation album was so specific to that moment of my life, that every time I tried to revise it, I found a stop point. All that rebellion, that revenge to be understood while I felt deliberately misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shameful and mischievous darkness. To be honest, it is the only album of those first six that I thought could not be improved by re -recording it. Not music, nor videos, nor visuals. So I still postpone it. There will be a time to show you the unpublished songs of that album too. I have already completely re -recorded my debut album, and I really love how it sounds now. These two albums can still have their time to resurface when it is the right time, in a way that excites us all. But if that happens, it will not be from a place of sadness and longing, or what I would have liked to be. It will only be a celebration now.
I am deeply touched by the conversations that this story has lit in the industry, between artists and fans. Every time a new artist tells me that he decided to own his master recordings in his record contract thanks to this fight, I remember how important it was that all this happened. Thank you for being interested in something that used to be considered too “centered in the industry” for a wide discussion. They will never know how much it means to me that they have worried. Every step we took and brought us here.
Thanks to you, to your good will, teamwork and encouragement, the best things that were once mine, they are finally really.
With emotion and amazement,
Taylor ”.
