Taylor Swift It has given the industry a valuable lesson to learn: you can’t do back business to artists. And much less against artists. Six years after the start of controversy everything can end up returning to how it was. And if the singer recovers its original catalog, Will it be the end of the taylor’s version?
Will it continue with the re -regions if you manage to recover the original masters? Until now, Swift has launched new versions of Fearless, Red, Speak Now, 1989 and reputationall with great success. However, if you manage to acquire the rights of the originals, you could choose to stop the project or give it a new approach.
According to sources close to the singer, there is a real possibility that the dispute for the rights of her first recordings ends the artist recovering control of the original masters of her first six albums. The same that gave rise to their re -region project known as Taylor’s version.
The controversy began In 2019, when music businessman Scooter Braun acquired Big Machine Label Groupthe record with which Swift signed at age 15. This operation, valued in more than 300 million dollarsincluded the rights of albums Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and reputation. The singer publicly denounced that she did not have the opportunity to buy her recordings before the sale was completed.
In response, Swift undertook an unprecedented strategy: asking his audience not to consume his original works and re -regret his albums to recover the artistic and financial control of his work. This initiative was not only a commercial success, but also became a symbol of resistance to the practices of the music industry that limit the rights of artists about their own work.
Now, six years later, the panorama could change radically. Shamrock capitalthe investment firm that bought the masters from Braun in 2020, would be willing to sell them again. The most surprising thing is that Braun himself would be promoting this possible transaction, despite having been the center of the controversy at the time.
Of specifying the agreement, Swift could recover the rights of its original recordings for a figure that would range between 600 million and one billion dollars. This movement would not only reinforce its position as one of the most powerful figures in the industry, but also allow it to maximize its Royalties income.
For now, negotiations are still ongoing, and the outcome could be known in the coming months. What is clear is that Taylor Swift continues to redefine the rules of the game, not only with his music, but also with his firm defense of the rights of artists.
