This is how Taylor Swift could recover his original recordings after years of conflict with Scooter Braun
Page Six He informed that according to sources close to the singer they revealed that Taylor Swift You will finally have the opportunity to recover the rights of the original masters of its first six albums, after a conflict of years with the musical executive Scooter Braun.
The dispute dates back to 2019, when Braun acquired Big Machine Label Group “The record company where the famous signed at age 15,” for more than 300 million dollars.
This purchase included album masters Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Grid, 1989 and Reputationrecordings that the singer did not have the option to acquire before the sale, as stated at the time.
By feeling betrayed and without control over your own work, Taylor Swift He launched a bold and unprecedented strategy: to re -record his albums to recover the creative and economic control of his catalog.
Thus the “Taylor’s version”, Which were not only a commercial success, but also a symbolic movement that revived the debate on the rights of artists in the music industry.
Now, six years later, the story could take an unexpected turn. The investment firm Shamrock capital —Who bought the masters from Braun in 2020 – he is willing to sell them again. And surprisingly, one of the main drivers of this possible negotiation is the own Scooter Braun.
“It is interesting that Scooter, who was originally in the center of controversy, is now motivating that this agreement be completed,” said a source close to the process.
The negotiations would be ongoing so that you interpret it of “cruel summer” acquires the rights of their first works, in a treatment that could range between 600 million and one billion dollars.
If specified, the artist would not only consolidate her power within the musical business, but also maximize her income for royalty.
According to consultant Clayton Durant, from Cad Management, “if you manage to recover its original masters and join them to the re -recorded versions that it already owns, Taylor would exponentially increase its benefits. She already wins with the new versions, but having both catalogs would give her total control over her work.”
It should be noted that this possible business reconciliation arrives at a strategic moment. Just a few days ago, it premiered in the series The Handmaid’s Tale The first re -region of Reputation (Taylor’s version), A new extended version of “What You Made Me Do”, A song that originally reflected Swift’s wrath after feeling betrayed by the industry.
At the time, Taylor Swift accused Scooter Braun If “the definition of toxic male privilege in our industry” and said that his musical legacy was sold without being offered the possibility of acquiring it.
However, new revelations and a recent documentary have questioned that version, suggesting that he could have had knowledge of the sale, and even his father, Scott Swift “Big Machine action,” I would have obtained millionaire profits with the transaction.
Beyond legal nuances, the possible return of the masters at the hands of the singer would be a symbolic triumph.
