“All the music I once did … now it belongs to me,” were the words written by singer Taylor Swift, after recovering the copyright of her first 6 albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and reputation.
Now, many fans were surprised Upon learning that all this time, the songs they loved so much, did not belong to the pop star. The entire controversy began after Swift expressed, through his social networks, his impotence and disagreement with the fact that “the work of his life” did not belong to him.
When Taylor Swift lost his rights
With only 15 years, the singer was already a musical promise in the United States. So it was not strange that several record stamps will bet on their potential offering millionaire contracts to a teenager who perfectly understood the art of music, but not that of the industry.
The winner was the Big Machine Label Group label, founded and directed by Scott Borchetta, who in 2006 convinced Taylor to sign a contract where she gave him, Vitalicia, the property of the masters of his first 6 albums.
Some think it was too young to understand the dimension of that decision, other fans ensure that managers persuaded the young woman and her parents with sums of money that then did not correspond to the success that would become Taylor Swift. However, it is valid to clarify that these practices were quite common at the time, since streaming platforms was still very premature.
However, Swift’s relationship with his parents has always been quite close. And as far as you know, your relationship With Scotta Scottta, I never present personal offenses or ill -treatment. Of course, until 2018, when the legal lawsuit began.
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12 years passed and the singer was already the most valuable artist of Big Machine Label Group. His contract had already expired and was offered to renew. But Swift did not feel complete, and in 2018, he chose to leave with the dispute record records.
When Swift learned that Scooter Braun had merged with Big Machine Label Group, and bought the label from his friend Borchetta for 300 million dollars, she did not hesitate to complain and express her discontent and injustice. But why?
“He (Braun) is the very definition of toxic male privilege in our industry. He stripped me of my life’s work.”
Now, Swift also argued that she had offered to buy her music first than Braun, and that because she is the intellectual author, priority should have been given before the manager.
- That he He had offered a large sum of money and part of the company to the singer, Everything so that he did not leave, but that he respects his decision to look for new horizons, and wished him the best on the way.
- He also argued that The artist perfectly seized her friendship with Braun, And I didn’t understand why the business bothered him so much.
- The most controversial of all, and that supports the previous one, is that Taylor’s father was part of the board of directors of the label, as it was a shareholder. This allowed him to have previous knowledge of the arrival Da Braun to the company, so why didn’t he tell his daughter or oppose the decision? (as far as you understand).
The lawyer hard almost 7 years. In which the singer never stop fighting. Until finally a couple of days ago he announced that his victory was official.
With regard to Braun, the same businesses were in charge of getting it out. In 2020, the private capital firm Shamrock Capital, dedicated to risk capital investments, especially in the music industry, bought Big Machine Label Group and left out Scooter.
So far the artist has made no more statements. And the future of his albums is still uncertain, it is not known if he will re -record them or make certain adjustments. What is a certainty is that your happiness is genuine.
