Taylor Swift is again in the center of the scene, but this time for a reason that could mark a before and after in his career. After years of dispute with Scooter Braun For the rights of its original recordings, a possibility arose where the artist could recover her first six albums.
According to the column of Page Sixdifferent sources close to the 35 -year -old singer revealed that It could be one step away from recovering the rights of its original recordings, after all its musical material has been acquired by Braun during 2019.
6 years later, the rights of the old Swift projects could be in their hands again. According to Shamrock capital(The firm that bought the recordings from the musical executive, after having acquired them) is willing to sell them again.
Different sources claim that One of the main drivers of that decision was Braun himself, who had been one of the main provocaters of the dispute. As estimated, the singer of All to Well would be in negotiation for the purchase of the rights of their old Masters through a sum that is around 600 million and one billion dollars.
The concretion of this purchase could benefit the artist in multiple ways: not only through the symbolic achievement of having achieved something for which he protested so much time, but also would also increase their royalty income.
The origin of the conflict
To understand the conflicts for the rights of Swift’s songs and albums, it is necessary to understand the origins of his artistic career. In 2005, The singer had signed a 13 -year contract with Big Machine Recordsin exchange for getting 6 albums and that the record company has the rights and masters of all the songs.
Years later, after the launch of 6 successful albums, his contract would end. At that time, Swift knew that the record label would be sold with his songs to another person, so proposed to Scott Borchetta, director of Big Machine Records take their Masters and go to a new record.
However, Borchetta rejected the proposal, since The artist’s recordings provided a gain of 80% of her record label and sell them would imply lowering the value of her own seal.
Later, Swift had to leave his old Masters back and went to a new label under the agreement to have the rights of their own songs. However, later he learned that Big Machine Records had been sold next to the rights of their songs to the Executive and manager Musical Braun, with whom the singer never had a good relationship.
In addition to being part of a circle with whom the singer does not sympathize, as is the case of Justin Bieber and Kanye Westthe artist said the executive was a person who had bullying him long ago. At that time, he accused Braun of being “The definition of toxic male privilege in the industry“And he said that her legacy was sold without offering her to acquire it.
The unexpected swift strategy
Given the injustices, Swift launched a strategy that offered a new path in his career: Reword your albums to compete with the royalties of your old mastersthrough a distinctive element: next to the name of his songs and albums, he placed (Taylor’s version) so that they can be distinguished from the first recordings.
This is how it already re -recorded Fearless, Grid, Speak Now and 1989 Next to the aggregate that specifies her own version, from which she receives profits directly.
The artist not only renewed and enhanced her old aesthetics, but also provides a mature and sensible tone, promoted by the years of artistic growth.
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