Taylor Swift now controls her entire music catalog after she bought back the master recordings of her first six albums.
Swift lost the rights in 2019 after her first record label, Big Machine, sold them to record executive Scooter Braun.
In an attempt to regain some control, Swift had re-recorded four of her albums, calling them “Taylor’s Version.”
For years, fans have been clamoring for her to re-record and release albums “Taylor Swift” and “Reputation.”
Those two “albums can still have their moment to re-emerge when the time is right,” Swift teased.
After purchasing the master recordings of her first six albums, Taylor Swift now owns her whole discography.
“At the moment, all I can think of is a slideshow, but I’m working to organize my thoughts into something cohesive. In a letter posted on her website on Friday, she described it as a flashback sequence of all the times she had fantasized about, hoped for, and pined away for the opportunity to share this news with you.
After 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away, I nearly lost faith that it would ever happen. But that’s all behind us now. “.
After being sold to record executive Scooter Braun by her first label, Big Machine, Swift lost the rights in 2019. She described it as the “worst case scenario” in a June 2019 Tumblr post, accusing Braun of years of “incessant, manipulative bullying.”. “..”.
The investment firm Shamrock Capital then purchased the masters once more. The company expressed its excitement with this result in a statement on Friday, saying, “[We] are so happy for Taylor.”. “..”.
In 2021, Braun denied harassing the singer, stating that her team had rejected his offer to sell her the catalog back. He said, “I am happy for her,” in a statement on Friday. “..”.
Swift wrote in her letter, “Ever since I learned that this is actually happening, I’ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals.”. “I truly get to say: Every piece of music I’ve ever created belongs now. to me. “.
Swift thanked her “passionate support” of the re-recorded albums and “The Eras Tour,” referring to it as “the reason I was able to buy back my music.”.
Four of Swift’s albums were re-recorded and titled “Taylor’s Version” in an effort to regain some control. She dropped “Speak Now” and “1989” in 2023 after releasing “Fearless” and “Red” in 2021.
Swift’s most recent tour generated the highest revenue of any previous tour.
She had been performing for almost two years by the time she finished in Vancouver, British Columbia, this past December, performing 149 shows in 50 cities across five continents.
She remarked, “I have never owned this art in my life, but I am so grateful that you helped me put it back in my hands.”.
Fans have been demanding for years that she re-record and release her albums “Taylor Swift” and “Reputation.”. “Debutation” is the term that fans have created to describe their desire to have those albums redone.
The singer disclosed on Friday that she has recorded every song on “Taylor Swift,” including well-known songs like “Teardrops on My Guitar” and “Tim McGraw,” but she has hardly touched “Reputation,” which includes hits like “Delicate” and “Look What You Made Me Do.”. “,”.
The “Taylor’s Version” of “Look What You Made Me Do,” however, was included in the penultimate episode of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which aired on May 20. This is at least one minor setback.
Swift hinted that those two “albums can still have their moment to re-emerge when the time is right.”.
With the casual posting of an image of a friendship bracelet in the Taylor fashion by the film and theater technology company IMAX, Swift’s announcement sparked further conjecture among her dissatisfied fans.
As the tour came to an end, keen-eyed fans noticed additional cameras recording the artist’s every move on stage, giving them hope that a concert film or documentary would soon be produced.
This might be a movie Easter egg.
