Scooter Braun has responded to Taylor Swift’s current announcement that she now owns the grasp recordings of all her music. “I’m completely happy for her,” Braun mentioned after Swift shared the information in a heartfelt letter to followers on her web site on Might 30.
Talking to TODAY, Braun made the remark shortly after Swift revealed, “The entire music I’ve ever made…now belongs…to me.”
She added, “To say that is my biggest dream come true is definitely being fairly reserved about it. To my followers, you know the way vital this has been to me, a lot in order that I meticulously re-recorded and launched 4 of my albums, calling them Taylor’s Model.”
How did Taylor Swift get management of her masters? Right here’s a timeline
The dispute started in 2019 when Scooter Braun purchased Huge Machine Data, Swift’s former label. That deal gave him possession of the grasp recordings for her first six albums. The next 12 months, Braun bought the masters to Shamrock Capital, a personal fairness agency.
In 2020, Taylor Swift said that she tried to barter with Braun however was instructed to signal a non-disclosure settlement (NDA), which she claimed would silence her. Braun later advised Selection in 2021 that he supplied to promote the masters again, however her group declined.
Swift, who signed with Huge Machine Data at age 15, started re-recording her albums in November 2020. She launched 4 re-recorded albums:
- Fearless (Taylor’s Model) – 2021
- Crimson (Taylor’s Model) – 2021
- Converse Now (Taylor’s Model) – 2023
- 1989 (Taylor’s Model) – 2023
Earlier than her Might 30 announcement, Swift nonetheless had two albums left: her 2006 self-titled debut and 2017’s Status. In her letter, she revealed she has accomplished rerecording her debut however is barely 1 / 4 via Status.
“To be completely sincere, it’s the one album in these first six that I believed couldn’t be improved upon by redoing it,” Swift wrote, including that it contains unreleased tracks from authentic classes.
Swift credited her followers for his or her assist in serving to her purchase again her music. “I can’t thanks sufficient for serving to to reunite me with this artwork that I’ve devoted my life to, however have by no means owned till now,” she mentioned. She additionally hinted that rereleases of her remaining Taylor’s Variations might nonetheless occur as a celebration.
On Instagram, Swift marked the second by posting 4 photographs surrounded by vinyl editions of her first six albums with the caption, “You belong with me.”
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