https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_masters_dispute
On June 30, 2019, the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift entered into a dispute with her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and its new owner Scooter Braun, over the ownership of the masters of her first six studio albums. [note 1] It was a highly publicized dispute drawing widespread media coverage and

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54969396
Taylor Swift master tapes sold by Scooter Braun to investment fund. US singer Taylor Swift has confirmed a report that music mogul Scooter Braun has sold the rights to her first six albums. US

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/16/entertainment/taylor-swift-masters/index.html
Taylor Swift is speaking out about Scooter Braun's sale of her masters. The singer took to Twitter on Monday to post a lengthy and emotional message about the music executive, who acquired the

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/taylor-swift-masters-shamrock-scooter-braun-1234836271/
Shamrock Capital buys the rights to Swift's first six albums from Big Machine, which is distributed by Universal Music Group. Experts debate whether the deal is a smart investment, given Swift's vow to re-record her music and her loyal fans.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-16/taylor-swift-master-recordings-catalog-sold-scooter-braun
Taylor Swift's master recordings have been sold to Shamrock Capitol by Scooter Braun, whose company purchased them in 2019. A year-and-a-half after a very public art-versus-commerce fight

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/17/taylor-swifts-masters-sold-by-scooter-braun-to-private-equity-firm.html
Swift confirmed on Twitter that her original recordings of her first six albums were bought by the private equity firm without her knowledge or consent. She said she would not work with Shamrock as long as Braun was involved and would re-record her old songs.

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Shamrock Capital paid $300 million for the master recordings of Swift's first six albums, despite her re-recording plans. The investment fund may still profit from sync, streaming, and merchandise of her old music.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54969396
Shamrock Capital, which now owns Swift's first six albums, is a private equity firm originally set up by the Disney family. It currently has approximately $2.1bn (£1.58bn) of assets under

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/16/taylor-swift-response-scooter-braun-selling-her-masters/6319029002/
Swift says she was notified that Braun sold her music, videos and album art to Shamrock Capital Content Fund without her consent. She refuses to partner with the firm as long as Braun profits from her work and plans to re-record her older songs.

https://pitchfork.com/news/scooter-braun-sells-taylor-swifts-masters-report/
Scooter Braun and his media holding company Ithaca Holdings LLC sold the master rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums, Variety reports and Swift confirmed. Ithaca announced its acquisition

https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-speaks-out-after-scooter-braun-sells-masters/
Swift says she tried to buy her masters from Braun but was denied and silenced by a NDA. She is now re-recording her first five albums and promises surprises for fans.

https://www.billboard.com/lists/how-taylor-swift-changed-music-business/taylor-swift-control-masters-ownership/#!
After the master recordings for her first six albums, along with her former label Big Machine Label Group, were sold to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings in 2019, Swift announced that she would re

https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swifts-music-ownership-controversy-with-scooter-braun-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/
Taylor Swift apparently signed away her masters when she signed to Big Machine in 2005, when she was a teenager. She released her first six records through Big Machine—2006's Taylor Swift

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/1/20677241/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-controversy-explained
The big issue here is that Scooter Braun now owns all of Taylor Swift's old master recordings. Here's what that means. The master recording of a song is the first recording of it, the one that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB1nyP_O7II
Taylor Swift talks about reuniting with her band, wanting to own her own music and experiencing nostalgia with her fans for her album Red (Taylor's Version).

https://www.today.com/popculture/taylor-swift-confirms-sale-her-masters-says-she-already-re-t199371
Taylor Swift has responded to news of the sale of her catalog by Scooter Braun to a private equity company, saying she spurned the firm's hopes of working together when she learned Braun would

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/taylor-swift-responds-scooter-brauns-sale-of-her-catalog-saying-1234833284/
Swift confirms that her catalog was sold to a private equity firm without her consent or involvement, and reveals that she is re-recording her old albums. She criticizes Braun for requiring a NDA and profiting from her work, and praises Shamrock for their support.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/taylor-swift-says-she-s-re-recording-her-catalog-after-n1247954
Taylor Swift at the 2019 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2019 in Los Angeles Emma McIntyre / AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp Print Nov. 17, 2020, 1:08 AM UTC

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/why-master-recordings-matter-taylor-swift-universal-fire-1.5199774
From Taylor Swift's scuffle with Scooter Braun over her masters, to Universal music's fire that destroyed many masters to iconic works, musicians are as concerned about who owns their original

https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-masters-artists-ownership-labels-rights-prince/
Taylor Swift's fight to regain control of her master recordings from Big Machine follows previous attempts by artists including Prince, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z and Rihanna to do the same.

https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/7/10/23788974/taylor-swift-speak-now-rerecording-masters-wheatus-phantom-planet
Masters of Their Own Realities. Taylor Swift isn't the only one rerecording classics. A wide range of musicians are heading back to the studio to retrace the past and reclaim ownership of their

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/07/236739/what-are-masters-taylor-swift-music-record-label
What are master recordings and why do they matter to Taylor Swift? Learn how she lost control of her early music to Scooter Braun and Big Machine Records, and how she can regain it in the future.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/06/21/the-taylor-swift-and-scooter-braun-drama-explained/
The two-part docuseries arrives almost exactly five years after Braun purchased Swift's masters. In 2019, the superstar's first six albums were bought by Braun's Ithaca Holdings after Braun

https://www.vox.com/culture/22278732/taylor-swift-re-recording-1989-speak-now-enchanted-mine-master-rights-scooter-braun
After losing her masters to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift is in the process of making new ones. by Constance Grady. Aug 10, 2023, 2:45 PM UTC. Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Eras tour at

https://www.justjared.com/2024/06/23/heres-where-taylor-swift-stands-on-scooter-braun-years-after-masters-drama/?n=
Taylor Swift has left any and all drama with Scooter Braun in the past, according to her team. If you were unaware, the 34-year-old pop titan and the famed manager had bad blood over ownership of

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/max-taylor-swift-vs-scooter-braun-bad-blood-occupies-the-top-3-worldwide/ar-BB1oKbgX
Max has released a documentary chronicling Taylor Swift's ongoing feud against Scooter Braun for her masters, causing a stir from the moment it premiered and quickly reaching the top spots in the

https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/taylor-swift-accused-of-manipulating-fans-amid-scooter-braun-doc/
Taylor Swift has been accused of manipulating her fanbase in the new Max documentary, Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood. It looks at both sides of the battle over her masters in two parts

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjmmg49d9vdo
Braun is also well-known for his feud with Taylor Swift, which began in 2019 when he bought her former record label Big Machine for $300m (£227m) through his investment group Ithaca Holdings.

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/18/nx-s1-5006116/charts-songs-albums-taylor-swift-post-malone-again
TOP SONGS. Last year, Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" topped the singles chart for most of the summer, including 10 weeks in a row in May-July. This year, Wallen's inescapable duet with twice

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/22/uk/taylor-swift-royals-eras-tour-london-intl/index.html
Taylor Swift brought her Eras Tour to London's Wembley Stadium on Friday with some famous faces in the audience, including the Prince of Wales and two of his children, Prince George and Princess