About Taylor Swift
In June 2019, a dispute emerged between American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and 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. The private equity firm Shamrock Holdings a... In June 2019, a dispute emerged between American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and 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. The private equity firm Shamrock Holdings acquired the masters in 2020, whereupon Swift re-recorded and released four of the albums from 2021 to 2023 to exert control over her music catalog. The dispute drew widespread media coverage and provoked discourse in the entertainment industry. Ultimately, Swift acquired the masters from Shamrock in 2025. In November 2018, Swift signed a record deal with Republic Records after her Big Machine contract expired. Mainstream media reported in June 2019 that Braun purchased Big Machine from Borchetta for $330 million, funded by various private equity firms. Braun had become the owner of all of the masters, music videos, and artworks copyrighted by Big Machine, including those of Swift's first six studio albums. In response, Swift stated she had tried to purchase the masters but Big Machine had offered unfavorable conditions, and she knew the label would sell them to someone else but did not expect Braun as the buyer, alleging him to be an "incessant, manipulative bully". Borchetta claimed that Swift declined an opportunity to purchase the masters. Consequently, Big Machine and Swift were embroiled in a series of disagreements leading to further friction; Swift alleged that the label blocked her from performing her songs at the 2019 American Music Awards and using them in her documentary Miss Americana (2020), while Big Machine released Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 (2020), an unreleased work by Swift, without her approval. Swift announced she would re-record the six albums and own the new masters herself.
Source: WikipediaListed Songs (5)
| Song | Rank | Price | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Fate Of Ophelia
The Life of a Showgirl
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- | C$100.99 | 0.00% | Active |
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Opalite
The Life of a Showgirl
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- | C$95.43 | 0.00% | Active |
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Elizabeth Taylor
The Life of a Showgirl
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- | C$99.23 | -0.01% | Active |
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Taylor Swift
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY
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- | C$59.25 | +0.00% | Active |
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I Knew It, I Knew You
I Knew It, I Knew You
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#1 | C$151.05 | +0.08% | Active |
Discography
Albums (33)
![1989 (Taylor's Version) [Deluxe]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273dc2bacae1dca83d26e2b1949)
Singles (77)
![Opalite [Official Music Video (Extended Versions)]](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738b312c2d2873e7da95e316d2)
Live
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