Taylor Swift’s feud with manager Scooter Braun dates back to 2019 when he acquired Big Machine Records, the label with which the pop star recorded her first six albums; “Taylor Swift,” “Fearless,” “Speak Now,” “Red,” “1989,” and “Reputation.” As part of the deal, Braun got full control of the albums, having received the master rights as a part of the acquisition. And then in 2020, Braun sold those master rights in a deal reported to be valued as high as $450 million. Expectedly, Swift was not particularly pleased about Braun’s move.
Responding to the purchase of Big Machine, Swift took to Tumblr, alleging that Scott Borchetta, the label’s CEO, had previously prevented her from acquiring the rights to her music. “For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work,” she explained. “Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in.” In the post, the “Blank Space” singer also accused Braun of manipulating and bullying her through the years.
Even worse, in 2020, Swift explained that attempts at renegotiating with Braun to get back the rights to her music fell through, leaving her no other choice but to re-record her older music. “I have recently begun re-recording my older music and it has already proven to be both exciting and creatively fulfilling,” she wrote in a statement shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
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