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Western Telegraph
31-05-2025
- Western Telegraph
Take That and Shania Twain tribute acts to perform in Tenby
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BBC News
30-05-2025
- BBC News
Taylor Swift buys back the rights to her master recordings
Taylor Swift has bought back the rights to her first six albums, ending a long-running battle over the ownership of her music."All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me," said the star, announcing the news on her official website. "I've been bursting into tears of joy... ever since I found out this is really happening."The saga began in June 2019, when music manager Scooter Braun bought Swift's former record label Big Machine and, with it, all of the songs from Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and had personal objections to the deal, blaming Braun for complicity in the "incessant, manipulative bullying" against her by Kanye West, one of his clients. She responded by vowing to re-record those records, effectively diminishing the value of those master tapes, and putting ownership back in her date, she has released four re-recorded albums - known as "Taylor's Versions" - with dozens of bonus tracks and supplementary later sold his stake in her back catalogue to Shamrock Holdings, a Los Angeles investment fund founded by the Disney family in 1978, in November 2020. The deal was said to be worth $300 million (£222 million). It is not known how much Swift paid Shamrock to re-acquire the the music industry, the owner of a master controls all rights to exploit the recording. That includes distributing music to streaming services, pressing new physical CDs and vinyl, creating box sets, or licensing songs to movies or video games. The artist still earns royalties from those recordings but controlling the master offers a level of protection over how the work is used in the future. Swift, as the writer or co-writer of her music, always maintained her publishing rights, which meant she was able to veto attempts to license songs like Shake It Off and Love Story to other companies. "I do want my music to live on. I do want it to be in movies. I do want it to be in commercials. But I only want that if I own it," she told Billboard in 2019. How did the sale of Taylor Swift's masters happen? When 14-year-old Taylor Swift moved to Nashville in 2004 to chase her dream of becoming a country pop star, she signed a record deal with Big boss Scott Borchetta gave the unproven singer a big cash advance in exchange for having ownership of the master recordings to her first six albums "in perpetuity".This was fairly common practice in the era before streaming, when artists needed record label backing to get played on the radio, and for the manufacture and distribution of deal with Big Machine expired in 2018, at which point she left and signed with Republic Records and Universal Music Group (UMG).A year later, Borchetta sold his label to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings. 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Was Taylor Swift really banned from playing her hits?What is the Swift vs Braun dispute all aboutTaylor Swift's Red: The stories behind the songsTaylor Swift releases a 'perfect replica' of Fearless Braun later told Variety that the dispute had "gotten out of hand" after he and his family received death he sold the catalogue to Shamrock Holdings in 2020, Swift felt betrayed again."This is the second time my music had been sold without my knowledge," she said in a social media post. While she was "open to the possibility of a partnership with Shamrock", she subsequently learnt that, under the terms of the sale, Braun would "continue to profit off my old music" for years."I simply cannot in good conscience bring myself to be involved in benefiting Scooter Braun's interests," she wrote in a letter to the company, which she posted on X. She began releasing her re-recorded albums in 2021, starting with her breakthrough, coming-of-age album Fearless. 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The Courier
29-05-2025
- The Courier
7 things to do in St Andrews this June - from scoffing shrimp to boogying in the Botanics
Looking for inspiration for events and happening in St Andrews this month? Here are our top picks for June 2025. The popular St Andrews beach cafe welcomes Shimpwreck seafood back to the West Sands following a popular pop-up residency last summer. The street food experts will be tempting customers with lobster rolls, crab and fries, shrimp and more. Weekends at Dook also feature live music and DJ sets to add to the sunny seaside vibe. When: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until June 15, Where: Dook, West Sands Road, St Andrews KY169JD. Composted is a new festival of biodegradable ideas at Cambo Gardens. The aim of the festival is to celebrate the life in our compost and how it can benefit our soil and bio-diversity. Various events will run until the end of July including creative and practical workshops. On June 2 and 3 designer and artist Seb Chaloner will be visiting Cambo to deliver a Com-Posters workshop. Design a poster using natural dyes and the sun. Booking is essential. When: Until July 26 Where: Cambo Gardens, Kingsbarns, St Andrews, Fife KY16 8QD A new music event for summer 2025 at St Andrews Botanic Garden, Re-e-e-mix is a great line up of live music and DJs. Look out for performances from Nikhita, Freddytwospoons, Tom from Le Freak and many more acts taking part in the (hopefully) sunny summer evening gig in the garden. Catering will be available via a bar from St Andrews Brewing Co and Tuskers Sri Lankan Street Food and there will also be art and craft stalls. Profits from the event will go back into funding the work of St Andrews Botanic Garden. When: June 28 Where: St Andrews Botanic Garden, Canongate, St Andrews, KY16 8RT A glimpse into distant millennia through objects from fossil fish to Viking jewellery. Unearthed is a family friendly exhibition exploring how Scotland was formed, the ancient creatures that lived here and the treasures that inhabitants have left over thousands of years. Perfect for fans of fossils, dinosaurs and digging into the past. There is also a short film about famous palaeontologist Mary Anning. There is plenty to see and do: When: Until September 27 Where: St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, St Andrews KY16 9DP The monthly South Street Market brings a mix of local and Scottish makers to St Andrews' West Port on the first Saturday of the month. Regular stall holders include fresh produce and food, local and Scottish handmade crafts, homewares and art. The market has a focus on sustainability and encourages stallholders to ditch single use plastics. A tree for each market is planted in a Trees for Life tree grove in an effort to offset the carbon footprint of the market. We have established a tree grove with Trees for Life UK. When: June 7 Where: West Port, South Street, St Andrews KY16 9EE Hannah Fleming is the Golf Museum's Learning & Access Curator. She is the perfect person to share her knowledge of golf heritage. This event focuses on fashion in golf. Fashioning an Identity on the Fairways: A history of the game and golfing dress will give the audience the chance to find out how golfers have dressed to embrace practical, cultural and of course, stylistic choices over the years. When: June 19 Where: The R&A World Golf Museum, Bruce Embankment, St Andrews KY16 9AB Frank Martin's treatment of the legend of Tristan and Isolde, Le Vin Herbé, is presented by an ensemble of the finest St Andrews vocalists joined by highly regarded professionals. Martin wrote Le Vin Herbé as an oratorio rather than a full-blown opera and Byre Opera have chosen to reflect this with an elegant, stripped back production. The performance directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones and music director Michael Downes. When: June 20, 21 and 22. Where: Laidlaw Music Centre, Queen's Terrace, St Andrews KY16 9QF
