Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums
NEW YORK: Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work.
In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: 'All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me.'
The pop star said she purchased her catalog of recordings originally released through Big Machine Records from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. She did not disclose the amount.
In recent years, Swift has been rerecording and releasing her first six albums in an attempt to regain control of her music.
'I can't thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now,' Swift addressed fans in the post. 'The best things that have ever been mine … finally actually are.'
'We are thrilled with this outcome and are so happy for Taylor,' Shamrock Capital said in a statement.
Swift's rerecordings were instigated by Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun's purchase and sale of her early catalog and represents Swift's effort to control her own songs and how they're used. Previous 'Taylor's Version' releases have been more than conventional re-recordings, arriving with new 'from the vault' music, Easter eggs and visuals that deepen understanding of her work.
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