Taylor Swift regains control of her music catalogue

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30-05-2025

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, giving her control of all of her music after a dispute with her former record label.
Swift's masters had been sold in 2019 and the singer said she was not given the opportunity to buy them at the time.
She re-recorded four of the albums with the subtitle "Taylor's Version."
On Friday, Swift said she had purchased the original recordings from current owner Shamrock Capital.
No financial terms were disclosed.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out this is really happening," she said in a statement on her website.
"I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me."
Swift's last rerecording, "1989 (Taylor's Version)," arrived in October 2023, just four months after the release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."
That was the same year Swift claimed the record for the woman with the most No. 1 albums in history.
with AP
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, giving her control of all of her music after a dispute with her former record label.
Swift's masters had been sold in 2019 and the singer said she was not given the opportunity to buy them at the time.
She re-recorded four of the albums with the subtitle "Taylor's Version."
On Friday, Swift said she had purchased the original recordings from current owner Shamrock Capital.
No financial terms were disclosed.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out this is really happening," she said in a statement on her website.
"I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me."
Swift's last rerecording, "1989 (Taylor's Version)," arrived in October 2023, just four months after the release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."
That was the same year Swift claimed the record for the woman with the most No. 1 albums in history.
with AP
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, giving her control of all of her music after a dispute with her former record label.
Swift's masters had been sold in 2019 and the singer said she was not given the opportunity to buy them at the time.
She re-recorded four of the albums with the subtitle "Taylor's Version."
On Friday, Swift said she had purchased the original recordings from current owner Shamrock Capital.
No financial terms were disclosed.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out this is really happening," she said in a statement on her website.
"I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me."
Swift's last rerecording, "1989 (Taylor's Version)," arrived in October 2023, just four months after the release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."
That was the same year Swift claimed the record for the woman with the most No. 1 albums in history.
with AP
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, giving her control of all of her music after a dispute with her former record label.
Swift's masters had been sold in 2019 and the singer said she was not given the opportunity to buy them at the time.
She re-recorded four of the albums with the subtitle "Taylor's Version."
On Friday, Swift said she had purchased the original recordings from current owner Shamrock Capital.
No financial terms were disclosed.
"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out this is really happening," she said in a statement on her website.
"I really get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me."
Swift's last rerecording, "1989 (Taylor's Version)," arrived in October 2023, just four months after the release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."
That was the same year Swift claimed the record for the woman with the most No. 1 albums in history.
with AP