Taylor Swift owns her music catalog following masters controversy with Scooter Braun
"All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me."
With that statement, Taylor Swift really has become the chairman of her own board.
The superstar posted a lengthy letter on her website detailing that every aspect of her career including videos, concert films, art, photography and unreleased materials is under her control.
Swift credited Shamrock Capital, the private equity firm that purchased the master rights to Swift's first six albums from Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings in 2020, for giving her the opportunity to purchase every aspect of her career work.
According to a source close to contract negotiations, there was no outside party who "encouraged" the sale and any rumored price range reported is "highly inaccurate."
In her post, Swift also commented on the delayed release of "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" and said she hasn't yet rerecorded a quarter of it and "there will be a time for the unreleased vault tracks to hatch."
This story is developing.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Taylor Swift masters: Singer owns her music catalog
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