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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
90s country music icons Little Texas touring 30 years after debut
MARSHALL, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — Best known for their hit, award-nominated songs 'God Blessed Texas' and 'Kick a Little,' multiple-time Grammy nominees Little Texas have been making waves on the country chart since forming in 1988. Memorial City Hall: Marshall, Texas's cultural and entertainment hub This fall, the Nashville-based group is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of its debut on the country music charts with a tour, including a performance in Marshall. The band boasts writing or co-writing, recording, and playing every note on every single they've released. Those releases have yielded 12 Top 20 singles (with 7 Top 10s and 3 No. 1s) and received multiple Grammy, Country Music Awards (CMA), and Academy of Country Music (ACM) nominations, winning the ACM for Top Vocal Group of 1994. Lead guitarist and vocalist Porter Howell said, 'It's amazing that the run we had was 30 years ago, and here we are, still out there touring and having a blast, if not the most fun we've ever had. We are very grateful to still be playing these songs for fans, and to look out and see people who could not have possibly been alive back then singing every word is so gratifying. 90s country music is still going strong, and we are thrilled to have a place in it.' Shreveport drummer Hoffman returning as a member of Primus Little Texas will rock the stage at the Memorial City Hall Performance Center in Marshall, TX, on October 11, 2025. Tickets go on sale on August 4. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Scooter Braun Is ‘Happy' Taylor Swift Bought Back Her Masters
After a contentious feud, Scooter Braun says that he is "happy for" Taylor Swift, now that she has the rights to her entire music catalog. On May 30, the "Cruel Summer" singer revealed that Shamrock Capital had allowed her to buy back her music, music videos, concert films, photography, and more, with "no strings attached." In 2019, Swift announced to the world that she was going to re-record her entire music catalog after Scooter Braun acquired her music. At the time, she called it her 'worst case scenario' and described how she had pleaded with Big Machine's Scot Borchetta for years 'for a chance' to own her work. Instead, she revealed that she had only been given 'the opportunity to sign back up at Big Machine Records and 'earn' one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in.' 'I learned about Scooter Braun's purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years,' she wrote at the time. 'Scooter has stripped me of my life's work, that I wasn't given an opportunity to buy…' she continued. 'Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.' Braun, who has since stepped away from artist management, told The Hollywood Reporter in a brief statement on Friday that he is 'happy for her' and left it at that. Additionally, a source told PEOPLE magazine that reports claiming that Scooter encouraged Shamrock to make the deal were false, and that the entrepreneur was not involved in the deal in any way. 'Contrary to a previous false report, there was no outside party who 'encouraged' this sale. All rightful credit for this opportunity should go to the partners at Shamrock Capital and Taylor's Nashville-based management team only,' the source revealed. 'Taylor now owns all of her music, and this moment finally happened in spite of Scooter Braun, not because of him.' Since 2019, Swift has released 'Fearless (Taylor's Version),' 'Red (Taylor's Version),' "Speak Now (Taylor's Version),' and '1989 (Taylor's Version),' leaving many wondering what the fate would be for 'Reputation (Taylor's Version),' and the re-recording of her debut album. Although she told fans that she has re-recorded her debut album, she had less promising news about 'Reputation (Taylor's Version),' leaving some fans to suspect that the full album may not ever be released in its entirety. 'Full transparency: I haven't even re-recorded a quarter of it. The Reputation album was so specific to that time in my life, and I kept hitting a stopping point when I tried to remake it,' she told her followers in a lengthy letter published on May 30. 'All that defiance, that longing, to be understood while feeling purposely misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shame-born snarl and mischief.' 'To be perfectly honest, it's the one album in those first 6 that I thought couldn't be improved upon by redoing it,' she revealed. 'Not the music, or photos, or videos. So I kept putting it off. There will be a time (if you're into the idea) for the unreleased Vault tracks from that album to watch.' 'I've already completely re-recorded my entire debut album, and I really love how it sounds now,' she continued. 'Those 2 albums can still have their moments to re-emerge when the time is right, if that would be something you guys would be excited about.' 'But if it happens, it won't be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have,' she added. 'It will just be a celebration now.' In her letter, Swift admitted that she never thought that she would be able to acquire her full music catalog again. 'I almost stopped thinking it would ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away,' she wrote. 'But that's all in the past now. I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening. I really get to say these words.' Further down in her letter, she thanked Shamrock Capital for giving her the chance to buy her music back with 'no strings attached' to their offer. 'All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy,' she continued. 'I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me.' 'The way they've handled every interaction we've had has been honest, fair, and respectful,' she added. 'This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: my memory and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams. I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.'
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Scooter Braun Played No Role In Taylor Swift's Masters Deal
Last Updated: A source close to the development of the deal said that it came through because of the hard work of Taylor's team and the people at the equity firm. In a huge win, Taylor Swift has officially regained ownership of her music. On Friday, May 30, the elated pop icon shared the news with Swifties through a handwritten letter posted on her website. Now, she owns all of her past work, including songs, music videos, concert films and even unreleased tracks. This moment came nearly six years after her original music catalogue was sold to music manager Scooter Braun in 2019, who then sold it to private equity firm Shamrock Capital. A source close to the development of this deal between Taylor and Shamrock Capital told People that Scooter Braun had no role in helping make this happen, even though some reports claimed it. The deal came through because of the hard work of Taylor's team and the people at the equity firm. 'Contrary to a previous false report, there was no outside party who 'encouraged' this sale. All rightful credit for this opportunity should go to the partners at Shamrock Capital and Taylor's Nashville-based management team only," said the insider. The source further added that Taylor now owns all of her music and 'this moment finally happened despite Scooter Braun, not because of him." The deal was finalised for an undisclosed amount, though sources close to the development said that it was a fair, good-faith deal far below the billion-dollar figure that was claimed in some earlier reports. According to Billboard, the final price was likely closer to the $300 million Shamrock had paid in 2020 to purchase the rights from Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings. In her letter addressed to her fans, the 35-year-old singer-songwriter wrote, 'I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is happening. I get to say these words: All of the music I've ever made… now belongs… to me. And all my music videos. All the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life's work." Thanking Swifties, Taylor said, 'Thanks to you and your goodwill, teamwork, and encouragement, the best things that have ever been mine… finally actually are." Even though the popstar now owns the originals, she has no plans to stop releasing her 'Taylor's Version' recordings, which were launched in response to losing her masters in 2019. Two such versions are still pending: Reputation (Taylor's Version) and her debut self-titled album, and Taylor confirmed those are still under production. First Published:
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Taylor Swift owns master recordings 'in spite of' Scooter Braun
Taylor Swift now owns her master recordings 'in spite of Scooter Braun, not because of him'. The 35-year-old singer / songwriter revealed in an emotional open letter to fans on her website that she had recently bought back the rights to her first six albums, which Braun acquired from her former record label, Big Machine Records, in 2019. In 2020, Braun went on to sell them to private equity firm Shamrock Capital and although it was recently claimed the music manager had 'encouraged' Shamrock Capital to make a deal with Taylor, he was not involved in the recent acquisition. A source told PEOPLE: 'Contrary to a previous false report, there was no outside party who 'encouraged' this sale. All rightful credit for this opportunity should go to the partners at Shamrock Capital and Taylor's Nashville-based management team only. Taylor now owns all of her music, and this moment finally happened in spite of Scooter Braun, not because of him.' After Scooter bought the rights to her music, Taylor decided to re-record her previous albums, calling them 'Taylor's Version'. And, she revealed in her message to fans that the huge success of her 'Eras' tour and the new versions of her albums, actually helped her to buy back her music. She wrote: "To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it. To my fans, you know how important this has been to me - so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released 4 of my albums, calling them Taylor's Version. The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my 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. '"I'm extremely hearted by the conversations this saga has reignited within my industry among artists and fans. Every time a new artist tells me they negotiated to own their master recordings in their record contract because of this fight, I'm reminded of how important it was for all of this to happen. Thank you for being curious about something that used to be thought of as too industry-centric for broad discussion. You'll never know how much it means to me that you cared. Every single bit of it counted, and ended us up here."
Pink Villa
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Taylor Swift Owns All Her Music: Details of Surprising 9-Figure Deal Worth Millions Revealed
Taylor Swift has brought back her albums from Big Machine Records after six years. The musician has closed an expensive deal of 9 figures with the owner of the studio, Shamrock Capital. According to the media reports, the singer made the deal at a price she believed to be fair and reasonable. The Bad Karma singer has reissued her albums after they were first sold to the studio in 2019, against her wishes. It is a joyful moment for Swift, as she claimed that all of music will finally belong to her. A source close to the Grammy-winning musician revealed that the deal was struck between the Lover singer and the owner of the studio, and no third party was involved. Amid shaking hands with Capital, the pop icon informed her fans that two completely authorized versions of her tracks will be available in the marketplace. One of them will be Taylor's version, and the other will be the original recording. Source's statement regarding Taylor Swift's expensive deal In their statement, the source close to the Willow singer revealed that the tracks owned by Swift are in spite of Scooter Braun and not because of him. The insider shared, 'Contrary to a previous false report, there was no outside party who 'encouraged' this sale.' They further added, 'All rightful credit for this opportunity should go to the partners at Shamrock Capital and Taylor's Nashville-based management team only. Taylor now owns all of her music, and this moment finally happened despite Scooter Braun, not because of him.' The reports by media outlets also mentioned that the price tag confirmed by Swift was far closer to the 300 million USD that Shamrock was rumored to have paid in 2020. The source concluded by saying that 'The rumored price range that was reported is highly inaccurate.' No deal amount will be revealed in the public domain.
