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Taylor Swift Receives Prestigious Award Days After Personal Announcement
Taylor Swift Receives Prestigious Award Days After Personal Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The talk of the weekend centered around global pop icon Taylor Swift, who announced on Friday—via Instagram and her website—that she has officially regained ownership of all her music masters.
The announcement came in the form of a heartfelt and detailed letter posted to her site, marking the end of a long and hard-fought battle for control over her original recordings.
"All of the music I've ever made now belongs… to me," Swift wrote. "All my music videos. All the closet films. The memories and photography. The unreleased songs. Every little bit… My entire life's work.'
According to Billboard, Swift reacquired her masters for an estimated $360 million. In the wake of the news, her music saw a massive resurgence—especially her debut self-titled album, Taylor Swift.
Throughout the weekend, every album in her catalog appeared on the iTunes Top 100, with four albums occupying spots in the Top 10 at one point. Then, just days later on Monday, Swift received yet another prestigious honor—this time connected to her beloved hit, 'Love Story.'
According to the Taylor Swift Museum, 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' has officially surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. With this achievement, Swift has now earned her 17th Spotify Billion Streams Plaque Award.
With her entire music catalog surging, Taylor Swift has now overtaken and held the No. 1 spot on the global Spotify charts for two consecutive days—surpassing Spanish artist Bad Bunny, who had maintained the top position for nearly four months.
What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that Swift has done it all without releasing any new music in 2025. After wrapping up her record-breaking "Eras Tour" in December, she had largely remained out of the spotlight—until recently.
Over the past week, Swift has been seen publicly several times, including outings with her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and most notably, a Saturday night dinner with close friend Selena Gomez following her announcement about regaining her story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
