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Time of India
16 minutes ago
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- Time of India
Brittany Mahomes shares heartfelt message as Taylor Swift finally reclaims ownership of her master recordings amid rumors about their faded friendship
Brittany Mahomes showed her support by celebrating Taylor Swift's achievement with a heartfelt message (Getty Images) Taylor Swift has finally reclaimed ownership of all her master recordings, marking a powerful and emotional victory in her long-standing battle for artistic control. The milestone sparked widespread celebration, including a heartfelt reaction from Brittany Mahomes, wife of NFL star Patrick Mahomes. As Swift shared the news online, Brittany responded with a touching three-word tribute that captured the moment's significance. Brittany Mahomes continues to show her support for Taylor Swift's personal wins Taylor Swift has officially reclaimed ownership of her master recordings — a monumental moment in her career and personal journey. The announcement lit up social media, and one notable show of support came from Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Brittany, who's developed a close friendship with Swift over the past NFL season, reshared the singer's post on her Instagram story with a heartfelt three-word reaction: 'Just so amazing. ' Brittany Mahomes has been a vocal ally of Taylor Swift since the pop icon started dating Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce in 2023. Their growing friendship has been visible on social media and at Chiefs games, where Swift became a regular fixture in the VIP boxes alongside Brittany. So when Swift broke the news about reclaiming her masters, Brittany didn't hesitate to publicly celebrate the win. Swift's original message was posted on Instagram and Twitter with a nod to her iconic lyrics: 'You belong with me. Letter on my site :).' The attached note revealed the emotional weight behind this achievement: 'All of the music I've ever made… now belongs… to me.' A major moment in Swift's battle for creative control Taylor Swift's fight to regain control of her original music has been a well-documented and emotional saga. It began in 2019 when music executive Scooter Braun purchased Big Machine Records, acquiring Swift's masters without her consent. The rights were later sold to Shamrock Capital, prompting Swift to launch her re-recording campaign, starting with 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' and culminating in chart-toppers like 'Red' and '1989. ' In a deeply moving message, Swift reflected on the years of disappointment and near misses: 'All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiiis close, reaching out for it, only for it to fall through... after 20 years of having the carrot dangled then yanked away. But that's all in the past now.' This victory isn't just a business triumph — it's deeply personal for Swift, symbolizing resilience, ownership, and empowerment. The fact that public figures like Brittany Mahomes are recognizing and celebrating this moment adds to its cultural significance. It's a testament to how Swift's journey resonates not just with fans, but with influential women who see in her story a fight for agency and fairness. Also Read: Is this the beginning of the end for Travis Kelce? Chiefs' superstar faces backlash over worst-ranked season Taylor Swift now stands as the rightful owner of her entire catalog — and she's not alone in her celebration.
Time of India
22 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Taylor Swift officially gains ownership of her first six albums
It has been a long road of re-recordings, cryptic clues, and a whole lot of vinyl, but Taylor Swift has officially done it. As of May 30, 2025, the global superstar confirmed she now owns the rights to her entire body of work, including the six albums that launched her into pop history. Taylor Swift's bought back her albums In a detailed note shared to her website, Swift shared that she has bought back her original masters from private equity firm Shamrock Capital, the company that previously held them after acquiring them from Scooter Braun. The financial details remain undisclosed, but the symbolic win speaks volumes. Those close to Swift say she is relieved and proud to finally hold the keys to the songs she spent her life creating. She thanked her fans for being part of what she described as a mission to reclaim the art she never fully had control over, until now. Full-circle moment This marks a full-circle moment in a saga that began in 2019, when her former label, Big Machine Records, sold her catalogue to Braun without her involvement. The move led to a highly publicised fallout, and Swift chose to take matters into her own hands, literally. Her solution? Re-record the original six albums so she could own new masters of her old hits. That decision sparked a cultural shift. Since 2021, 'Taylor's Version' releases of Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and 1989 have topped charts, crashed streaming platforms, and added layers of meaning with unreleased tracks and subtle easter eggs. Each one has proven Swift's fans are here for the long haul, and not just for the nostalgia. Still, there is more to come. Despite four albums already being re-released, Swift noted she has only re-recorded 'less than a quarter' of her full catalogue. Fans are already speculating that Reputation (Taylor's Version) is next, thanks to recent soundtrack teases across film and TV. In the meantime, Swift is riding high off the success of The Tortured Poets Department and her record-breaking global tour. Now, with her full discography back in her hands, she is not just rewriting the music, she is rewriting the rules.
1News
25 minutes ago
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- 1News
Taylor Swift regains control of her music, buys back first six albums
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 catalogue 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.' ADVERTISEMENT '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 catalogue, which 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. 'I am happy for her,' Braun said Friday. She has also released new music, including last year's The Tortured Poets Department, announced during the 2024 Grammys and released during her record-breaking tour. Taylor Swift attends an in conversation with Taylor Swift event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. (Source: Associated Press) So far, there have been four rerecorded albums, beginning with Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021. All four have been massive commercial and cultural successes, each one debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. 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. ADVERTISEMENT Fans have theorised that Reputation (Taylor's Version) would be next: On May 19, Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version) aired nearly in full during the opening scene of a Season 6 episode of The Handmaid's Tale. Prior to that, the song was teased in 2023's Prime Video limited-series thriller Wilderness and in Apple TV+'s The Dynasty: New England Patriots in 2024. Also in 2023, she contributed Delicate (Taylor's Version) to Prime Video's The Summer I Turned Pretty. But according to the note shared Friday, Swift says she hasn't 'even rerecorded a quarter of it'. She did say, however, that she has completely rerecorded her self-titled debut album, 'and I really love how it sounds now'. Swift writes that both her self-titled debut and Reputation (Taylor's Version) 'can still have their moments to reemerge when the time is right'. Representatives for Swift and HYBE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Indian Express
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Taylor Swift drops 7 major updates on Reputation and music masters; paid jaw-dropping amount
Taylor Swift managed to achieve something that many musicians struggle with their entire lives. In a dramatic business move, the pop star has regained control of her music catalogue that was first released via Big Machine Records. Those 'masters,' which were sold and re-sold behind her back, the Cruel Summer singer finally purchased from Shamrock Capital. She broke her social media silence with a long handwritten note addressed to her fans, which may have left some disappointed because even after a long wait and several teases, Reputation (Taylor's Version) is nowhere near being released soon. Swift is aware of the buzz and plans to re-release Reputation, and her debut album, but she's not rushing it. Also read: Taylor Swift buys back rights to all her music, including first six albums 'To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it,' Swift said in a letter posted on her Instagram handle. Thanking the first company that chose to play it fair and extended Swift's team an offer to buy her masters, she added, 'All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able one day to purchase my music outright — with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me.' Owning your masters means you fully control your music — how it's used, where it's played, and how much money you earn from it. Earlier, the pop star had to seek permission to use those songs or even sample them in her new music without permission from whoever owned those masters. Taylor started re-recording her old albums a few years ago after nearly giving up hope of repurchasing the masters. She created new versions of the same songs, which she has 100 percent control over. However, the singer added that this recent move won't stop her from releasing more of Taylor's Version, and she plans to re-release her Reputation album and her first debut album the same way. You'll see two versions of her early albums in the market. Also read: Taylor Swift exits court drama as Justin Baldoni unexpectedly backs out; Blake Lively cheers end of 'harassing' subpoena The 14-time Grammy winner has already released several Taylor's Versions, but the last two albums, 'Reputation' and her debut self-titled album, haven't come out yet. 'I know, I know. What about Rep TV?' Swift wrote in her letter. '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 added. Swift listed all the intense feelings that came with that album: rebellion, the feeling of wanting people to truly get her, but also feeling like they never really did, hope, embarrassment and boldness, all those factors that shaped that era. While penning her emotions, Swift made it clear that out of all her previous six albums, she feels Reputation is the one that never needed a redo, and thus, the wait. Not the songs, not the photos, not even the music videos. Everything about it felt complete to her. Because of that, she kept delaying the re-recording. ' There will be a time (if you're into the idea) for the unreleased vault tracks from that album to hatch,' she wrote. So, even though Taylor hasn't dropped Reputation, she is definitely working on it. Back in August 2023, a sneak peek of her re-recorded version of 'Look What You Made Me Do' debuted in the show Wilderness and then again in Apple TV+'s docuseries The Dynasty: New England Patriots. Recently, it also made its way into The Handmaid's Tale While fans might be a little disappointed about the Reputation delay, Swift revealed she's already fully re-recorded her first-ever album, her debut, and she's happy with how it sounds now. 'Those two 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. It will just be a celebration now.' Taylor's whole re-recording journey started in 2019, when Scooter Braun bought the rights to all her old music from her former label, Big Machine Records. Fans have long wondered if Swift ever got a tattoo, and she cleverly dropped the answer in her handwritten note when she said, 'My first tattoo just might be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead,' giving a shoutout to the music company. Though the exact amount of money was not disclosed, Swift did say that she acquired those for an exceptionally fair amount. According to Billboard sources (Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation), Swift's deal for the six albums was around $360 million, which is pretty close to what the private equity firm paid for them in 2020.
Eyewitness News
an hour ago
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- Eyewitness News
'My greatest dream' - Taylor Swift buys back rights to old music
NEW YORK - Pop sensation Taylor Swift, who was locked in a feud with record executives since 2019 over ownership of her music, has bought back the rights to her entire back catalog, she said Friday. "All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me," she wrote on her website, after years of disputes over her first six albums, a number of which she rerecorded to create copies she owns herself. "To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it," she wrote in the letter to her devoted followers. "To my fans, you know how important this has been to me - so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor's Version." Those records included the award-winning "Reputation" and "Taylor Swift." Swift bought back her masters from Shamrock Capital, an LA investment firm, for an undisclosed amount. The re-recording power move came in the wake of public sparring with industry mogul Scooter Braun, her one-time manager whose company had purchased her previous label and gained a majority stake in her early work. He later sold Swift's master rights to the private equity company. 'THIS FIGHT' The situation left Swift publicly incensed: "I just feel that artists should own their work," she said in 2019. "She's a vocal advocate for artists' rights," Ralph Jaccodine, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, told AFP previously. "She's built her own brand." Before her public efforts to regain control of her work, Prince, George Michael, Jay-Z and Kanye West all also fought for control of their masters - one-of-a-kind source material that dictate how songs are reproduced and sold - but none had gone so far as to re-record them completely. The queen of pop, whose recent nearly two-year-long, $2 billion Eras tour shattered records, said that she was "heartened by the conversations this saga has reignited within my industry." Swift's lucrative tour which wrapped last year was a showbusiness sensation, and will have helped offset the costs of buying back her catalog. The 149 shows across the world typically clocked in at more than three hours long each. Tour tickets sold for sometimes exorbitant prices and drew in millions of fans, along with many more who didn't get in and were willing to simply sing along from the parking lot. "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 this to happen," Swift said in her letter.
