Taylor Swift Regains Masters Ownership After Years-Long Dispute

Taylor Swift has announced that she has regained ownership of the master recordings for her first six albums, a milestone she described as her "greatest dream come true." The masters were previously owned by music executive Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records in 2019, sparking a highly publicized feud between him and Swift. Braun later sold the masters to Shamrock Capital, with whom Swift negotiated a deal to purchase them outright. Swift shared an emotional letter expressing gratitude to her fans and the team who helped her achieve full autonomy over her music, highlighting that she had re-recorded six of her albums as "Taylor’s Version" in the interim. The news was met with widespread support from fellow artists and friends, including Selena Gomez and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Braun responded to the news with a brief statement saying, "I am happy for her."