Travis Kelce is celebrating Taylor Swift‘s big win. During the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs player jammed out to the original recording of “I Knew You Were Trouble,” the Redsingle that the musician now owns after purchasing her catalog from Shamrock Capital. “Just bought …
Read More »Inside Taylor Swift's Victory — and Farewell to the Taylor's Versions Era
To get her music back, first Taylor Swift had to re-record it. After a consortium led by Scooter Braun bought the rights to the masters for her first six albums in 2019, much to Swift’s displeasure, she hatched a simple, if wildly labor-intensive plan: Make new Taylor’s Versions of her …
Read More »Taylor Swift Finally Owns All of Her Old Music
Taylor Swift has regained control of her recorded music catalog six years after her old label, Big Machine Label Group, sold it to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. The singer announced the purchase in a lengthy letter, writing, “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.“ Swift announced …
Read More »Taylor Swift Reveals Why She Hasn't Released 'Reputation TV' Yet: 'I Kept Hitting a Stopping Point'
Taylor Swift finally revealed why we haven’t seen Reputation (Taylor’s Version) yet — are you ready for it? In a heartfelt letter to fans, Swift excitedly announced that she regained control of her music, purchasing her recordings from the investment firm Shamrock Capital. “I can’t thank you enough for helping …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Vinyl Records Are on Sale After Revealing She Now Owns All of Her Music
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Taylor Swift officially owns her entire catalog of music, including her videos, artwork, and unreleased music. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter announced the news in a letter to fans on …
Read More »Taylor Swift Got Her Old Albums Back, But Her Re-Records Were Still a Massive Success
It was one of the most ambitious musical endeavors ever, as well as one of the most implacable and successful: Taylor Swift’s decision to re-record her back catalog after Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings acquired the rights to her first six albums when it purchased Swift’s old label, Big Machine. Swift …
Read More »How Taylor Won
It happened — Taylor owns everything. All her songs, all her masters, her life’s work. She won. Eight years after her label Big Machine sold off her catalog, Taylor Swift has finally achieved her goal of buying it back herself. The most impossible battle of her career, the most invincible …
Read More »What Democrats Can Learn From Bruce Springsteen
“The America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,” Bruce Springsteen declared from a Manchester, U.K. stage May 14. At the kick-off show of his newly …
Read More »Justin Baldoni Drops Taylor Swift Subpoena in Blake Lively Lawsuit
Taylor Swift no longer has to worry about being dragged into Justin Baldoni‘s ongoing legal action against his It Ends With Us co-star, Blake Lively. The Wrap reports that on Thursday, he dropped his subpoena against the singer. Baldoni had claimed that Swift was present at Lively’s Tribeca penthouse during …
Read More »Blake Lively's Lawyers Move to Penalize Justin Baldoni's Team After Taylor Swift Extortion Claim
Blake Lively‘s lawyers filed a motion on Monday seeking sanctions against Justin Baldoni‘s team, accusing his lawyers and collaborators of making “frivolous claims” about the actress. In the filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Lively requests “sanctions in the form of attorneys’ fees and costs” incurred by the actress, as well …
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