the.com/taylor swift masters
the master tapes she didn't own, so she just recorded them all again, better, out of spite.
means the original studio recordings of taylor swift's first six albums, whose ownership was sold without her consent, sparking her re-recording project.
from in 2019 scooter braun's ithaca holdings bought big machine label group, taylor swift's old label, acquiring her masters as part of the deal; she'd spent years trying to buy them herself and was reportedly not even given the chance to bid before the sale.
sold pricereportedly over 300 million dollars, ithaca to shamrock, 2020
her counterre-recorded albums marked taylor's version, six planned
buybackshe quietly reacquired all six original masters in 2025
leverage movenew contracts now often let artists own their masters
for instance
fearless taylor's version — released april 2021, first re-record, number one on billboard 200
red taylor's version — included 10 minute all too well, november 2021
speak now taylor's version — july 2023, only album she wrote entirely solo