Taylor Swift buys back master recordings of first six albums from Shamrock Capital

Swift lost the rights in 2019 after her first record label, Big Machine, sold them to record executive Scooter Braun. In a June 2019 Tumblr post, she called it the “worst case scenario” and accused Braun of years of “incessant, manipulative bullying.”

Braun denied bullying the singer, telling Variety in 2021 that he had offered to sell her the catalog back, but her team refused.

In an attempt to regain some control, Swift re-recorded four of her albums, calling them “Taylor’s Version.” In 2021, she released “Fearless” and “Red” and dropped “Speak Now” and “1989” in 2023.

“I’ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening,” Swift said in her letter. “I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.”

Swift thanked her fans — known as Swifties — for their “passionate support” of the re-recorded albums and “The Eras Tour,” saying that it helped her buy back 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,” she said.