Taylor Swift Reclaims Her Legacy: Pop Superstar Buys Back Masters, Ending Years-Long Battle
Taylor Swift Reclaims Her Legacy: Pop Superstar Buys Back Masters, Ending Years-Long Battle May 30, 2025 – In a move described as a "greatest dream come true", Grammy-winning artist Taylor Swift announced on Friday, May 30, that she has regained full ownership of her music catalog. The deal, made with investment firm Shamrock Capital, includes the master recordings of her first six studio albums, as well as music videos, concert films, album art, photography, and unreleased songs. This milestone marks the resolution of a nearly six-year dispute that began in 2019. Swift's first six albums , from her self-titled debut in 2006 to Reputation in 2017, were recorded under a contract with Big Machine Records, founded by Scott Borchetta. This initial deal gave Big Machine ownership of the master recordings. While Swift had sought to purchase her masters for years, she stated that Borchetta offered her a chance to "earn" them back one album at a time by signing a new long-term contract, which she declined. Upon her departure from Big Machine in 2018, she signed…