#master-recordings

#master-recordings

But the masters rights for her first six albums - which means the actual recorded versions of her songs and music videos - belonged to her first label, Big Machine Records, as is standard in the music industry. This year, Swift finally struck a deal and reclaimed the master recordings from Shamrock Capitol, the private equity firm that acquired them in 2020.

[Taylor Swift] could have gone into a costly lawsuit... [instead] she just sprung into action and did what she had to do. That's the way of life, and we will do what is necessary and legally can be done.