When Taylor Swift signed to an upstart country label as a teen, she probably didn't realize that she was signing away the rights to something she would spend decades getting back -- her masters. Swift’s fight for her $300 million master recordings is a scrimmage that could reshuffle the entire business model of the music industry. But first, Swift has to mak ... Show More
Feb 2024
Taylor Swift vs The World | Bad Blood | 2
<p>By 2014, Taylor Swift has spread her wings into pop. But as her self-confidence grows, so does her discontent with her label. So she makes a bold move. Meanwhile, mega-manager Scooter Braun sees a business opportunity in Swift's early masters. The problem is, Swift has serious ... Show More
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Mar 2024
Taylor Swift vs The World | Ticketmaster Trouble | 4
<p>When Taylor Swift began planning The Eras Tour, she probably didn't expect to be at the forefront of an antitrust battle that could decide the future of concerts in the U.S. But the battle for Taylor Swift tickets leads Swift, her fans, and Senators into a tussl ... Show More
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Nov 2023
Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun: Part 1 | 24
<p>In 2019, the pop music landscape was rocked when Taylor Swift took to Tumblr to expose that her arch-nemesis in the industry, Scooter Braun, had gained control over her life's work by owning the masters to her first six albums. She detailed how Braun—a manager, music business ... Show More
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Nov 2019
Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun, Mo'Nique Sues Netflix & More - Daily Pop 11/15/19
Taylor Swift continues her battle with music industry titans Scooter and former mentor Scott Borchetta, Mo'Nique begins a legal battle with Netflix accusing the company of race and sex discrimination, Malika Haqq reveals she froze her eggs and much more.See Privacy Policy at http ... Show More
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May 2024
Taylor Swift: el secreto (del éxito) está en las letras
Estamos a pocos días de que el huracán Taylor Swift llegue a España con el Eras Tour. Dos conciertos de la megagira de la cantante del momento, cuyo absoluto fenómeno, ya se estudia en universidades de todo el mundo. Literatura, musicología e incluso negocios que analizan por qué ... Show More
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Jul 2019
What the Taylor Swift controversy tells us about who really profits from recording artists' work
This weekend, pop superstar Taylor Swift penned a distraught Tumblr post in which she took the news of a business deal very, very personally. Her former record label, Big Machine, was sold to music mogul Scooter Braun's company for a reported $300 million U.S. The acquisition ess ... Show More
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