what happened with taylor swift and scooter braun

In June 2019, Taylor Swift came into dispute with her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and new owner Scooter Braun, over the ownership of the masters of her first six studio albums. Brauns media company, Ithaca Holdings, had acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group for $300 million, which meant that Braun became the new owner of Swift’s first six albums with Big Machine Records. Swift condemned the business deal via Tumblr, calling it her “worst case scenario” and claiming that she’d faced “incessant, manipulative bullying” from Braun for years. Swift had been trying to buy back her own masters herself, but Big Machine had offered unfavorable conditions, and she did not expect Braun as the buyer. After Taylor fired shots at Scooter and Scott Borchetta, the feud continued, and Swift announced her plans to rerecord her first six albums in an attempt to regain the rights to her masters. The controversy over the ownership of her masters, the involvement of Scooter Braun, and her re-recording and release of her albums are still ongoing.