What happened to Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun? Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun controversy

Once, John said that Taylor is a great artist, she is an amazing songwriter. She will always give a hit album. On 30th of June 2023, Taylor Swift published a post on Tumblr, in which she accused two music executives of bullying her. And now, Swifties and those who are fans of music executives are fighting across the Internet.

Now, that fight has reached a new turning point and has involved some of the biggest names in the music industry.

Scooter Braun

On the 30th of June, Sunday, the Big Machine Label Group announced that Scooter Braun, music mega-manager, and his company Ithaca Holdings, had acquired it.

Currently, Scooter Braun is working with Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, and numerous other entertainers. Earlier, Braun has also worked with Kanye West

Swift was outraged at this. Big Machine owned the last six albums among the master recordings of Taylor Swift.

Swift’s Tumblr post: Braun Bullied Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift posted on Tumblr that it was her worst-case scenario till now. She got emotional while publishing her post. She added that Scooter Braun was an incessant and maladaptive bully and now all of her master albums are owned by him.

Taylor Swift claimed that she had been trying to purchase her old master recording albums for years, but Scott Borchetta, the founder of Big Machine, refused to budge.

When Swift was 15, she started her career as a musician, and she continued working there until her last fall, she switched to the Republic Records of Universal Music Group at a highly publicized deal.

What happened to Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun
What happened to Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun?

The responses to Swift’s emotional Tumblr post have been highly divisive. Swifties, including musicians Iggy Azalea and Halsey, were tweeting under hashtag #WeStandWithTaylor, appreciating Taylor Swift for her willingness to raise her voice against the figures of the music industry like Scooter Braun and fought for her work.

Scooter Braun now owns Taylor’s old master recordings

Master recording of a is the one that all copies are made from. In the case of Taylor Swift, the song “You Belong With Me” is the song she recorded in the studio in 2009, and all the copies that are available worldwide are copies of that record only.

Now, the important part is that the person who owns a master recording, it means he has the right to make, distribute or sell those copies.

Anyone who wishes to make copies of that recording, he/she must need the permission of the owner of the master recording. And now, Scooter Braun is the one who has those rights, not Taylor Swift.

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Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun – FAQs

What is the Taylor and Braun Controversy Case?

Scooter Braun has worked with Taylor Swift in the past. He owns her master recording which she was asking to purchase back, but Braun refused to do so. Taylor accused him of bullying her.

Who is Scooter Braun?

Scooter Braun is a renowned American entrepreneur, business magnate, and music executive. He has been in the limelight these days because of his controversy with Taylor Swift.

How much did Scooter Braun sell Taylor Swift?

 $300million, Swift released a statement in which she claimed that the master recordings “were not for sale to me” following reports that Braun had sold Shamrock Holdings the rights to Swift’s music for $300 million (£230 million).

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