NP. Well, yeah, he was. They were available to purchase and MJ bought them. Paul decided to be mad about that because he wanted them. Well, he should have bought them like MJ did. Taylor was perfectly fine not having those masters until Scooter bought them and now she's mad. It looks and sounds silly. |
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It's a business transaction. Why is she dredging up old crap?
Not enough drama in her life, I guess. Plus she has a new album coming out. |
Why would Scooter set up a call for two entertainers he wasn’t working with? He didn’t have business dealings with Taylor or Kanye at the time. |
Because either you agree or don’t agree that artists should be able to own their own, or at least part of their own, music /artistry. Because she was never actually given the opportunity to own her own music. Because nothing changes if nothing changes. Because someone like Scooter Braun looks specifically for young, unknowns? Yep, that’s business, but I don’t think it’s exactly fate and chance that’s who his clients are. Part of his philanthropy work could be ensuring these artists get a fair shake, but it isn’t. |
Taylor had the opportunity to own her own music. She needs to ask her guardians why they signed away those rights in her contracts when she was under 18. |
Really? So late 30s Kanye was a young unknown? Late 20s Demi Lavato is still unknown? Usher is older than Scooter. And I wouldn’t call the Zac Brown Band young. What about Taylor’s BFF, Karlie Kloss. She wasn’t unknown when she signed with Scooter. |
| what exactly does this mean? Does she have to pay him to play her old songs? |
| Kinda curious if owning the masters was so important to her and she knew the company was going to be sold why did she make an attempt to buy the company. |
She couldn't afford to buy the company. She's rich but not rich enough. |
With insane strings. Why does no one understand that? Did anyone commenting here even read the contract that was offered to her that included the option to buy her masters? It was a contract for 10 years. There was also wording within that contract that stated that the right for TS to own the masters was not happening. Swift proposed that upon the execution of the new contract with BMLG, they'd assign all recordings, artwork, photos, and other materials to TS that BMLG owned or controlled. TS wanted all rights BMLG had to those items severed and to know if they'd sold the rights to any third party people that would prohibit her ownership. BMLG's response was: Agreed, provided that the TS Materials would be subject to the terms and conditions of any license or other contract BMLG has entered into to-date with regard to them, including, without limitation, ... master licenses... . They weren't giving her the masters, which is what she wanted. Even in this new contract that gave her the audio recordings, artwork, etc., she was not getting the masters because her previous contract with them did not include them. |
It is more than just "not liking the man who bought the label." Segway Brown now has control over what to do with her life's work. He can decide who gets to license those songs, how they are used, and will earn money off of those songs. Wouldn't you be upset if someone who was terrible to you and wanted to see you fail for years now not only owned what you'd created, but also earned money from it and got to decide what to do with it? If he wanted to be a huge a-hole, he could refuse all licensing inquiries for her songs and remove them from all streaming services. Of course, since Taylor Swift's music catalog makes up 80% of this companies revenue, he'd be crazy to do that. He could do other petty things, though, like allow Kanye West to sample her songs or grant licensing rights to hate groups or groups Swift is against. |
No, she'll still receive royalties off the music they own. It means that Scooter has control over what happens to her songs, like, where and if they get played. |
Yes, she does. |
Her music sucks, so hopefully he’ll throw it in a vault never to be played. |
I’m guessing the 350 odd million dollars that people paid to see her beg to differ. |