Overview

• In May 2025, Swift bought back her original master recordings from Shamrock Capital, ending her bid to own the rights to her first six albums
• The deal resolves a dispute that began in 2019 when Scooter Braun acquired Big Machine and the masters to her early work
• She countered Braun’s control by re-recording those albums, releasing new versions to undermine the originals and regain revenue
• Swift announced on her official website that all her music “now belongs to me,” describing her emotional reaction to the outcome
• Selena Gomez joined Swift for a celebratory dinner in New York and publicly praised her friend’s milestone victory