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If there’s been one constant truth about Taylor Swift’s historic profession, it’s that she at all times comes out victorious ultimately.
So Swifties the world over are overjoyed — however not shocked — by the information that Taylor has purchased the grasp recordings of her first six albums.
We reported final week that earlier proprietor Scooter Braun had offered the masters to Shamrock Capital, creating a chance for Taylor to buy them.
And in an emotional letter to followers, Swift revealed at the moment that she’s achieved precisely that:
Taylor Swift shares information about newest victory
Moments in the past, Taylor posted a prolonged, heartfelt letter on her private web site.
“I’m trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is just a slideshow. A flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and prayed away for a chance to get to tell you this news,” she wrote, including:
“All of the occasions I used to be thisssss shut, reaching out for it, just for it to fall via. I nearly stopped considering it may ever occur, after 20 years of getting the carrot dangled after which yanked away.
“But that’s all in the past now. I’ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening. I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs to me.”
Taylor defined that she can also be the proud proprietor of her music movies, live performance movies, album artwork and pictures, and unreleased songs, which means that she’s lastly secured management of “my entire life’s work.”
Taylor thanks followers for serving to her notice her ‘greatest dream’
“To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty casual about it. To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four albums, calling them Taylor’s Versions,” she wrote.
“The passionate assist you confirmed these albums and the success you discovered giving The Eras Tour into why I used to be capable of purchase again my music.
“I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but never owned until now. All I’ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright.”
Swift proceeded to handle what may be the one draw back of those developments:
Is that this the tip of Taylor’s Variations?
The favored “Taylor’s Version” recordings have been, in fact, a part of the pop icon’s try and regain management of her music after the masters have been bought by Scooter Braun beneath controversial circumstances.
(Taylor says she was by no means supplied the chance to purchase the masters from her first label, however insiders have disputed that account.)
Will Swift proceed to re-record her albums now that she owns the rights?
“I know, I know. What about Rep TV? Full transparency: I haven’t even re-recorded a quarter of it. The Reputation album was so specific to that time in my life, and I kept hitting a stopping point when I tried to remake it,” she instructed followers at the moment.
“All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposely misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shame-born snarl and mischief. To be perfectly honest, it’s The First of That Time that I thought wouldn’t be improved upon by re-recording it. Not the music, photos, or videos. So I kept putting it off.”
Swift concluded by explaining that she may nonetheless re-record the 2 remaining albums on her TV to-do checklist, but when she does, she’ll accomplish that beneath radically completely different circumstances:
“Those two albums can still have their moments to re-emerge when the time is right, it will be something you guys would be excited about.” she wrote.
“But if it happens, it won’t be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now.”
So there may be extra Taylor’s Variations to come back. However it appears that evidently for now, Ms. Swift is content material to simply get pleasure from her newest victory.
