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I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. "Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. "For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work," she said. She posted a lengthy message on her Tumblr account in June 2019 about the acquisition. Swift reacted strongly when she found out that Braun purchased Big Machine Records, thus owning her master recordings of her first six albums as a result, through his company, Ithaca Holdings. Nobody ever denied the word ‘b-’ was used without her permission.” Scooter Braun purchases Big Machine Records in 2019 In 2020, an extended clip of the video was leaked that revealed Swift was not informed about the lyric “I made that b- famous,” nor was she told about the music video content.Īfter the extended video was released, Kardashian tweeted the following: “To be clear, the only issue I ever had around the situation was that Swift lied through her publicist who stated that ‘Kanye never called to ask for permission…’ They clearly spoke so I let you all see that. Bieber initially called her out in the caption that has since been deleted. She highlighted this Instagram posted by Bieber of the men listed on a FaceTime call. West’s manager at the time of all this was Scooter Braun, who Swift would later accuse of collaborating with West and another client of his, Justin Bieber, to bully her on social media. The lyrics and video sparked immediate backlash, though West insisted that he had cleared the lyrics with Swift beforehand.įurther fanning the flames of the drama, West and now ex-wife Kim Kardashian leaked a Snapchat video recording in which Swift could allegedly be heard on the phone approving lyrics. He later released a music video for “Famous” that featured a naked mannequin made to look like Swift in bed with West. “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex,” he rapped on his 2016 track “Famous.” “I made that b- famous, I made that b- famous.” Swift and West appeared to make up later on, but the rift reopened when West made sexual references to Swift in a song. In 2009, Kanye West infamously grabbed the mic out of a 19-year-old Swift’s hands during her MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech and declared that Beyoncé should have won the award. All about Swift’s feuds with Kanye West and Scooter Braun The following year, Swift released her first single "Tim McGraw." And, well, her career exploded. In other words, Big Machine Records owned the original recordings of each song or performance. The deal gave Big Machine Records ownership over Swift's master recordings. In 2005 at only 15 years old, Swift signed a record deal with Big Machine Records, owned by music executive Scott Borchetta, and stayed with the group for over 10 years. Henson reveals advice Oprah Winfrey has given her about Hollywood Swift began her music career at Big Machine Records
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