Taylor Swift
Share this @internewscast.com
Taylor Swift has regained ownership of her entire body of work.

In a detailed note shared on her official website this Friday, Swift declared: “All of the music I’ve ever made is now mine.”

The pop singer mentioned she bought her catalogue of recordings — originally released through Big Machine Records — from its latest owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. She did not disclose the purchase price.

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

In recent years, Swift has been rerecording and releasing her first six albums in an attempt to regain control of her music.

“I can’t thank you enough for helping reunite me with this art that I have devoted my life to, but have never possessed until now,” Swift expressed to her fans in the statement.

“The best things that have ever been mine … finally actually are.”

“We are thrilled with this outcome and are so happy for Taylor,” Shamrock Capital said in a statement.

Swift’s rerecordings were instigated by Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun’s purchase and sale of her early catalogue and represents Swift’s effort to control her own songs and how they’re used.

Previous Taylor’s Version releases have been more than conventional re-recordings, arriving with new “from the vault” music, Easter eggs and visuals that deepen understanding of her work.

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 9, 2023 (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

She has also released new music, including last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, announced during the 2024 Grammys and released during her record-breaking tour.

So far, there have been four rerecorded albums, beginning with Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) in 2021. All four have been massive commercial and cultural successes, each one debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Swift’s last rerecording, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), arrived in October 2023, just four months after the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). That was the same year Swift claimed the record for the woman with the most No. 1 albums in history.

Fans have theorised that Reputation (Taylor’s Version) would be next: On May 19, Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version) aired nearly in full during the opening scene of a Season 6 episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Prior to that, the song was teased in 2023’s Prime Video limited-series thriller Wilderness and in Apple TV+’s The Dynasty: New England Patriots in 2024.

Also in 2023, she contributed Delicate (Taylor’s Version) to Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.

But according to the note shared Friday, Swift says she hasn’t “even rerecorded a quarter of it.”

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift attends an in conversation with Taylor Swift event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022 (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

She did say, however, that she has completely rerecorded her self-titled debut album “and I really love how it sounds now.”

Swift writes that both her self-titled debut and Reputation (Taylor’s Version) “can still have their moments to reemerge when the time is right.”

Representatives for Swift, HYBE or Braun did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like
Shoppers in a supermarket in Sydney.

Rate Cut Hopes Dashed: What’s Next for Borrowers?

Inflation has jumped once again, all but putting the final nail in…
19 year old teenager arrested after allegedly trying to import $14.8 million of meth into Australia from Canada. He told authorities a stranger on social media paid him $3500 to import what he was told were vapes.

Teen Unwittingly Caught in International Drug Smuggling: 16kg Meth Bust Shocks Australia

A teenager from Canberra is potentially facing a life sentence after being…
Gregor Townsend has come under severe pressure after the Autumn Test Series

Finn Russell Urges Scotland to Embrace Ruthlessness for Six Nations Triumph Amidst Frustration and Disappointment

Finn Russell acknowledges the dissatisfaction surrounding Scotland’s Autumn Test series but remains…

Historic Eruption of Ethiopian Volcano Disrupts Asia Flight Routes, Causing Widespread Cancellations

Ash plumes from a volcanic eruption in Ethiopia have covered parts of…

Labor’s Strategic Nature Law Adjustments Aim to Secure Crucial Greens and Coalition Backing

Labor has unveiled its final pitch to both the Greens and the…
Vandals are believed to have caused today's Optus' Triple-Zero outage that affected more than 14,500 services. 

Vandalism Strikes: Massive Optus Outage Disrupts Services for Over 14,500 Customers

More than 14,500 Optus customers residing south of Melbourne experienced service interruptions…
A phone showing a text from a gambling company to a customer.

Potentially Harmful Text Messages Rapidly Inundating Phones Across Australia

More than three million Australians who identify themselves as problem or at-risk…

Breaking: Optus Blames Vandals for Massive Network Disruption – What You Need to Know

An act of vandalism has caused the latest significant Optus outage, affecting…
Situated just metres apart, the State Library and Melbourne Central stations share an underground concourse on La Trobe Street.

Urgent Fix Needed: How a Major Oversight Threatens to Turn Your Streets into a ‘Pedestrian Tollway

The Victorian government has scrambled to fix an oversight that would make…
'Big, fat slob': Feathers fly as Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys

Trump’s Controversial Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon Sparks Heated Debate

US President Donald Trump has pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys at the White…

Teen Arrested as Second Suspect in Shock Sydney School Murder Case

A second teenage boy has been charged with murder over the alleged…

Zelenskyy Highlights Potential for Deeper Agreements with Revised US Peace Plan Principles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday the “principles” of a revised…