Taylor Swift made headlines in 2025 when news broke that she had finally succeeded in purchasing the master recordings of all her past albums. But… Why didn’t she own them in the first place? And what’s with all the re-recordings and ‘(Taylor’s Version)’ stuff? How are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West connected to all this? And what, or who, is a ‘Scooter Braun’? Gisten in as Rosie gives you Just The Gist of the whole situation.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:
From FORBES: The Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun Drama, Explained
From The New Yorker: Scooter Braun and the Twilight of the Music Manager
From The Hollywood Reporter: Taylor Swift Gets Her Masters Back: How We Got Here
WATCH: Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: BAD BLOOD on HBO Max
Trusty ol’ wikipedia on the Taylor Swift Masters Dispute
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