![]() ![]() Borchetta claimed that Swift had declined an opportunity to purchase the masters. In response, Swift stated she had tried to purchase the masters but Big Machine had offered unfavorable conditions, and that she knew the label would sell them to someone else but did not expect Braun as the buyer, recalling him being an "incessant, manipulative bully". Braun had become the owner of all of the masters, music videos and artworks copyrighted by Big Machine, including those of Swift's first six studio albums. Mainstream media reported in June 2019 that Braun had purchased Big Machine from Borchetta for $330 million, funded by various private equity firms. Swift signed a record deal with Republic Records in November 2018 after her Big Machine contract expired. It was a highly publicized conflict that drew widespread attention and media coverage since its ignition. In June 2019, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift came in dispute with her former record label, Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and new owner Scooter Braun, over the ownership of the master recordings of her first six studio albums. Taylor Swift (pictured in 2006) signed her record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 at age 15, giving the ownership of the masters of her first six studio albums to the label. ![]()
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