Taylor Swift Regains Masters, Celebrates with Selena Gomez in NYC

Taylor Swift celebrated a major career milestone by buying back the masters to her first six albums with a girls’ night out in New York City alongside her best friend Selena Gomez. The two dined at the historic Monkey Bar, where they were seen deep in conversation, marking the occasion shortly after Swift announced the news in an open letter expressing her emotional journey to regain control of her music. Swift’s masters had been owned by Scooter Braun since his 2019 acquisition of Big Machine Records, leading to a public feud, before Braun sold the rights to Shamrock Capital, which then sold them back to Swift. Gomez publicly congratulated Swift on her achievement, sharing her pride on social media. Meanwhile, Swift’s boyfriend, NFL player Travis Kelce, was in Kansas City attending a charity event. This milestone caps years of Swift’s efforts to own her music and re-record her albums, supported in part by the success of her Eras Tour.