Taylor Swift Owns Music Masters, Reputation Re-recording Delayed

Taylor Swift has announced that she has successfully bought back the rights to the masters of all her music, along with associated music videos, concert films, and album art, giving her full ownership of her life's work for the first time. This milestone follows her ambitious project to rerecord her first six albums, known as the "Taylor's Version" releases, which included previously unreleased "vault tracks" to incentivize fans. However, Swift revealed that the re-recording of her sixth album, Reputation, is not yet underway; she admitted to having not rerecorded even a quarter of it and expressed that she has struggled to improve upon the original, citing its deeply personal and specific nature. Despite this, she hinted that if a Taylor's Version of Reputation and her debut album were eventually released, it would be from a place of celebration rather than longing. Swift credited her fans and the success of both the Taylor's Version series and her Eras Tour for enabling her to regain control over her catalog. This development marks a significant moment in music ownership, highlighting Swift's commitment to artists' rights and autonomy.