Category archives: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is blocking sync uses of her masters now they’re owned by Scooter Braun

Superstar’s re-record strategy becomes clear…
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‘I’m not the most outspoken person to be around…’

Taylor Swift and Lorde collaborator Joel Little opens up on his songwriting process
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Scooter Braun publicly calls on Taylor Swift to resolve fallout after ‘numerous death threats’ towards his family

Scooter Braun, often painted as the villain of the piece in Taylor Swift’s ongoing complaints about the ownership of her masters, has spoken out. Braun, manager of the likes of Justin Bieber, J Balvin and Ariana Grande, has just posted a lengthy …

Taylor Swift denies Big Machine Label Group song use claims

Artist’s team issues statement slamming Big Machine Label Group’s response to note published this week
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Taylor Swift’s Lover: A lightning rod for a record industry struggling to define its own success

MBW takes a long, hard look at one of the biggest albums of the year so far
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1 In 4 Albums Sold In US Last Week Were Taylor Swift’s Lover

Taylor Swift’s Lover sold 679,000 copies in the week ending Aug. 29th, according to Nielson Soundscan and Billboard. That is 27% of the total of all albums sold in the U.S. last week. Overall, 2.487 million total albums sold last week in the US across all formats of albums: CDs,…

Taylor Swift’s Lover Passes 3 Million Equivalent Sales

Team Taylor made sure the superstar was everywhere last week and their efforts are paying off. Taylor Swift scored the top-selling album of 2019 less than 48 hours after release, but that was just the beginning. Tracks from Lover have been streamed almost 650 million times on Spotify as of…

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this revisitation of the past week’s music industry happenings, we look back at Senators’ request that the Department of Justice investigate Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the motivation behind T-Swift’s desire to re-record her first five albums, YouTube’s refusal to negotiate with the new YouTubers Union, and more. Discogs Mid-Year…

Taylor Swift’s Lover has sold over 3 million equivalent units worldwide

Album has also eclipsed 1 million-plus total consumption year-to-date
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