Billboard Explains Why Taylor Swift is Re-Recording Her First Six Albums

Billboard Explains why Taylor Swift is re-recording her first six albums, why she doesn’t own her own masters and what she gains from re-recording all her old iconic songs.

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Billboard Explains Why Taylor Swift is Re-Recording Her First Six Albums

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[Billboard]

#Swifties! Which one of Taylor's re-recorded albums are you most excited to hear? 💖💙💛

[andiputra]

This is reminding me when taylor on the 73 vogue questions, she got a question "what advice you would give to the young generation in the music industry?" she answered "Get a Good lawyer!" she really mean it.

[tekkengranted]

My middle finger salutes to Scooter and Scott B.

[Nino-bucx]

Basically, Taylor was screwed out of a chance to purchase her masters & doing a BOSS move she re-recorded everything and made more go Taylor 👏🏾👏🏾

[martinmalec]

she's an ICON she's a LEGEND and she IS the MOMENT

[supernarl]

I love the fact that she's continually educating the younger generation of artists to own their work.

[juliaschafer]

She just deserves to own them cause she wrote all of them

[jacobsed]

I don’t understand why Scott didn’t just sell the masters to Taylor? He’s known her for so long, why end it like this. The only explanation is that Big Machine is worthless without Taylors Masters lol?

[TheRandomPersn]

I don't care anymore if what people would think about her making re-recorded versions of her songs, even if the old ones are nostalgic. Hearing her sing her songs again freely and as same as original is what makes me happy for her and her career.

[eloisemusgrove]

it’s such an important conversation to have, especially because her rights to her own music are deserved just as much as anyone else’s rights to their own music. i just can’t believe that she doesn’t get to truly own what she writes!! can’t wait for the re-recordings 💗

[anastasiapopovici]

Wait-
That's reborn, more powerful and more popular

[aqsireyrey]

she is so strong. she had gone through everythinf in this industry yet she's still standing strong continuing to be loved by the whole world. her rerecording her old songs is just another step into her career and I hope that she becomes even more successful in the future

[HamzaAmir-lx]

"Hello Mr Perfectly fine
How' your heart after Breaking mine"
MR PERFECTLY FINE
What a fabulous song it is 🥰
How many of u love it ❤🧡

[IJODIN]

The real fact is Taylor swift want her song been play anytime anywhere their fans want without any interrupt because the song belong to her, swifties and all people who love her music not to the people who want to sell their song for wealthy

[msdenise]

She was given the opportunity to buy her masters, but it was on a make-a-new-one get-an-old-one-back basis (including all artwork etc.) and she did not say yes to that (OBVIOUSLY), then suddenly mr 300m dollar (who used to bully her) bought it without her knowing it, that's I think what missed in this video. They maybe could have worked it out if these men weren't out for the money and had any appreciation for art left in their body.

I really appreciate JoJo being included in this video. She's often overlooked in the topic of rights feuds and re-recordings. I love how Taylor is taking it to a whole 'nother level, adding songs, including some extra artists. You go gurl! Can't wait for her to own her work.

[dianazavala]

Go Taylor! I’ve only ever bought songs not albums, but I will now. She should have every right to own her masters of every song she’s written, and I’ll fully support her! 💜

[jazz-axy]

I think she also did it for the dedicated Swifties who stopped listening to songs they loved to go against Scooter. I personally felt guilty listening to her old stuff, knowing that slime ball profited most.

[tcmejld]

Non swifties should be aware that she didn't rerecord her past 6 albums just for awards, for money nor for more streams. She can have all of that without rerecordings. But she's doing all of this just to own the albums she made and worked her whole life

[dominicrincker]

"what does she stand to gain" but also let's talk about what it costs her. It takes a year of promo, recording, and funding for album releases that won't make her as much money as new albums. this isn't for fun, or a money grab. shes losing time and money by doing this, but it's a sacrifice she will take to own her music.

[hanzskie]

She's a role model. Her mission to do this project is showing and taking ownership. Taylor is a great example in every young musicians today, especially to the women.

Her action and movement to this is monumental and revolutionary. With this, I think Taylor will still be around and relevant this decade.

Super proud Swiftie here. 💖