The feud between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, one of the most high-profile music industry battles in recent years, has officially come to an end, with Swift emerging victorious.
On May 30, 2025, the pop superstar announced she had successfully repurchased the rights to her first six albums, reclaiming full control over the music that defined her early career.
A Long and Emotional Journey
Swift, now 35, shared the milestone in an emotional post, expressing gratitude and pride. “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me,” she wrote. “The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life’s work.”
The fight for her master recordings has been a central theme in her public narrative over the last six years.
The feud began in 2019, when Braun’s company, Ithaca Holdings, acquired Big Machine Records—Swift’s former label—and with it, the master recordings of her first six albums.
Swift called the acquisition her “worst-case scenario,” accusing Braun of “manipulative bullying” and claiming she was never offered the chance to buy the masters herself (Yahoo News).
