The Music World Reacts To Taylor Swift’s Blog Post
The music world has come alive since Taylor Swift published a blog post about Scooter Braun assuming ownership of her back catalogue. Today (June 30), news broke that the superstar manager purchased Big Machine Label Group. In doing so, he now owns masters of the “ME!” singer’s work from between 2006 and 2018. Swift opened up about the development and accused Braun and artists he manages of bullying on Tumblr. “This is my worst case scenario,” she said. “When I left my masters in Scott’s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter.”
Since sharing her side of the story, there has been an influx of support for both sides. Iggy Azalea, Halsey and frequent collaborators Todrick Hall and Joseph Kahn have voiced support for Taylor. “Taylor Swift is a huge reason why I always insisted to write my own music,” Halsey revealed in a post on Twitter. “And it turns my guts that no matter how much power or success a woman has in this life, you are still susceptible to someone coming along and making you feel powerless out of spite.” It also appears that Miley Cyrus and Beyonce have unfollowed Braun on Instagram.
Meanwhile, Scooter has seen support from artists he manages including Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato. His wife, Yael Cohen Braun, also replied to several of the complaints lodged against her husband. Scott Borchetta, founder of Big Machine, replied with a lengthy public letter of his own. In it, he contested some of the claims from the blog post. “In regard to a post earlier today from Taylor, it’s time to set some things straight,” he wrote. That included the specifics of when Taylor learned about Braun purchasing Big Machine and the deal he proposed to her last year.
Check out some of the responses below.
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— h (@halsey) June 30, 2019
Telling someone about a deal days before it’s public means the deal was already done & she never had the opportunity to even make a bid to own her own work. These deals take months to negotiate in long form. https://t.co/Ra7NdxzcOM
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) June 30, 2019
And this is why I’m so happy to own my master for this new album, they really do ppl crazy dirty on ownership of their intellectual property in the biz. https://t.co/RtyN37yEvQ
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) June 30, 2019
For those asking, I left Scooter Braun a long time ago…I am saddened by this news, but not shocked. He is an evil person who’s only concern is his wealth and feeding his disgusting ego. I believe he is homophobic & I know from his own mouth that he is not a Swift fan.
— Todrick Hall (@todrick) June 30, 2019
I truly hope justice is served and that my friend’s music will fall into the hands of a better human.
— Todrick Hall (@todrick) June 30, 2019
My feelings on scooter summed up in a song I wrote about my experience there. https://t.co/7NMHkquPzQ
— Todrick Hall (@todrick) July 1, 2019
Also……..Men sending women in (their wives) to carry out their patriarchal bullshit is the worst form of feminist and human betrayal of all time – looking at you Yael and Hailey
— Todrick Hall (@todrick) July 1, 2019
I would normally not say anything because I’m sure scooter will threaten me like he has before to keep me quiet, but guess what Scooter, nothing you can do to me would be worst than the 6 years of my life I can’t get back from when & I was ignored as your “artist”
— Todrick Hall (@todrick) July 1, 2019
I think many of us in the music industry feel her frustration. Not that I know the details, but this feels gross, even if it’s ‘legal’. I have dealt with this on a lesser scale. I feel bad for TS. https://t.co/IgApdST3Z7
— allie x (@alliex) June 30, 2019
Yes. It’s not uncommon for someone else (usually a label) to have a piece of your masters, but to be at the level she’s at (as powerful as a female can be in this industry) and not have a chance to buy her own masters back sounds absurd and wrong to me. https://t.co/d8tayXduYT
— allie x (@alliex) June 30, 2019
I feel terrible for Taylor. This is the record business at it’s most ruthless and shady. She is genuinely one of the nicest people ever and does not deserve this. She should own her work. These people are soulless.https://t.co/RoHkFumLFA
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) June 30, 2019
Once and for all, Bieber is a horrible person. Trash.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) June 30, 2019
There is a douchebag component to the entertainment business. Men whose sole reason to exist is greed, revenge, score points. They think they are gangsters. They are not. They are nothing.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) June 30, 2019
There is one way for @scooterbraun to salvage this situation and make this right. Sell Taylor's songs back to her. He can keep the rest of Big Machine. All artists are watching.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) July 1, 2019
Feel so bad for Taylor… Complete bullshit! You should have the right to own what YOU, yourself, create!
— Carlie Hanson (@carliehanson) June 30, 2019
money over everything right ??? fuck out of here.
— Carlie Hanson (@carliehanson) June 30, 2019
okay i just can’t help but say something!!! he does not see the real point! TAYLOR HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK UP. I WOULD’VE IF I WERE HER?! She just got yearsss and years of her fuckin soul taken from her just like that! .. Ugh! https://t.co/rHGFd2mz2M
— Carlie Hanson (@carliehanson) June 30, 2019
okay i’m done!!!!!! woof!
— Carlie Hanson (@carliehanson) June 30, 2019
fuck a man who feels entitled to the ownership of a woman’s work <3
— daya (@Daya) June 30, 2019
sorry but it’s TAYLORS music, TAYLOR wrote her music, TAYLOR worked her ass off for years, TAYLOR is successful because of TAYLOR..at least give her the chance to own the rights to her own music.
— hrvy (@HRVY) June 30, 2019
feeling for @taylorswift13 rn. we know where the music came from regardless of who owns it now. i can’t wait to see her rise above with “Lover” let’s goooooo Taylor 💞
— CYN (@cynthialovely) June 30, 2019
Unfortunately Can Relate 2 Having Millions Stolen,A FEW TIMES😤.Some Close,Some Very Close,Some Supposed 2 Protect Me.😥😤🤬.
PULL UP UR BIG-GIRL
G-STRING,
PULL ON UR RHINESTONE COMBAT BOOTS,KICK
SOME ASS🎼,
&REMEMBER
“YOU ARE A RICH MAN”— Cher (@cher) July 1, 2019
— JoJo. (@iamjojo) July 1, 2019
You're a good kind man @scooterbraun I hope this passes quickly.
I love you keep going.— sia (@Sia) July 2, 2019
I don’t know a lot about what’s going on but I will say I really believe artists should own their own life’s work 💔
— camila (@Camila_Cabello) July 2, 2019
@taylorswift13 just a thought, U should go in & re-record all the songs that U don’t own the masters on exactly how U did them but put brand new art & some kind of incentive so fans will no longer buy the old versions. I’d buy all of the new versions just to prove a point 💁🏼♀️
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) July 13, 2019
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