Taylor Swift has successfully reacquired ownership of her entire body of work, marking a meaningful victory in her battle for artist rights.

In a statement shared on her official website, Swift declared: “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.” The declaration follows years of strategic efforts to regain control over her recordings.

swift revealed that she purchased her catalogue of recordings, initially released through big Machine Records, from shamrock Capital, a private equity firm. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

This move culminates Swift’s ambitious project of rerecording and re-releasing her first six albums, a direct response to losing control of her masters.

“I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now,” Swift expressed to her fans.”The best things that have ever been mine … finaly actually are.”

shamrock Capital released a statement saying, “We are thrilled with this outcome and are so happy for Taylor.”

The catalyst: Scooter Braun and the Fight for Masters

The saga began when Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun acquired Swift’s early catalogue,leading Swift to embark on her rerecording venture. This initiative aimed to give her control over her songs and how they are used in various media.

“All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.”

“I am happy for her,” Braun commented on Friday.

Beyond the rerecordings,Swift has continued to release new music,including her recent album,The Tortured Poets Department,which was announced at the 2024 Grammys and launched during her highly successful tour.

The “Taylor’s Version” Project: A Retrospective

To date, four albums have been rerecorded under the “Taylor’s Version” label, starting with Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and red (Taylor’s Version) in 2021. Each release achieved significant commercial and cultural success, debuting at No.1 on the Billboard 200.

The most recent rerecording, 1989 (Taylor’s version), was released in October 2023, following speak Now (Taylor’s Version) by just four months. That same year, Swift broke the record for the most No. 1 albums by a female artist in history.

While fans have speculated about Reputation (Taylor’s Version) being next, with “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” appearing in The Handmaid’s Tale and othre shows, Swift indicated that she hasn’t “even rerecorded a quarter of it”.

Though, she confirmed that her self-titled debut album has been completely rerecorded, stating, “and I really love how it sounds now”.

Swift hinted that both her debut album and Reputation (Taylor’s Version) “can still have their moments to reemerge when the time is right”.