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Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums
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Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

  • By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer

Taylor Swift says she's has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced that all the music she's ever made now belongs to her. According to the note, the pop star has purchased her catalog of recordings — originally released through Big Machine Records — from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. She did not disclose the amount. Over the last few years, Swift has been rerecording and releasing her early albums in an attempt to regain control of her music.

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