Shake it off, Kelly Clarkson is telling Taylor Swift about her feud with Scooter Bruan and Scott Borchetta, by re-recording and releasing the hits that Braun now controls after acquiring her former record label, Big Machine. Swift called the sale her "worst case scenario;" and re-recording the hits would both…
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What Will Taylor Do? Big Machine To Release Vinyl Singles
Despite a very public feud with Taylor Swift, her former label, the just acquired by Scooter Braun Big Machine Records, is wasting no time cashing in on her catalog with the release of five songs from her 2006 self-titled debut album on limited-edition vinyl. In celebration of the LP’s 13th…
5 Big Music Business Stories You Missed While On Vacation Last Week
Even as you were having some much-deserved rest a relaxation last week, others toiled on, making big decisions and cutting big deals. To bring you up to speed before you’ve even finished your first cup of coffee, here are the 5 Big Music Business Stories You Missed While On Vacation…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, the most frequently read articles on Hypebot covered Borchetta’s pushback against Swift, how Big Machine Records inadvertently promoted a label services deal, Spotify’s shutting down of free direct distribution, and more! How The ‘Spotify Sound’ Is Changing Music Borchetta Bites Back: Taylor, ‘It’s Time For Some Truth’ And…
Defending Taylor Swift, Sky Ferreira Claims the Music Industry Forces Underage Singers Into Exploitative Contracts
Over the weekend, Taylor Swift blasted both Scooter Braun and Big Machine Label Group’s (BMLG) Scott Borchetta. Overdramatizing Braun’s acquisition of her former label, she called the move “my worst-case scenario.” “This is what happens when you sign a…
Big Machine Records Inadvertently Promoted Label Services Deals [Mark Mulligan]
The very spat between Taylor Swift and the head of her former label over control of her hit masters is far from over. But whatever "truths" are revealed in the coming days, one thing is certain, writes MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan, the dispute provides a cautionary lesson to artists and…
Justin Bieber Lambasts Taylor Swift’s ‘Bullying’ of Scooter Braun — ‘That’s Crossing a Line’
Influential music industry manager Scooter Braun made a surprise announcement this past weekend. He purchased Taylor Swift’s former label, Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), in a deal valued at more than $300 million (full details on the acquisition here)…
Borchetta Bites Back: Taylor, ‘It’s time for some truth’ and Shares Contract Details
Big Machine Label Group founder Scott Borchetta has fired back at Taylor Swift after the singer took to Tumblr with an emotional reaction to the acquisition of BMLG and her hit recordings by Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holding. ‘This is my worst case scenario, wrote Swift. “So, it’s time for some…
Scott Borchetta: Big Machine offered Taylor Swift the chance to own her masters
“Taylor had every chance in the world to own not just her master recordings, but every video, photograph, everything associated to her career. She chose to leave.”
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Taylor Swift Reacts To Big Machine Sale To Scooter Braun: ‘This is my worst case scenario’
Taylor Swift is calling the sale by Scott Borchetta of her former label Big Machine to Scooter Braun for $300 million her "worst case scenario." Swift recently signed to Universal, but Big Machine and now Braun controls all of Swift’s prior multi-platinum recordings. "This is what happens when you sign…