Few artists earn the cult following that 12 time Grammy winner Taylor Swift has.
Having the masters to one’s music means owning the original recordings.
Swift has the publishing rights, so she has ownership of the lyrics and composition of the songs.
She does not, however, profit from the recordings.
At least not yet.
“I do want my music to live on,” Swift toldBillboard.
“I do want it to be in movies, I do want it to be in commercials.
But I only want that if I own it.”
The new recordings will be indicated by the words “Taylor’s Version” in the title.
Before re-recording, Swift tried to buy her masters.
“I made it very clear that I wanted to buy my music.
So that’s what we’re doing.”
This leaves only three to go.
With each announcement of a former album being re-released,Taylor Swift had Twitter fans in a frenzy.
In addition to re-recording past music, Swift has also been releasing new music.
Since re-recording, Swift has been met with success.
“Whenever Taylor re-records a new track, we immediately replace the old versions.
“Listeners have made it known that they cannot wait to hear Taylor’s Version of each track.
