Overview

• Taylor Swift completed a nearly $360 million buyback of her master recordings from Shamrock Capital on May 30.
• The deal resolves a dispute that began when Scooter Braun sold her early catalogue in 2020 and spurred her 2021 re-recording project.
• Swifties spotted a four-leaf clover painted on a heart-shaped bowl in Joe Alwyn’s March 12 Instagram carousel and linked it to the Shamrock Capital emblem.
• A TikTok clip by user @manumelm drew over 30,000 likes for arguing that Alwyn’s post foreshadowed Swift’s announcement.
• Some observers dismissed the theory as a stretch, noting the clover may have been a St. Patrick’s Day reference rather than a coded message.