Overview

• Taylor Swift finalized a $360 million agreement with Shamrock Capital to buy her first six albums’ master recordings.
• The deal resolves a dispute that began in 2019 when Scooter Braun acquired Swift’s Big Machine Records catalog and later sold it to Shamrock.
• Swift marked the milestone on May 31 with a dinner at Midtown Manhattan’s Monkey Bar alongside Selena Gomez.
• She remains in the process of re-recording her album Reputation and has completed less than a quarter of the project.
• Industry observers say the agreement represents a landmark victory for artists seeking control over their own work.