After the arrival of You Need To Calm Down, it seems that Taylor Swift is not taking her advice. As it happens, she is not calming down right now as she loses the right to her masters including all of the first six albums that she produced with Big Machine.
On Sunday, Taylor released and published her statement on Tumblr regarding the matter. And according to the ME! Artist, losing the masters of her six albums was her “worst case scenario.” Not to mention, she also revealed the “manipulative bullying” that she obtained for years under his management.
While the whole fandom shared their sentiments and support toward Taylor Swift, there are those individuals who, on the other hand, called her out. And quite surprisingly, some of these people are actual artists from the industry like Justin Bieber.
Big Machine Records represents Justin Bieber and other popular artists like Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande. As the issue grows bigger with each passing day, many artists from the industry speak their sides about the controversy. And as what Elle reiterated, the reception about Taylor Swift’s letter received mix responses.
Even so, E! was able to obtain answers from close sources. According to her lawyer, Taylor remains “confident” with her decision to speak up about the matter. And while there are artists who oppose her actions, the publication was assured that Taylor Swift is not scared. She does not “care” at all if she would have more enemies this time around.
For all she cares right now is to have the full rights of her music. Hence, this will be surely a long battle between the two.
Taylor’s lawyer, Donald Passman, also mentioned that the ME! Artist was never given a chance to buy her masters. He further “clarified” that she never had the opportunity to purchase them in a way that Scooter Braun is doing for the other artists under the label.
According to CNN, this kind of issue in the music industry is no longer a new and surprising subject. As it happens, there are also artists from the early periods, like Paul McCartney and Prince, who lost their rights to their songs. These artists are still pushing through the battle to get their rights back.
And with these things at hand, the publication contends that this kind of issue will live on up to the next generation if nothing is done to resolve the matter. This is why Taylor ended her published letter with a note for the young artists and singers of today to learn how to protect themselves in negotiations.
