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Does Taylor Swift Own Her Music?

Taylor Swift now owns her master recordings after buying back the rights to her first six albums in 2025. Her battle over music ownership highlighted the difference between masters and publishing and reshaped industry conversations about artist control.

March 12, 2026

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Soundexchange and the Ongoing, Hard-fought Battle to Pay Performers for Their Master Royalties

Let’s acknowledge this right off the top: we live in an age where a large contingent of the population has internalized the idea that music, songs, albums, etc., are fully “free.” Nobody likes to side with, say, the RIAA, while they’re filing lawsuits against 12 year olds with Limewire (or its more current equivalent).

July 22, 2015

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