Taylor Swift ACCUSES enemy Scooter Braun of ‘shameless greed’ before his company releases album of her music, Taylor’s REACTION shows that she is VERY ANGRY.
TAYLOR Swift slammed her nemesis Scooter Braun for having “shameless greed” as his record label Big Machine is set to release an “album” of the singer’s old music.
The 30-year-old pop star fired off a message for Justin Bieber’s manager, 38, after her former music home announced they would release several tracks from her catalog without her consent.
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The pop star slammed Scooter for having “shameless greed”
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Scooter acquired Big Machine Records in 2019Credit: Getty – Contributor
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Taylor fired off a letter on her Instagram StoriesCredit: Instagram
On Thursday, fans noticed a newly uploaded album titled “Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008” on the Shake It Off singer’s Spotify and YouTube accounts.
The track listing includes her biggest hit, Love Story, and several other songs from her first two albums – Taylor Swift and Fearless.
Despite being listed as a 2017 release, Taylor claims the songs were recorded back in 2008 when she was just 18-years-old.
After her fanbase notified Taylor of the new upload, she let fans know she did “not approve” of the move by Big Machine Records – where she was first signed in 2005 before leaving the label in 2018.
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Big Machine uploaded a new album to the singer’s Spotify pageCredit: Spotify
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Taylor slammed the move as displaying “shameless greed”Credit: Spotify
She wrote on Instagram: “Hey guys – I want to thank my fans for making me aware that my former record label is putting out an “album” of live performances of mine tonight.
“This recording is from a 2008 radio show performance I did when I was 18. Big Machine has listed the date as a 2017 release but they’re actually releasing it tonight at midnight.
“I’m always honest with you guys about this stuff so I just wanted to tell you that this release is not approved by me.”
She continued: “It looks to me like Scooter Bran and his financial backers, 23 Capital, Alex Soros and the Soros family and The Carlyle Group have seen the latest balance sheets and realized that paying $330 MILLION for my music wasn’t exactly a wise choice when they need money.
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Taylor said Scooter’s newest release was “tasteless”Credit: AP:Associated Press
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Scooter signed Justin when he was just 12-years-oldCredit: PA:Press Association
“In my opinion… Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent.”
In June 2019, Scooter and his financial company Ithaca Ventures purchased Big Machine Label Group for more than $300 million.
Scooter and his partners would now control the music Taylor previously released under the label – which include the first six of her albums.
The Grammy winner called the new ownership her “worst case scenario” in a fiery Tumblr letter she posted to fans just after news broke.
“Some fun facts about today’s news: I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world.
“All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at his hands for years,” she blasted.
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Taylor has opposed Scooter’s ownership of her former label since 2019Credit: PA:Press Association
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The music mogul also manages Ariana GrandeCredit: Getty – Contributor
Taylor continued: “Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.
“This is my worst case scenario. This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept.
“And when that man says ‘Music has value’, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.
“Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words ‘Scooter Braun’ escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to.”
She then signed off by saying she was “sad and grossed out.”
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Taylor has fired off several public letters to Scooter since he acquired BMLGCredit: AFP or licensors
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Since Scooter’s acquisition, the two have publicly battled it out over a number of issues – including music rights in Taylor’s Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, that was released in January.
A large question mark loomed over its release after the Lover singer revealed that her former manager Scott Borchetta and Scooter had “declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project.”
After she posted another letter condemning their actions, her music was approved and the film was released on January 31 after premiering at Sundance Film Festival the previous week.
