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The Purchase of Big Machine Label Group
On July 30, 2019, Billboard reported that Scooter Braun had purchased Big Machine Records for $300 million with the help from Ithaca Holdings. A few hours after the announcement of the purchase, Taylor Swift voiced her fustration on Tumblr that she was unaware of the buyer and who's hands her masters of the her first six albums were in. Later that night, Scott Borchetta revealed through the Big Machine Label Group website of his and Swifts conversation regarding the purchase. A copyright issue arose later in the year just ahead of Swift's American Music Awards' Artist of the Decade performance. Swift again voiced her anger via Twitter regarding Big Machine's action of prohibiting the use of her old music. Swift called for fans to voice their concerns regarding the use of her old music to Borchetta and Braun. On August 22, 2019, Swift announced live on Good Morning America that she would begin rerecording her first five albums in November 2020 and will be released through Republic Records.

On November 16, 2020, Variety reported that Big Machine had sold the rights to Taylor Swift's first six albums to Shamrock Holdings. Swift stated that she had not been contacted about the sale.