May 30, 2025 – Na everybody sabi sey music dey sweet, but wettin dey sweet pass? When you fit own your own music masters! E don happen for Taylor Swift as she don announce say she don collect her music masters from Shamrock Capital after plenty drama.
Swift drop this sweet news for her fans on her social media, talk say: “All the music I’ve ever made… now belongs to me.” (Na serious gist, e be like movie for this girl life o!) This deal wey she parley no be play play matter, as she reportedly pay around $360 million to regain her catalog. 360 million? Bitter truth be sey na wetin Shamrock pay years back when dem buy am from Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings.
As Taylor de happy, she also thank Shamrock for the way dem handle the deal. She say dem understand wetin this thing mean to her: “I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.” (E be like she dey plan show loyalty, abi wetin you think?)
The backstory wey lead to this matter dey show how Swift get plenty wahala with her past record label, Big Machine. E be like say dem don dey buy and sell her music for market since 2019. (Na wa o, wetin be this kind music football?)
When Ithaca bought Big Machine, it be like say dem catch the crown jewels wey dey shine — her first six albums. Swift no gree keep quiet, she don dey talk say she no like how her masters dey move around like say na buying and selling market, ‘and I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past’. Her fans still dey support am wella as she don start to re-record those albums wey dem steal from am.
Swift don drop plenty ‘Taylor’s Version’ albums like “Fearless” and “Red,” plus she get hot releases since 2023 like “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”. BBond dey report say these new ones dey catch streams pass the original. As e be, na true vision she dey carry.
Shamrock don stay with her for three years, but as them don sell back the masters, na so dem no go fit enjoy any profit again. The private equity firm wey gatz connection to Disney don profit around $100 million for this matter, and Swift’s strong fans na di reason why she fit buy back her music now. (Wey dem go carry leg move her again? Na wa o!)
For her lovely message to fans, Taylor talk say this deal na her biggest dream come true, but she know sey the love from her fans and the successful Eras Tour contribute plenty. Now, Swift dey ready to move forward; she get plans for more albums, including “Reputation (Taylor’s Version),” wey she still dey think about how to re-record. Swift share, “I haven’t even re-recorded a quarter of it.”
All dis drama wey dey go down for Swift’s life na live introduction to the importance of owning one’s work as a creative. No be every day you dey see artist dey fight for wetin belong to dem like this. If you sabi Taylor mood, this one na celebration o. The fight no be only about music, but also about ownership. Wetin you go do as artist if na your waka? Na only God sabi! Just make we dey wait for how dem go plot the rest of di story. For now, we go just dey enjoy as Taylor dey own her music history back.
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