Taylor Swift Regains Full Ownership of Her Music Catalog After Yearslong Effort

Swift’s quest to regain control of her music began after music executive Scooter Braun acquired and later sold her early catalog.

NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honoree Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 20, 2022. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images

Taylor Swift has regained full ownership of her music, according to a handwritten letter posted Friday on her official website.

The pop icon announced that she has purchased the master recordings of her first six albums—originally released through Big Machine Records—from Shamrock Capital, the private equity firm that most recently owned the catalog. In her own words, “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.” The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.