Hazel Sills
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-30-2025 4PM EDT
And PR's Hazel Sills reports that's changed. It's common for singer-songwriters. Taylor Swift writes her songs, like one of her biggest hits, 2008's Love Story. And she sang it, but she didn't own it. But now, Swift has announced she finally owns her masters, nearly six years after music executive Scooter Braun first acquired them in 2019.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-30-2025 4PM EDT
That initial sale was the inspiration behind Swift releasing re-recordings of albums she didn't own the masters for, including her hit Red. Swift did not disclose what she paid for the rights to her music. Hazel Sills, NPR News. From Washington, this is NPR.