Taylor Swift Recounts The Life-Changing Call From Her Mother About Reclaiming Her Music originally appeared on Parade.
Taylor Swift finally told the story of how she found out that she gained the rights back to her first six albums.
In late May, Swift took to social media to announce that she holds the rights to Taylor Swift, Speak Now, Fearless, Red, 1989 and reputation. This meant that the “Fortnight” singer owns every single recording, music video, concert film and the art that comes with it.
Back in 2019, Swift revealed that she did not own the master recordings of her first six albums anymore because they were sold to music executive Scooter Braun when he acquired her former label, Big Machine Records. In response, she announced plans to re-record all six albums to reclaim control of her music. Between 2021 and 2023, the 35-year-old singer released “Taylor’s Version” re-recordings of four out of six albums, each featuring “From the Vault” tracks, which are songs written and recorded during the original sessions but left off the albums at the time.
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On Wednesday, the singer made a guest appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights, which he co-hosts with his brother and former NFL player, Jason Kelce, where she revealed her heartwarming reaction.
“I thought about not owning my music every day. It was an intrusive thought I had every day,” Swift admitted. “A couple months after the Super Bowl in Kansas City, I get a call from my mom. She’s like, ‘You got your music!’ I very dramatically hit the floor for real. Bawling my eyes out, weeping, like ‘Really!?'”
Swift also recalled the moment when she told Kelce the exciting news.
“I said to myself, ‘Go tell Travis in a normal way,'” she recalled. “He was playing video games, and he put his headset down. I was like, ‘I got my music back!’ and I was heaving crying.”
The “Cruel Summer” singer regained ownership of her master recordings from Shamrock Capital, the private equity firm that bought them from Braun’s Ithaca Holdings in 2020. They reportedly sold them back to Swift for a price close to the $360 million they originally paid, according to Billboard.
“This changed my life,” Swift added.
It was also announced on Wednesday that Swift’s new era and her twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl, will be released on all streaming platforms starting October 3. The record is set to have 12 songs, including a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter.
Fans can watch the latest New Heights podcast episode featuring Swift on YouTube, or listen to it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible and Wondery.
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Taylor Swift Recounts The Life-Changing Call From Her Mother About Reclaiming Her Music first appeared on Parade on Aug 14, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
