Taylor Swift’s former label to re-release her old singles amid fan backlash and high-profile feuds
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just two weeks after Taylor Swift condemned her former record label Big Machine for selling her back-catalogue to a powerful industry figure she described as a “manipulative bully”, the label will re-release five of her old singles on a limited-edition vinyl. In celebration of the 13th anniversary of Swift’s self-titled debut album, Big Machine will release a number of the album’s singles, including “Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on My Guitar”, on limited-edition sea glass vinyl this August. On 30 June, Swift announced in a Tumblr post that she felt “sad and grossed out” that she was not given a chance to buy the master recordings of her back-catalogue, with Big Machine selling their label and Swift’s catalogue to music mogul Scooter Braun for a reported $300 million. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.” “Some fun facts about today’s news: I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world,” she continued.