Braun, Scooter (1981- )
The music manager acquired the rights to the pop superstar’s first six albums as part of a deal with her former label, Big Machine. Now he has sold them to the investment firm Shamrock Capital. Source
The Carlyle Group, an investor in her catalog, has stepped in to encourage talks between Ms. Swift and Scooter Braun, who now controls her old label. Source
The singer said in a post on Tumblr that her old label was blocking her use of certain songs, escalating a high-profile music industry chess game. Source
Prince, Janet Jackson and Jay-Z all fought to control their master recordings. In a blog post about the sale of her former record label, Swift put her personal spin on the issue. Source
In a Tumblr post on Sunday, the singer called out the powerful music manager Scooter Braun for his purchase of her back catalog. Source
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