Taylor Swift Slams Scooter Braun’s<br />$300 Million Sale of Her Masters.<br />Scooter Braun has reportedly sold the master rights to<br />Taylor Swift’s first six albums for $300 million. .<br />Hours after the news broke, Swift took to social media<br />to reveal that she had attempted to negotiate with Braun<br />for the masters but never had a real chance.<br />According to Swift, she wasn’t even allowed to begin the purchase process unless she signed an “ironclad NDA” saying<br />she would never speak negatively about him again.<br />So I would have to sign a document that<br />would silence me forever before I could<br />even have a chance to bid on my own<br />work … These master recording were<br />not for sale to me. , Taylor Swift, via Twitter.<br />Swift then revealed that the company<br />that bought the masters, Shamrock Holdings, had<br />reached out for a potential partnership. .<br />She declined their offer upon realizing that the terms of<br />their purchase would continue to provide profit for Braun, something she referred to as a “non-starter.”.<br />I simply cannot in good conscience bring<br />myself to be involved in benefitting Scooter<br />Braun’s interest directly or indirectly … this<br />is a sacrifice I will have to make to keep<br />Scooter Braun out of my life. , Taylor Swift, via Twitter.<br />Swift ended her statement by saying she had<br />already begun “re-recording [her] older music” and that<br />she had “plenty of surprises” planned.
