The singer’s dispute with the new owner of Big Machine Records over her first six albums challenges who owns what in the industry
Taylor Swift’s catalogue is littered with tales of the men who did her wrong. Teardrops on My Guitar, All Too Well, Dear John – the 29-year-old singer is used to being let down by the patriarchy. Somehow she always manages to shake it off. This time was no different.
On Sunday, Swift will receive the artist of the decade award at the
American Music awards (AMAs) at the
Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. For a few days it seemed like she would not be able to play her older hits, caught in a contractual dispute with her former record label.