{"id":105096,"date":"2025-07-02T11:48:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=105096"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T10:48:25","slug":"now-taylor-swift-has-bought-back-her-masters-are-fans-still-streaming-taylors-version-albums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/now-taylor-swift-has-bought-back-her-masters-are-fans-still-streaming-taylors-version-albums\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Taylor Swift has bought back her masters, are fans still streaming Taylor’s Version albums?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image credits: Getty Images<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Taylor Swift regained control of her first six albums, a recent Luminate study reveals how her originals and re-recordings are stacking up against each other.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s happened in the world of Taylor Swift?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On May 30, Taylor Swift announced she had bought back<\/a> the master recordings for her first six albums for an estimated $300 and $360 million. It marked the end of a lengthy and public fight over artist rights and music ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case you missed it, here\u2019s the gist: After losing control of her early catalog in 2019, Swift began re-recording and releasing those albums dubbed \u201cTaylor\u2019s Version\u201d. Swift got to re-recording four of the six albums, each complete with revamped production and unreleased tracks \u201cfrom the vault\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift pushed for fans to listen to these versions and, of course, her loyal fanbase got on board. These versions weren\u2019t just welcomed – they became the definitive versions. The original albums began to take a backseat as streams of Taylor\u2019s Versions soared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full breakdown of the saga can be found here<\/a><\/strong>, or through the blog below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taylor Swift reclaims ownership of her first six albums<\/a><\/blockquote>