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Show Notes:

We breakdown Taylor Swift’s history with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta, and how her masters play into this. We explain her legal rights and the contract that permitted her from playing her old songs at the 2019 AMAs, Miss Americana, and City of Lover concert. You’ll hear more about how Taylor’s dad’s equity in Big Machine caused controversy, celebrity reactions from Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, and others, a wild conspiracy Kressie needs your help solving before she loses her mind, Nils Sjoberg, and much more.

For this episode’s (many, many) sources, please visit https://gfaweekend.com/2020/07/19/ep-7/.

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Sources:

• “Taylor Swift in Wonderland” (Rolling Stone, October 25, 2012)
• “Taylor Swift’s Label Boss on Her Future, His Spotify Showdown and ‘American Idol'” (Hollywood Reporter, February 5, 2015)
• “Taylor Swift donates $250,000 to support Kesha after contract ruling” (Guardian, February 22, 2016)
• “So, It’s Time For Some Truth…” (Big Machine Label Group, June 30, 2019)
• Scooter allegedly reposting an Instagram story that said “When your friend buys Taylor Swift” (June 30, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift Accuses Scooter Braun of Using Kanye West & Justin Bieber to ‘Bully’ Her” (People, June 30, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta: What the Hell Happened?” (Rolling Stone, July 1, 2019)
• “Talent manager Scooter Braun is in a very public feud with Taylor Swift. Here are 29 of his biggest clients.” (Insider, July 2, 2019)
• “Fans are furious that Scooter Braun posted that he ‘bought’ Taylor Swift, and the pop star has been quietly liking their angry posts” (Insider, July 2, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift is battling Scooter Braun over the ownership of her old music. Here’s everything you need to know about the powerful music manager.” (Insider, July 2, 2019)
• “American Music Awards: Taylor Swift to Receive Artist of the Decade Award” (Hollywood Reporter, October 30, 2019)
• Taylor’s “Don’t know what else to do” tweet (November 14, 2019)
• “#IStandWithTaylor: Twitter and Celebs React to Taylor Swift’s Music Battle With Scooter Braun” (ET, November 14, 2019)
• “Breaking down the legal terms in Taylor Swift’s music ownership dispute” (Entertainment Weekly, November 15, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift Has Gone Fully Nuclear Over Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta” (Vulture, November 15, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift’s Publicist Issues Response To Big Machine Label Group” (Music Row, November 15, 2019)
• “Selena Gomez, Halsey, Elizabeth Warren, and More Say #IStandWithTaylor” (Vulture, November 16, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift’s Messy Legal Situation, Explained” (Vice, November 20, 2019)
• “Untangling the Incredibly Complicated Taylor Swift–Scooter Braun Feud” (The Cut, November 22, 2019)
• “Just in Time: Scooter Braun Breaks His Silence on Taylor Swift Ahead of the American Music Awards” (Vanity Fair, November 22, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift’s Message To Scooter Braun Was Loud & Clear At the AMAs — & She Didn’t Say A Thing” (Refinery29, November 25, 2019)
• Taylor’s 2019 AMAs performance (November 26, 2019)
• “Demi Lovato says her old manager used to “control” what she ate” (The Ellen Show, March 6, 2020)
• “Demi Lovato defends Scooter Braun after Todrick Hall calls him “homophobic”” (GayTimes, 2019)
• “Taylor Swift disowns new live album, calling it ‘shameless greed'” (The Guardian, April 24, 2020)