brownie 5 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Honestly didn’t comment on this situation bc Taylor is mad about a standard (but greedy) industry practice and she signed a bad contract at 15 that no one explained to her — not fair, but again, that’s the business and 99% of artists sign what she signed. BUT.... hoo boy, this is a new level of label greed and pettiness. That Big machine really did this just reeks of greed and spite. I don’t like Taylor but I’m on her side now. They’re taking it too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 52,938 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said: I don’t understand this? I think they deleted the fan’s purchases to make them rebuy the albums to get more money. This is disgusting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea B 16,761 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 this is so wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy232000 12,180 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I already made a thread about this basically, the content creator (scooter braun) deleted every Taylor Swift album, made some small unnoticeable changes to each master, and re-uploaded it to streaming platforms. Essentially, the copies/files the fans bought do not exist anymore, and now you have to repurchase the music again. Only this time, the money goes to Scooter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,841 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 54 minutes ago, Alexander Levi said: I don’t understand this? 54 minutes ago, Haruki Murakami said: Wtf is going on? How can they do this to her? Is it legal? I’m so confused 🤷♂️ Taylor strongly dislikes Scooter, and has apparently done everything she can to keep him out of her career. Her old record contract's releases (the master rights to republish everything up through Reputation) were owned by her old label. Scooter is a massive financial backer in the music industry, in addition to managing some a-list pop stars. One of the companies that he owns got ownership of Taylor's back catalog. This type of practice is really common in the music industry -- the original artist will still get some money from republishing the original work, but they have no control whatsoever over how that music is distributed or used. Taylor is the most recent in a decades long list of artists to be upset about music contracts. Artists really get screwed every step of the way to stardom if they're signed with a major label edit: if any of my facts are wrong, someone (especially Taylor fans) feel free to correct me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Ok so the people who purchased but haven't downloaded have to redownload at full price? "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy232000 12,180 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, JusKeepBreathin said: Ok so the people who purchased but haven't downloaded have to redownload at full price? Exactly, but this time Scooter earns coin off of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Just now, andy232000 said: Exactly, but this time Scooter earns coin off of it I am sick to my stomach. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Porn 648 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, T E A said: i hope taylor gets her revenge and ends them all DISGUSTING Here comes Reputation 2: Retribution Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabeoz 7,915 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, JusKeepBreathin said: Ok so the people who purchased but haven't downloaded have to redownload at full price? Yep I went and checked and I don’t own reputation anymore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextruper17 8,908 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 57 minutes ago, Vroom Vroom said: It makes no sense. This is normal music business type stuff. But everyone is freaking out because Taylor always needs to be the victim in every situation No one is saying Taylor is playing the victim because of this. In fact, her fans are the ones who are actually the victims. I have bought 4 of her albums and they're no longer available to download on iTunes. Or at least, I don't know how. It appears like I haven't bought anything. And no, it's not a normal music business type stuff. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, gabeoz said: Yep I went and checked and I don’t own reputation anymore "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I wonder what Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato think. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyxGaGa 2,296 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 reputation still is lowercase on tidal? were the changes made recently amidst the BMR buyout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Married the Night 3,955 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Yep. Reputation is gone and I have to either rebuy or stream it. Yikes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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