Does Taylor Swift sing her old songs at the American Music Awards (AMAs) - or not? In the past week, the 29-year-old made public that she sees her appearance in danger - because of a dispute over the rights to their music.
Their former label boss at Big Machine Records, Scott Borchetta, and his new partner Scooter Braun tried to stop them from playing their old hits, wrote Swift on Instagram and called fans and friends to retune the two men. She will be awarded the AMA's Artist of the Decade on November 24th.
Swift had released her first six studio albums at Big Machine between 2006 and 2017, before joining Universal Music. According to US media reports, a holding Brauns acquired the label Big Machine for more than 300 million dollars - and thus the rights to Swifts albums.
"No right to hold them in any location for live performances"
On Monday everything looked like an end to the dispute: Big Machine (allegedly in collaboration with Dick Clark Productions, the producer of the AMAs) stated in a statement that they had reached a licensing agreement, according to which Swift's appearance was later re-aired on certain platforms may be. The announcement spread among other things the magazine "Variety".
In addition, artists needed "no approval for live performances on TV or in other live media," Big Machine clarified. The consent is only needed if video or audio recordings should be re-marketed. Already on Friday, the label had rejected the allegations of the pop star. "We have no right to hold any live performances anywhere."
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Taylor Swift: New quarrel about old songsBut apparently there is still no final okay for Swift's performance. For a short time after Big Machines Statement, Dick Clark Productions commented, "At no time did Dick Clark Productions, in coordination with the Big Machine Label Group, accept, create, approve or distribute an opinion on Taylor Swift's appearance at the 2019 American Music Awards ", it says in the message, quoted among others, the" Rolling Stone ".
A final agreement on the matter must be made directly with the management of Taylor Swift, it goes on. A statement of the singer is still pending.
Sequel follows.