Taylor Swift has shared a snippet of the new version of her hit song ‘Love Story’.
The singer has been re-recording her early music earlier this year, after Scooter Braun sold the masters rights of Taylor’s first six albums, when his company Ithaca Holdings acquired Big Machine Label Group in June 2019.
Taking to Twitter today, the 30-year-old shared an ad written by Ryan Reynolds which contains a sneak peek of the re-recorded ‘Love Story’.
She wrote: “Okay so while my new re-records are NOT done, my friend @VancityReynolds asked me if he could use a snippet of one for a LOLsome commercial he wrote so…here’s a sneak peak of Love Story!”
Okay so while my new re-records are NOT done, my friend @VancityReynolds asked me if he could use a snippet of one for a LOLsome commercial he wrote so…here’s a sneak peak of Love Story! Working hard to get the music to you soon!! https://t.co/0vBFXxaRXR
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 2, 2020
“Working hard to get the music to you soon!!” Taylor added.
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Fans took to Twitter to share their excitement following the new music tease, with one user writing: “all i want for christmas is full version of re-recorded love story.”
https://twitter.com/thelasttay/status/1334146254796972032
taylor swift releasing the love story snippet pic.twitter.com/jRK88o8PPd
— michael is ia-ish (@dyeditkeylime) December 2, 2020
the year is 2008. taylor swift has just shared a snippet of her new song "love story" from her upcoming fearless album. you share your excitement on myspace. life is good.
— (folk)lotte🌿 (@teatimetay13) December 2, 2020
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Taylor swift getting ready to re record love story pic.twitter.com/7wV7eW8l0A
— Anoo🧣४|CheshirecatLover (@swiftiness1989) December 2, 2020
all i want for christmas is full version of re-recorded love story @taylorswift13 #2020LoveStory
— martyna ✩ (@breakble_heaven) December 2, 2020
TAYLOR JUST GAVE US A SNEAK PEAK OF LOVE STORY RE-RECORDED & THERE IS AN EMOTIONAL HURRICANE IN MY SOUL OF A LOT OF AMAZING FEELINGS RIGHT NOW OMG OMG @taylorswift13 #2020LoveStory
— sunny❤️❤️|| (taylor’s version)🧣 (@th3_afterglow) December 2, 2020
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Last month, following reports that Scooter had sold the master rights of Taylor’s first six albums for over $300 million, the songwriter shared a statement on Twitter.
Taylor claimed that her team tried to enter negotiations to buy her back catalogue from Scooter – but she was allegedly asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement, which she couldn’t agree to.
She said: “So I would have to sign a document that would silence me forever before I could even have a chance to bid on my own work.”
“My legal team said that this is absolutely NOT normal, and they’ve never seen an NDA like this presented unless it was to silence an assault accuser by paying them off.”
Taylor claimed they would “not even quote my team a price”, before adding, “these master recordings were not for sale to me”.
The 30-year-old said a private equity company called Shamrock Holdings was the one to purchase her masters – but Ithaca Holdings would still profit off her old music for “many years”.
Taylor told fans that Shamrock Holdings reached out to her last month, with hopes of working together in the future.
But in a letter to the private equity firm, Taylor said: “I simply cannot in good conscience bring myself to be involved in benefitting Scooter Braun’s interests directly or indirectly.”
Been getting a lot of questions about the recent sale of my old masters. I hope this clears things up. pic.twitter.com/sscKXp2ibD
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 16, 2020
She wrote: “It’s a shame to know that I will now be unable to help grow the future of these past works and it pains me very deeply to remain separated from the music I spent over a decade creating, but this is a sacrifice I will have to make to keep Scooter Braun out of my life.”
Taylor added: “I have recently begun re-recording my older music and it has already proven to be both exciting and creatively fulfilling,” and promised “plenty of surprises”.
