Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Scooter Braun addresses Taylor Swift controversy caused by his purchase of Big Machine Records
dailymail.co.ukScooter Braun is speaking about his controversial acquisition of Big Machine Records in 2019 that resulted in Taylor Swift accusing the mogul of being a 'manipulative bully.'The 41-year-old music manager appeared on the NPR podcast, The Limits with Jay Williams, this week and spoke about the deal which granted him the rights to music from multiple artists including Swift's first six albums.The entertainment executive responded to the controversy, telling Williams, 'I learned an important lesson' from the purchase.
He appeared to be referring to Big Machine owner Scott Borchetta, 60, when he claimed, 'When I did that deal, I was under a very strict NDA with the gentleman who owned it, and I couldn't tell any artist.' Braun also indicated in the interview he wasn't as realistic as he should have been when signing on the dotted line.
Explanation: Scooter Braun is sharing what he can about his widely criticized acquisition of Big Machine Records in 2019, claiming he 'was under a very strict NDA with the gentleman who owned it, and I couldn't tell any artist''I was excited to work with every artist on the label.
So when we finalized the deal, I started making phone calls to say, hey, I'm a part of this. And before I could even do that – I made four phone calls; I started to do those phone calls – all hell broke loose.''So the regret I have there,' he continued, 'is that I made the assumption that everyone, once the deal was done, was going to have a conversation with me, see my intent, see my character and say, great, let's be in business together.
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