Taylor Swift: Billionaire megastar thanks fans for making ‘greatest dream come true’ after music purchase
Worldwide pop megastar Taylor Swift spent two years on the road with her Era’s Tour, a billionaire in the process and has now achieved her “dream” after buying the rights to all of he music.
The Era’s Tour traversed the planet selling out the world’s largest stadiums and delivering the biggest monetary return in music tour history.
The monster payday has now enabled her make her “greatest dream come true” and become the owner of all of her music.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.On Friday Ms Swift announced to her legion of fans that she had purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, putting them under her control for the first time since they were sold to record executive Scooter Braun in 2019.
The 35-year-old said in said in statement on her website that she wanted to thank her fans for helping to make that dream a reality.
“All I’ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music with no strings attached,” she said.
CNBC reports that the financial terms of the deal were not released, but Ms Swift has been working hard over the past few years to generate the cash necessary to make such a sale possible.
Swift has since 2021 been releasing re-recorded “Taylor’s Versions” of her early albums. These albums, released over time during the Eras Tour, topped the charts and sold millions of copies, helping Swift break the record for most No. 1 albums for a female artist.
Her tour, which saw tickets sell for tens of thousands of dollars, is far and away the highest-grossing tour of all time. The 149-show Eras Tour visited five continents and sold more than $US2 billion in tickets, and millions more in merchandise.
Swift’s 2023 concert film became the highest-grossing domestic concert film ever, raking in more than $250 million during its run. Indeed, CNBC reported that the economy of Taylor Swift in 2023 eclipsed the GDP of some small nations.
“The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my music,” she wrote. “I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.”
