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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 3 July 2019
She said, he said: What's next with Taylor Swift's catalog?

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor program at New York Uni-
Swift's feuds can captivate versity's Steinhardt school.
the public almost as much "It's unfortunate that she
as her music, and her lat- feels the way that she does
est emotional salvo against about the place that her
one of music's top manag- catalog is now going to
ers not only made head- live."
lines but got key players in But what seemed to first
the industry riled up, with be about music ownership
the likes of Justin Bieber, and artists' rights turned
Halsey and Demi Lovato into dramatic theater, as
publicly choosing sides as Swift also wrote about her
accusations and insults clashes with Kim Kardashi-
were posted furiously on an and West, and claimed
social media. she didn't know about the
But days after the storm, ex- sale of her catalog until
perts say Swift and Scoot- the news was announced
er Braun, who manages Sunday. The social me-
Bieber and Ariana Grande dia showdown played out
and now owns Swift's mas- throughout the day, with
ters, will have to find a way Borchetta providing de-
to work together — both to tails of the text he says he
preserve Swift's rich musical sent to Swift about the deal
legacy but also make mon- the night before it was an-
ey and do good business. This combination photo shows Taylor Swift at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Gar- nounced. He even shared
den Arena in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019, left, and Scooter Braun at the 2019 MOCA benefit in Los
"Whether anyone likes it or Angeles on May 18, 2019. screenshots of a contract
not, Scooter Braun just be- Associated Press between the two of them
came one of Taylor Swift's discussing a possible new
most important business and grossed out that her er," she said her post. "Any In perpetuity. That means deal that would also allow
partners (and) these are music catalog now be- time Scott Borchetta has forever." her to own all her masters.
people that need to work longs to Braun. heard the words 'Scooter "When Taylor decided to Braun's wife and his cli-
with each other now," said "When I left my masters Braun' escape my lips, it make a deal for future re- ents including Lovato and
Bill Werde, former editorial in Scott's hands, I made was when I was either cry- cords someplace else, she Bieber showed him sup-
director of Billboard and peace with the fact that ing or trying not to. He ... certainly knew that Big port, while Halsey, Todrick
director of the Bandier eventually he would sell knew what he was doing; Machine would be sold Hall, model-actress Cara
program for recorded and them. Never in my worst they both did. Controlling a probably sooner than lat- Delevingne and music vid-
entertainment industries at nightmares did I imagine woman who didn't want to er," said Larry Miller, the di- eo director Joseph Khan
the S.I. Newhouse School of the buyer would be Scoot- be associated with them. rector of the music business were #TeamTaylor. q
Public Communications at
Syracuse University.
"(Scooter) wants her to Academy welcomes 842 new members,
continue to be the biggest
star in the world for as long
as possible because that's half of them women
how he's going to get the
best return on his invest- By JAKE COYLE membership has grown
ment," Werde continued. NEW YORK (AP) — The from 25% to 32%, the acad-
"I think that in the not too Academy of Motion Pic- emy said. Overall member-
distant future you're going tures Arts and Sciences ship of people of color has
to see ... things get better. on Monday invited 842 doubled, from 8% to 16%.
You know, you're going to members from 59 countries To aid in the swift overhaul
see some olive branches." to the Oscars organiza- of the academy, the group
On Sunday, Braun's Ithaca tion and, for the first time, last year invited a record
Holdings announced that it reached gender parity in 928 members. While small-
acquired Big Machine La- its new class of inductees. er, this year's class still ranks
bel Group, the label led by Half of the new invitees as one of the academy's
Scott Borchetta and home to the film academy are largest in its 92-year history.
to Swift's first six albums, in- women. In 10 of the 17 New invitees include Lady
cluding the Grammy win- branches — including the Gaga, Sterling K. Brown,
ners for album of the year, directing, writing and pro- Claire Foy, Letitia Wright,
2008's "Fearless" and 2014's ducing branches — more Tom Holland and Adele.
"1989." Swift said in Novem- women than men were Newly invited directors in-
ber she signed with Univer- invited. This year's class of clude "Crazy Rich Asians"
sal Music Group instead new members also includes filmmaker Jon Chu, "The
of staying at Big Machine 29% people of color. Babadook" director Jenni-
because she knew that re- That's a notable turnaround fer Kent and the filmmak-
signing with the label would for an organization that has ing duo of Phil Lord and This combination photo shows, top row from left, Sterling K.
only result in her not owning sought to diversity its ranks Chris Miller. Brown, Letitia Wright, Lady Gaga, and bottom row from left,
her future work. following criticism for all- If most accept their in- Claire Foy, Tom Holland and singer Adele, who are among 842
Once the news broke, Swift white acting nominees in vites, the film academy will people invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and
penned a scathing Tumblr 2015 and 2016. Since 2015, number more than 9,000 Sciences on Monday, July 1, 2019.
note, saying she was sad Associated Press
the group's overall female members.q