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Don’t know what else to do

Guys - It’s been announced recently that the American Music Awards will be honoring me with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s ceremony. I’ve been planning to perform a medley of my hits throughout the decade on the show. Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have now said that I’m not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before I’m allowed to next year. Additionally - and this isn’t the way I had planned on telling you this news - Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years. Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.

Scott Borchetta told my team that they’ll allow me to use my music only if I do these things: If I agree to not re-record copycat versions of my songs next year (which is something I’m both legally allowed to do and looking forward to) and also told my team that I need to stop talking about him and Scooter Braun.

I feel very strongly that sharing what is happening to me could change the awareness level for other artists and potentially help them avoid a similar fate. The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished.

This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans. So this is where I’m asking for your help.

Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. Scooter also manages several artists who I really believe care about other artists and their work. Please ask them for help with this - I’m hoping that maybe they can talk some sense into the men who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote. I’m especially asking for help from The Carlyle Group, who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.

I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music. That’s it. I’ve tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything. Right now my performance at the AMA’s, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am planning to play until November of 2020 are a question mark.

I love you guys and I thought you should know what’s been going on.

Taylor

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I'M GOING TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT LIVE

@taylorswift i love you so much

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imagine if i didn’t go completely feral every time i hear the line “i once believed love would be burning red but it’s golden like daylight”

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Party like a swiftie

@taylorswift

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First in Brazil, remember that please

P R O U D

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I was wondering if taylor has watched collateral beauty movie. Cause this "love letter to love itself" is very similar to the plot

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Its what it deserves

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Lover, August 23.

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For a healthier option, Lover will be out August 23.

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...for a healthier option, Lover will be out August 23.

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i'm getting lover the song and lover the album but when am i gonna get lover the person

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starting to think holy ground isn’t gonna be a single

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Me trying to figure out how Taylor is going to fit all 18 songs from Lover and old songs on the Lover Tour setlist

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here’s a not-so-good-quality All You Had to Do Was Stay with Haunted’s acoustic accompaniment because she’s one of taylor’s saddest songs and y’all don’t give her the love she deserves because she’s upbeat

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taylor swift is the best architect i know... literally the best bridges...

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the archer is the musical version of if you’re anything like me

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she really had to make the live stream 13 minutes long huh