Miss Americana 🎬 January 31 on Netflix

taylorswift.lnk.to/MissAmericana

Coincidence Miss Americana is coming out on my 22nd birthday?? Starting my Taylor Swift year off right🤩

well duh @taylorswift

I JUST REALIZED THE SCRUNCHIE AND IM SCREAMING

WHAT IS IT DOING THERE

TAYLOR WE NEED ANSWERS

WHY IS THIS THE BEST THING IVE EVER SEEN

WHO IS TRYING TO TURN BENJI INTO A VSCO GIRL THIS ISN’T ALLOWED

why is ur cat a trendy teenage girl @taylorswift

WHO DID THIS HAHAHAH

He got that young fresh kitten glow and his scrunchie matches his eyes WHATS NOT TO LOVE sksksksksk and I oop

Me: “Alexa, play sad songs by Taylor Swift”

Alexa: *Plays Soon You’ll Get Better*

Me: “Okay, maybe not that sad”

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

I stand with you always Tay and it breaks my heart that this is even a thing

I said in an interview 13 years ago "I'm just hoping that I have a second album that does as well as the first and someday get to be a headliner, and always be the same person that I started out as.” Scrolling through your posts today has me feeling all the feelings & I want to thank you. Because of you, there was a 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th and 7th album. You guys made me into a headliner because you wanted to see me play. And your support all these years is what’s helped me stay true to that kid I was when I started out. #13YearsOfTaylor

•my first @taylorswift concert vs my last•

Couldn’t imagine the past 13 years without you and your music Tay!! Can’t wait to see you Night 1 of Lover Fest East!!

@taylorswift

•my first @taylorswift concert vs my last•

Couldn’t imagine the past 13 years without you and your music Tay!! Can’t wait to see you Night 1 of Lover Fest East!!

@taylorswift