For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.

Some fun facts about today’s news: I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at his hands for years.

Like when Kim Kardashian orchestrated an illegally recorded snippet of a phone call to be leaked and then Scooter got his two clients together to bully me online about it. (See photo) Or when his client, Kanye West, organized a revenge porn music video which strips my body naked. Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.

This is my worst case scenario. This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept. And when that man says ‘Music has value’, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.

When I left my masters in Scott’s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words ‘Scooter Braun’ escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to. He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn’t want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.

Thankfully, I am now signed to a label that believes I should own anything I create. Thankfully, I left my past in Scott’s hands and not my future. And hopefully, young artists or kids with musical dreams will read this and learn about how to better protect themselves in a negotiation. You deserve to own the art you make.

I will always be proud of my past work. But for a healthier option, Lover will be out August 23.

Sad and grossed out,

💔

Taylor

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

newyorktaylors

@taylorswift TAYLOR, I’m counting down the days till I get to experience the reputation tour for real, in Manchester night 1&2. I’m so proud of you and the tour’s only just begun!

For night 2 I’m going alone, which although doesn’t seem like a big deal, I’ve never actually done anything like this on my own and my anxiety is a major obstacle that could prevent me from enjoying myself. But I really want to confront this for you and I just know that once you’re on stage all of my anxieties will be eased because you’ve literally always comforted me in hard times, since I was like 10.

I’d love to hopefully thank you for helping me all these years and hug it out with you some time soon. I’ll be sat in Block 127, Row J, Seats 758 & 759 on June 8th and Block A9, Row K, Seat 5 on June 9th. Love you ALWAYS and I’m so excited to see you again!

loveeeeeeeee, rachel 💌

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

therewasholyground

DELICATE IS SO DELICATE AGSJDL

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

jesseepinkman

Anonymous asked:

hello, i was wondering if you have a 1989 song sorter?

jesseepinkman answered:

i do have one yes ! and since someone asked me in the chat box i thought i should post it here too here are sorters for all her albums

all songs / debut album / fearless / speak now / red / 1989 / reputation

all her songs http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/tswiftsongred http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/redsort1989 http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/1989debut album http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/taylorswiftfearless http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/fearlessspeak now http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/speaknowreputation http://jesseepinkman.tumblr.com/reputation

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

summertimelover555

whyisntketchupasmoothie

taylor’s doing her first concert performance since rep came out tomorrow I’m… we’re gonna get to hear who knows how many of these incredible songs live… maybe see what the tour outfits could look like…… be destroyed by her vocals…. I’m not even going and I’m not fucking ready

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

summertimelover555

daenerys-targaryen

I bet hugging taylor swift feels like all your broken pieces are miraculously being put back together

i can confirm: yes

swiftlyobsessive

It really does.

this woman almost BrOKE my bones bc she kept hugging me so tight

aralovestaylor-blog

there are two types of people 👆🏼👆🏼

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

englishbreakfasttay

it-feels-like-a-perfect-night

Anonymous asked:

I understand that reputation follows a timeline, but why are delicate and end game at the beginning of the album since they’re supposedly about Joe?

it-feels-like-a-perfect-night answered:

i think tracks 1 to 7 tell taylor’s story with an air of fear of her reputation and the effect it had on her line of thinking. That doesnt mean it’s not telling her story any less but it’s telling one side of it, if you will. it’s the newsprint side, kinda. then 8-15 are the real taylor without any of that.

Part One: Their story but with her repuation’s effect on it

- Ready For it? — they met each other, he was a ghost (for reasons Taylor does not give us) she was (supposedly) a robber, a stealer of hearts. Despite these outside opinions they see a future with each other.

- End Game – their attraction to one another was instant - they couldnt ignore it. He was into her despite what society was telling him to think, due to her ‘big reputation’. She tried to push away but she realized he’s had a permanent effect on her and she wants him around - forever

- I did something bad - – i still think this one is interesting bc the title lends you to think one thing - it’s a statement. “i did something bad” - but the lyric throughout is “they say i did something bad” - so did she really do anything bad at all, or is she just being accused of it, like the witches were?. And she toys with the whole, if you say im this bad person then go ahead, say it. light me up. accuse me. i cant stop you.

– Don’t Blame Me - here i think she’s toying around with the part of her rep of falling in love too fast, being ‘blind for love’, and the great part about this song is that she leaves you not knowing whether loving joe actually is like a drug or an addiction to her or if she’s being exaggerative. Because sometimes when you fall in love that is actually how it feels. Either way, she sees herself with him for the rest of her life.

- Delicate - taylor is questioning how someone could like her despite her reputation never having been worse and the song, to me, shows a turning point where she says … ok, so given all the shit everyones saying about me, he’s not running away…he must really like me .. for me. And it talks of the turning point of the rs turning into something, but a nervousness at the same time. Dont leave, i dont want to share you, think of all that we could do, i know i said a lot of stuff did i blow it, do you feel this too, do you dream of me, it’s all the vulnerabilities you feel at the beginning of a relationship when you don’t want to fuck things up because things are… delicate.

– Lwymmd - Everything that happened with all the drama, her reputation getting marred, everything that everyone was saying, brought her to a realization that she needed to regroup. That meant a priority change, an acceptance of how things are now, and that is what the ‘the old taylor is dead’ speaks to.

– So it Goes – death of the old taylor, once she accepted it, led her to a place of moving on to the next chapter in her life. And that is a chapter with Joe. And it’s undeniable the effect they have on each other, a magic they work. Also,‘so it goes’ is a literary term used to bridge from the death in the literature to the next scene or the next part in the story. It’s a very well crafted transition.

Part Two: Their Story as told without her reputation sneaking in to it

– Gorgeous – i met you and instantly felt an attraction (but nothing happened then) but damn you had me feeling some kind of way

– Getaway Car – and then i had a rebound relationship to get out of the previous one

– King of my Heart - i had resigned myself to being alone (again), but our paths crossed again, and you were persistent (2nd time she’s told us that), and things were instant between us. both physically, spiritually and emotionally. This song perhaps tells the longest story of the album bc it starts off with taylor being content being alone and ends with her going…. i’m not going to have any more ‘ends’ to relationships,… you’re the one. All at once, this is enough. i dont need anything else.

– Dancing with our hands tied – their relationship wasn’t a perfect situation - taylor dealt with a lot of fear that the media would ruin it when they were found out. And she worried that would tear them apart. But as the song progresses she comes to a realization that no matter what disaster they face, no matter how insurmountable it may seem, they will face it together and she is sure she will still be dancing with him. Dancing = metaphor for being w/ him.

-- Dress - Underlying meaning beyond taking off her dress: She was reluctant to really bare herself for him, emotionally, it was a big step for her, she was nervous, but she did, and she really wanted to … because he’s been by her side and always seen who she really, truly is. And she can’t explain the attraction between them but she doesnt need to, she just knows he’s her one and only, her life line, the one that keeps her alive, he’s had a permanent effect on her.

– This is why we can’t have nice things – this tells the part of her story where she is saying, i am done dealing with the bullshit and have shifted my priorities. It was nice while it lasted til you stupid idiots ruined it. Fake people, fake friends, people who love drama, the media … i wont be fodder for your entertainment anymore. The new taylor isnt putting up with that bullshit. Again priority shift and focus on what is really impt ..

– Call it What you Want - and speaking of the media and the people who love drama, she’s saying, i dont give a fuck what you call my relationship with joe, call it whatever you want bc i am not listening. he’s been there for me through the storms and been by my side and he knows me for reals, for who i really am. He gets me. He’s focused on me. And me on him.

– New Year’s Day - is a final statement, a conclusion, this is the one time she talks about their future together on the album. It’s basically a love letter to joe saying that she will be there through his good times and bad, that their story isnt going to end, that they have a long road ahead of them, that she wants it all, with him, forevermore.

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

ohkimani

the people who want others to shut up about the inequality that’s been pretty evident this era in terms of tour dates with plenty of holes in them and even accessibility to merch are the same people who go on 5 paragraphed rants on why they think it’s unfair that they havent gotten an invite to meet taylor. wake up maureen, you havent met taylor but some people cant even afford to wear her name on their chest.

aralovestaylor-blog

Reblog with your TSL app user, I'll follow you!!

Mine is @aralovestaylor

#❤️💛💚💙💜🖤

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

what-you-make-me-do

fearlessswiftielaura13

The Swifties WORLD MAP

I never finished it but now it’s relevant,especially for those in Europe. Reblog and tag Swiftie friends from your country!!!

NORTH AMERICA:

Canada

@longliveallthemagicshemade13, @dixiechicksusedixiecups, @taylorrloverr, @juliettev13, @watchingtayshine,

New York

@dragmeheadfirstfearless13, @howyouslaytheworld, @chriswiftie

Kentucky

@saints-in-shades-of-wrong

Arizona

@shakingoffcenturies

New Jersey

@intheclears, @this-mad-mad-love, @everbeenminee @thisloveistaylorreputation

Ohio

@13incrediblethings, @youareinloveswift @castle-of-brick

Michigan

@rosegardenfilledwithtaylor

Arkansas

@banker-by-day–swiftie-by-night

Florida

@sassyswifts, @plaidshirtdayssandnightss, @electraswift @buildingswiftcastles

Pennsylvania

@taylorshakeitoffswift @taylorswift13love

Tennessee

@burningitdcwn, @thisloveisgoodbadours @mosaicshearts @whisperingswift

Oklahoma

@queen-olivia-benson

Virginia

@burnttoast-sunday

South Carolina

@13swiftie1995,

Massachusetts

@lookwhattaylorswiftmademedo

Utah

@coffeecatswiftie

North Carolina

@stumbleonhometomycats

SOUTH AMERICA:

Argentina

@dancingwithourshandstied

Venezuela

@tswiftcometovenezuela

Chile

@state-of-1989

EUROPE:

Sweden

@stateofholyground,

Poland

@mysunshineswift, @itsjustinyourwildestdreams, @fragileswiftie13 @swiftsaturday

Spain

@itsaliena, @martapg-2, @decemberswiftie, @ari97rff, @noitselena, @noitsreputation @stateofgracevii @foundherself13 @kaylor-is-life @crisherondale

Slovenia

@hedaswift94 @dancingswifts13

The UK

@imshininglikefirewxrks, @samswiftie, @your-sweet-disposition, @2am-and-im-cursing-your-name , @oliviabensongrey , @band-ofthieves , @ella-swift , @coffeemorninglove @ileftmyscarfthere

France

@clemsweetyh, @maple-lattes, @got-a-short-list-of-ex-lovers

Denmark

@taywallpapers, @yohoooareinlove

Norway

@your-eyez-look-like-coming-home, @iknowplacess13,@throw-your-head-back @fatisapositiveword

Greece

@bemyjailer13

Switzerland

@sprksfly

Ireland

@sainthoodswift, @irishgalswiftie13, @reminiscingjusttheotherday, @irishswift1989, @afterplaidshirtdaysfinallyclean

The Netherlands

@potateitoff, @hearyourvoiceinthedarkswan, @fearlessjulliet @speaknow @taylortreasures

Germany

@yourbadreams, @starring-in-yourbad-dreams, @canadaprince, @2busydancing, @rep44, @catching-swift, @b0rnin1997 @love-is-strong @swiftie92 @yourbadreams @but-thetimeisticking @holygrcunds @thatwasthenightthingschanged

Lithuania

@fearlessswiftielaura13, @taylors-sister, @avei13

Czech Republic

@smartinthenickoftime

Portugal

@filipaasousa, @whataswift, @beenlosinggriponsinkingships, @booksmusicandcapuccino, @taylor-swift-alltoowell @invisible-indivisible @marta14

Italy

@fearlesslarissa13, @fearlvess, @purpleswift, @alisonsmouth, @itukasa @reputation00 @iwannabestronger @sunsetandvin3 @wereburningred @reputaytion-swiftie @almostswift

Serbia

@tswiftserbia @justswiftly @noiitsbeecky @swiftiefromwonderland

Finland

@taylorswiftyforever13

Albania

@swiftalbania

Israel

@sweetertayfiction

ASIA:

Hong Kong

@idontlikethelittlegame

Singapore

@swiftsdibbles

OCEANIA (Reblog so I can add you!!!)

Australia

@carlylala @aussieswift @aussieswiftienameditta13 @shesdeadswiftie @sweetswiftie131522

aralovestaylor-blog

CANADA

aralovestaylor-blog reblogged

fiveholesinthefence

So many things already this era have felt just really messed up and it feels like we’re just being used for $ and it’s shitty! That’s my honest feeling and I have never felt this way about Taylor/Big Machine/Taylor Nation before

Like…super expensive merch that’s also tied to getting boosts for tickets? Telling us to buy 5 copies of a $15 album for posters as well as two $20 magazines so we can get the regular pictures that’d be in a standard album? A Black Friday deal to buy $100 of merch for a free popsocket? Only 3 European shows–all in England or Ireland? The lack of all communication about this tour? Cutting the tour down by over 50% and not telling us if more legs will happen even though we have to commit to purchasing really soon? Taylor only being on during promo time? Saying she wants to meet as many of us as possible and then having a release party with tons of people who have already met her, some as little as 3 weeks prior? Giving us some videos to make up for the lack of interviews but making those videos only accessible to fans who buy a subscription service?

Something has got to change because this is not what being a swiftie has ever been like and it’s turning so many people off. It’s just sad to see this not be fun like it used to be

aralovestaylor-blog

And this sucks even more if you live outside US. Taylor we love you so much and I hope you know that, but we all don't have rich families. Some of us even struggled to buy the physical album!! It might cost 13$ in US but it costs more than that because of the shipping and the money exchange. Please please PLEASE DO consider reading this @taylorswift :)

#we still love you #but we're upset #and we're allowed to feel that