{"id":16319,"date":"2019-07-01T06:52:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1808640"},"modified":"2019-07-01T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T12:52:03","slug":"the-taylor-swift-vs-justin-bieber-public-display-of-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/the-taylor-swift-vs-justin-bieber-public-display-of-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taylor Swift vs. Justin Bieber Public Display of Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 3m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Shortly after we reported<\/a> that Scott Borchetta was selling his Big Machine Label Group, and that the buyer was Scooter Braun, things went downhill fast.<\/p>\n

Because Taylor Swift, Big Machine\u2019s first (and most profitable) artist, was angry that the songs she wrote early in her career would now belong to a man she considers a bully. Here is her Tumblr post, in its entirety:

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 \u2018earn\u2019 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some fun facts about today\u2019s news: I learned about Scooter Braun\u2019s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I\u2019ve received at his hands for years.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2019s work, that I wasn\u2019t given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is my worst case scenario. This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term \u2018loyalty\u2019 is clearly just a contractual concept. And when that man says \u2018Music has value\u2019, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.<\/em><\/p>\n

hen I left my masters in Scott\u2019s 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 \u2018Scooter Braun\u2019 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\u2019t want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thankfully, I am now signed to a label that believes I should own anything I create. Thankfully, I left my past in Scott\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will always be proud of my past work. But for a healthier option, Lover will be out August 23.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sad and grossed out,<\/em><\/p>\n

Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n

But Justin Bieber was not about to let Swift tarnish the reputation of the man who discovered him when he was just a young boy. Here is was he posted on Instagram, also in its entirety.<\/p>\n


Hey Taylor. First of all i would like to apologize for posting that hurtful instagram post, at the time i thought it was funny but looking back it was distasteful and insensitive.. I have to be honest though it was my caption and post that I screenshoted of scooter and Kanye that said \u201ctaylor swift what up\u201d he didnt have anything to do with it and it wasnt even a part of the conversation in all actuality he was the person who told me not to joke like that.. Scooter has had your back since the days you graciously let me open up for you.! As the years have passed we haven\u2019t crossed paths and gotten to communicate our differences, hurts or frustrations. So for you to take it to social media and get people to hate on scooter isn\u2019t fair. What were you trying to accomplish by posting that blog? seems to me like it was to get sympathy u also knew that in posting that your fans would go and bully scooter. Anyway, One thing i know is both scooter and i love you. I feel like the only way to resolve conflict is through communication. So banter back and fourth online i dont believe solves anything. I\u2019m sure Scooter and i would love to talk to you and resolve any conflict, pain or or any feelings that need to be addressed. Neither scooter or i have anything negative to say about you we truly want the best for you. I usually don\u2019t rebuttal things like this but when you try and deface someone i loves character thats crossing a line..<\/em><\/p>\n

In an effort to explain his side of things, Borchetta posted<\/a> on the Big Machine website that it was time for some truth. He details the business side of things, then reveals that if Braun was bullying Swift, he wasn\u2019t aware of it. \u201cAs to her comments about \u2018being in tears or close to it\u2019 anytime my new partner Scooter Braun\u2019s name was brought up, I certainly never experienced that. Was I aware of some prior issues between Taylor and Justin Bieber? Yes. But there were also times where Taylor knew that I was close to Scooter and that Scooter was a very good source of information for upcoming album releases, tours, etc, and I\u2019d reach out to him for information on our behalf. Scooter was never anything but positive about Taylor,\u201d Borchetta wrote. \u201cScooter has always been and will continue to be a supporter and honest custodian for Taylor and her music.\u201d<\/p>\n

The only one left to speak out on the Swift vs. Bieber kerfuffle is Braun himself. He\u2019d posted<\/a> a picture with Borchetta when the news of the deal went public, but since then he hasn\u2019t shared his view on the aftermath.<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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