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if you’re not gonna listen to the media or medical professionals please for the love of god listen to taylor

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I’ve never been in a romantic relationship, but I have experienced heartbreak through sinking friendships. Losing someone who was always there through my ups and downs is the worst heartbreak I’ve ever gone through. How could someone who has supported you, hugged you, cried with and for you, just stepped out of your life?

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This is the best explanation of what’s going on that I have found so far, thanks to Reddit user jdeeth

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weird how they didn’t care when it was the live lounge (recorded) or the tiny desk concert (also recorded) or the prime day concert (recorded again) or good morning america (recorded and aired on the same network as the AMAs)….their motives are so clear and it’s plainly obvious they’re only doing this now specifically because being named as the AMAs’ first female artist of the decade is a major, once in a lifetime honor and they wanted to make sure she couldn’t just bask in that spotlight 

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this, however, does reveal how scared they are for her to re-record her music

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olivia, doing the lord’s work

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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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S/O to all the moms whose adult daughters ask them to take a pic in a hotel hallway bc they’re feeling their outfit - you’re the real mvps 🏅

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8.23

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“I remember not going to after-parties. I went home and I cried a little bit, and I got In-N-Out Burger and ate a lot … You have a few options when you don’t win an award: You can decide like, ‘Oh, they’re wrong.’ Second, you can be like, ‘I’m going to go up on the stage and take the mic from whoever did win it.’ Or third, you can say, ‘Maybe they’re right. Maybe I did not make the record of my career. Maybe I need to fix the problem, which is that I have not made sonically cohesive albums.“ I woke up at 4 in the morning, and I’m like, [the new album is] called 1989, I’ve been making 80s synthpop, I’m just going to keep doing that. ’’m calling it a pop record. I am not listening to anyone at my record label. I’m starting tomorrow.”

— Taylor about that one Grammy night, when Red didn’t win AOTY.

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@taylorswift growing up with you has been one of my favorite adventures. Love you forever.

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halsey randomly started singing lover on stage tonight ahhhh I LOVE HER

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B r o m a n c e

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i look through the windows of this love, even though we boarded them up, chandelier’s still flickering here, cause i can’t pretend it’s okay when it’s not, it’s death by a thousand cuts.

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THIS PART ON TOUR IS GONNA BE SO SICK IN THE UK!!!!!!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

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