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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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alright taylor time to define “meow” as an adjective and you sure as fuck can’t use google for this one

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taylor actually yelling “1 2 3 lets go bitch” to the 123 lgb girl the second she saw her at the session is my favourite session story ever this is ICONIC swifties this is truly ICONIC

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TAYLOR MADE US COOKIES AND SHE WAS LIKE "IM SORRY THEYRE BAD YOU DONT NEED TO EAT THEM SERIOUSLY I WAS PRETTY TIRED"......I LOVE HER

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taylor has now done thirteen secret sessions in total throughout the eras. we really don't deserve her, we're so lucky

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no one:

absolutely no one:

my brain:

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track 5

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Taylor is too good to us 😭

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legend says that taylor is too powerful for jet lag

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Benjamin Button says that Lover will be out on August 23.

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DID SHE JUST

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I wanna stay right here, in this moment now, capture it, remember it.

Thank you for everything, Taylor. For graciously inviting me. For giving me a special moment with you. For letting me hear your latest work of art before it is even released. For making me new friends. For trusting me with this secret. I love you.

@taylorswift @taylornation

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i got the boop🥺

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Andrea has this photo on her mantle-

It’s from the 2011 women in music event where Taylor was honored as woman of the year for the first time

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© Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images

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im screaming

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Scott was given the chance to be a decent human being (he declined)