@@colinedelman6392 I was joking and giving you props on the joke you made. Maybe don't be so defensive when someone's obviously giving a compliment. Have a great day!
What an absolute TITAN of industry. Never really been a country, pop, or TSwift fan, but hearing about how strong she is in the face of predators is really amazing! Its rare that we see an artist genuinely stand up for the art they create, for the fans who love them. I have a feeling that she will go on to mentor and produce some incredible art/artists in the future.
I'm a 32 year old man and I will support taylor swift 100%. I've bought vinyls, cds and cassette tapes of all her albums owned by her and I will continue to do so. This woman is phenomenal and I cannot wait to see how for she goes! Can't wait to see her in concert!
@Matej Jovanov Dude, you must've been rejected multiple times in your life. I pitty you. Stay in your lane with your beliefs and just remember that she's more important than you and you will be forgotten to time unlike her. Her legacy will live on and you'll be a pile of nothingness.
@Matej Jovanov The only 'weeping' I'm having is coming from the laughter and awkward English you're typing in 🤣. Have fun with your fleshlight because that's the only type of affection you'll get. Don't forget to wash your c*mrag after multiple uses dear. 💦
@Matej Jovanov At least my writing is legible unlike yours. Pathetic? You keep replying too! What does that make you? I call it pendejo. You give me loser vibes....
I think this is a great example of how important building a strong connection with your fan base is as an artist. Not saying her music sold solely for that reason but it’s clear that she’s doing something that other artists aren’t doing, at least not as well.
Taylor worked hard at making her fans feel important to her and has continually nurtured that relationship and she has evolved her music as she aged - her fans have aged with her. I was a teen when love story came out and now I’m in my 30s and midnights is soooo relatable. So many artists are afraid to change their sound but Taylor has steadily evolved and changed and it worked for her!
When I lsten to her, I hear a decent voice that used to sing country and crossed over to pop. Taylor may be powerful in Hollywood politics however she didn't really put anything forward in the music landscape.
Most of Taylor's powerful actions in the music industry: 1. Fighting the dominance of male singers in country industry. 2. Transition from Country to Pop 3. Fought Spotify back in 2014 by pulling her catalogue of their platforms, so Spotify would pay every single musicians fairly. 4. Sent an open letter to Apple Music so they would pay every artists in their 3 months free offer. 5. Reshape physical sales during streaming era (one of the artists who did that) 6. Surviving the world internet cancellation back in 2016 after Kanye-Kim edited phone call. 7. Winning assault case and encountered with $1 only to make a statement. (This case serve as a model in US supreme court) 8. Against media and tabloid and no interviews during her comeback in 2017 9. Left her label after the non sense deal they offered about her music masters. 10. Join republic record and making sure she'll own every single albums she released under them and also demanding Universal music group, a house company of republic to pay their artists fairly, no matter how big or small their sales units. 11. Transitioning herself from digital selling artist to streaming force in 2019. 12. Fighting her masters by blocking access to use her old music on any commercial events. (Taylor owned publishing right) 13. Transitioning herself from Pop to Alternative and reshape public and critics opinion over her art. 14. Becoming a streaming giant, but still one of the strong pure sales artists today. 15. Finally having access over her art by re-release 2 out of 6 albums of hers. 16. Back to Pop with new album and revive the vinyl industry, also topping every streaming platforms. 17. Fighting Ticketmaster over their fraud system. (Thanks to her historical demand)
Fun fact: On the same week that Taylor dropped Midnights and wrecked records, Kanye lost partnerships, brand deals, and 2 Billion dollars for his idiotic antisemitic comments. Taylor's most successful week was also Kanye's worst week. Karma truly is her boyfriend.
@@purple1441 well, it's what he deserves. Anyway I just wanted to dedicated my comment to every powerful action Taylor took that people might slept on.
As a 40 year old, black woman who does not listen to Taylor Swift, but does enjoy her as an artist, and whenever I hear her music… This literally brought me to tears. OMG I had no idea this poor girls been through all this stuff! Bless her, and all of her gifts, and all of her strength to stand up against the bullshit in this industry. I wish that artist like Taylor Swift we convince all artist to stop signing with labels, and that they would all begin their own separate industry away from the labels. We need artists to make their own stations or something… Anyway, thank you very much for this change of pace.❤
Also before the me too movement, she was publicly groped by a dj on a red carpet, I think he grabbed her bum. She fought him, the right thing to do. So proud of her
Though some songs and albums aren’t my cup of tea but Taylor just gives good vibes and I’m amazed she was able to finesse the industry when they’ve tried to exploit her multiple times.
She's one of the few artists who REALLY cares about her fans and who legitimately understands that she's where she is thanks to all of us. I absolutely adore her because she's so down to earth despite being insanely talented, rich, beautiful and famous. Naturally, all of that success attracted vultures who just want to tear successful and kind people down. Fortunately, Taylor is also a brilliant woman who found her way around any obstacle she's been faced with. I hope she sticks around for a really, really long time.
Her re-recorded album are not only for the fans but to the young peoole who havent heard anything from her yet. New generation will get to hear her old songs and will become a fan.
Exactly yeah! She was way ahead from her time as well, you know? Maybe it's God's way of making her stay at the top as well as making her get her songs to the new public/generations as well ❤️ she's like a guiding light of our generation as well, you know?
Fearless was a message to the industry to let them know she isn’t scared to stand up to them. So that’s why she picked that one first to take shots at them.
i think rerecording fearless first was a brilliant move. not only for what you just said, but also numbers wise. it was a MASSIVE album when it came out, especially for a teenage girl. however, it is nowhere near her biggest album (even excluding midnights, which wasn't out yet). it appealed to her OG fans and new fans alike, it reminded people of her old hits and brought them back to the modern day. it let her know whether her rerecords would be well received in a way that i think debut wouldn't have
I anticipate she is highly methodical. At least you had better hope so because if she is just that blessed then you will never win. Either way you have to deal with her either positioning herself in the upper hand. Or just already having the upper hand no matter what.
I just want to remark that the music video for "You belong with me", which won the award over "single ladies" and led to Ye's unforgettable outburst, now has 1.3 billion views and ended up being one of the best music videos of her career and just a great piece of art. Single Ladies was iconic too, just saying that was a really competitive award category that year.
Taylor won best female video and Beyonce won Video of the year which Is literally the biggest award of the VMAs so that Kanye bs was so stupid and pointless bc he is a musician who doesn't even know how the VMAs works
I'm the biggest swiftie ever, but I think that Beyonce should have won, Ye was right, there was obviously racial bias going on. Though, none of it was Taylors fault, who was what? 19? at the time. What Ye did was so gross, wrong, and disgusting, but someone TAYLOR got canceled for it?
@@cassieopea actually the award taylor won that got her in that situation was fan voted, while beyoncè won the biggest award that night and was actually picked by judges so kanye's tomfoolery doesn't even make sense 😭
Misogyny has played and still does play a pretty big part in it. the industry doesn't like women in power and Taylor was like 17 or 18 when she really rose in her fame so they felt incredibly threatened by it and there was a lot of media hate aimed towards her: belittling and diminishing and questioning her art and her talent and her as a person. they especially don't like when the people have a large fanbase that is mostly teenage girls, although that's not just a music industry thing. a lot of people didn't take her seriously as an artist until she released Folklore and Evermore but even after that there's still a lot of people who don't take her seriously
@@brentbackwoods2498 dude your comments on this channel are highly antisemtic. you probably are a 4chan dickhead who said "You know maybe Kanye is good because he believes in my foolish beliefs"
Thank you for expanding beyond just hip hop. People need to understand how smart & strategic Taylor is… These rappers & their fans need to take notes on how Taylor does it in order to have longevity & really capitalize off their art they need to own it.
Her music isnt my cup of tea, but I like her as a human. Based off what she’s done over the last couple years, I cant do nothing but respect her as an artist and person.
you have my respect. I also never liked beyonce's music so much. Like it was not my taste but I never dissed her or disprespected her. we all have our opinions and we don't need to pull down others😉 This is how fans should be.
Taylor is not only talented, she is also incredibly intelligent and resilient. Whenever someone targets her and tries to pull her down, she stands up and comes back even stronger. That is why she is STILL at the top. Being at the top is hard but staying at the top is extremely difficult. We have seen huge wave of wonderful talented artists and bands come and go while Taylor was still at the top. They came and went but Taylor is still here, breaking records, charts and Sportify.
Her old record label is so stupid to cross her. Her career is only going to level up from year to year but they decided to f it up. Now companies brands, radios, movies are all supporting her and only use the songs she own to use in commercials, movies, radios. It’s their big loss. Like the video mentioned only her with a huge dedication fandom can pull of sth like this. Now people know not to mess with her.
I think the label believed she had peaked so it was good to rather hold on to her past as the future couldn't possible match. I say this cos even as a fan I couldn't fathom her getting bigger than the 1989 era, Scott made what seemed like a smart business decision but you can never underestimate Taylor swift she's built different
@@nishthagupta1357 ofc. Just goes to show that greedy bastard didn't really value her beyond their business relationship. I know Scooter gets alot of the hate but it's Scott I believe deserves it more. He tried to leverage the first 6 albums to force her to renew and when she refused he punished her by selling it to a man who had a hand in bullying her during the worst period of her life in the public eye. I hope he rots in hell
She has also fought for other female artists as well, trying to make the music industry less maschogynistic. Talk about a big fight...but she believes in her art and her truth, and wants to help any artist fight for their art as well. What a queen!
I'm not a Swiftie---but understanding what these 'men' tries to do to her and seeing how strongly she responded in the best way possible: by being her most successful self ever: it makes my heart happy that she's coming out of all this a winner. You go girl!!
That it's an important piece of info, her fans have blocked from streaming services the original albums to evitate giving as much money as possible to Scott by streaming relentlessly the re-recordings. Her fanbase it's like the BTS one, organized with strong camadery.
I respect her so much as an artist even though I don't follow everything she does. She's been treated horribly by the industry, so to see her shine is amazing ❤
tbh I say top 20 but Idk top 10 but it's crazy to know when I was a kid she was popping im 23 now and she still popping. So I can't deny she actually goat of her genre lane.
For someone whose never felt connected to her music such as myself, I admire the support that people who do show her. And her level of success makes you look at other socalled big artiste differently
I've always liked her and have always listened to her but never considered myself a die-hard Swifty as they say. But lately, oh boy... I truly fell completely in love with not only her music even more, but also with the artist.
I think she is now producing her best work. Folklore is my personal favourite. I found her music quite lacklustre when she first started, making songs to, essentially, badmouth people. This approach did not appeal to me at all so I didn't listen to her music much. She is still doing a bit of that but not in such an ostentatious manner. She will never be one of my favourite artists but I now find her interesting and can see how she has built such a loyal fanbase.
Some of the music I cannot relate to, but I know all the songs and her fans grew up with her and are loyal to her. Period. She is talented and feisty too and stands up for herself. And she did.
I think that the big difference between Taylor Swift and other artists is that Taylor Swift is dominating in every aspect in the music industry. From physical sales, digital sales, streaming number, chart success, critically acclaimed, breaking records, awards, touring, intellectual property (master of music catalogue & publishing records), and the most important things is loyal fanbase. So many “die hard” Taylor Swift fans are not only stay for her music but also because of her character (keep being humble and relatable). I think She treats her fans the best among other artists because she has genuine concern to her fans. Taylor Swift main forte is her songwriting. She is not the best vocalist compared other singers out there, but she is amazing with her craft. And she is a savvy business women in the music industry. She is the risk takers and so damn intelligent with her business ownership.
She has tapped into the same audience that made Adele and Julia Roberts. There isn't a lot of music for females in the pop world right now. Sure there are female artists, but in the pop world they are singing songs for strippers and simps.
Even though her vocals aren't technically as good as Adele for instance, she still has a lot of style and power. She always sings live, goes out of her way to care for her fans, leaves Easter eggs and puzzles everywhere. She creates an environment where her fans feel close to her and I think that's the bottom line of her success. Talent+genuine love and engagement with fans=success
@knee pads fate the thing is, she has absolutely ZERO flop eras, success after success after success, I can't think of any artist in history who's been THIS consistent in their careers.
@knee pads fate still, having 10 albums (plus 2 rerecordings) and not a single of them have flopped is a consistency the industry has never seen before
@@hassanmansour9857 this is what amazes me. I'm not a fan - not anymore after Red. Her attitude is despicable & at times downright petty for someone her age, but her ability to sell her music really amazes me and she does this by simply reaching out to fans - which obviously dictates how she will sells. All her albums are multiple platinum meanwhile there are those with more vocal strength that can barely sell into gold for 1 album . TS has yet to flop one album release until today its crazy
Taylor is incredible. She keeps growing as an artist and that's how she keeps everybody interested after all these years. Folklore & Evermore were 2 of the best albums I've ever heard and I became a bigger fan after those.
She sold more than 1,550,000 PURE CDs and Vinyl (3,000,000+ total streaming units) copies in US of her Midnights album in just 1 month like nobody can do that in the streaming era!
The reason she still is out there winning , is her being consistently trying to doing something new and fresh for the fans with the exact amount of enthusiasm and love for her fans from last 14yrs and it never got lesser .
Thank you for shinning more light on her success. This should really be more talked about. Artist tend to give up after hearing no and her strive to still keep going. Being the artist that she within herself is truly one of a kind. I hope more artist get encouragement like this and actually take pride into creating their own music.
I would hope that even if you are not the most savvy, you would at least avail yourself of the hard won experience of your peers and predecessors. Even if they are not in your genre game recognize game. And so much of the history across the board in this industry is that of shrewd business tactics, to downright conspiracy. And much of the conspiracy is to breakdown the artist to control them even conservatorship, and when all else fails some of this greed is so evil that it has caused untimely demise. And posthumous release like you are certain that your golden goose is only giving one more egg so why not cut it out and save yourself any expenditure to have to give any more resources you don't have to house or feed the dead. Also you may not even have to pay as much to any surviving spouse or family that could receive any agreed upon royalties that may be stipulated in the contract.
im 13 and taylor has honestly saved my life. Not only do her songs bring me so much joy, but when I was groped by some random old man trick or treating with my friends. Now, 2 months later, my friends still refuse to believe me, and every time it gets hard, I rewatch the reputation tour speech she made about her sexual assault case, and it makes me feel so much less alone. I don't know what I'd do without her, I love her so much. She's been through so much, from when she was only 19 and groomed by John Mayer, to being canceled for Kanye West interrupting HER vma speech, to speaking up against sexism, to battling eating disorders, and so much more. Thank you so much Taylor.
i'm 23 now and have been with ts since i was 8. this comment made me tear up. she really has touched on so many important issues, especially pertaining to women, and i am so glad to see that teenagers now can look to taylor the way i did. (ps: i believe you)
@@knewyoudhauntallofmywhatifs thank you for your reply, it genuinely means a lot to me. And, if im being honest, you saying you believe me made me cry, thank you so much
Great video, however Taylor did not exaggerate one single thing about this situation, Scooter or his manipuation..The only reason he is still in the industry (considering everybody hates him) is because he makes everybody in his path sign NDAs not to speak bad about him. There is a reason his old buissness partners are suing him for his lies. He has been trying to get Taylor on his roster since she was 16 and she rejected him, he then spend years trying to take her down (even teamed up with his clients Kanye, Bieber etc to bully her) when he couldn´t silence her, he then bought her masters to try to force her to work with him. He is a known paracite in the industry, and when he sold her masters to shamrock, he made them sign an NDA (just like he tried to make Taylor do)stating they could not tell her about the sale or say anything about him. Another thing missing in this story, Scott Borchetta didn´t have a label when he met Taylor, he told taylor he wanted her to be his first artist on the label he wanted to create, and she is the reason that label became successful. She grew up with Scott and considered him a fatherfigure, and he knew how Scooter had bullied her for YEARS and because he was mad at her for changing labels he decided to betray her doing the one thing he knew would hurt her the most; selling her legacy to scooter-rat, and then those men tried to control what she could perform or not, trying to blackmail her. Taylor was shocked and devasted Scott could do that to her considering their close relationship and the 15 years they had spent together with that label, and all she hade done to make it a success. The greatest thing about Taylors mind is that she is a great buisnesswoman, so eventough Scooter never thought she would re-record her music and she beat him at his own game, I never doubted her for a second. She has won battles for all musicians rights with Spotify, apple music and she always has amazing ideas. And the re-records turned out to be a blessing because they sound even better and we get to re-live those eras again.
What she's done for her own career is an amazing story, but I think it's even more amazing that she set a legal precedent for artists who can prove they wrote their music to re-record their own music and own the masters on the new recordings. In the long term I think this will ultimately destroy the hold that record labels have over artists, with the only artists that can't re-record their music being the ones who had their music written for them and arranged by record labels in the first place!
Don’t believe this bull .If Beyoncé sold her soul to the devil as everyone says. Taylor Swift did the same . No one singer or celeb gets anywhere on talent alone. Let’s be real.
It was kinda cool because when she released Taylor's version it was like a nostalgia thing for me, I don't usually listen to her, I did because this whole story and it turned out amazing, this girl really is something else.
Well, if she "exagerated" like the person in the video says she did, I support that move as well as all the other. Women in the industry are said to have to fight harder for their rights to be respected. Good on Taylor! I didn't know much about her, but came across something and decided to do a little research on her. I learned she's not only a very well-rounded singer-songwriter, but she's a very intelligent business woman too. I admire people who have a strong character, and she has one. She's resilient, brave, and solidary. I think her parents should feel very proud of themselves for the woman they raised. I think she's great.
People think that Taylor is re-recording her albums because she is greedy and only cares about money, but she obviously cares about her art and that is why she wants to own it. And what is the problem with her getting all the money? I mean, SHE made the music after all, she writes ALL of her songs and she deserves the recognition and the profits. I personally will stream the re-recorded albums as they are released, and the ones that are not re-recorded yet I will keep streaming until she owns them. I'm happy she is breaking all these records and reclaiming her land
thank you for pointing out the difference between masters ownership and publishing ownership. that distinction is what allows her to even attempt the re-recordings and it speaks to her skill and savvy.
She is *the* artist of the century. To think that the biggest artist of her time wasn’t allowed to negotiate for her own music is insane. When I heard that the contract she is under right now was almost entirely written by her, I was like yeah, that makes sense. She should write her own contracts because she obviously knows what she’s doing.
Imma say this and I’m not even a swifty but the fact most of that sh!t came out when I was a kid and she remade them and it did that much numbers shows that it will always be quality over quantity…
Ppl give her so much hate but the fact is she’s laying a path so that all artists can own their own music in the future!! She battled the big dogs for every artist!! Hopefully one day true artists that write and build their own songs will own all their music and not have to battle like she did!! She’s changed the industry to help the artists!! But yet these same artists will hate on her. She’s seriously the goat!! Writes all her own songs, comes up with the music and backing. The artists hating on her don’t even write their own songs yet they act like they better. SMH
Her dedication and love for her art is just phenomenal. Im a swiftie and im not being biased. Imagine being bullied but you stood up for what you believed in and this successful even tho they were re-recorded. Her vision in the music industry makes her THE MUSIC MUSIC INDUSTRY herself! Non swifites just identify her as a heartbreaker songwriter but they dont know what her struggles are.
Thank you for your content. I really appreciate your clarification touching the intricacies of the music industry. I honor Taylor Swift for her courage. I also appreciate her heart of a lioness releasing her fierceness against injustice touching her genius musical cubs. I was not familiar with her artistry but now l not only enjoy her tunes but I also admire her as a fierce lioness. Bravo! Sunny smiles from the Fiji Isles in the South West Pacific ❤️
getting that special thank you video message on Spotify for having her as my #1 artist, felt really nice. She's one of the artists that actually see her fans.
taylor will never die down. there are many artist who were in the industry for a long time and after a decade they slowly start to die down(katy perry for example) .
Can you imagine being Taylor swift rich and still want more money? She wants her music to live on but only if she’s getting paid for it, like she’s not already rich enough. I get wanting your masters for what you made, but it seems like it’s all about money for her and she’s already richer than most could even dream of!
she’s literally just re-recording her masters to get the owner ship of them and she wasn’t even planning on making anything big out of them just a few vault tracks for the fans for ditching the original for the taylor’s versions. she made nothing big out of it but it still ended up being big. and if the taylor’s versions are doing great in streams/cd and vinyl sales shes of course gonna earn money. and she does not hoard the money. She literally gave away the total of 50 million dollars to the crew on eras tour as bonus. each truck driver got 100k dollars bonus. you’re really mad at the wrong people here.
not to exaggerate or anything, but as a writer- if i wasn’t allowed to own my life’s work, if my worst enemy had control over all the art i’ve ever produced- id be institutionalized, probably at risk of hurting myself or someone else. not being to control your own art is an unimaginable pain and trauma.
Taylor is a brilliant business women, insanely talented musician, and always put in the extra effort when it comes to her fans. She knows she would not be where she is today without the fans and shows it. I do think it is taken advantage of at times, see all the crazy editions of Midnights. I adore this woman and will support any project she puts out. However I will say Swifties also have a moral compass as well. As much as we love Taylor, when she is involved in things with sketchy people (see Amsterdam film) there is not always blind support. I can not begin to image the pressure and stress of being as famous as she is and she is handling it with such grace while still maintaining a shred of privacy.
Yeah.. I didn't like her involvement in Amsterdam film as well. And I have actively criticised that bring a Swiftie as well. And many other swifties have had criticised it too.
Even though she’s had some resources to back her up so do many artist and they end up getting screwed over. The fact she finessed the machine and over media is impressive.
The reason she chose Fearless and RED simply because of the hype. She could re-release her albums in order but it won't make the chemistry stay with general public. By releasing them out of order, she'll making everyone guess, what would she pull of every damn time. Well she chose Fearless because that record was her breakthrough, it's a diamond record of her, and the record got the classic hits such as 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me', and this record was the most awarded country album of all time. Taylor making sure every yeehaw fans tune in when she released that album. She collected them back, the one who left her since she moved to pop. Fearless got nostalgic aspects that her millenial fans use to sing when they were teen. Now the Gen z aka her new fans could experience the same feeling with the re-recording. The next is RED. It's a tough decision since original RED sometimes charting and still selling well. The re-release of RED definitely killed the original one. But Taylor's strategy is working. RED is one of her recent record, the last 3 out of 6 past albums of hers. This record is arguably her best album to date. The original was overwhelmed by so many negative headlines towards her at that time. But now the re-release gave justice to the album since it stands the most. This album also got classic hits such as 'We are never ever getting back together', 'I knew You Were Trouble', and '22', also 'All Too Well' aka fan favourite song. Again Taylor making sure the new audience experience this record and her old fans and the ex fans also tune in for the dramas and the hypes that surround the record itself. Since the original record is still consuming well by society, the replacement with the re-release help to boost the selling numbers even more. And now she takes a break from the re-record, she definitely want to build the hype again, especially with her upcoming tour concept that got people's attention. The next re-recording would definitely perform well like RED (Taylor's Version) or even better (since midnights aka Taylor's new album made her reached the new peak of her career).
@@telena5042 I bet she keep that one for the last. Like 1989 is still so huge and big right now. The re-record would definitely kill that album growth.
I can't wait to see how much Picture to Burn tops the charts again. I want to hear the re-recording of that song so bad as well as Tim McGraw, Teardrops On My Guitar and Our Song.
For those who are wondering masters or master recordings is known as the sound recording copyright. Publishing is known as composition and falls under the copyright act.
Her success in the music industry is still making waves every day. She managed to “Break” both Spotify (most streamed album in a single day) OCT 21 and Ticketmaster (Most tickets sold for an artist in a single day) NOV 15. Yes, both sites crashed due to record high traffic and demand. She has proved she has the power to make the music industry bend over backwards and change overnight with changes she fought for with Apple and Spotify. I don’t know what plans she has next or what platforms may crash as a result but we are rooting for you Taylor, Don’t let us down!
“Exaggerate” “felt the need” she said it the way it was lol, need better words in this video that doesn’t portray Taylor swift as someone who is exaggerate or feels the need to acknowledge the toxicity in todays music industries.
Just finished the Mariah video you posted 3 days ago, really like this more broad approach to storytelling about the music industry instead of just zeroing in on hip hop( thought I like those too), it’s a nice change HY! Thanks for the content !
I am a huge Taylor swift fan and I am not happy about any thing she had to go through with her lifes work and I am pretty sure all of my other Swifties wouldn't appreciate on the fact that you keep bringing it up
i first heard Taylor's song on 2008, and i've been supporting, and admiring her journey till today. She's inspirational. and i admire her fights for her rights and how supporting she is towards her fans. love her
She is truly a master of her music. Taylor also convinced iHeart Radio to only play (Taylor's Version), and not the original version, once she released them.
It's rare enough to sell 200 million records but to sell them in the streaming era is something else
She’s clearly using weird tactics..
@@colinedelman6392 Get out!, Pack up all your stuff, and leave this comment section at once you heathen. Lol
@@dionstewart7394 dummy.. that’s the truth😭😭😭 she has 100 version of the album and 100 remixes of songs. Idiot.
@@colinedelman6392 I was joking and giving you props on the joke you made. Maybe don't be so defensive when someone's obviously giving a compliment. Have a great day!
@@dionstewart7394 Hes not joking taylor swift simp no profile picture ahh get off her cat and stop worshiping artists
What an absolute TITAN of industry. Never really been a country, pop, or TSwift fan, but hearing about how strong she is in the face of predators is really amazing! Its rare that we see an artist genuinely stand up for the art they create, for the fans who love them. I have a feeling that she will go on to mentor and produce some incredible art/artists in the future.
@Matej Jovanov crying hard
@Matej Jovanov She has fought with Spotify and now Ticketmaster, she needs more simps
Olivia Rodrigo is her student
@Matej Jovanov swifting hard* and yes I am
@Katrina007 Two words: Olivia Rodrigo
I'm a 32 year old man and I will support taylor swift 100%. I've bought vinyls, cds and cassette tapes of all her albums owned by her and I will continue to do so. This woman is phenomenal and I cannot wait to see how for she goes! Can't wait to see her in concert!
@Matej Jovanov LOL and what are you doing with your life?😁
@Matej Jovanov Ha, you wish you were her huh? You might be doing fine but she's doing much better than you. Continue on in your mediocrity.
@Matej Jovanov Dude, you must've been rejected multiple times in your life. I pitty you. Stay in your lane with your beliefs and just remember that she's more important than you and you will be forgotten to time unlike her. Her legacy will live on and you'll be a pile of nothingness.
@Matej Jovanov The only 'weeping' I'm having is coming from the laughter and awkward English you're typing in 🤣. Have fun with your fleshlight because that's the only type of affection you'll get. Don't forget to wash your c*mrag after multiple uses dear. 💦
@Matej Jovanov At least my writing is legible unlike yours. Pathetic? You keep replying too! What does that make you? I call it pendejo. You give me loser vibes....
I think this is a great example of how important building a strong connection with your fan base is as an artist. Not saying her music sold solely for that reason but it’s clear that she’s doing something that other artists aren’t doing, at least not as well.
No no you’re right. These days it’s EXTREMELY important to have a supporting fan base
Taylor worked hard at making her fans feel important to her and has continually nurtured that relationship and she has evolved her music as she aged - her fans have aged with her. I was a teen when love story came out and now I’m in my 30s and midnights is soooo relatable. So many artists are afraid to change their sound but Taylor has steadily evolved and changed and it worked for her!
When I lsten to her, I hear a decent voice that used to sing country and crossed over to pop. Taylor may be powerful in Hollywood politics however she didn't really put anything forward in the music landscape.
That's why Travis Scott is a flop artist smh
@@telena5042 Yup! Because these things will change
Most of Taylor's powerful actions in the music industry:
1. Fighting the dominance of male singers in country industry.
2. Transition from Country to Pop
3. Fought Spotify back in 2014 by pulling her catalogue of their platforms, so Spotify would pay every single musicians fairly.
4. Sent an open letter to Apple Music so they would pay every artists in their 3 months free offer.
5. Reshape physical sales during streaming era (one of the artists who did that)
6. Surviving the world internet cancellation back in 2016 after Kanye-Kim edited phone call.
7. Winning assault case and encountered with $1 only to make a statement. (This case serve as a model in US supreme court)
8. Against media and tabloid and no interviews during her comeback in 2017
9. Left her label after the non sense deal they offered about her music masters.
10. Join republic record and making sure she'll own every single albums she released under them and also demanding Universal music group, a house company of republic to pay their artists fairly, no matter how big or small their sales units.
11. Transitioning herself from digital selling artist to streaming force in 2019.
12. Fighting her masters by blocking access to use her old music on any commercial events. (Taylor owned publishing right)
13. Transitioning herself from Pop to Alternative and reshape public and critics opinion over her art.
14. Becoming a streaming giant, but still one of the strong pure sales artists today.
15. Finally having access over her art by re-release 2 out of 6 albums of hers.
16. Back to Pop with new album and revive the vinyl industry, also topping every streaming platforms.
17. Fighting Ticketmaster over their fraud system. (Thanks to her historical demand)
Fun fact: On the same week that Taylor dropped Midnights and wrecked records, Kanye lost partnerships, brand deals, and 2 Billion dollars for his idiotic antisemitic comments. Taylor's most successful week was also Kanye's worst week. Karma truly is her boyfriend.
@@purple1441 well, it's what he deserves. Anyway I just wanted to dedicated my comment to every powerful action Taylor took that people might slept on.
@@afiefswift5403 truly!
She also released Folklore and Evermore which in itself is a girl boss move
@@Error_-ct2vp it's in #12 on this list. She reshape critics and public opinion over her music with that albums.
As a 40 year old, black woman who does not listen to Taylor Swift, but does enjoy her as an artist, and whenever I hear her music… This literally brought me to tears. OMG I had no idea this poor girls been through all this stuff! Bless her, and all of her gifts, and all of her strength to stand up against the bullshit in this industry. I wish that artist like Taylor Swift we convince all artist to stop signing with labels, and that they would all begin their own separate industry away from the labels. We need artists to make their own stations or something… Anyway, thank you very much for this change of pace.❤
Just UA-cam “ Kanye and Taylor feud “
Also before the me too movement, she was publicly groped by a dj on a red carpet, I think he grabbed her bum. She fought him, the right thing to do. So proud of her
What? Poor girl been through what??
She's worth $450 million!!!!
She alright........
Never judge a book by its cover
@@FirstnameLastname-yc2mt were you paying attention.
Taylor seems to be a genuinely good person. No wonder swifties are always there to support her
Though some songs and albums aren’t my cup of tea but Taylor just gives good vibes and I’m amazed she was able to finesse the industry when they’ve tried to exploit her multiple times.
Trust me she's not
@@kayedans8779 you have to be really miserable to be commenting and trying to prove she's not
@@kayedans8779 do you know her personally?
@@kayedans8779 Tell me, why she isn't?
She's one of the few artists who REALLY cares about her fans and who legitimately understands that she's where she is thanks to all of us. I absolutely adore her because she's so down to earth despite being insanely talented, rich, beautiful and famous. Naturally, all of that success attracted vultures who just want to tear successful and kind people down. Fortunately, Taylor is also a brilliant woman who found her way around any obstacle she's been faced with. I hope she sticks around for a really, really long time.
Amen! All those men in power thought she was just a dumb blonde....boy did she show them!
Of course she CARES about her fans MONEY 😎
@@lololee24 cry harder
@@lololee24 she actually grew up in middle class, mone doesn't matter to her that much
@@lololee24 you must be drake or nikey fan?
Her re-recorded album are not only for the fans but to the young peoole who havent heard anything from her yet. New generation will get to hear her old songs and will become a fan.
Exactly yeah! She was way ahead from her time as well, you know? Maybe it's God's way of making her stay at the top as well as making her get her songs to the new public/generations as well ❤️ she's like a guiding light of our generation as well, you know?
Make sure they hear the re recorded ones.
Fearless was a message to the industry to let them know she isn’t scared to stand up to them. So that’s why she picked that one first to take shots at them.
Exactly yeah!
i think rerecording fearless first was a brilliant move. not only for what you just said, but also numbers wise. it was a MASSIVE album when it came out, especially for a teenage girl. however, it is nowhere near her biggest album (even excluding midnights, which wasn't out yet). it appealed to her OG fans and new fans alike, it reminded people of her old hits and brought them back to the modern day. it let her know whether her rerecords would be well received in a way that i think debut wouldn't have
I anticipate she is highly methodical. At least you had better hope so because if she is just that blessed then you will never win. Either way you have to deal with her either positioning herself in the upper hand. Or just already having the upper hand no matter what.
Wow she's so tough
I just want to remark that the music video for "You belong with me", which won the award over "single ladies" and led to Ye's unforgettable outburst, now has 1.3 billion views and ended up being one of the best music videos of her career and just a great piece of art. Single Ladies was iconic too, just saying that was a really competitive award category that year.
The best thing about that event was when Beyonce invited Taylor on the stage to finish her speech.
Taylor won best female video and Beyonce won Video of the year which Is literally the biggest award of the VMAs so that Kanye bs was so stupid and pointless bc he is a musician who doesn't even know how the VMAs works
I'm the biggest swiftie ever, but I think that Beyonce should have won, Ye was right, there was obviously racial bias going on. Though, none of it was Taylors fault, who was what? 19? at the time. What Ye did was so gross, wrong, and disgusting, but someone TAYLOR got canceled for it?
@@cassieopea actually the award taylor won that got her in that situation was fan voted, while beyoncè won the biggest award that night and was actually picked by judges so kanye's tomfoolery doesn't even make sense 😭
@@yianantonio3980 no fr. Kanye is mentally ill
I still dont know why taylor got so much hate in and off the industry. Like, this woman saving the music industry for so long.
Misogyny has played and still does play a pretty big part in it. the industry doesn't like women in power and Taylor was like 17 or 18 when she really rose in her fame so they felt incredibly threatened by it and there was a lot of media hate aimed towards her: belittling and diminishing and questioning her art and her talent and her as a person. they especially don't like when the people have a large fanbase that is mostly teenage girls, although that's not just a music industry thing. a lot of people didn't take her seriously as an artist until she released Folklore and Evermore but even after that there's still a lot of people who don't take her seriously
It's because she's skinny in an industry full of curvy women
@@brentbackwoods2498 she literally developed an eating disorder cause of the media's preference for skinny women
People don’t like it when someone can be nice and smart and talented.
@@brentbackwoods2498 dude your comments on this channel are highly antisemtic. you probably are a 4chan dickhead who said "You know maybe Kanye is good because he believes in my foolish beliefs"
Thank you for expanding beyond just hip hop. People need to understand how smart & strategic Taylor is…
These rappers & their fans need to take notes on how Taylor does it in order to have longevity & really capitalize off their art they need to own it.
Cause she's white?
@@rydz656 That’s a stretch but I’ll let you run with that narrative if it soothes your fragile ego.
@@MeeksMeow I'm not the aunt Jemima that said "we need to copy white people some more." smh
@@rydz656how does race have anything to do with it?
@@MeeksMeow😂😂😂
Say what u want about her, numbers don’t lie..her commercial success is iconic & yet you’d never know bc she’s so humble🔥
"NuMbErS DoN'T LiE"
@@shriderrad4123 did the op stutter?
@@shriderrad4123 yeah they don't what's your point
@@hopefulromantic.remixes and cheesy songs btw
Humble?
Too ironic to even debate.
Her music isnt my cup of tea, but I like her as a human. Based off what she’s done over the last couple years, I cant do nothing but respect her as an artist and person.
i respect you
you have my respect.
I also never liked beyonce's music so much. Like it was not my taste
but I never dissed her or disprespected her.
we all have our opinions and we don't need to pull down others😉
This is how fans should be.
Taylor is not only talented, she is also incredibly intelligent and resilient. Whenever someone targets her and tries to pull her down, she stands up and comes back even stronger. That is why she is STILL at the top. Being at the top is hard but staying at the top is extremely difficult. We have seen huge wave of wonderful talented artists and bands come and go while Taylor was still at the top. They came and went but Taylor is still here, breaking records, charts and Sportify.
Her old record label is so stupid to cross her. Her career is only going to level up from year to year but they decided to f it up. Now companies brands, radios, movies are all supporting her and only use the songs she own to use in commercials, movies, radios. It’s their big loss. Like the video mentioned only her with a huge dedication fandom can pull of sth like this. Now people know not to mess with her.
yasssss Im so fkin happy for her! I also love how taylor supports other women I hope she keeps using ehr insane influence for good
@@farahwork2552 exactly same ❤️
I think the label believed she had peaked so it was good to rather hold on to her past as the future couldn't possible match. I say this cos even as a fan I couldn't fathom her getting bigger than the 1989 era, Scott made what seemed like a smart business decision but you can never underestimate Taylor swift she's built different
@@favour3734 exactly yeah. But ditching someone of their life's work is not business. Its betrayal.
@@nishthagupta1357 ofc. Just goes to show that greedy bastard didn't really value her beyond their business relationship. I know Scooter gets alot of the hate but it's Scott I believe deserves it more.
He tried to leverage the first 6 albums to force her to renew and when she refused he punished her by selling it to a man who had a hand in bullying her during the worst period of her life in the public eye. I hope he rots in hell
She has also fought for other female artists as well, trying to make the music industry less maschogynistic. Talk about a big fight...but she believes in her art and her truth, and wants to help any artist fight for their art as well. What a queen!
Misogynistic ...
Maschogynistic
@Day 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Examples?
@@hmmpftt1259 Gynocologist
No matter what you think of Taylor Swift or her music, you absolutely have to admit that she and her management team are brilliant business people.
Such a fucking Queen. She won, and will always win. She is the music industry and no one will take this from her. She's a legend.
Kama is her boyfriend
@@justintime3656 you mean Karma? Kama is a god of sexual love, lol
@@Himanshu_Singh793No, I am referenzenig karma the taylor song . In with Karma is called her boyfriend, but also god.(and a cat)
@@justintime3656 I see. I was just confused when you said "Kama" and not "Karma". No worries :)
@@justintime3656 Kama is a God
I'm not a Swiftie---but understanding what these 'men' tries to do to her and seeing how strongly she responded in the best way possible: by being her most successful self ever: it makes my heart happy that she's coming out of all this a winner. You go girl!!
I'm a new Swifty fan at 61 years old. This woman is a brilliant artist and I love the story of how she is taking her music back...beautiful!
Swifty fan at 65.
Taylor is the definition of passionate when it comes to her career and fans.
Let’s not forget how united swifties have been in NOT streaming any of her first recordings :) go Taylor 🎉
That it's an important piece of info, her fans have blocked from streaming services the original albums to evitate giving as much money as possible to Scott by streaming relentlessly the re-recordings. Her fanbase it's like the BTS one, organized with strong camadery.
I love Taylor Swift re-recording her albums, She can fix and improve the arrangements, bars and lyrics.
I dnt think Taylor spitting bars bro
@@davidfontdevilarobles1505 she definitely is tho so💀
@@rollandgoodwin7310 Exemple of "bars" ?
@@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi those are lyrics from a Taylor song titled "Better Than Revenge"💀💀💀
@@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi _all you had to do was say 'Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys on the playground won't make you many friends'_
I respect her so much as an artist even though I don't follow everything she does. She's been treated horribly by the industry, so to see her shine is amazing ❤
HOT TAKE: Taylor Swift is a top 10 artist all time. All artist ever. Any genre. I don't listen to her often but her impact and numbers are undeniable
Stop smoking 🚬
Wildin. If we going by influence and numbers she’s outclassed by several artists like MJ, Prince, Elvis Presley, Eminem etc
tbh I say top 20 but Idk top 10 but it's crazy to know when I was a kid she was popping im 23 now and she still popping. So I can't deny she actually goat of her genre lane.
@@profwasabi4020 you named 4 people, they said 10
@@lunaeclipse_. My brother in Christ, what does “etc” mean?
Now THIS is an artist. An actually talented, passionate artist.
I wish i were a swiftie years ago. But ill support this woman always!🙌🏾👑
What is your favorite song
Buy cruel summer on imusic
She’s genius as hell and that’s not only shows on her lyricist but also her marketing and management
For someone whose never felt connected to her music such as myself, I admire the support that people who do show her. And her level of success makes you look at other socalled big artiste differently
I've always liked her and have always listened to her but never considered myself a die-hard Swifty as they say. But lately, oh boy... I truly fell completely in love with not only her music even more, but also with the artist.
I think she is now producing her best work. Folklore is my personal favourite. I found her music quite lacklustre when she first started, making songs to, essentially, badmouth people. This approach did not appeal to me at all so I didn't listen to her music much. She is still doing a bit of that but not in such an ostentatious manner. She will never be one of my favourite artists but I now find her interesting and can see how she has built such a loyal fanbase.
Thanks for your ongoing love ❤️ and support, how long have you been a fan?
Nothing but respect for Taylor Swift. Icon.
Some of the music I cannot relate to, but I know all the songs and her fans grew up with her and are loyal to her. Period. She is talented and feisty too and stands up for herself. And she did.
She is quite something... I have nothing but respect for her. Go Taylor Swift❤
I think that the big difference between Taylor Swift and other artists is that Taylor Swift is dominating in every aspect in the music industry. From physical sales, digital sales, streaming number, chart success, critically acclaimed, breaking records, awards, touring, intellectual property (master of music catalogue & publishing records), and the most important things is loyal fanbase. So many “die hard” Taylor Swift fans are not only stay for her music but also because of her character (keep being humble and relatable). I think She treats her fans the best among other artists because she has genuine concern to her fans. Taylor Swift main forte is her songwriting. She is not the best vocalist compared other singers out there, but she is amazing with her craft. And she is a savvy business women in the music industry. She is the risk takers and so damn intelligent with her business ownership.
She has tapped into the same audience that made Adele and Julia Roberts. There isn't a lot of music for females in the pop world right now. Sure there are female artists, but in the pop world they are singing songs for strippers and simps.
Even though her vocals aren't technically as good as Adele for instance, she still has a lot of style and power. She always sings live, goes out of her way to care for her fans, leaves Easter eggs and puzzles everywhere. She creates an environment where her fans feel close to her and I think that's the bottom line of her success. Talent+genuine love and engagement with fans=success
Taylor Swift is the music industry, she never disappoints, she's a song-writter and storyteller ❤️
cringe..
@@kingelingendingen4358 is what you are
@@kingelingendingen4358 your mom.
@@kingelingendingen4358 not kingelingendickhead said this..
She isn't the music industry you are just delusional
I gotta give her the credit that she has been out doing herself while other artists are flopping rn
@knee pads fate the thing is, she has absolutely ZERO flop eras, success after success after success, I can't think of any artist in history who's been THIS consistent in their careers.
truly
@knee pads fate still, having 10 albums (plus 2 rerecordings) and not a single of them have flopped is a consistency the industry has never seen before
@knee pads fate I think they’re talking about current artists.
@@hassanmansour9857 this is what amazes me. I'm not a fan - not anymore after Red. Her attitude is despicable & at times downright petty for someone her age, but her ability to sell her music really amazes me and she does this by simply reaching out to fans - which obviously dictates how she will sells. All her albums are multiple platinum meanwhile there are those with more vocal strength that can barely sell into gold for 1 album . TS has yet to flop one album release until today its crazy
Taylor is incredible. She keeps growing as an artist and that's how she keeps everybody interested after all these years. Folklore & Evermore were 2 of the best albums I've ever heard and I became a bigger fan after those.
She sold more than 1,550,000 PURE CDs and Vinyl (3,000,000+ total streaming units) copies in US of her Midnights album in just 1 month like nobody can do that in the streaming era!
I’m so proud of Taylor they did her dirty but she taking it back she’s strong yes we swifties support her we actually buy her music
The reason she still is out there winning , is her being consistently trying to doing something new and fresh for the fans with the exact amount of enthusiasm and love for her fans from last 14yrs and it never got lesser .
Thank you for shinning more light on her success. This should really be more talked about. Artist tend to give up after hearing no and her strive to still keep going. Being the artist that she within herself is truly one of a kind. I hope more artist get encouragement like this and actually take pride into creating their own music.
I would hope that even if you are not the most savvy, you would at least avail yourself of the hard won experience of your peers and predecessors. Even if they are not in your genre game recognize game. And so much of the history across the board in this industry is that of shrewd business tactics, to downright conspiracy. And much of the conspiracy is to breakdown the artist to control them even conservatorship, and when all else fails some of this greed is so evil that it has caused untimely demise. And posthumous release like you are certain that your golden goose is only giving one more egg so why not cut it out and save yourself any expenditure to have to give any more resources you don't have to house or feed the dead. Also you may not even have to pay as much to any surviving spouse or family that could receive any agreed upon royalties that may be stipulated in the contract.
Love she took back her power owning her own art!
She surpassed Madonna and any other legendary icons. So happy for her! She deserves it
She is iconic. Probably one of the few stars with so huge and loyal fan base.
im 13 and taylor has honestly saved my life. Not only do her songs bring me so much joy, but when I was groped by some random old man trick or treating with my friends. Now, 2 months later, my friends still refuse to believe me, and every time it gets hard, I rewatch the reputation tour speech she made about her sexual assault case, and it makes me feel so much less alone. I don't know what I'd do without her, I love her so much. She's been through so much, from when she was only 19 and groomed by John Mayer, to being canceled for Kanye West interrupting HER vma speech, to speaking up against sexism, to battling eating disorders, and so much more. Thank you so much Taylor.
i'm 23 now and have been with ts since i was 8. this comment made me tear up. she really has touched on so many important issues, especially pertaining to women, and i am so glad to see that teenagers now can look to taylor the way i did. (ps: i believe you)
@@knewyoudhauntallofmywhatifs have you ever felt 22 last year?
@@quibblcr i started grad school last year, so i didn't have time to lol
@@knewyoudhauntallofmywhatifs Oh lol how about you?
@@knewyoudhauntallofmywhatifs thank you for your reply, it genuinely means a lot to me. And, if im being honest, you saying you believe me made me cry, thank you so much
Great video, however Taylor did not exaggerate one single thing about this situation, Scooter or his manipuation..The only reason he is still in the industry (considering everybody hates him) is because he makes everybody in his path sign NDAs not to speak bad about him. There is a reason his old buissness partners are suing him for his lies. He has been trying to get Taylor on his roster since she was 16 and she rejected him, he then spend years trying to take her down (even teamed up with his clients Kanye, Bieber etc to bully her) when he couldn´t silence her, he then bought her masters to try to force her to work with him. He is a known paracite in the industry, and when he sold her masters to shamrock, he made them sign an NDA (just like he tried to make Taylor do)stating they could not tell her about the sale or say anything about him. Another thing missing in this story, Scott Borchetta didn´t have a label when he met Taylor, he told taylor he wanted her to be his first artist on the label he wanted to create, and she is the reason that label became successful. She grew up with Scott and considered him a fatherfigure, and he knew how Scooter had bullied her for YEARS and because he was mad at her for changing labels he decided to betray her doing the one thing he knew would hurt her the most; selling her legacy to scooter-rat, and then those men tried to control what she could perform or not, trying to blackmail her. Taylor was shocked and devasted Scott could do that to her considering their close relationship and the 15 years they had spent together with that label, and all she hade done to make it a success. The greatest thing about Taylors mind is that she is a great buisnesswoman, so eventough Scooter never thought she would re-record her music and she beat him at his own game, I never doubted her for a second. She has won battles for all musicians rights with Spotify, apple music and she always has amazing ideas. And the re-records turned out to be a blessing because they sound even better and we get to re-live those eras again.
What she's done for her own career is an amazing story, but I think it's even more amazing that she set a legal precedent for artists who can prove they wrote their music to re-record their own music and own the masters on the new recordings. In the long term I think this will ultimately destroy the hold that record labels have over artists, with the only artists that can't re-record their music being the ones who had their music written for them and arranged by record labels in the first place!
She didn't beat the music industry, she IS the music industry
Rihanna outsold
@@theofficialVEVOformu how exact
Don’t believe this bull .If Beyoncé sold her soul to the devil as everyone says. Taylor Swift did the same . No one singer or celeb gets anywhere on talent alone. Let’s be real.
No she’s not and she didn’t beat them. She joined them .
LMFAO says the one who only listen to mainstream artists
she literally came back stronger than the 90''s trend
It was kinda cool because when she released Taylor's version it was like a nostalgia thing for me, I don't usually listen to her, I did because this whole story and it turned out amazing, this girl really is something else.
Well, if she "exagerated" like the person in the video says she did, I support that move as well as all the other. Women in the industry are said to have to fight harder for their rights to be respected. Good on Taylor! I didn't know much about her, but came across something and decided to do a little research on her. I learned she's not only a very well-rounded singer-songwriter, but she's a very intelligent business woman too. I admire people who have a strong character, and she has one. She's resilient, brave, and solidary. I think her parents should feel very proud of themselves for the woman they raised. I think she's great.
People think that Taylor is re-recording her albums because she is greedy and only cares about money, but she obviously cares about her art and that is why she wants to own it. And what is the problem with her getting all the money? I mean, SHE made the music after all, she writes ALL of her songs and she deserves the recognition and the profits. I personally will stream the re-recorded albums as they are released, and the ones that are not re-recorded yet I will keep streaming until she owns them. I'm happy she is breaking all these records and reclaiming her land
Thanks for your ongoing love ❤️ ❤️ and support, how long have you been a fan?
@@JohnnyDeep-dx8fw been a fan since rep
@@javierbarrios5698 As a way of real f Application comment “YES” if you would like to join my private community
thank you for pointing out the difference between masters ownership and publishing ownership. that distinction is what allows her to even attempt the re-recordings and it speaks to her skill and savvy.
She is a pop mastermind. She is lyrically genius. Beautiful, elegant, creative... She has it all.
She is *the* artist of the century. To think that the biggest artist of her time wasn’t allowed to negotiate for her own music is insane. When I heard that the contract she is under right now was almost entirely written by her, I was like yeah, that makes sense. She should write her own contracts because she obviously knows what she’s doing.
Imma say this and I’m not even a swifty but the fact most of that sh!t came out when I was a kid and she remade them and it did that much numbers shows that it will always be quality over quantity…
Did it after her birthday too, love to see supporting mother
Taylor Swift definitely set herself apart from other artists this year with these numbers!
Ppl give her so much hate but the fact is she’s laying a path so that all artists can own their own music in the future!! She battled the big dogs for every artist!! Hopefully one day true artists that write and build their own songs will own all their music and not have to battle like she did!! She’s changed the industry to help the artists!! But yet these same artists will hate on her.
She’s seriously the goat!! Writes all her own songs, comes up with the music and backing. The artists hating on her don’t even write their own songs yet they act like they better. SMH
Her dedication and love for her art is just phenomenal. Im a swiftie and im not being biased. Imagine being bullied but you stood up for what you believed in and this successful even tho they were re-recorded.
Her vision in the music industry makes her THE MUSIC MUSIC INDUSTRY herself!
Non swifites just identify her as a heartbreaker songwriter but they dont know what her struggles are.
@Matej Jovanov talk about bitterness hiney. I can taste it from here..🤭
Thank you for your content. I really appreciate your clarification touching the intricacies of the music industry. I honor Taylor Swift for her courage. I also appreciate her heart of a lioness releasing her fierceness against injustice touching her genius musical cubs. I was not familiar with her artistry but now l not only enjoy her tunes but I also admire her as a fierce lioness. Bravo! Sunny smiles from the Fiji Isles in the South West Pacific ❤️
getting that special thank you video message on Spotify for having her as my #1 artist, felt really nice. She's one of the artists that actually see her fans.
taylor will never die down. there are many artist who were in the industry for a long time and after a decade they slowly start to die down(katy perry for example) .
Her masters literally her diary….her life story, of course she will took back her life experiences
Can you imagine being Taylor swift rich and still want more money? She wants her music to live on but only if she’s getting paid for it, like she’s not already rich enough. I get wanting your masters for what you made, but it seems like it’s all about money for her and she’s already richer than most could even dream of!
she’s literally just re-recording her masters to get the owner ship of them and she wasn’t even planning on making anything big out of them just a few vault tracks for the fans for ditching the original for the taylor’s versions. she made nothing big out of it but it still ended up being big. and if the taylor’s versions are doing great in streams/cd and vinyl sales shes of course gonna earn money. and she does not hoard the money. She literally gave away the total of 50 million dollars to the crew on eras tour as bonus. each truck driver got 100k dollars bonus. you’re really mad at the wrong people here.
not to exaggerate or anything,
but as a writer- if i wasn’t allowed to own my life’s work, if my worst enemy had control over all the art i’ve ever produced- id be institutionalized, probably at risk of hurting myself or someone else.
not being to control your own art is an unimaginable pain and trauma.
It actually sold 1.5 million first week just a little correction but yes it is insanely popular
14:33 wish more people were like that. Lots of respect for her on this.
Taylor is a brilliant business women, insanely talented musician, and always put in the extra effort when it comes to her fans. She knows she would not be where she is today without the fans and shows it. I do think it is taken advantage of at times, see all the crazy editions of Midnights. I adore this woman and will support any project she puts out. However I will say Swifties also have a moral compass as well. As much as we love Taylor, when she is involved in things with sketchy people (see Amsterdam film) there is not always blind support. I can not begin to image the pressure and stress of being as famous as she is and she is handling it with such grace while still maintaining a shred of privacy.
Great comment & unique perspective.
Yeah.. I didn't like her involvement in Amsterdam film as well. And I have actively criticised that bring a Swiftie as well. And many other swifties have had criticised it too.
Not insanely talented voice-wise and her lyrics stuck to whiny teenager ear.
Even though she’s had some resources to back her up so do many artist and they end up getting screwed over. The fact she finessed the machine and over media is impressive.
Im really enjoying the investigative and journalistic videos you're focusing on its really entertaining and informative
also what happened to the uzi video yesterday? i didnt get a chance to watch it and its gone
It was just a short, it's still up.
She is like Messi of Music industry
btw she built that label from the ground!! which is why it’s even worse that she didn’t get the chance to buy back her masters.
The reason she chose Fearless and RED simply because of the hype. She could re-release her albums in order but it won't make the chemistry stay with general public. By releasing them out of order, she'll making everyone guess, what would she pull of every damn time.
Well she chose Fearless because that record was her breakthrough, it's a diamond record of her, and the record got the classic hits such as 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me', and this record was the most awarded country album of all time. Taylor making sure every yeehaw fans tune in when she released that album. She collected them back, the one who left her since she moved to pop. Fearless got nostalgic aspects that her millenial fans use to sing when they were teen. Now the Gen z aka her new fans could experience the same feeling with the re-recording.
The next is RED. It's a tough decision since original RED sometimes charting and still selling well. The re-release of RED definitely killed the original one. But Taylor's strategy is working. RED is one of her recent record, the last 3 out of 6 past albums of hers. This record is arguably her best album to date. The original was overwhelmed by so many negative headlines towards her at that time. But now the re-release gave justice to the album since it stands the most. This album also got classic hits such as 'We are never ever getting back together', 'I knew You Were Trouble', and '22', also 'All Too Well' aka fan favourite song. Again Taylor making sure the new audience experience this record and her old fans and the ex fans also tune in for the dramas and the hypes that surround the record itself. Since the original record is still consuming well by society, the replacement with the re-release help to boost the selling numbers even more.
And now she takes a break from the re-record, she definitely want to build the hype again, especially with her upcoming tour concept that got people's attention. The next re-recording would definitely perform well like RED (Taylor's Version) or even better (since midnights aka Taylor's new album made her reached the new peak of her career).
I am sooooo anxious for 1989 to be rereleased!!! That’s the one I’m dying for!!
@@telena5042 I bet she keep that one for the last. Like 1989 is still so huge and big right now. The re-record would definitely kill that album growth.
I really do appreciate ur comments
I can't wait to see how much Picture to Burn tops the charts again. I want to hear the re-recording of that song so bad as well as Tim McGraw, Teardrops On My Guitar and Our Song.
dont even listen to her music but she the goat for everything she done
Well done Taylor. Prince would be so proud of you too.
Wow she still made a way out of no way! Incredible & so inspiring!
She didn't beat the music industry cause she is The Music Industry😘
I mean until now I can't get it how she can keep relevant for almost 16 years of her career. God love her!!
For those who are wondering masters or master recordings is known as the sound recording copyright. Publishing is known as composition and falls under the copyright act.
Queen of pop for a reason.
47 year old golden era rap DJ massive reggae collection- my 8 year old daughter put me on to Taylor. She’s 💯. So legit.
Her success in the music industry is still making waves every day.
She managed to “Break” both Spotify (most streamed album in a single day) OCT 21 and Ticketmaster (Most tickets sold for an artist in a single day) NOV 15.
Yes, both sites crashed due to record high traffic and demand.
She has proved she has the power to make the music industry bend over backwards and change overnight with changes she fought for with Apple and Spotify.
I don’t know what plans she has next or what platforms may crash as a result but we are rooting for you Taylor, Don’t let us down!
That's because there were a lot of scalpers. We saw this with Beyonce where all her concerts were sold out but 2/3 full.
I wasn't really a diehard Swiftie until folklore ...this is me trying & mirrorball .. really pulled me up from a really dark place ❤️
i have so much respect for her ❤️
Midnighta actually sold 1.5 million+ first week in the US alone, 1.1M was pure sales and 400,000 was streaming equivalent units
i'm just so happy to have lived during Taylor Swift's ERA.
Damn she pulled a Frank Ocean but bigger on the Label😂😂😂💪🏾💯
Fr frank Ocean did them shiesty 😂😂
yall forgot that he literally posted an insta story after he purchased her masters saying he "owned taylor swift"
Thanks for your ongoing love ❤️ ❤️ and support, how long have you been a fan?
Love being her biggest fan she's a blessing
“Exaggerate” “felt the need” she said it the way it was lol, need better words in this video that doesn’t portray Taylor swift as someone who is exaggerate or feels the need to acknowledge the toxicity in todays music industries.
She's a SAGITTARIUS ♐️ 🏹 🤩 we are not to be messed with we come back strong 💪
Taylor swift is what happens when you completely win the game. Everyone’s playing monopoly, she runs the board game shop at this point.
Just finished the Mariah video you posted 3 days ago, really like this more broad approach to storytelling about the music industry instead of just zeroing in on hip hop( thought I like those too), it’s a nice change HY! Thanks for the content !
I am a huge Taylor swift fan and I am not happy about any thing she had to go through with her lifes work and I am pretty sure all of my other Swifties wouldn't appreciate on the fact that you keep bringing it up
I wanna start streaming all her rereleased albums after seeing this video. I had no idea 😢
i first heard Taylor's song on 2008, and i've been supporting, and admiring her journey till today. She's inspirational. and i admire her fights for her rights and how supporting she is towards her fans. love her
Thanks for your ongoing love ❤️ ❤️ and support, how long have you been a fan?
Yassine's new thumbnail editor is a beast
She is truly a master of her music. Taylor also convinced iHeart Radio to only play (Taylor's Version), and not the original version, once she released them.