Taylor Swift Reveals What Owning Her Masters Means for Future 'Taylor's Version' Albums, Including Reputation

Published: May 30, 2025

Taylor Swift has finally regained control of her music, and her fans couldn't be happier. But one question still remains: what about Reputation (Taylor's Version)?

Since 2021, Swift has been releasing re-recorded versions of her first six albums to own the masters, which were sold without her knowledge or consent. Fearless (Taylor's Version) was the first, followed by Red, Speak Now, and 1989. Fans have been eagerly waiting for Reputation (Taylor's Version), but Swift has revealed that she hasn't even re-recorded a quarter of it.

"I know, I know. What about Rep TV? Full transparency: I haven't even re-recorded a quarter of it. The Reputation album was so specific to that time in my life, and I kept hitting a stopping point when I tried to remake it," Swift wrote in an emotional statement on her website.

Swift added that she's already re-recorded her entire debut album, and it sounds great. She's willing to release the unreleased vault tracks from Reputation when the time is right.

The re-recording process began after Scooter Braun purchased Swift's catalog from her former label, Big Machine Records, in 2019, before eventually selling it to Shamrock Capital the next year. A source close to contract negotiations told PEOPLE that the deal came about because of hard work from Swift's team, and despite a recent report claiming Braun encouraged Shamrock to make the deal, the entrepreneur was not involved.

"Contrary to a previous false report, there was no outside party who 'encouraged' this sale. All rightful credit for this opportunity should go to the partners at Shamrock Holdings and Taylor's Nashville-based management team only," the source says. "Taylor now owns all of her music, and this moment finally happened in spite of Scooter Braun, not because of him."

Swift's journey has inspired other artists to take ownership of their work. Creedence Clearwater Revival rocker John Fogerty recently announced a new album of re-recorded CCR hits, and 98 Degrees said the same in 2023. Snoop Dogg also said that Swift inspired him to want to re-record his 1993 debut album Doggystyle.

Swift opened up to Time about how the inspiration to re-record her albums actually came from Kelly Clarkson, who'd tell her, "Just redo it" whenever they'd run into one another amid her drama with Braun.