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Taylor Swift is allowed to play her music at the AMAs after all | Taylor Swift is allowed to play her music at the AMAs after all |
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A row involving Taylor Swift, her former record label and a couple of big name US politicians looks like it's coming to an end. | A row involving Taylor Swift, her former record label and a couple of big name US politicians looks like it's coming to an end. |
The group that owns most of her music, Big Machine, says she will be allowed to play her old tracks at the American Music Awards on Sunday. | The group that owns most of her music, Big Machine, says she will be allowed to play her old tracks at the American Music Awards on Sunday. |
Swift got high profile support last week, after accusing them of trying to stop her performing her back catalogue. | Swift got high profile support last week, after accusing them of trying to stop her performing her back catalogue. |
But the company says she didn't need their permission in the first place. | But the company says she didn't need their permission in the first place. |
Taylor Swift's first six albums were released through Big Machine, which was bought out by a company owned by talent manager Scooter Braun earlier this year. | Taylor Swift's first six albums were released through Big Machine, which was bought out by a company owned by talent manager Scooter Braun earlier this year. |
In a Tumblr post at the time she described this as the "worst case scenario" and accused him of years of "incessant, manipulative bullying". | In a Tumblr post at the time she described this as the "worst case scenario" and accused him of years of "incessant, manipulative bullying". |
Braun has worked with the likes of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - both of whom Taylor Swift has had feuds with in the past. | Braun has worked with the likes of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - both of whom Taylor Swift has had feuds with in the past. |
He has consistently denied being unfair to her. | He has consistently denied being unfair to her. |
Then, last week, Taylor Swift posted on Twitter accusing Big Machine of trying to stop her performing tracks from her first six albums at the AMAs. | Then, last week, Taylor Swift posted on Twitter accusing Big Machine of trying to stop her performing tracks from her first six albums at the AMAs. |
She claimed the label thought the performance would amount to a re-recording. | She claimed the label thought the performance would amount to a re-recording. |
"I just want to be able to perform my own music," she said. | "I just want to be able to perform my own music," she said. |
"That's it. I've tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything." | "That's it. I've tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything." |
She also accused Big Machine of holding back permission to use any music in an upcoming Netflix documentary about her life. | She also accused Big Machine of holding back permission to use any music in an upcoming Netflix documentary about her life. |
Her post got the attention of two big-name Democratic politicians: Senator Elizabeth Warren and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | Her post got the attention of two big-name Democratic politicians: Senator Elizabeth Warren and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
They criticised Scooter Braun's company and the effect big businesses can have when they buy up smaller ones. | They criticised Scooter Braun's company and the effect big businesses can have when they buy up smaller ones. |
Big Machine have twice denied doing anything wrong. | Big Machine have twice denied doing anything wrong. |
"At no point did we say Taylor could not perform on the AMAs or block her Netflix special," they said in a statement on their website last Friday. | "At no point did we say Taylor could not perform on the AMAs or block her Netflix special," they said in a statement on their website last Friday. |
"In fact, we do not have the right to keep her from performing live anywhere." | "In fact, we do not have the right to keep her from performing live anywhere." |
Now they've put out another statement - directly to the organisers of the AMAs. | Now they've put out another statement - directly to the organisers of the AMAs. |
"[We] have agreed to grant all licenses of [our] artists' performances to stream post show and for re-broadcast on mutually agreed platforms," it says. | "[We] have agreed to grant all licenses of [our] artists' performances to stream post show and for re-broadcast on mutually agreed platforms," it says. |
"It should be noted that recording artists do not need label approval for live performances on television or any other live event." | "It should be noted that recording artists do not need label approval for live performances on television or any other live event." |
The company that runs the AMAs, Dick Clark Productions, denies that anything has been definitely sorted, though. | |
"Any final agreement on this matter needs to be made directly with Taylor Swift's management team. We have no further comment," they said. | |
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