Taylor Swift buys back her master recordings2 days ago Share Save Mark Savage Music Correspondent Share SaveGetty ImagesTaylor Swift has bought back the rights to her first six albums, ending a long-running battle over the ownership of her music. On her website, Swift said that reclaiming the rights to her music had, for a long time, seemed unimaginable. Getty Images Revisiting her old songs for the "Taylor's Version" project helped to inspire the career-spanning Eras TourHow did the sale of Taylor Swift's masters happen? When 14-year-old Taylor Swift moved to Nashville in 2004 to chase her dream of becoming a country pop star, she signed a record deal with Big Machine. Swift's deal with Big Machine expired in 2018, at which point she left and signed with Republic Records and Universal Music Group (UMG).