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Taylor Swift fans are accusing Scott Borchetta of ‘fraud’ for a tribute after the sale of her masters

Taylor Swift fans are accusing Scott Borchetta of ‘fraud’ for a tribute after the sale of her masters

Taylor Swift fans have criticized Scott Borchetta after the record executive took a trip down memory lane to celebrate 20 years since he met the singer.

“Today marks twenty years since I first met Taylor. A day that changed our lives,” said the founder of Big Machine Records captioned a throwback photo shared on Instagram on Saturday.

“This photo was taken two nights later at the Bluebird Cafe. You can see the back of my head, bottom left, T, and then Andrea (Swift) across the room…

“Always proud of the art and work she did when we were together… and just as proud of her now. Keep crushing it… xx,” Borchetta, 62, concluded.

Fans of Taylor Swift called out Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta after he posted a tribute to the singer on Saturday. Getty Images
Borchetta marked the 20th anniversary of his first meeting with Swift with a throwback photo on Instagram.

Despite his seemingly heartfelt message, fans of the Grammy-winning singer called out the music director for his infamous history with the 34 pop star.

“This is so ridiculous. attention seeking behavior. fraud,” wrote one Swiftie.

“This made me sick. He’s so gross making up for it online and still using her to this day,” another added.

Others called the tribute ‘so desperate’ and ‘SOOO embarrassing’.

“This is so ridiculous. attention seeking behavior. fraud,” someone responded to X. WireImage
“This made me sick. He’s so gross making up for it online and still using her to this day,” another added. Getty Images for ACM

The “Bad Blood” singer was signed to Big Machine Records in 2005 at the age of 14 as the label’s first recording artist.

In June 2019, Swift said she was “extrapolated.” after learning that Borchetta had made a deal with Scooter Braun for her music catalog upon the latter’s acquisition of Big Machine Label Group.

The A $300 million deal led to drama between the trio, even though the pop hitmaker later told Vogue in August 2019 that they did not try to buy her masters.

“It was either investing in my past or in mine and other artists’ futures, and I chose the future,” she said at the time.

Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2015 when she was 14 years old. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
In 2019, the pop star said she was “exhausted” after Scooter Braun acquired the rights to her masters in a deal with Borchetta. Getty Images for Ithaca Holdings

Later that same month, she appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ and revealed plans to do so re-recording her first six albums to own her music.

“It’s something I’m really excited about because my contract says that starting in November 2020, so next year, I can record albums 1-5 all over again,” the “Cruel Summer” singer said.

“I’m very excited about it because I think artists deserve to own their work. I just feel very passionate about that.

She later admitted that she had not tried to buy them from Borchetta. Getty Images for ACM
Ultimately, she decided to re-record her first six albums. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Since then, Swift has kept her word, and she has until now released four re-recorded albums.

In 2021 they has released “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”. And “Red (Taylor’s version).” She followed that up in 2023 with “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” And “1989 (Taylor’s version).”

Fans are now waiting for the release of “Reputation (Taylor’s Version)” and “Taylor Swift (Taylor’s version).”