Taylor Swift’s former manager Rick Barker has recently made shocking revelation against the singer’s over Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta and new owner Scooter Braun claims.
The ex-manager expressed his dismay over the ‘Cruel Summer’ crooner and lauded Scooter for making “a very good business decision” when he bought the label for $330 million in 2019.
Rick, who managed Taylor between 2007-2008, opened up that no one made her sign a bad record deal.
He further said that any issues related to the ownership of her masters should have been “discussed behind the scenes”.
Scooter was slammed by Taylor who accused him of stealing her music as he purchased the label and became the owner of the singer’s first six albums.
However, Scooter reportedly sold them on to investment firm Shamrock Capital a year later.
Taylor, on the other hand, publicly lashed out at Scooter, who managed stars including Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, and even continued to re-record her own versions of the albums.
“No one stole her music, no one made her sign a bad record deal, those are the type of record deals that everyone signed at that time,” declared Rick.
Taylor’s ex-manager pointed out that Scooter “made a very good business decision, end of story”.
He explained, “The decision that Taylor made to turn the fans loose on Scott and Scooter, with only half of the conversation, I was a little disappointed.”
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s fans started giving “death threats” to Scooter and even showed up at their houses which is why Rick added that these issues would have been discussed behind the scenes.
“As of last year, the songstress now owns her original masters after buying them back,” he added.
Travis Kelce Faces Pressure to Have Kids with Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, is ready to be a grandmother. Last month, the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end made the headlines after he popped the question to his ladylove, singer Taylor Swift, in a dreamy setup.
Now, shortly after the engagement, Travis Kelce’s brother, Jason, has revealed that their mother is looking forward to welcoming her grandchild. The revelation came to light after the Kelce brothers appeared on an episode of their New Heights podcast.
Jason Kelce, in a conversation with guest and coach Deion Sanders, said, “Mom always had Travis number one. I do know”, playfully referring to the fact that Donna Kelce always had a little extra love for her youngest son.
Travis Kelce objected to the statement and quipped, “Listen, right now, Mom has Jason at number one because he has kids.” Jason is father to three daughters, Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and Finn, 5 months, with his wife, Kylie Kelce. The duo got married in 2018.
Jason Kelse agreed with Travis’ assessment and shared that their mother was indeed putting “pressure” on Travis to have kids soon. “That’s true. She has said that. She has made that comment. She has put some pressure on him,” added Jason.
The discussion sparked laughter with Coach Deion Sanders teasing Travis Kelce with “What are you waiting on, Dad?”
On another page of his podcast diaries, Travis Kelce opened up about his marriage plans with Taylor Swift. the NFL star said while the “wedding planning is the next step”, he’s certain “it’s gonna be easy.”
“I just gotta figure out a football game first. (That’s) gonna be easy compared to figuring out how to catch a f***ing goddamn football,” joked Travis Kelce. When it came to the choice of music that was to be played at the wedding, Travis didn’t divulge many details. He only hinted, “I think we’re live music kind of people”, referring to him and Taylor Swift.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift made their relationship public in October 2023.
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