Silvia

Hi everyone!!! I'm writing an essay about the Ticketmaster fiasco for my music business class and I wondered if you guys could help me by filling out a short survey (pretty please and thank you).

Guys - It’s been announced recently that the American Music Awards will be honoring me with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s ceremony. I’ve been planning to perform a medley of my hits throughout the decade on the show. Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have now said that I’m not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before I’m allowed to next year. Additionally - and this isn’t the way I had planned on telling you this news - Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years. Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.

Scott Borchetta told my team that they’ll allow me to use my music only if I do these things: If I agree to not re-record copycat versions of my songs next year (which is something I’m both legally allowed to do and looking forward to) and also told my team that I need to stop talking about him and Scooter Braun.

I feel very strongly that sharing what is happening to me could change the awareness level for other artists and potentially help them avoid a similar fate. The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished.

This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans. So this is where I’m asking for your help.

Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. Scooter also manages several artists who I really believe care about other artists and their work. Please ask them for help with this - I’m hoping that maybe they can talk some sense into the men who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote. I’m especially asking for help from The Carlyle Group, who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.

I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music. That’s it. I’ve tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything. Right now my performance at the AMA’s, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am planning to play until November of 2020 are a question mark.

I love you guys and I thought you should know what’s been going on.

straighten your back

go pee goddAMN IT STOP HOLDING IT

go take your meds if you need to

drink some water

go get a snack if you havent eaten in a while

maybe wander around the house/stretch a little if you’ve been sat at the computer a while (artists especially: sTRETCH THOSE WRISTS)

reply to that text/message from earlier you’d forgotten about

staying up wayyyy to late/getting up wayyy to early to watch a livestream 

paying more for shipping than the actual merch 

getting over excited when taylor is online at the same time as you

“this video is unavailable in your region”

sold out tickets in your country cause shes doing one show

spending way too much money on flights to see taylor in concert cause she’s only doing one show in your country

spending way too much money on flights to see taylor perform in another country cause she’s not doing a show in yours

never seeing taylor perform cause shes never done a show in your country

not being able to have ‘target photoshoots’ because there’s not target

not being able to take photos with your lover deluxe versions at all cause they costs $30 EACH and then another $50 to actually recieve them

if you do order them, they come months after the album is released and no one really cares cause they’re over it

having to search tons of websites to find illegal livestreams and having to use vpns and fake US IDs to get the same content as american fans

First, we never have the same opportunity like US fans who meet her multiple times - only if you are selected for the secret session, then you are lucky to see her in person.

Second, it is not likely for international fans to be able to attend concerts. Always, Asia and South America are left behind when it comes to tour shows. Oh yes, she always come to Tokyo or any other cities in Australia, but although she's on the same timezone - most Asian fans cannot afford to fly to that certain destination of the concert.

Third, not all of us can afford merchandise - leave to it how much it cost us just for the shipment.

You will assume we are complaining, but no, we are just trying to present a picture for you to understand how difficult for us to be an international fan.

But regardless, we always rally behind Taylor in every endevour. Let's talk about the Philippines, Filipino Swifties stream more compared to major markets like the UK or Canada, or even perhaps Australia. But the Philippines always enthusiastic to stream harder. They even use vpns just to help US Swifties to stream. And China? Many mocked Chinese fans. Do not compare the cost of living of China & the US, there's no difference. Not because the exchange of dollar is cheaper - then everything in China is cheap. No. It is still expensive for Chinese to buy products like cd albums.

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