Big Machine Music Label Accuses Taylor Swift Of Spreading 'False Information'

Taylor Swift ’s clash with her ex-label boss Scott Borchetta and music manager Scooter Braun over rights to her music continues to heat up.

Big Machine Label Group on Friday responded to Swift’s impassioned social media post a day earlier enlisting her fans in her slam of Borchetta and Braun, saying the two music industry titans blocked her from performing a medley of her songs at the American Music Awards later this month. 

Swift’s music catalog, from the time of her 2006 debut album to 2017′s “Reputation,” is held by Big Machine, which is now owned by Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. Ithaca Holdings acquired Big Machine in a controversial $300 million deal earlier this year.

In a rebuttal statement, Swift shared a message to her from a Big Machine vice president that said the company “will not agree to issue licenses for existing recordings or waivers of its re-recording restrictions in connection with these two projects: The Netflix documentary and The Alibaba ‘Double Eleven’ event.’”

Swift said she performed only songs off of her new album at the Double Eleven event, “as it was clear that Big Machine Label Group felt any televised performance of catalog songs violated her agreement.” She said Borchetta and Braun “flatly denied” her request for the American Music Awards and Netflix.

“Big Machine is trying to deflect and make this about money,” Swift’s statement added, saying the company owes her $7.9 million.