Taylor-made deal for her gig at AMA
This should be music to the ears of Taylor Swift fans.
The pop superstar will be able to perform her older hits at Sunday’s American Music Awards following a tense dispute between the singer and her former record label.
The Big Machine Label Group said Monday it has reached an agreement with Dick Clark Productions, which puts on the AMAs, allowing Swift (inset) to play the music she recorded under that label when she takes the stage at the upcoming show.
“The Big Machine Label Group and Dick Clark Productions announce that they have come to terms on a licensing agreement that approves their artists’ performances to stream post show and for re-broadcast on mutually approved platforms. This includes the upcoming AmeriThe can Music Awards performances,” reads a statement.
“It should be noted that recording artists do not need label approval for live performances on television or any other live media. Record label approval is only needed for contracted artists’ audio and visual recordings and in determining how those works are distributed.”
The statement did not mention Swift by name.
However, Dick Clark Productions denied crafting that statement with Big Machine.
“At no time did Dick Clark Productions agree to, create, authorize or distribute a statement in partnership with Big Machine Label Group regarding Taylor Swift’s performance at the 2019 American Music Awards,” reads a statement obtained by the Daily News. “Any final agreement on this matter needs to be made directly with Taylor Swift’s management team. We have no further comment.”
This past June, prominent talent executive Scooter Braun obtained the rights to much of Swift’s musical catalog when he acquired Big Machine.