Swifties blast 'fraud' Scott Borchetta as he shares post honoring Taylor Swift after selling her masters

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Scott Borchetta's recent tribute to Taylor Swift didn't sit well with the pop star's massive fanbase.

Their anger stems from the fact that the record executive sold the 'Lover' singer's masters to Scooter Braun without her approval during the Hybe America CEO's $330 million acquisition of Big Machine Records Group in June 2019.

Scott Borchetta recalls his first meeting with Taylor Swift

On Saturday, November 2, Scott Borchetta took to Instagram to reminisce about meeting the pop sensation 20 years ago. He wrote, "It was 20 years ago today… a Beatles reference may not be too far off the mark…Today marks the 20th anniversary of my first meeting with Taylor."

He continued, "A day that changed both of our lives. This photo was taken two nights later at the Bluebird Cafe. You see the back of my head, bottom left, T, and then Andrea across the room…"

"Always proud of the art and the work she did while we were together… and just as proud of her now. Keep crushing it… xx," concluded Borchetta, who started Big Machine Records in 2005 with Swift as its first signed artist. 

Swifties rage as Scott Borchetta pays tribute to Taylor Swift

Swifties were completely taken aback by Scott Borchetta's tribute post. 

One sternly wrote, "Stay away from her please," and another added, "This is so ridiculous. attention seeker behavior. Fraud."

A person expressed, "He needs to keep her name out of his mouth," while someone else fumed, "He betrayed her but now wants to act like they're close?"

"Trying so hard to paint himself as her industry father figure when he’s just a greedy rat," expressed a fan. 

One simply said, "He's disgusting," while another person stated, "This is so weird. Does he think we forgot what he did to her?"

"Stealing a woman’s hard work then trying to make a post to make it seem like you're on good terms," pointed out one more. 

Taylor Swift called out Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun over masters dispute

On learning about Scott Borchetta selling the masters of her first six studio albums to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift took to Tumblr to express her frustration. 

Accusing Braun of "bullying" her on social media, the pop star wrote, "For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead, I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in."

She added, "I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums."

"Some fun facts about today’s news: I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at his hands for years," noted the 'Love Story' singer. 

"This is my worst-case scenario. This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept. And when that man says ‘Music has value’, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it," further expressed Swift.

However, Jake Basden, who was at that time the Senior Vice President of Communications at Big Machine Label Group, told CNN, "Out of courtesy, I personally texted Taylor at 9.06 pm, June 29 to inform her prior to the story breaking on the morning of June 30 so she could hear it directly from me." 

He added, "I truly doubt that she woke up to the news when everyone else did." 

Swift has since rerecorded several of the albums and released them between 2021 and 2023. 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.