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Morgan Wallen Takes Page From Taylor Swift Playbook To Re-Record Earlier, Disowned Song Track
Country star Morgan Wallen today unexpectedly released a new recording of his 2015 track called “Spin You Around (1/24),” following in the footsteps of Taylor Swift in an attempt to ove…
The tactic is similar, if in drastically abbreviated form, to what Taylor set about doing after she broke ranks with former Big Machine Records label, founder Scott Borchetta and new owner Scooter Braun, pledging – and keeping her word – to re-record at least four of her earlier full-length albums that could render the Braun-owned discs severely less valuable if not entirely worthless. In a social media post Wallen explained his decision, writing that “colleagues I parted ways with almost 10 years ago” had released his old EP today, without his consent, to streaming platforms. “For months I’ve been exploring every avenue possible to acquire the rights to this old music & keep the quality of my catalog consistent with songs I choose to release & believe in,” he writes.
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