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Taylor Swift has engaged in a public feud with Big Machine Label Group, her previous record label, over the right to perform her own music at the American Music Awards. Her feud, taken to the Twitter stage, reveals structural imbalances present in the music industry. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Second Take: Taylor Swift&#039;s fight for masters rights is a battle artists know all too well - Daily Bruin

Second Take: Taylor Swift&#8217;s fight for masters rights is a battle artists know all too well

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Taylor Swift doesn’t like Big Machine Label Group’s little games or tilted stage – and she’s willing to fight back. Swift’s latest public showdown with her former record label Big Machine Label Group centers on her upcoming American Music Awards performance, where she will receive the Artist of the Decade award.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/11/19/second-take-taylor-swifts-fight-for-masters-rights-is-a-battle-artists-know-all-too-well/

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Second Take: Taylor Swift’s fight for masters rights is a battle artists know all too well

By Olivia Mazzucato

Nov. 19, 2019 11:49 p.m.