Taylor Swift Is Shutting Down All Commercial Requests for Her Music. In a recent interview with ‘Billboard,’ Taylor Swift revealed how she’s taking control in her ongoing battle with Big Machine Records. Although she doesn’t technically own her music catalog, Swift still has veto power over all synchronization licensing requests for her music. . This includes the use of her music in commercials, films, TV shows and online videos. . Thankfully, there’s power in writing your music … Every week, we get a dozen synch requests to use ‘Shake It Off’ in some advertisement or ‘Blank Space’ in some movie trailer, and we say no to every single one of them, Taylor Swift, to ‘Billboard’. Although denying the requests is most likely costing her millions, Swift plans to continue doing so until she is back in control of her music. . And the reason I’m re-recording my music next year is because I do want my music to live on. I do want it to be in movies, I do want it to be in commercials. But I only want that if I own it, Taylor Swift, to ‘Billboard’. Under her contract with Big Machine, Swift will finally be able to re-record her music in November 2020. It’s going to be fun, because it’ll feel like regaining a freedom and taking back what’s mine. , Taylor Swift, to ‘Billboard’
