Taylor Swift Accuses Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta Of Blocking Her From Performing Her Old Songs

Taylor Swift's music battle with Scooter Braun and Big Machine's Scott Borchetta just got more heated.


On Thursday evening (November 14), the pop star shared a lengthy message with fans stating that Braun and Borchetta are blocking her from performing her old songs at the upcoming American Music Awards. Swift, who is set to receive the Artist of the Decade award at the November 24 ceremony, had been planning to perform a medley of hits from the past 10 years.


In an open letter entitled "Don't know what else to do," Swift wrote, "Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have right now mentioned that I'm not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that could be re-recording my music before I'm allowed to next year."


In more shocking news, Swift also divulged that Netflix has made a documentary about her life, yet that Braun and Borchetta are allegedly attempting to block her old music from that project as well.


furthermore — and this isn't the way I had offered on telling you this news — Netflix has compiled a documentary about my life for the past few years," the "The Man" singer revealed. "Scott and Scooter have refused the use of my older music or efficiency footage for this project, although there really is no say either of these or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film."


According to Swift's note, Borchetta instructed her team that he and Braun will reverse their decision only if she agrees not to re-record copycat versions of her songs next year, and if she helps stop talking about him and Braun in the media. Nevertheless, Swift insists she's not playing along.


"The message being sent to me is very clear," the Lover star wrote. "Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you'll be punished. This is WRONG. Neither of those boys had a hand in the writing of these songs. They did nothing to prepare the relationship I have with my fans."


Swift wrapped up her impassioned letter by asking fans to defend her against Braun and Borchetta, and even to reach out to the other artists Braun works with, whom she hopes might "talk some sense into the males who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote." (Notably, Braun's other pop star clientele include Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and Justin Bieber.)


"I just aspire have the ability to perform MY OWN music. That's it," Swift concluded. "I've attempted to work this out privately through my team yet have not been able to resolve anything. Now my efficiency at the AMAs, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am going to play up until November of 2020 are a question mark. I love you guys and I thought you've got to know what's been going on."


Swift's letter comes almost five months immediately after Braun purchased Big Machine Records, the label that owns all of the master recordings for the music featured on the singer's first six albums. Soon after that news broke, Swift said the sale was her "worst nightmare," alleging that Braun had bullied her in the past.


Braun and Borchetta have nevertheless to respond to Swift's latest message.