Taylor Swift's masters battle changed the music industry, even if she wasn't first to do it. What's different now?

After a years-long dispute over the ownership of Taylor Swift’s music catalog, the pop superstar can officially call all of her old albums “mine.”In a letter posted on her website on Friday, Swift announced that she had bought the masters,

Variety's executive editor for music, Jem Aswad, discusses how Taylor Swift's battle to reclaim control of her master recordings has reshaped how artists and fans understand music ownership, inspiring a broader shift toward creative control in the industry.