Taylor Swift will ‘play dirty with elegance and grace’ at AMAs amid her ongoing row with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta after she’s cleared to perform her older songs at show
- Swift, 29, was cleared to perform her older songs at show earlier this week
- Taylor is planning to ‘turn her AMA performance into a huge moment’ with ‘a powerful message’
- Swift will say ‘how she feels she has been treated by Scooter and Scott’
- Taylor will be honored with the Artist of the Decade honors at the show
- Swift could involve Selena Gomez in her show
- Swift accused Braun and Borchetta of trying to block her from performing her older songs at the show
- Taylor says they also blocked licensing of her work for an upcoming Netflix documentary
- Braun and Borchetta have denied Swift’s accusations
Taylor Swift is set to ‘play dirty with elegance and grace’ in her performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards amid her ongoing row with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta and their alleged business tactics.
The Grammy-winner on Sunday ‘will turn her AMA performance into a huge moment, and a powerful message,’ an insider told Page Six on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old on Sunday went public with allegations the music execs had been blocking her from performing her hits unless she stays silent about them, and the next day, Swift’s original label, Big Machine Label Group, said in a statement she could perform.
Look what you made her do! Taylor Swift, 29, is set to ‘play dirty with elegance and grace’ in her performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards amid her ongoing row with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta and their alleged business tactics
Swift spoke out about Braun in June after he announced he’d bought the rights to her first six albums from Big Machine owner Borchetta.
Selena Gomez, who formerly dated Braun’s client Justin Bieber, is one artist whose name has been mentioned as part of a group who would ‘join her on stage as part of a fierce show of female artistic strength and empowerment,’ as well as ‘her message on the red carpet’ of the show in Los Angeles.
The Shake It Off singer is slated to be honored with the Artist of the Decade honors at the show.
‘When accepting her award, Taylor will likely make a statement about artists being able to own their masters, the music they created, and how she feels she has been treated by Scooter and Scott,’ the source told the outlet.
Conflict: Swift spoke out about Braun (L) in June after he announced he’d bought the rights to her first six albums from Big Machine owner Borchetta (R)
Feted: The Shake It Off singer is slated to be honored with the Artist of the Decade honors at the show
Braun and Borchetta have denied Swift’s accusations, which also included a claim they blocked licensing of her work for an upcoming Netflix documentary.
Big Machine Monday said they had come to an accord with AMA production company Dick Clark Productions to ‘a licensing agreement that approves their artists’ performances to stream post-show and for re-broadcast on mutually approved platforms.
They added that ‘recording artists do not need label approval’ for live performances.
Beloved: The Shake It Off singer posed for selfies with her fans in Brooklyn in August
Friends: Selena Gomez is one of the artists who could join Taylor onstage at the show
Dick Clark Productions then denied having worked out any deal with Borchetta’s company.
‘At no time did Dick Clark Productions agree to, create, authorize or distribute a statement in partnership with Big Machine Label Group regarding Taylor Swift’s performance at the 2019 American Music Awards,’ a DCP spokesperson said in a statement, according to the outlet. ‘Any final agreement on this matter needs to be made directly with Taylor Swift’s management team. We have no further comment.’
The American Music Awards are slated to air Sunday at 8/7c on ABC.
