Taylor Swift’s Good News

Taylor Swift’s former record label Big Machine Label Group released a statement confirming the singer can perform her old songs at the 2019 American Music Awards on November 24th.

Big Machine Label Group, which owns the singer’s catalog of recordings through 2017 album Reputation, released a statement with saying the 29-year-old would be able to go ahead with plans to perform a medley of her old songs during the AMAs, where she is scheduled be receive the Artist of the Decade award.

“The Big Machine Label Group and Dick Clark Productions announce that they have come to terms on a licensing agreement that approves their artists’ performances to stream post show and for re-broadcast on mutually approved platforms,” the statement reads. “This includes the upcoming American Music Awards performances for Thomas Rhett and former Big Machine Records recording artist Taylor Swift.” “It should be noted that recording artists do not need label approval for live performances on television or any other live media,” it states. “Record label approval is only needed for contracted artists’ audio and visual recordings and in determining how those works are distributed.”

However, Dick Clark Productions, which produces the AMAs, released a statement saying, “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. Any final agreement on this matter needs to be made directly with Taylor Swift’s management team. We have no further comment.”

The public battle over Swift’s planned performance began Thursday, when the singer tweeted that Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun were attempting to block her from performing her old music at the AMAs and on an upcoming Netflix documentary.

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Big Machine initially responded to Swift’s post, saying the label had been attempting to meet with Swift to work out terms for the AMAs and the documentary. The statement alleged Swift admitted to owning the label millions of dollars, a claim refuted by a representative for Swift. The rep said Big Machine actually owes Swift $7.9 million in unpaid royalties. The American Music Awards are scheduled for November 24th.