Taylor Swift is blocking sync uses of her previous recordings under Big Machine. Since Scooter Braun owns the masters, Taylor Swift won’t give the green light. Swift also said she plans on re-recording the older songs at the end of next year.

Swift said today, “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.”

Big Machine Label boss Scott Borchetta said, “Taylor had every chance in the world to own not just her master recordings, but every video, photograph, everything associated to her career. She chose to leave.”

Borchetta also said Swift has “admitted to contractually owing millions of dollars and multiple assets to our company”.

On the heels of releasing “The Best Of Playlists” Spotify just rolled out Fresh finds class of 2019 highlighting some of the best over the year. The list includes the highly talked about REI AMI and many others including Dua Saleh, blackmidi. Fresh Finds had its beginnings in 2015, that curates and playlists tracks from emerging artists and independent labels across various genres. Of course, Fresh Finds has always been one of my favorites.

Spotify just launched the ‘Best Of Playlists’ that covers 10 different genres. The “Best of Playlists” consists of curated genre-specific playlists that features the best songs of 2019 and the decade. Today’s Top Hits, RapCaviar, Hot Country, Viva Latino, Are&Be, mint, Rock This, Ultimate Indie, African Heat, Top Christian and Roots Rising are all received their own “Best of…”

“Spotify is thrilled to shine a spotlight on the launch our Best of Playlists this year,” said Jeremy Erlich, Spotify’s Head of Music Strategy. “These playlists are 100% human curated by our expert teams – whether one agrees or disagrees with the choices, we hope they will generate a bigger cultural conversation about music.”

The 21-year-old hip hop artist Juice WRLD (Interscope) has died. Best known for his single “Lucid Dreams” he was a rising star in the rapper world. He was reportedly alive when emergency officials arrived on the scene, but was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Apple is teaming up with Billie Eilish. The company named her Artist of the Year for the first Apple Music Awards. The company is also laying down sizable chunk of cash for the rights to a documentary following her life after she released her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. The documentary was co-produced by Eilish’s own record label and will be released through Apple TV.