Taylor Swift masters dispute
Event in Music
Taylor Swift masters dispute has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Toast. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Ben SofferEntrepreneur behind Spritz Society, co-host of the Good Guys podcast and husband of Claudia Oshry
Soffer argues TikTok has fundamentally changed the music industry by removing the need for labels and radio.
“Previously, the only way that you got somebody to listen to your song was you signed with a label who had the relationships with a radio station”
The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:29
Soffer argues Taylor Swift should blame the seller of her catalog rather than buyer Scooter Braun.
“She should take issue with the seller, not the buyer. What'd the buyer do? They took a deal from a seller, a legitimate real seller”
The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:10
Claudia OshryAmerican media personality, podcaster and co-host of The Toast, known as Girl With No Job
Claudia Oshry interprets Swift's Yellowstone quote as a reference to her past lack of ownership of her masters.
“I took it as a reference to her not owning her masters until recently”
The Toast: Swirl Meets World: Friday, June 12th, 2026 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 32:48
Jackie OshryAmerican podcaster and co-host of The Toast, Claudia Oshry's sister
Oshry relays Braun's view that the industry may shift toward labels not owning masters, which could reduce risk-taking on artists.
“And he said like it might start to change where like labels don't own masters”
The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:42
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Toast · 2 episodes
Episodes
Swirl Meets World: Friday, June 12th, 2026The Toast · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 h 26 min
Claudia and Jackie Oshry discuss the Knicks' NBA Finals run, Taylor Swift's Songwriters Hall of Fame speech, Selena Gomez's post, celebrity news, and Love Island USA.
Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026The Toast · May 29, 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Jackie Oshry and guest co-host Ben Soffer discuss Love Island USA's new cast, Summer House drama, Tristan Thompson's vasectomy, Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift, and the Knicks.