Hold on to the memories.

Katie 🌻5th grade teacher in DC 🍎Met Taylor 6/3/15 & still can't believe it. "I know you are working so hard right now, and the first year has to be absolutely taking it out of you, but I have to tell you how proud I am of you."🎅

[dancetothisbeatforever]

Watching Taylor’s mom sing along while Taylor was singing 😭😭😭😭 I’m weak

[swiftie-stephanie]

I just want to grab a megaphone and shout I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT out my window rn like I'm just overflowing with love and pride and uGH I CANT EVEN SPEAK OR WRITE WORDS I DONT KNOW OK LIKE OH MY GOSH I JUST LOVE HER

[cecelivesin1989]

Taylor speaking her mind through her music and performance is just peak Taylor. I will never shut up about this.

[dancetothisbeatforever]

WHAT A NIGHT

[marvelous-tunes]

“All that matters to me is the memories that I’ve had with you guys, the fans. We’ve had fun, extraordinary memories together and may it continue.”

—Taylor accepting the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2019 AMAs

[dancetothisbeatforever]

I’m so proud of Taylor I could just curl up and weep all night

[swiftie-stephanie]

SEEING SCOTT AND ANDREA IN THE AUDIENCE... THEY HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF HER EVER SINCE THE START. I LOVE THEM. SO MUCH.

[lauswiftie]

that's what taylor said in a interview back in 2008 for the rollingstone and now she just got named artist of the decade and is the most awarded artist in ama history. this comparison is insane, it's truly the end to the decade, but the start of an age. i'm so proud of you sis.

[bananaofswifts]

Mama Swift 💘

[mmytearsricochet]

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[sophie-swiftie13]

WOW IM CRYING

[thisismetrynig]

I AM JUST GONNA CRY SO BAD!

[behindsthemall]

the metaphor at the beginning with The Man. she didn’t need to say anything in her speech. she didn’t need to say anything out loud. because that song and her outfit said exactly what she needed it to say. and then she celebrated her career as she should. 

[carlycallan-deactivated20250121]

I AM LIVING FOR THIS @taylorswift

[screamingiminlovewithyou]

does anyone feel just like...genuinely lucky to have grown up with taylor for the last ten years...

[dancetothisbeatforever]

I AM STILL NOT OK I AM WEEPING

[taylorswift]

Don’t know what else to do

Guys - It’s been announced recently that the American Music Awards will be honoring me with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s ceremony. I’ve been planning to perform a medley of my hits throughout the decade on the show. Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have now said that I’m not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before I’m allowed to next year. Additionally - and this isn’t the way I had planned on telling you this news - Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years. Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.

Scott Borchetta told my team that they’ll allow me to use my music only if I do these things: If I agree to not re-record copycat versions of my songs next year (which is something I’m both legally allowed to do and looking forward to) and also told my team that I need to stop talking about him and Scooter Braun.

I feel very strongly that sharing what is happening to me could change the awareness level for other artists and potentially help them avoid a similar fate. The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished.

This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans. So this is where I’m asking for your help.

Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. Scooter also manages several artists who I really believe care about other artists and their work. Please ask them for help with this - I’m hoping that maybe they can talk some sense into the men who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote. I’m especially asking for help from The Carlyle Group, who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.

I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music. That’s it. I’ve tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything. Right now my performance at the AMA’s, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am planning to play until November of 2020 are a question mark.

I love you guys and I thought you should know what’s been going on.

Taylor

[dancetothisbeatforever]

Taylor, we love you. I can’t imagine how heartbreaking and absolutely frustrating it must feel to not be able to play your OWN SONGS !! That have literally shaped your life!! Thanks for sharing your story 💛💛💛 We’re here. We’re listening, we’re watching, we’re speaking up. 💛

[somethingswifty]

My third graders have been struggling with interrupting me when I am trying to have a conversation with one of them. I thought I might make things a bit clearer? @taylorswift

[dancetothisbeatforever]

YES Kristen I’m stealing this 🤣🤣🤣

[dancetothisbeatforever]

You know I never think before I JUMP 🦋