LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor

Swift said on Friday she had purchased the master recordings of

her first six albums, giving her control of all of her music

after a dispute with her former record label.

Swift's masters had been sold in 2019 and the singer said

she was not given the opportunity to buy them at the time. She

re-recorded four of the albums with the subtitle "Taylor's

Version."

Swift purchased the original recordings from current owner

Shamrock Capital in what she called her "greatest dream come

true." No financial terms were disclosed.

"I've been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals

ever since I found out this is really happening," she said in a

statement on her website. "I really get to say these words: All

of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me."

The "Fortnight" singer also said she had re-recorded her

2006 self-titled debut album and parts of 2017 release

"Reputation." She said she would release them "when the time is

right, if that would be something you guys would be excited

about."

Swift has won 14 Grammys, including an unprecedented four

trophies for album of the year, and recently completed the

highest-grossing concert tour of all time.

The 35-year-old singer recorded her first six albums,

which included hits such as "Shake It Off" and "You Belong With

Me," with Big Machine Label Group before leaving in 2018 for

Universal Music Group.

Music executive Scooter Braun bought Big Machine in 2019

and Swift publicly accused him of bullying her and refusing to

give her a chance to purchase her original recordings. Swift

said in 2020 that BMG had sold her music to Shamrock. Media

reports at the time said the deal was worth more than $300

million.

Representatives for Braun did not immediately respond to

a request for comment.

Swift praised executives at Shamrock, founded by Walt

Disney's ( DIS ) nephew Roy E. Disney, as being "honest, fair and

respectful."

"My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the

middle of my forehead," she joked.