Evidence receipt / evaluation
Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: evaluation
23 Jan 2022 Acquired Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)
“Because history has been so antagonistic between Big Machine and Taylor based on what would end up happening, which we will definitely get to, it is worth underscoring, she didn't have a record deal and this was a person who was willing to give her a record deal on an unproven artist.”
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- Ben Gilbert
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- Claim type
- evaluation
- Recorded
- 23 Jan 2022
- Publisher
- Acquired
Transcript context
…Toby invests the majority of the money to get it going and Big Machine does a distribution deal with Universal, with his former major label for distribution, and they're up and running. Yup. Because history has been so antagonistic between Big Machine and Taylor based on what would end up happening, which we will definitely get to, it is worth underscoring, she didn't have a record deal and this was a person who was willing to give her a record deal on an unproven artist. I think, in the same way that we would need to—throughout this entire episode—advocate for the rights of the artist and the person really creating something that people love, there is also real value in the world and taking a chance on someone. That doesn't mean you have infinite upside from taking a small chance once, but it is worth recognizing that this was a risk. Right.…
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