Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)

Not only is Taylor Swift the biggest music artist of our generation by nearly every metric (it’s not even close!), with the re-recording of her original albums she’s in the process of reshaping the entire music industry in a way no band or artist ever has before. And oh yeah — she’s still <em>only thirty-two</em>. We dive into the incredible business story behind perhaps the new "last great American dynasty"... the TSwift empire. PSA: if you want more Acquired, you can <a href= "http://pod.link/acquiredlp">follow our newly public LP Show feed here</a> in the podcast player of your choice (including Spotify!). <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Thank you to our presenting sponsor for all of Season 10, Vanta! Vanta is the leader in automated security compliance – making SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and more a breeze for startups and organizations of all sizes. You might say they’re like the "AWS of security and compliance". Everyone in the Acquired community can get 10% off using this link: <a href= "https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta">https://bit.ly/acquiredvanta</a></li> <li>Thank you as well to Vouch and to SoftBank Latin America. You can learn more about them at: <ul> <li><a href= "https://bit.ly/acquired-vouch">https://bit.ly/acquired-vouch</a></li> <li><a href= "https://bit.ly/acquiredsoftbanklatam">https://bit.ly/acquiredsoftbanklatam</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Taylor Swift The Brightest Star: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Swift-Loves-Global-Sensation/dp/1912587556/"> https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Swift-Loves-Global-Sensation/dp/1912587556/</a></li> <li>All You Need to Know About the Music Business: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Need-Know-About-Music-Business/dp/1501122185/"> https://www.amazon.com/Need-Know-About-Music-Business/dp/1501122185/</a></li> <li>Switched On Pop: <a href= "https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/deja-vu-olivia-rodrigo-copyright-decoder-good-4-u-paramore"> https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/deja-vu-olivia-rodrigo-copyright-decoder-good-4-u-pa