Director: Glenn Weiss
Cast: Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun
Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood is a 2025 British documentary series directed by Glenn Weiss, examining one of the most public and bitter disputes in modern pop music — the bitter ownership battle over Taylor Swift's first six studio albums after music executive Scooter Braun acquired them in a landmark 2019 deal.
What is Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood about?
In June 2019, music manager Scooter Braun's company Ithaca Holdings completed its acquisition of Big Machine Label Group, the record label that owned the master recordings of Taylor Swift's first six albums. Swift, who had left the label, was blindsided by the transaction and immediately went public with her anger, calling it her worst case scenario. What followed was years of public accusations, social media campaigns, and an unprecedented artist-vs-industry standoff. The documentary reconstructs the timeline of events — from the original recording contract signed when Swift was a teenager, through the failed negotiations over ownership, to the moment Braun quietly sold the masters — and presents interviews and archival footage that illuminate how the dispute reshaped conversations about artist rights across the music business.
Cast & crew
The documentary centers on Taylor Swift, one of the best-selling recording artists of the past two decades, and Scooter Braun, the Atlanta-born talent manager and executive whose roster included Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Director Glenn Weiss, known for his work on major live television productions, brings a structured, journalistic approach to the unfolding story.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers and the Iranian diaspora, this documentary offers a compelling window into the mechanics of the Western music industry — a world of contracts, leverage, and power that echoes struggles familiar across creative industries everywhere. Taylor Swift's fan community has a sizeable and vocal presence among young Iranians both inside Iran and abroad, making this behind-the-scenes account of her most public battle particularly resonant. The series is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible without requiring prior familiarity with music industry terminology in English.
Where & how to watch
Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood is available now on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream on any web browser, Android TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.