Taylor Swift
Sources
Every citation, grouped by where it came from
The shape of the evidence base tells you how to read the case: heavy on transcript means show-anchored; heavy on filings means audited; heavy on external press means corroborated.
Composition
Load-bearing
Cited across two or more surfaces. If any of these are wrong, several claims move with them.
Acquired Taylor Swift, ch. Two copyrights
number · event · strategy · 6 refs
Acquired episode + Billboard 2019
number · event · 2 refs
Show transcript (9)
Quotes and chapter references from Acquired itself. The primary source for what the hosts argued.
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Acquired episode + Billboard 2019
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Acquired episode Taylor Swift
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Pollstar 2024 year-end + Acquired episode
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Industry estimates + Acquired episode
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Acquired episode + box office data
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Acquired episode Taylor Swift + Swift public statement
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Pollstar 2024 + Acquired episode
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https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/taylor-swift-acquireds-version
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External press & research (2)
Wikipedia, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg, books. Independent reporting that corroborates or sharpens the show's claims.
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Forbes 2024
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Taylor Swift official letter, May 2025
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Other (5)
Press releases, blog posts, company materials.
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Box office data 2023-24
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Spotify disclosures
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Recording Academy historical data
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