American Music Awards: Taylor Swift thanks current record label amid rights row

Taylor Swift made a point of thanking her current record label as she she got her hands on her first American Music Awards of the night.

The superstar’s Lover record was named favourite pop/rock album.

She took the chance to praise Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, amid a row with the company she spent the majority of her career with.

Taylor accused her former label manager and a prominent music industry figure of “exercising tyrannical control” over her music.

The 29-year-old Shake It Off singer had taken aim at Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta in a social media rant as her feud with them reached new heights.

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She had called out Scooter Braun in the build up to the awards
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But so far, she hasn’t hit out like some fans thought she would.

Accepting the award, Swift said: “This album really felt like a new beginning and I also really love my record label, Universal and Republic.

“Thank you for being so generous to me and allowing me to make whatever music I want to make. As a songwriter it’s so thrilling to me that I get to keep doing that.”

She made a point of thanking her current record label
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