USA Today Music — Katy Perry's payday comes courtesy of her tour, with Forbes reporting she grossed over $1 million per night.             more info

Metal Injection — A huge deal was just signed for all artists under Universal Music Group. The post Here's How TAYLOR SWIFT Just Helped A Ton of Metal Bands With Her New Recording Contract appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The singer has signed a contract with Republic Records and Universal Music Group. more info

New York Post — Universal Music Group hit the trifecta Monday by signing Taylor Swift to a global recording agreement within four months of cutting unprecedented deals with Elton John and the Rolling Stones. The rapid-fire signings of three of music’s biggest name... more info

Dlisted — The Butterscotch Don has found a new home that will pay to keep her and her cats in the Candyland Palace lifestyle they’ve grown accustomed. Team Taylor Swift revealed earlier today they were leaving Big Machine Records for a new recording deal wit... more info

Reuters — Pop music titan Taylor Swift on Monday announced a new record deal with Universal Music Group that will give her greater control over her own music and could boost future payouts to artists for music played on streaming service Spotify. more info

Chorus.fm — Taylor Swift has signed with Republic Records. A statement from Taylor can be read below. I’m ecstatic to announce that my musical home will be Republic Records and Universal Music Group. Over the years, Sir Lucian Grainge and Monte Lipman have bee... more info

Consequence of Sound — Since her Big Machine contract expired earlier this month, Swift had been the hottest free agent in the music market. more info

New York Times — After more than a decade on the Nashville-based Big Machine Records, Swift is moving on, securing ownership of her master recordings with her label. more info

USA Today Music — Taylor Swift has a new record deal – and she's using it to lobby for higher paydays for her new labelmates.             more info