36 years (October 25, 1984)

In 2017, she abandoned the dark hair for a platinum blonde style that has since become her signature shade. Since then, she’s flirted with color, like a bright pumpkin-orange wig, but she ultimately always returns back to that chic short blonde ‘do.

You might be surprised to learn that black isn’t Perry’s real hair color. The star admits to dying her locks darker for years. Her natural color is dirty blond. She wasn’t a huge fan of it, calling it “dishwater squirrel brown” in a Glamour interview.

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On the surface, Swift’s lack of ownership over her masters is not a unique position—other recording artists like Drake, Katy Perry, and Ariana Grande do not own their masters, while independent artists such as Chance the Rapper and Frank Ocean, who create and release music without signing to major record labels, own …

Masters Ownership Like the majority of other artists, she doesn’t own her masters and won’t have an easy time getting control of them if she ever decides to do it. The term “master recording” refers to the original recording of a song or an album, and they mostly belong to record labels.

Record labels all typically make owning the master recordings part of the deal — Beyoncé doesn’t own her masters, Columbia Records does. Ariana Grande doesn’t own her masters either, Republic Records does. For nearly a century, this is just how it has been done in the music industry.

Beyoncé owns her masters. She was not the exclusive owner of her master recordings until 2011, when she gained full control over her career and recordings by firing her former manager. Later on, she decided to start a brand new company that would represent her fully.

Taylor Swift Reveals She Did Not Buy Her Masters and is Re-Recording Old Music After Recent Sale. [Updated 11/16/2020 6:45 PM ET]: Taylor Swift has revealed that she is not behind the recent purchase of her master recordings from Scooter Braun and Big Machine Records.

Jay-Z. With the billionaire status that Jay-Z exudes, it should be completely obvious that arguably the most famous rap star to ever emerge out of the New York City borough of Brooklyn owns his master recordings.

As of 2021, DMX’s net worth is estimated to be -$1 million.