Taylor Swift is currently signed to Universal Music Group (UMG) and Republic Records. She signed a global recording agreement with UMG in November 2018, and Republic Records serves as her label partner in the U.S. . Before signing with UMG, she was signed to Big Machine Records, where she released six successful albums. However, her previous six albums remained with Big Machine, and were later acquired by Ithaca Holdings. In November 2020, Taylor Swift was finally able to re-record her first five albums after the contract constraint was lifted.