Marc Maron Reveals How Much It Cost to Use 1 Minute of a Taylor Swift Song in New Special Comedian and podcast host Marc Maron gave the inside scoop on how he was able to use pop star Taylor Swift’s song in his upcoming special. In summary? It cost him — literally.

Marc Maron said he spent '$50,000' to use Taylor Swift’s 'Bigger Than the Whole Sky' for his soon-to-be-released stand-up special, 'Marc Maron: Panicked,' with an assist from a mutual friend, Jack Antonoff.

"If I would have gone over the minute, it would have been more money," he said of using part of Swift's "Bigger Than the Whole Sky" for his comedy special.

Marc Maron shared how much it cost to use Taylor Swift's song "Bigger Than The Whole Sky" in his upcoming comedy special, Marc Maron: Panicked, out on HBO Aug. 1.

Maron made the deal with Swift’s intermediaries after the song’s co-producer, Jack Antonoff, encouraged him to try “proper” channels to reach the pop star before he’d help. But he “never heard back from him,” Maron said.

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