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.

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.

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.

Marc Maron was completely set on using a specific Taylor Swift song in his HBO Special "Mark Maron: Panicked" — even with the steep $50,000 price tag.

Marc Maron knew he really had to have Taylor Swift's 'Bigger Than the Whole Sky' for his upcoming comedy special, there was just one problem: He couldn't afford the full song.

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