Taylor Swift’s latest album, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” has finally been released.
We take a look at the backstory behind Swift’s decision to re-record her Grammy-winning 2008 album and what it means for her legacy.
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We take a look at the backstory behind Swift’s decision to re-record her Grammy-winning 2008 album and what it means for her legacy.
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In 2019, music industry heavy-weight Scooter Braun acquired ownership of Swift’s music catalogue. She described feeling "sad and grossed out" by this, calling Braun a “bully,” and pointing to targeted incidents with his clients Kanye West and Justin Bieber.insider.com/taylor-swift-s…
Other celebrities weighed in on the feud, including Kelly Clarkson, who suggested Swift re-record her old music and distribute it with new art and an incentive for fans to purchase the new music.
https://twitter.com/kellyclarkson/status/1150168164853882880
That fall, Taylor announced that she planned to re-record all the songs off her first six albums, raising the stakes in what was quickly becoming the highest-profile battle over an artists' masters in recent music history. businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-w…
“It’s something that I am very excited about doing,” Swift explained, “because my contract says that starting November 2020, so next year, I can record albums one through five all over again … I’m very excited about it.” businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-r…
A woman true to her word, Taylor’s first re-recorded album finally dropped today, April 9, featuring six unreleased songs from the vault.
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"Fearless (Taylor's Version)" is a 26-track re-recording of her much-celebrated 2008 album "Fearless," which is still the most-awarded country album of all time. It also made Swift the youngest person ever to win album of the year at the Grammys. businessinsider.com/ap-taylor-swif…
Swift wrote last month, "I've spoken a lot about why I'm remaking my first six albums, but the way I've chosen to do this will hopefully help illuminate where I'm coming from.”
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1359854050544615425?s=20
You don’t need to be a Swiftie to notice the differences between the original tracks and their re-recorded counterparts, but the most notable may be the exceptional maturity and growth of Swift’s vocals in the latter version.
Swift isn’t just reclaiming her records; she’s making a larger statement about artist empowerment. Rather than allowing others to profit off her talents, she maneuvered her way to the complete ownership of her work, and gone against some formidable obstacles to do so.
It can be said that no female artist has been through quite as much as Swift. But against all odds, her latest move seems to signal a turning-point in her legacy. Despite the ups and downs, Swift’s re-imaging of her sophomore album makes one thing clear: music always comes first.
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