Taylor Swift's Re-recording Process by Abby Neuens
When Taylor Swift got her start in 2006, she had no way of knowing that her very own record label, Big Machine Records, run by Scott Borchetta, would steal the rights to her first six albums. The albums in question were Taylor Swift, released in 2006, Fearless in 2008, Speak Now in 2010, Red in 2012, 1989 in 2014, and finally Reputation in 2017 before she switched to Republic Records. After her contract ended with Big Machine, Borchetta refused to listen to Swift and sold her music to Scooter Braun, someone long affiliated with Kanye West, who was known to openly hate Taylor Swift. In an interview in 2019, she revealed to the world that she was going to be re-recording her albums, so that she would not be forced to leave behind the music of her younger years.
She first released a “Taylor’s Version” re-recorded album in 2021, after releasing three brand new albums with Republic Records. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) was released with her more mature vocals and exclusive “Vault Tracks” previously lost to the world. She decided to release these hidden tracks to offer some incentives for her fans to leave the old albums in the past and help support her. She then went on to release Red (Taylor’s Version) eight months later in November. This past year, she released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in July, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) following closely behind in October. The only albums left for her to take back are Reputation and Taylor Swift, which many fans expect to be coming soon in 2024.
With just the four re-records she’s put out so far, she’s gained millions of fans and a ton of support from people all around the globe. She has made new records with her re-recordings. For example, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version), she became the first artist to get six number one album debuts on the Top 100. Re-recording her music truly helped her have an even larger impact on both pop culture and people all around the world, whether they’re fans or not. She has undoubtedly become one of the largest music artists in the world, becoming Spotify’s Number One Global Artist, even with many setbacks in her way.
She first released a “Taylor’s Version” re-recorded album in 2021, after releasing three brand new albums with Republic Records. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) was released with her more mature vocals and exclusive “Vault Tracks” previously lost to the world. She decided to release these hidden tracks to offer some incentives for her fans to leave the old albums in the past and help support her. She then went on to release Red (Taylor’s Version) eight months later in November. This past year, she released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in July, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) following closely behind in October. The only albums left for her to take back are Reputation and Taylor Swift, which many fans expect to be coming soon in 2024.
With just the four re-records she’s put out so far, she’s gained millions of fans and a ton of support from people all around the globe. She has made new records with her re-recordings. For example, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version), she became the first artist to get six number one album debuts on the Top 100. Re-recording her music truly helped her have an even larger impact on both pop culture and people all around the world, whether they’re fans or not. She has undoubtedly become one of the largest music artists in the world, becoming Spotify’s Number One Global Artist, even with many setbacks in her way.