Taylor Swift announces ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ at LA concert: ‘My most favorite re-record’
“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is officially on the way.
Taylor Swift announced during the blockbuster Eras Tour that she will release her next re-recorded album on Oct. 27 — exactly nine years after the original version hit stores.
“There’s something that I’ve been planning for a really, really, really, ridiculously, embarrassingly long time, and instead of telling you about it, I think I’ll just sort of show you,” she said onstage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday.
The cover artwork for “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” — which features Swift smiling while looking over her shoulder as birds surround her in the sky — then appeared on the big screen behind the superstar, causing her sold-out audience to erupt into screams and applause.
Swift, 33, later wrote on social media that “1989” is her “most FAVORITE re-record” she has “ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane.”
“I can’t believe they were ever left behind,” she teased alongside a pre-order link. “But not for long!”
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2014’s “1989” was famously Swift’s foray into pop music after becoming a household name as a country music artist. It featured hit singles including “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style” and “Bad Blood.”
The original record spent a whopping 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and won Album of the Year, among other awards, at the 2016 Grammys.
Swift has been busy re-recording her first six studio albums since a highly publicized dispute with Scooter Braun in 2019 over the ownership of her masters.
So far, she has re-released 2008’s “Fearless,” 2010’s “Speak Now” and 2012’s “Red.”
The “Anti-Hero” singer has yet to announce the release dates for “Taylor’s Version” of 2006’s “Taylor Swift” and 2017’s “Reputation.”