Taylor Swift announces “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is “on its way”: “My most personal favorite song that  I’ve ever re-record”

Another “Taylor’s Version” recording has been eagerly anticipated by fans, and now it is not just a pipe dream. The release of Taylor Swift’s rendition of the album “1989” is just months away, the singer-songwriter revealed on Wednesday at her final Eras Tour performance in Los Angeles.

She told her audience at SoFi Stadium, “Since I was a teenager, I wanted to own my music,” according to People. “The solution was to re-record my records, and the manner that you have welcomed… that you have celebrated, that you genuinely determined that it was your fight too, and that you were 100 percent behind me… I’ll always be grateful to you for it.

The big news then surfaced.

I’ve been working on something for a terribly, embarrassingly, insanely long period. And I believe I’ll just sort of show you about it instead of talking you about it,” she continued, unveiling a huge album banner on the screen in the background. Those who had been anticipating her re-recordings’ next edition greeted the news with audible cries and cheers.

Swift shared the information on her social media sites shortly after the announcement was made at the show.

“Surprise!! Soon, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) will be delivered to you, she said, adding that the album “changed my life in countless ways.”

Because the five songs from the Vault are so incredible, she declared that it was her favourite re-record she had ever made. “I find it hard to believe they were ever abandoned. However, not for long.

On August 9, 2023, in Inglewood, California, Taylor Swift takes the stage for a performance as part of her “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at SoFi Stadium. TEAS23/KEVIN WINTER

So when will Taylor Swift’s newest album be released? She claims that it will be available for pre-order on October 27.

Since 2019, Swift has been working to re-record her first six albums so that she may own the rights. Scooter Braun, a talent agent, obtained the rights to her previously recorded recordings after his business purchased the Big Machine Label Group, the company that owned those albums, and that is when her adventure began. Swift previously claimed that she was unaware of the agreement until “it was announced to the world,” and as a result, she was never given the opportunity to purchase her songs back.

Scott Borchetta, CEO of Big Machine Records, disputed Swift’s account about how she found out about the deal. But that didn’t stop her telling “CBS Sunday Morning” that same year that she would “absolutely” be redoing her past music. 

Swift has already made available three of those six albums, all of which bear the “Taylor’s Version” moniker: “Fearless,” “Red,” and “Speak Now.” Her debut album “Taylor Swift” from 2006 and 2017’s “Reputation” will be the last two albums to be released after “1989,” which was first released in 2014, is released in October.

The albums include newly recorded versions of the original songs as well as previously unreleased “from the vault” material and new album artwork.