Taylor Swift has exciting news for fans: she has completed the re-recording of her debut album, which she initially released in 2006. Despite recently acquiring her master recordings, Swift expressed her enthusiasm during a statement on her website last Friday, saying, “I’ve already re-recorded my entire debut album. And I really love how it sounds now.”
This revelation comes as Swift addressed the ongoing delays in re-recording her 2017 album, “Reputation.” She confessed, “I haven’t even re-recorded a quarter of it,” adding that she often faced challenges that halted her progress. Nevertheless, she remains optimistic about the future release of both her debut album and “Reputation (Taylor’s Version),” mentioning that they would return “when the time is right, if that is something you guys would be excited about.” She assured fans, “But if it happens, it won’t be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now,” reflecting on the recent significant developments related to her master recordings.
Swift’s decision comes nearly six years after a public dispute with music manager Scooter Braun, who purchased her original masters in 2019 for $300 million, allegedly without her consent. Following that, Braun sold the rights to Shamrock Capital in 2020. In a previous statement, Swift shared her frustration, stating, “This was the second time my music had been sold without my knowledge,” revealing that Braun had insisted that communication with her be avoided.
In response to the controversy, Swift embarked on a journey to reclaim her music, successfully re-recording four of her albums, including “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” “Red (Taylor’s Version),” “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”
Just last week, Page Six reported that Swift had been given an opportunity to buy back her original masters now that Shamrock Capital was expressing interest in selling them. Sources indicated that Braun was allegedly advocating for this sale to proceed.