The emotional vulnerability of aging within the music industry is showcased in the song gorgeously. “Nothing New” features artist Phoebe Bridgers and feels like it could easily have been on “Folklore” or one of Bridger’s projects. Here, we get to see songs that could have been on the original album with Swift’s current style. The emotions still hit hard on her original songs like “I Almost Do,” “Sad Beautiful Tragic” and “Begin Again” while other more upbeat songs still capture their original fun nature like “State of Grace,” “22” and “Holy Ground.” But the real highlight of the re-recording is the “vault tracks,” songs that were previously written during the “Red” era but never were put on the original album. Production mainly stays the same for most of the original songs since it is a re-recording rather than a redux, but the production sounds more modern and less dated than the previous masters. Compared to the original recordings, listeners can hear subtle differences in Swift’s vocals, as her matured voice gives the song a cleaner sound. Though the album is a financial success, it’s also a creative success for Swift. On its first day release, the album broke Spotify’s record for the most-streamed album in a day by a female artist, and a large majority of the album is on Spotify’s Top 50 songs playlist. Swift released her first re-recording, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” in March of 2021 with much success, but “Red (Taylor’s Version)” has reached another level. If she re-recorded her old albums, she would be able to profit off of her own work and label it as “(Taylor’s Version)” to make a clear distinction from the old master recordings. To anyone, this issue would seem unresolvable, but the worldwide superstar who still held her own composition rights found a loophole. This means anytime someone streams or listens to the old recordings, Swift makes zero profit off of her own work. However, Big Machine still owned all the master recordings of those five albums, later selling them to Ithaca Holdings owned by Scooter Braun, who then sold them to Shamrock Holdings in 2019. If you don’t know the history, here’s a brief explanation.įor any song, there are two ways the rights are distributed: composition rights (songwriting aspects like lyrics, chords and melody) and master rights (the “master” recordings you hear on the radio and how they are distributed).įor her first five albums, Swift belonged to the recording label Big Machine Records, but her contract ended in 2018 and she later switched to Universal’s Republic Records. So, why is this album seemingly on the charts again after 10 years? The album, though long passed, accrued acclaim over the years, with critics and fans alike calling it Swift’s magnum opus. It was her self-proclaimed “break-up album,” displaying chaotic emotions of heartbreak, joy, anger and love. Taylor Swift’s album “Red” was released almost 10 years ago - what seems like almost a lifetime away for the musician.
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