Is Taylor Swift’s Re-Release of ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Changing the Music Industry?
What’s happening and what proposed change would look like
It’s a Tuesday, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in an oversized hoodie listening to Taylor Swift’s newly re-released Fearless (Taylor’s Version). If that’s not the dictionary definition of nostalgia, then I don’t know what is.
Taylor has seemingly spent the lockdown writing, recording, and releasing music for her fans (evidenced by the release of two albums in 2020, one of which, Folklore, won her the “Album of the Year” award). This month, she did something a little unusual — though not unheard of in the music industry. She re-released her second album, Fearless.
Fearless was released in 2008 and earned Taylor an “Album of the Year” award and spent 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200.
Now, you might wonder why someone would re-record and re-release an album that was already a massive hit? And why would she do it with as much similarity to the original tracks as possible?
Well strap in and let’s deep dive into the drama surrounding this.
