Album Review: Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

An admirable and very intimate effort that will be extremely rewarding to her most devoted fans. The story of Taylor's Version and how it began treks back to 2019 when Scooter Braun, a big-time music manager and apparent enemy of Swift, purchased the Big Machine label for three hundred million dollars - along with it acquiring the rights to her first six albums. According to Swift, Braun timed leaks of sensitive information, bullied her through social media, and used Kanye West and Justin Beiber as pawns against her. Taylor, who attempted to buy her music back, has stated that she never felt like she was given a real chance to do so.

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Taylor Swift released her latest re-recording on Friday, revisiting her third studio album, Speak Now originally released in 2010. The US singer has famously been re-recording her first six albums, identifying them 'Taylor's Version' , in an attempt to regain ownership following a dispute with her previous label. Once again smashing an initial release day, the album broke the record for streaming of an album in a single day in 2023 on Spotify, and became the most streamed country album in a single day in Spotify history.

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