Taylor Swift Releases Re-Recorded ‘Love Story' More Than A Decade Later
Taylor Swift surprised her fans with the re-release of her first single ‘Love Story'. The pop singer shared the full version of her re-recording of the 2008 hit album, Fearless.
Taylor
Swift
surprised
her
fans
with
the
re-release
of
her
first
single
'Love
Story'.
The
pop
singer
shared
the
full
version
of
her
re-recording
of
the
2008
hit
album,
.
According
to
reports,
the
new
version
of
the
song
was
first
teased
in
a
commercial
for
Match,
in
the
US.
The
new
version
released
on
Friday
(February
12)
remains
faithful
to
the
country-pop
original,
which
has
been
certified
eight-times
platinum
by
the
Recording
Industry
Association
of
America.
The
singer
had
confirmed
in
2017
that
she
will
be
re-recording
her
first
six
albums.
The
rights
to
the
original
recordings
were
owned
by
Big
Machine,
the
Nashville-based
label
with
whom
Swift
signed
her
first
record
contract
at
age
15.
After
celebrity
manager
Scooter
Braun
purchased
Big
Machine,
Swift
said
she
was
"sad
and
grossed
out" that
Braun
had
acquired
ownership
of
her
catalogue.
Sharing
that
he
had
bullied
her
in
the
past,
she
filed
a
case
for
the
rights
of
her
songs.
Swift
is
now
getting
ready
to
release
her
music
with
Universal
Music
Group.
Her
contract
with
Universal
Music
Group
allows
Taylor
to
retain
the
rights
to
all
new
music.
While
announcing
the
release
a
day
ago,
Taylor
said
that
her
approach
to
re-recording
"Fearless" would
"hopefully
help
illuminate"
her
desire
re-release
old
music.
"It
has
already
proven
to
be
both
exciting
and
creatively
fulfilling,"
she
added,
"I
have
plenty
of
surprises
in
store."
According
to
Taylor's
post,
the
updated
version
called
Fearless
(Taylor's
Version)
will
include
six
additional
tracks
"from
the
vault"
that
were
never
officially
released.
The
original
album
was
also
written
by
Swift
at
the
age
of
16
and
had
earned
her
the
first
Grammy
Award
Fearless
(Taylor's
Version)
is
slated
for
release
on
April
9.