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Taylor Swift discusses future of ‘Reputation’ and debut album re-recordings after reclaiming her masters

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Upon announcing that she has bought back the masters of her first six albums, Taylor Swift also discussed what could this mean to the re-recordings of <em>Reputation</em> and her debut album.</p><p>In a letter she posted on her website on Friday, May 30, Taylor disclosed that even before purchasing back the rights to her masters from Shamrock Capital, she has not completed re-recording<em> Reputation.</em></p><p>&quot;Full transparency: I haven’t even re-recorded a quarter of it. The <em>Reputation</em> album was so specific to that time in my life, and I kept hitting a stopping point when I tried to remake it,&quot; she revealed.</p><p>&quot;All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposely misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shame-born snarl and mischief. To be perfectly honest, it’s the one album in the first 6 that I thought couldn&#x27;t be improved upon by redoing it. Not the music, or photos, or videos. So I kept putting it off.&quot;</p><p>Nonetheless, singer relayed that she might release the vault tracks from <em>Reputation,</em> saying: &quot;There will be a time (if you’re into the idea) for the unreleased Vault tracks from that album to hatch.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, the global pop star disclosed that the re-recording for her first album is already complete. &quot;I’ve already completely re-recorded my entire debut album, and I really love how it sounds now,&quot; she stated.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-60" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBb599JyCH9/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A60%2C%22os%22%3A10519063.899999976%2C%22ls%22%3A155003.19999992847%2C%22le%22%3A155479.29999995232%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-60" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBb599JyCH9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-60" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 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It will just be a celebration now.&quot;</p><p>The &quot;You Belong With Me&quot; hitmaker also shared that she is moved by how her re-recordings have inspired rising artists in the industry to negotiate their master recordings.</p><p>Taylor previously released re-recorded versions of <em>Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and 1989,</em> dubbed &quot;Taylor&#x27;s Version,&quot; after losing the rights to her original masters in order to regain ownership of her music. </p><p>&quot;I’m extremely heartened by the conversations this saga has reignited within my industry among artists and fans. Every time a new artist tells me they negotiated to own their master recordings in their record contract because of this fight, I’m reminded of how important it was for all of this to happen,&quot; she stated.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for being curious about something that used to be thought of as too industry-centric for broad discussion. You’ll never know how much it means to me that you cared. Every single bit of it counted and ended us up here.&quot;</p><p>Taylor then concluded her letter: &quot;Thanks to you and your goodwill, teamwork and encouragement, the best things that have ever been mine… finally actually are. Elated and amazed, Taylor.&quot;</p>

<p>Taylor Swift on what's next for 'Reputation' and her debut album re-recordings after gaining control of her masters.</p>

Taylor Swift on what's next for 'Reputation' and her debut album re-recordings after gaining control of her masters.