At a concert in Nashville on Friday night, Taylor Swift revealed that the next installment in her “Taylor Version” series of re-recorded classic albums would be “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and would go on sale July 7. Will be available for ,
Following the announcement, Swift elaborated With a message posted on his Instagram, “I am very proud and happy to announce that my version of Speak Now will be released on July 7th (just in time for July 9th, iykyk) I made Speak Now for the first time, completely self-written, at 18 and the songs from this time in my life between the ages of 20 and 20 were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions, and wild angst. I love this album because it tells a story of growing up, drifting, flying and crashing…and living to speak about it,” she wrote.
Swift also revealed that “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” would feature 6 additional songs including “I’ve Sprung Loose From the Vault”.
After the show in Nashville, billboards began advertising the album. Of course fans took pictures:
Swift is definitely re-recording her old albums because her former manager, Scooter Braun, bought her back catalog and then reportedly sold it for $300 million, Earlier, Swift said that he was actively preventing her from performing his music. She had been trying to buy the rights to her early albums for years, as her original record deal signed when she was 14 gave the rights to the master recordings to the label.
Now though, the version bought by fans will be his.