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On Oct. 27, 2014, a 24-year-old Taylor Swift released “1989,” which she described as her first “official pop album.”
It turned out to be a blockbuster hit and won the Grammy Award for album of the year.
On the same date in 2023, she released “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of the original.
Back to 2014. The day after her album release, Swift sat down with a group of schoolchildren in New York City to discuss her passion for reading and writing. She seemed barely a kid herself.
Swift started her career as a hip country singer, described as goofy and down-to-earth, as her personality and musical style evolved. At one point, she spent a couple of years as a coach on “The Voice.” She started a legal battle to control her musical catalog.
Then she got serious about taking over the music world. (Only half-kidding).
Consider the accomplishments Swift logged in 2023, according to colleague Sarah Gambles: