“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” is officially on the way.
Taylor Swift announced during the sixth and final Los Angeles stop of her blockbuster Eras Tour that she will release her next re-recorded album on Oct. 27 — exactly nine years after the original version hit stores.
“There’s something that I’ve been planning for a really, really, really, ridiculously, embarrassingly long time, and instead of telling you about it, I think I’ll just sort of show you,” she said onstage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday.
The cover artwork for “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” — which features Swift smiling while looking over her shoulder as birds surround her in the sky — then appeared on the big screen behind the superstar, causing her sold-out audience to erupt into screams and applause.
Swift, 33, later wrote on social media that “1989” is her “most FAVORITE re-record” she has “ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane.”
“I can’t believe they were ever left behind,” she teased alongside a pre-order link. “But not for long!”
2014’s “1989” was famously Swift’s foray into pop music after becoming a household name as a country music artist. It featured hit singles including “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style” and “Bad Blood.”
The original record spent a whopping 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. It also won Album of the Year, among other awards, at the 2016 Grammys.
Swift has been busy re-recording her first six studio albums since a highly publicized dispute with Scooter Braun in 2019 over the ownership of her masters.
So far, she has re-released 2008’s “Fearless,” 2010’s “Speak Now” and 2012’s “Red.”
The “Anti-Hero” singer has yet to announce the release dates for “Taylor’s Version” of 2006’s “Taylor Swift” and 2017’s “Reputation.”
