Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)

Not only is Taylor Swift the biggest music artist of our
generation by nearly every metric (it’s not even close!), with
the re-recording of her original albums she’s in the process of
reshaping the entire music industry in a way no band or artist
ever has before. And oh yeah — she’s still only thirty-two. We
dive into the incredible business story behind perhaps the new
"last great American dynasty"... the TSwift empire.





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Links:


Taylor Swift The Brightest Star:
 https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Swift-Loves-Global-Sensation/dp/1912587556/

All You Need to Know About the Music Business:
 https://www.amazon.com/Need-Know-About-Music-Business/dp/1501122185/

Switched On Pop:
 https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/deja-vu-olivia-rodrigo-copyright-decoder-good-4-u-paramore

Joni (Blue) vs. Taylor (Red) Album Art:
 https://gaylorlyrics.tumblr.com/post/624477640229863424/we-3-some-joni-mitchell-parallels

Kelly Clarkson’s suggestion to re-record Taylor’s Big Machine
albums:
 https://twitter.com/kellyclarkson/status/1150168164853882880?s=20

Episode sources:
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YKvfZuBrMB_BawZzt5c6ap8b2KdNg7n5Ko2tqF5AkCE/edit?usp=sharing



Carve Outs:


The Beatles: Get Back:
 https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/the-beatles-get-back/7DcWEeWVqrkE

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