Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Breaks Record to Artist With Most Streamed Album on Spotify in One Day

And yet, perhaps the real takeaway was the manner in which she spoke about her craft that night, some 20 years after writing her first song at the age of 12. “I love doing this thing we are fortunate enough to call a job,” she said to a room of her peers. “Writing songs is my life’s work and my hobby and my never-ending thrill. A song can defy logic or time. A good song transports you to your truest feelings and translates those feelings for you. A good song stays with you even when people or feelings don’t.” Taylor’s Versionmarks the singer-songwriter’s fourth rerelease of her earlier albums, following Scooter Braun acquiring Big Machine Records and taking control of her masters. She previously dropped Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version) and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), which means there are only two left: Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version) and Reputation (Taylor’s Version). Where to Buy Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Collector's Editions and More Swiftie Gifts Online LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY ... [+] Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagicLet‘s start with that speech. In September 2022, as Taylor Swift accepted Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honours at the Nashville Songwriter Awards, the headline was that Swift had unveiled an admittedly “dorky” system she’d developed for organising her own songs. Quill Pen, Fountain Pen, Glitter Gel Pen: three categories of lyrics, three imagined tools with which she wrote them, one pretty ingenious way to invite obsessive fans to lovingly obsess all the more. On Saturday, Spotify announced that the superstar had broken not one but two records on the music service with the release of her newest album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which dropped Friday at midnight ET.