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Further information: Taylor Swift masters dispute List of re-recorded studio albums, with selected details and chart positions On top of that, Fearless would become the most awarded album in the history of country music, earning Taylor Swift her first “Album of the Year” Grammy among many other accolades. It also performed extremely well commercially, achieving certified diamond status. folklore: the yeah I showed up at your party chapter – EP by Taylor Swift". Apple Music. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020 . Retrieved January 25, 2021. British album certifications – Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor's Version)". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 24, 2021.A Germany-exclusive box set consisting of 5 CDs— Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, and Speak Now World Tour– Live [139] Danish album certifications- Taylor Swift- Lover". IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022 . Retrieved February 22, 2022. Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released by Big Machine Records on October 24, 2006, in the United States and Canada, and March 18, 2008, internationally. Swift had signed with Sony/ATV Tree publishing house in 2004, at age 14, to pursue a career as a country musician. Her contract with Big Machine Records in 2005 enabled her to work on the album during her second high school year. You don’t have to hear Taylor Swift declare her old self dead—as she does on the explosive “Look What You Made Me Do”—to understand that her new reputation is both a warning shot to her detractors and a full-fledged artistic transformation. All of these songs have a newfound complexity: They’re dark and meaningful, catchy and lived-in, pointed and provocative, and they’re catchy and lived-in. On “End Game,” a languid hip-hop cut with Ed Sheeran and Future, she’s braggadocious, but then sassy and sensual on “…Ready for It?” and “I Did Something Bad.” However, songs like “Call It What You Want” and “Delicate” bring together Taylor’s many emotional layers and confront the dynamic between her celebrity and personal life: “My reputation’s never been worse/So, you must like me for me,” she says. It all adds up to a boundlessly energetic, soul-baring pop masterpiece—her most daring statement yet.

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