Billboard Explains: Why Taylor Swift Is Re-Recording Her First Six Albums

In 2019, Taylor Swift announced her plans to re-record her first six studio albums — the full-lengths that made her a blockbuster-selling, stadium-packing superstar. This week, Swift will begin rolling out those re-recorded albums beginning with Fearless (Taylor’s Version), a new take on her 2008 sophomore LP.
So why is Swift re-recording these albums? And what does she stand to gain by doing so?
On the latest episode of Billboard Explains, dive inside the events that caused Swift to