It seems that Taylor Swift could have registered another opportunity to add to her collection of trophies.
The 31-year-old country singer, who has become a pop star, will be eligible for Grammy Award nominations for her upcoming re-recorded albums, a spokesman for the Billboard Recording Academy recently said.
Swift promised to create new versions of his first albums after superstar manager Scooter Braun bought and then sold his master recordings.
The awards are full of hope: 31-year-old Taylor Swift may be eligible to win Grammy Awards with her recently re-recorded albums, Billboard reported last week; Swift seen in 2019 in Las Vegas
According to a spokesperson for the Recording Academy: “Current eligibility guidelines would allow new shows and albums to be eligible if they were recorded in the last five years.”
However, they added that “None of the older pieces would be eligible for composition awards.”
Although Swift’s 2006 debut album was a success, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums, she began her string of re-recordings with her second album, Fearless.
Last week, she released a new version of her Love Story single, renamed Love Story (Taylor’s Version), which is closely linked to the original recording and even features many of the studio musicians and touring band members.
It is possible: a spokesman for the Recording Academy said: “The current eligibility guidelines would allow new shows and albums to be eligible if they were recorded in the last five years”; Swift was seen on the cover of her love story recording
New contestants: the singer’s old songs could not be nominated for composition awards, but the six bonus tracks she promised could be eligible if they were released; seen in 2019 in LA
In addition to the new versions of the album’s original tracks, Swift said it includes six unreleased bonus tracks that were never included in the original version.
According to the Academy of Records, those songs will also be eligible for awards and may even qualify for composition honors, as long as they have never been officially released elsewhere.
It’s unclear whether the Shake It Off singer will release more singles in the coming weeks, but fans will have to wait until April 9 to listen to the full version of her re-recorded album Fearless.
Although he did not mention a release date in the project’s initial announcement, the eagle-eyed Swifties noticed that some random capital letters appeared to say “APRIL NINTH,” and a representative later confirmed that the album would arrive on April 9. . .
Tricky: Swift will release Fearless (Taylor’s Version) on April 9, after sending a coded message in her announcement post; seen in 2019 in New Jersey
Fearless was a Grammy hit, winning four awards, including the prestigious Album of the Year trophy.
Although Taylor retained the rights to publish her songs and earned money every time someone transmitted or purchased a download or CD of the compositions, she did not own the main recordings held by her Big Machine label.
In 2019, she signed a new agreement with Universal Music Group, which gives her the rights to all future masters, which would include her surprise albums Folklore and Evermore, as well as the 2019 Lover.
However, he has no control over his popular albums, Red and 1989, which indicated his transition to pop music and away from the country star.
From her hands: Scooter Braun, the superstar’s manager, bought Taylor’s master recordings for his first six albums in 2019, including his hit albums, Red and 1989
Shortly after signing her new deal in 2019, Braun bought her old Big Machine label at a $ 300 million deal, which had the bonus of giving her masters her first six albums.
The singer complained that the acquisition “stripped me of the work of my life” from “the hand of someone who tried to dismember it”, probably referring to the work of Braun with the long-time nemesis of Swift Kanye West.
She claimed that she approached the label regarding the purchase of her master’s degrees, but was rejected because Big Machine would grant her master’s rights only if she agreed to record more albums for the label.
Even then, he would get the rights to one album at a time for every new album he produced.
Taylor’s new version, Fearless, will not be eligible for any awards at the March Grammy Awards, but could be considered for the 2022 ceremony.
Next year: Taylor’s new version, Fearless, will not be eligible for any awards at the March Grammy Awards, but could be considered for the 2022 ceremony