Taylor Swift announces she is releasing her hit 1989 album as her latest ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-record with five new tracks

Taylor Swift has announced her next re-release album will be her hit 2014 record 1989.

The superstar broke the news at her Los Angeles gig on Thursday night, revealing that the re-record will arrive in October and feature five new tracks.

Unveiling the album cover on her Instagram page after the show, Taylor gushed that it is ‘my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can’t believe they were ever left behind.’

The 2014 album, which originally featured 13 songs on the standard version and 16 songs on the deluxe edition, includes her hit singles Shake It Off and Blank Space among others.

Coming soon: The superstar broke the news at her Los Angeles gig on Thursday night, revealing that the re-record will arrive in October and feature five new tracks

Taylor’s news was met with huge excitement inside the SoFi stadium in California as she teased: 

‘So here we are on the last night of the US leg of the Eras tour on the eighth month of the year, on the ninth day,’ before telling the crowd she had been ‘planning this for a long time.’ 

Writing on Instagram, Taylor gushed: ‘Surprise!! 1989 Taylor’s Version is on its way to you. The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27th.

The Taylor’s Version of 1989 has been rumoured by fans for weeks, with the star dropping Easter Eggs for Swifties during her current world tour.

Ahead of her LA run of gigs, SoFi stadium posted four telling photos with clues pointing to the 1989 album.

Taylor has been remaking her earlier albums after a dispute with her old label Big Machine Records.

She has so far released Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Red (Taylor’s Version) before Speak Now last month.

Back in 2019 Taylor took to her Tumblr to reveal ‘bully’ Scooter Braun – who is the manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and many more – acquired the label she was previously at – Big Machine Records.

Excitement: Taylor’s news was met with huge excitement inside the SoFi stadium as she teased: ‘So here we are on the eighth month of the year, on the ninth day’

His company Ithaca Holdings LLC bought Big Machine Label Group for a reported $300 million.

The deal included the master recordings of all six of her albums – all of her previous music and her legacy.

On her Tumblr post, Taylor slammed Scooter as well as Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta and revealed she was not offered the opportunity to buy her own masters and that the former bullied her for years. 

Meanwhile it has been rumoured that the busy star is also currently shooting a documentary after fans spotted a professional film crew at her LA gigs.

Clues: The Taylor’s Version of 1989 has been rumoured by fans for weeks , with the star dropping Easter Eggs for Swifties during her current world tour 

Per TMZ, film crews have been actively trailing the music artist and catching her best angles as she performs to sold out crowds, as well as capturing behind-the-scenes moments.

While many high-profile entertainers move about with filmmakers in tow, Taylor’s extensive personnel suggests she could be planning something significant.

Swift previously released the Netflix documentary Miss Americana in 2020.

Taylor has packed her Eras shows with an eye-popping 45 tracks, as well as a selection of surprise songs, with fans eagerly waiting to see which tracks would make an unlikely appearance each night.