Watch Taylor Swift reveal '1989 (Taylor's Version)' during Eras Tour stop

Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean
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Get ready Swifties: Taylor Swift has announced the next rerecorded album.

At her Wednesday evening performance at SoFi Stadium in Southern California, she announced that her version of the 2014 album "1989" will hit the stores on Oct. 27. The news was punctuated by the high-pitched screams of thousands of fans as an image flashed behind Taylor with "1989 Taylor's Version" in big bold letters.

"Surprise," she said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "To be perfectly honest, this 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."

Watch Taylor make the announcement here:

Why Taylor Swift is releasing a new "1989" rerecording

Due to a songwriting ownership battle with previous label Big Machine, Swift began releasing re-recorded versions of her first six albums in 2021. Called "Taylor's Version," the albums typically debut with a handful of previously unreleased songs and collaborations, such as the 10-minute version of fan-favorite "All Too Well" and 2021 Chris Stapleton duet "I Bet You Think About Me."

The rerecorded release of “1989” — which she named for her birth year — follows the arrival of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” in July, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Swift’s accomplishment. It’s her 12th album to reach the top slot, crowning her as the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in chart history (Barbra Streisand previously held the record with 11).

In 2016, Taylor Swift scored a trio of Grammys, including album of the year and best pop album, for "1989."

The glossy album represented the demarcation line in Swift’s evolving career, which started to slide from country to pop with 2012’s “Red.” With Max Martin, Shellback, Jack Antonoff and Ryan Tedder handling much of the co-writing and production on hits, including “Blank Space,” “Shake it Off,” “Out of the Woods” and “Bad Blood,” the album marked Swift’s complete transformation into pop superstar.

USA Today contributed to this report

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