Research done by: Mae Dandridge
Presentation done by: Alexandra Fowler, Josh Blibaum, Mae Dandridge, & Robert Adams
Timeline of Taylor Swift Releases/Main Events:
2006- Taylor Swift releases Tim McGraw, shortly followed by her debut album “Taylor Swift”
2007- Teardrops on My Guitar single
2007- Performs on Americas Got Talent
2007- Releases Sound of Season holiday album
2008- Should’ve Said no Single
2008- Beautiful Eyes EP released
2008- Love Story single
2008- White Horse single
2008- Fearless album released
2009- Hannah Montana The Movie appearance released
2009- Fearless tour
2009- Kanye test interrupts her at the MTV music awards
2010- Speak Now album release
2012- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together single
2012- Release of Red album
2014- Shake it Off single
2014- 1989 album released
2017- Look What You Made Me Do single
2017- Reputation album release
2019- Big Machine (former label) is sold to Scooter Braun, giving him control of her back catalog and master recordings, she accuses him of bullying her and sys she will rerecord all old albums to devalue his purchase
2019- Lover is released
2019- Cats the movie is released
2020- Miss Americana documentary
2020- Folklore album released- only announced the day prior
2020- Folklore: the long pond studio sessions
2020- Evermore released (companion album to Folklore)
2021- Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is released
Studio Albums and Correlating Genre:
Taylor Swift (2006)
Considered a country album
Fearless (2008)
Considered a country album
Speak Now (2010)
Considered a country/pop album
Red (2012)
Considered a country/pop/rock album
1989 (2014)
Considered a pop album
Reputation (2017)
Considered a pop album
Lover (2019)
Considered pop/synth-pop album
Folklore (2020)
Considered an indie folk/alternative rock album
Evermore (2020- companion album to Folklore)
Considered an indie folk/alternative rock album
Obvious Shifts in Taylor’s Image/Sound:
2010-2012: shift from a focus on country music to country pop (Speak Now and Red)
2014-2017: shift from country pop to strictly pop albums (1989 and Reputation)
2020: shift from pop music to indie/alternative rock (Folklore and Evermore)
General Thesis/Proposal:
Over the course of Taylor Swift’s musical career, the artist has had two recognizable shifts in her branding and musical sound, first from country to pop, and more recently, pop to indie.
Notable Events/Controversies:
2009: Kanye West interrupts Taylor in the middle of her VMA acceptance speech for best female video, stating that Beyoncé should have received the award
2019: Taylor’s original label, Big Machine, is sold to Scooter Braun’s company, providing him with access and rights to her backlog, including master recording
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