On November 11th, singer and songwriter Taylor Swift released her album Red. While this release was hyped up by the media for months, it wasn’t just a release—it was a rerelease. The original version of the album came out in 2012, but most of its profits, and ultimate creative control, went to Scooter Braun, as he owned the masters to the album. Finally, in 2019, Swift decided to purchase the masters to the album—meaning Swift could rerelease the album and receive all profits from the album. Taylor has expressed many emotions regarding the rerelease of the album, all displaying how she believes artists should own their own works. With the holidays approaching, Swift is predicted to sell millions of vinyls and generate millions of dollars in profits, without any third parties taking a chunk out of her own hard-earned achievements. A huge Swift fan at Brownell Talbot is Emma Gould, ’23, who was one of the first people to listen to the rerelease of Red: “I listened to the album as soon as it came out. I like it a lot better than the original! I think it’s criminal that the ‘from the vault’ songs on this album weren’t released the first time and I prefer her style now than her style in 2012.” Before becoming the hit pop singer Swift is now, she was originally a country singer. While her country music was what got Swift a platform, many fans—similar to Gould—believe her current style is better and/or more improved than her previous style. Just as Gould, ’23 stated, Guy Shipley, ’24 also believes Swift has grown as an artist since the original release of her album: “It is very nice to hear how her voice has matured since nine years ago when the original came out.” 2021 was a very successful year for Swift. From the rerelease of her album Red to the many awards she has won, Taylor Swift’s career is doing better than it ever has before.