Taylor Swift announced the re-recording of the 1989(Taylor version) album on August at the final Los Angeles concert of her Eras Tour. The 1989 (Taylor version) is upcoming fourth re-recorded album by Taylor. She is set to release it on October 27th of this year via the Republic Records. The album is set to contain five additional “From the Vault” tracks that were written for 1989 but did not make to be originally cut.
Taylor recently won the most awards in the VMA and became the second most awarded after Beyoncé who has a total of 30 awards. Elon Musk who is an entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX unexpectedly commented on Taylor Swift’s album. This has sparked curiosity and conversations across the internet. The entrepreneur has a reputation for his groundbreaking works in his electric vehicles, renewable energy and space exploration but his concern and interest in Taylor Swift’s album was least expected as Elon mask has never been in the music industry but instead popularly known for his electric interests. Elon Musk tweeted about Taylor’s album and said that he listens to her music on repeat whenever he has a long car ride and his tweet got attention of millions of people in the internet space hence promoting Taylor Swift’s album.
Taylor Swift’s 1989 version is a reclamation of her her music catalog which is so much significant in her milestone in her career. Elon Musk’s post has made a twist in Taylor Swift’s album promotion and has become unique to the world and more so to the music industry. Musk’s fascination has opened the door to a discussion about the intersection between science and music production, after all music is not only an art but also involves a lot of science concepts in the production and edition. Music production involves appreciations of technical aspects of sound and production in the combination of frequencies and rhythms. Music can be able to create an innovative atmosphere and this suggests that music enhance creativity and problem solving skills. Elon Musk’s endorsement of Taylor Swift’s music not only shows his personal interest but also suggest the role of music in the creativity process. This has also create a space for artist to be able to reach their audience through social media platforms. Taylor Swift’s album probably have reached out to new people who had not have been exposed to her music before. Musk being a pioneer in the tech industry and now finding inspiration in the artistry of music has shown people that creativity has no bounds. This has become a testimony to the power of music to transcend boundaries and bring people from different worlds together. It highlights the role of sound Engineering in delivering the auditory experiences and shaping cultural trends. Elon Musk wants Taylor Swift to post her music and concert videos directly on Twitter but the Swifties are not happy about it. They say that Elon Musk is being smooth with the shilling and proposed that he start paying fan pages. Some of Swift’s fans felt like Elon Musk is trying to benefit from Taylor Swift. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is yet to charge some fee from all the X users and will soon not be a free platform. On the other side, Taylor Swift who have been the most influential musician have partnered with Google to inspire the new generation of creators through Taylor’s initiative known as “Create with Taylor.” where it will deal with variety of components including Educational workshops, creative challenges and mentorship program. Google will promote the initiative as well as giving financial and technical support. She is well known of her powerful voice, ability to write and her perfect way of interacting with her fans in a personal level.
