Even if your not a Taylor Swift fan, you'll surely still be aware that today she dropped her brand new track 'Look What You Made Me Do' which is from her sixth album due to come out November 10th. Since her last album, 1989, Ive found that so many people have fallen out of love with Taylor Swift purely for the reason they believe 'she's now a sellout'.
Taylor released her first album in 2006, when she was just 16 years old. She was a country singer, a breath of fresh air in the industry and totally unique. This was 11 years ago. Through her albums since then, we have seen her grow, develop as an artist, try new sounds and become one of the most famous women in the world today.
Now, comparing her music from 2006 to now, her sound has completely changed. What gets me, is when people say that she has changed her sound for the money, that she is nothing special anymore, she's a sellout. What we have to remember is that 11 years has gone by since Taylor released her first album and not only has the music industry changed and grown, so has Taylor herself.
Think about yourself for a moment, have you changed in 10 years? I certainly have.
I enjoy different things, I listen to different music, I surround myself with different people. I can honestly say that I am a very different person to the one I was all that time ago.
Looking at Taylor and her more recent albums I don't see why people get their knickers in a twist purely for the reason 'she sounds so different now'. This dosent mean she isn't writing amazing music and lyrics, it dosent mean that her tours are rubbish compared to the old ones, it dosent mean that she dosen't care about her fans just because she's changed her sound!
Sooooo many artists sounds have changed since they first appeared on the scene.
Katy Perry started her career singing christian music before breaking into the pop industry, Miley Cyrus was Hannah Montana. Lady Gaga released a jazz album with Tony Bennet in between her pop albums. Mumford & Sons steered away from the folk sound they rose to fame with when releasing their album Wilder Mind and look at Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, how they have changed since their Disney Days. The list goes on!
Taylor is writing music that she wants which on the plus side, has sky rocketed her career. She may go back to country, she may not, but why say 'she's such a sellout' just because she has developed and grown as an artist and is releasing music she loves and wants to share with everyone. Taylor is one of the most successful woman in the world, she dosent need to release music to stay current, to make money, to keep up with other artists. She has already left her stamp on the industry.
Her new track is sassy, its catchy and its got so much attitude. If you know Taylor's story you know the song has such meaning behind it, the lyrics are so personal. Yes its completely different, yes its not to everyones taste. This song will bring her new fans and perhaps lose old ones, thats the way it goes. I can already tell by this song that the album, for me personally, will be unreal. I hope Taylor continues to write, produce and release music that she is passionate about.
I hope this makes sense as its been annoying me over this past week in the run up to the new release some of the comments I have been reading and getting from people.
Id love to hear your thoughts, if you agree or disagree and how you are feeling about this new Taylor era. Im so excited for this new album!
Thanks for reading,
Amy x
