Following the recent release of Taylor Swift’s most recent re-recording, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Kelly Clarkson got another bouquet of flowers sent to her from the pop superstar.
The Lover star has been sending flowers as a thank you gesture for suggesting the idea of re-recording her earlier music in order to be able to own all of her own music.
‘You know what’s so funny? She just sent me flowers,’ the talk-show host told E! News. ‘She’s so nice. She did. She was like, “Every time I release something”—’cause she just did 1989. I got that really cute cardigan, too.’
This all started when Scooter Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings LLC bought her former label Big Machine Label Group, and thus acquired the rights to the masters of her first six studio albums, which Swift publicly opposed.
In a 2019 tweet, Clarkson advised Swift to take control of the situation and re-record all of those albums in question, in order to have an alternative for her fans to buy that would directly benefit her.
Flowers as a thanks: Kelly Clarkson revealed how Taylor Swift has been sending her flowers every time she releases a new Taylor’s Version album, as a thank you for suggesting that she re-record all her early music; the two ladies are pictured in 2019
And that’s exactly what the Bad Blood artist did, starting with her second album, Fearless, which she renamed Fearless (Taylor’s Version), that dropped in April 2021.
She followed up by releasing Red (Taylor’s Version) in November 2021; Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in July 2023; and most recently 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which was released just last last month.
After finishing four of the six early albums, Swift now has just two left to re-record: her debut self-titled album and Reputation, before completely owning all of her music.
Clarkson was apprehensive about taking the full credit for Swift’s re-recordings, and instead believes she would have likely come up with the idea on her own.
‘I love how kind she is though. She’s a very smart businesswoman. So, she would have thought of that,’ The Kelly Clarkson Show host continued. ‘But it just sucks when you see artists that you admire and you respect really wanting something and it’s special to them.
The since U Been Gone singer added, ‘You know if they’re going to find a loophole, you find a loophole. And she did it and literally is, like, the best-selling artist I feel like of all-time now.’
The season one American Idol winner went on to offer up some high praise for Swift’s passionate and loyal fans, known as Swifties, for supporting her through the whole process.
‘It’s so cool to see a fanbase really get behind her in that too because it’s important,’ she added. ‘She’s known for being such an incredible songwriter and the soundtrack to a lot of people’s lives and that’s her life. So, you should have the option of owning that.’
The Kelly Clarkson Show host just got another bouquet of flowers from Swift with the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which is the fourth re-recording of the six albums she plans to do
After the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the pop superstar now has just two more of her early albums to re-record: her self-titled debut and Reputation, until she owns all of her own music catalog
Taking the power back: Swift decided to re-record her early albums after Scooter Braun’s company Ithaca Holdings LLC bought her former label Big Machine Label Group, and thus acquired the rights to the masters of her first six studio albums, which Swift publicly opposed; she is seen performing in Minnesota in June 2023
It took just five days for 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to top more than one million copies sold in the U.S. following its release on October 27, making it the top-selling album of 2023.
The updated version of 1989 surpassed Midnights, which has sold more than 778,000 units in 2023, at the time of its release.
Swift also has the third top-selling album with the re-recording, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), with some 742,000 sold since its release in July.
Having sold over 200 million records globally, Swift is one of the best-selling musicians, and the first billionaire with music as the primary source of income.
