Taylor Swift on Her New Album: Its Not a Heartbreak Record Its a brand new era for Taylor Swift. The Grammy-winning superstar, who appears on the cover of PEOPLEs new 40th Anniversary issue, is embracing a different sick beat on her upcoming album, 1989. (The album – her fifth – drops on Oct. 27 but you can pre-order it now here). Although she has famously explored what she calls crazy love in her past work, 1989 is different. Emotionally speaking, its not a heartbreak record, Swift, 24, tells PEOPLE in this weeks cover story. My music is derived from whats happening in my personal life, and I havent had my heart broken. Keep up with Taylor Swift in the pages of PEOPLE Magazine by subscribing now. When Im deeply hurt by something, I usually respond by writing exactly how I feel about it in a song, she says, but I just havent been devastated in the last couple of years. Instead, the freeing time Swift has experienced lately has led her to take her music in a new direction. TIMELINE: People Magazines 40th Anniversary: Stars, Scandals & Celebrations My music before this has been very guitar-heavy, live drums, its had a very acoustic sound at its core, says Swift. This is a sound thats based in synth pop and keyboards and automated drums and vocal layering. Her legion of Swifties have responded enthusiastically, with the video for her first single off 1989, the no. 1 chart-topper Shake It Off, notching 150 million views already. The dance-themed video, which has spawned multiple imitators – including a viral lip dub by a Kentucky fraternity – was deceptively tricky to pull off, says Swift. I was dancing like a crazy person the entire time, she says of the three-day shoot, in which she tackled ballet, hip-hop, contemporary and even ribbon dancing alongside the pros. You dont know how much energy it takes to awkwardly dance like that. Its tiring! For much more from Swift, pick up this weeks special 40th Anniversary issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands starting Wednesday. And flip the magazine over for even more from your favorite stars, including life lessons from Julia Roberts, Kerry Washington, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Aniston and first lady Michelle Obama.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:44:39 +0000