1989 Announcement Recap

What an INSANE day!!! I don't know about you but my mind is still reeling from that wonderful and incredible live stream! Not only did we hear the first single, but we know the name of the album AND we got a music video. Taylor is one crazy generous lady.

Shake It Off.

• I kind of love this song. I love the beat of the music, it's really catchy, and I love that Taylor is making fun of herself. She's just putting it out there and saying that haters are gonna hate and all you can do is shake it off and keep going. It's such a fun feel good song and that makes me really happy. I think this was a really good choice to lead the way for Album 5, which brings me too...

1989

• We can officially retire the title "Album 5" and replace it with 1989! Miss Swift chose her birth year as the title for this album which she says is influenced heavily by late 80's pop music. I am so curious to see where she goes with this.
• She also shared the cover art which is an actual Polaroid picture of her. Along with this, she informed us that the album artwork is all in Polaroids and each album will contain a set of 13 Polaroid pictures that she has decided to share with the world. There will be 5 sets of 13 so something tells me this is going to be a lot like trading cards and Pokemon cards. We will catch them all. 
• There will also be a deluxe version of the album with 3 bonus tracks and Tay is doing something that she has never done before. There will be 3 memo recordings from her phone on there that will be 3 of the songs in the early stages of the song writing process. I for one think it will be epic to hear how the song starts and what it becomes. 
• Taylor will be doing a 1989 Swiftstakes where concert tickets and meet and greets will be given out for the next tour, so that is pretty sweet of her 
• The album will drop October 27, 2014 but is available right now for pre-order right here.
• Shake It Off & the Shake It Off music video are available on iTunes now

Shake It Off music video

• This video is just everything. 
• Taylor is basically poking fun at herself and her dancing skills by putting them to the test with a bunch of insanely talented professional dancers. 
• This video is everything. It is hilarious and adorable and is guaranteed to make you smile. 
• Check it out here

I can not believe we are here in the 1989 era. We know so much more than what we knew just a few hours ago, but we still don't have a clue about what is to come. I can't wait to see what else the Queen has in store for us. I am so happy that she is so proud and so excited about this album. She poured her heart and soul in it, and I can't wait for her to share it with her nearest and dearest friends (aka Swifties!)