By Teagan Angell, Fordham University

A guide of all of the singer-songwriter’s previous albums to prepare you for her ‘Eras Tour’ beginning in March of next year.

By Audrey Bowers, Butler University

Regardless of the artist’s sexuality, LGBTQ+ fans find representation in her music.

By Maggie Habermas, University of Texas at San Antonio

The days are getting longer, and the volume is getting turned up.

By Mariam Nasief, Columbia University

His solo project, Bleachers, just released ‘Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night,’ and although he is a secret weapon of success for pop icons like Lorde, Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, his own solo work often fails to get the same attention.

By Mariam Nasief, Columbia University

This rising star’s debut album leaves behind a genealogy of all the other artists who influenced it, ranging from Paramore to Taylor Swift.

By Kieran Benson, Luther College

The band’s fans were pleasantly delighted when they released two albums, ‘Green Blue + Indigo Violet’ and ‘Rainbow Mixtape,’ which followed shortly after postponing their anticipated tour.

By Benjamin Chen, Columbia University

The 2020 Taylor Swift documentary expertly highlights the impact that stardom has had on the singer, while also showing the value of the little moments.

By Emma Watts, University of Arizona

By Haven Worley, University of Rochester

The effects of COVID-19 can be heard in the somber themes of Taylor Swift’s newest album.

By Audrey Martin, Boston University

Since the release of Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, some fans have been speculating about possible double meanings in songs like ‘betty.’

By Julia Greene, Columbia College Chicago

The artist’s renowned songwriting has gone from red to monochrome to the full spectrum of colors to create vivid imagery in every line.

By Nora Markey, Wesleyan University

The singer’s latest album, an unexpected surprise from isolation, is an ode to storytelling with empathetic lyrics and mystical sounds.

By Luke Gair, Sewanee: The University of the South

Rather than indulge in empty symbolism and stale motives, Swift’s eighth album reminds listeners why they fell in love with her work back in the early 2000s.