That album has now been totally re-recorded by Swift and was released on Friday.
Although Richards praised Swift's vocals, Keefe deemed them weak and strained, which blemishes the album with occasional breath controls and nasal tones.
It was not a move born out of an artistic impulse, but a desire to regain control over her catalogue.
In the narrative, Swift and another girl named Abigail—her real-life high school friend—go through teenage love and heartbreak together.
We kept all the same parts that I initially dreamed up for these songs.
Although Swift is not the first musician to have a disagreement with her masters, it is uncommon for musicians to go through the hassle of having to re-record everything, but Swift announced that she had all the time in the world because her tour schedule had been canceled due to the pandemic.