Last week, new Taylor Swift music appeared on streaming services, an event that typically comes with much fanfare. Live From Clear Channel Stripped 2008, a recording of a radio performance, captures an 18-year-old Swift around the release of Fearless, the record that guided her transition from country underdog to girl-next-door pop star.
This time, rather than participate in an elaborate marketing campaign, Swift marked the release by encouraging her fans not to listen to it. “I’m always honest with you guys about this stuff so I just wanted to tell you that this release is not approved by me,” she wrote in a note to fans on social media.