Rebroadcast: How Taylor Swift changed the music industry forever

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<p><em>Taylor Swift recently announced that she bought back the master recordings of her first six albums, ending a yearslong ownership battle. In light of this news, we&rsquo;re bringing you an episode from our archives about Swift&rsquo;s career, megastardom, and legacy.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Taylor Swift requires no introduction. She recently became the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times. Her Eras Tour, the highest-grossing music tour ever, ends this month. <a href="https://apple.news/A3nFtjqN1QrmVlEeAzKSCCA"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a>&rsquo;s Rob Sheffield, who has been covering Swift since the beginning of her career, is out with a new book on the star, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/heartbreak-is-the-national-anthem/id6472271953"><em>Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music</em></a>. Sheffield talks with <em>Apple News In Conversation </em>host Shumita Basu about Swift&rsquo;s gift for storytelling, her expansive fan base, and how she&rsquo;s empowered a whole new generation of artists.</p>