Taylor Swift's music career trajectory could have been markedly different if not for a pivotal tweet from American Idol starKelly Clarkson.

The 'Shake It Off' singer's path took an unexpected turn following a significant move by celebrity manager Scooter Braun and record executive Scott Borchetta in 2019.

The pair acquired the rights to Taylor's entire back catalogue after purchasing her former label, leaving the pop sensation without ownership of her original recordings. In response to this, Taylor expressed her frustration to fans in a heartfelt tweet, saying: "Don't know what else to do."

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Support poured in from fellow stars such as Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Camila Cabello, and Halsey. However, it was Kelly Clarkson's advice on X, previously known as Twitter, that may have been a game-changer.

On July 13, 2019, Clarkson tweeted: "Just a thought, U should go in and re-record all the songs that U don't own the masters on exactly how U did them. But put brand new art and some kind of incentive so fans will no longer buy the old versions. I'd buy all of the new versions just to prove a point."

Seemingly taking this suggestion to heart, Taylor embarked on a mission to reclaim her work. She went on to release 'Taylor's Version' of albums like Red, 1989, Speak Now, and Fearless, much to the delight of her loyal fanbase, Wales Online reports.

Each re-recorded album comes with their very own 'From The Vault' surprise added tracks. Taylor also collaborated with several artists for those albums - from Fall Out Boy to Phoebe Bridgers.

Not only did Kelly's idea lead to all these new, re-recorded albums, we can also assume that putting out all her songs again is most likely what has prompted her to want to do the Eras Tour. The tour celebrates every single one of albums and is over half way through.

It has already become the highest grossing tour of all time. It also has made Taylor a billionaire.

Kelly recently revealed that every time Taylor releases a new re-recording, she sends her flowers to say thank you. The two albums left for Taylor to re-record are her debut album and Reputation.

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