How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop

Rolling Stone Music Now

Rolling Stone

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Rob Sheffield breaks down his new book, Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music, in a conversation with Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.4	I'm Brian Hyatt.
0:31.8	This is Rolling Stone Music Now.
0:34.3	I have with me, Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos.
0:38.3	It's always good to have you here to talk Taylor Swift, and today we have a very special
0:42.3	occasion to talk Taylor Swift.
0:43.3	Rob has written a lot of books about music, but now he has finally written a book about
0:48.3	Taylor.
0:49.3	It's called Heartbreak is the National Anthem, how Taylor Swift reinvented pop music and it's out now.
0:54.5	Rob, after the election, do you regret the title at all?
0:57.9	I did not even realize how resonant the title was until this week.
1:02.1	Heartbreak is the national anthem.
1:04.5	And America's heading into its reputation era.
1:09.0	We did something bad.
1:10.5	It is what it is, but I'm glad to have your book to dive into as an escape.
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