Ryan Adams to Release “1989” – Yep, A Taylor Swift Cover Album!

By Rosemary Vega on September 17, 2015@rosevega

At the beginning of August, Ryan Adams announced he would be recording a cover album of Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit record, “1989.” (You may have heard of some songs on it: Shake It Off, Blank Space, Bad Blood). Today, he tweeted the digital release date for the album: September 21!

After the initial announcement of the album, Taylor Swift responded as many of us did, with some freaking out:

@hasief @TheRyanAdams is this true??????? I WILL PASS OUT.

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 6, 2015

Ryan was gracious with studio updates on Instagram, posting tons of videos featuring audio from the album. To nobody’s surprise, Ryan’s versions strayed from the originals, his Americana twang vibe in full swing.

A video posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Aug 9, 2015 at 12:16am PDT

Wildest Dreams… @taylorswift #1989 Can’t wait too add Strings… Also has a surprise coda : )

And A video posted by Ryan Adams (@misterryanadams) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:47pm PDT

And because Taylor Swift is just as excited as we are, she started a countdown until the release on Monday.

Ryan’s music helped shape my songwriting. This is surreal and dreamlike. Countdown to #RyanAdams1989 @TheRyanAdams pic.twitter.com/pGZB0uUqiB — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 17, 2015

Does this mean Taylor Swift’s music will be back on Spotify via Ryan Adams?