Taylor Swift Took Drastic Measures to Protect '1989' From Leaking Back in 2014
justjared.comThere’s new information about how Taylor Swift kept her Grammy-winning album 1989 from leaking back in 2014, the year it was originally released.
Of course, songs getting leaked is a huge concern for artists in the digital age. Taylor was understandably determined to protect her ’80s synth-pop album.
The singer-songwriter took some pretty extreme security measures at the time. Keep reading to find out more… Variety reported that when Taylor threw a listening party for about 20 fans at her Los Angeles home, she and her team blasted heavy metal music out of the windows, so that no NSA-level microphones could pick up the music from far away.
When New York journalists listened to 1989 in 2014, they were required to sign NDAs beforehand. Then, they heard the new music through earphones attached to an iPad that was flown in by a member of Taylor‘s team and accompanied by a bodyguard.
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