TAYLOR SWIFT LAUNCHES RED ALBUM RELEASE
WITH 4-WEEK iTUNES COUNTDOWN
SONGS PREVIEWED WITH EXCLUSIVE SNIPPETS
ON ABC’S “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”

 

Nashville, TN -- September 21, 2012 – Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated new album, Red, will be released worldwide on October 22^nd, and a new track from the Big Machine Records album will be available for purchase exclusively from the iTunes store for the four weeks leading up to the album release. In addition, each song will also be available in advance as an exclusive 30-second preview, along with a brief intro with Taylor, each week on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
The iTunes / “Good Morning America” countdown pre-release tracks and previews are scheduled to launch as follows:
September  24 & 25 – Song #1
September 24^th - song preview and intro on “Good Morning America” on ABC (7 - 9 a.m. ET/PT)
September 25^th - 12:01 a.m. ET – Song #1 available for purchase at iTunes.com
October 1 & 2  – Song #2
October 1^st - song preview and intro on “Good Morning America” on ABC (7 - 9 a.m. ET/PT)
October 2^nd - 12:01 a.m. ET – Song #2 available for purchase at iTunes.com
October  8 & 9 -  Song #3
October 8^th - song preview and intro on “Good Morning America” on ABC (7 - 9 a.m. ET/PT)
October 9^th - 12:01 a.m. ET – Song #3 available for purchase at iTunes.com
October  15 & 16 -  Song #4
October 15^th -song preview and intro on “Good Morning America” on ABC (7 - 9 a.m. ET/PT)
October 16^th - 12:01 a.m. ET – Song #4 available for purchase at iTunes.com
October 22 & 23   – Taylor appears live on “Good Morning America” -- on the 22^nd for album launch and on the 23^rd for a live concert.
Red contains 16 tracks, all written by Taylor, who wrote ten of the songs alone and six with co-writers.
The first single from Red, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” is a worldwide smash, spending 3 weeks so far at #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reaching #1 at iTunes in 32 countries. “Never Ever” set a new record for the biggest digital sales week ever for a female artist.

Just this week it was announced that Taylor is a leading nominee for the MTV European Music Awards with nominations in 5 categories: Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Live Artist, Best World Stage and Best Look. She is also nominated for three CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.
Red  is available for special pre-sale at: www.taylorswift.com and http://smarturl.it/REDtarget.