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Taylor Swift performs mashup at Grammy Museum Icon Sessions gala

Swift revisited her songwriting and country roots in a conversation with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. before the performance was posted online.

  • On August 18, Taylor Swift performed an 'Eras Tour'-style mashup of 'I Knew It, I Knew You', 'August' and 'All Too Well' at the Grammy Museum Icons Sessions gala in Los Angeles, with a recording released on YouTube on Monday.
  • During a sit-down with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. released on Monday, Swift discussed her songwriting process and her lifelong connection to Nashville, the city where she began her country music career.
  • Swift described her favorite collaborators as "'Yes, and?' people," while producers Max Martin and Shellback challenged her to incorporate dubstep into a track she initially wrote as a "really sad piano ballad."
  • She explained that the medley explores "being about memory and reliving certain detailed memories of your life, and the significance of those memories," aiming to help fans cope with their own experiences.
  • Reflecting on her origins, Swift stated, "I love my country roots more and more the further along this path I get, and I want to honour them more and more." She feels increasingly loyal to Nashville's traditions that shaped her.
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