To say Taylor Swift had an incredible 2023 is an enormous understatement - between taking the world by storm with The Eras Tour and breaking records with the “Taylor’s Versions” of her albums “Speak Now” and “1989”, the past year helped cement Taylor’s legacy as an artist unlike any other… but what if she never re-recorded her first six albums in response to Scooter Braun by Big Machine Records (and in turn buying her albums’ masters)? Would we be having the same conversations about Taylor Swift if solely focused on creating new music?   That's what Matt and Zach discuss during a new episode of "What If?" In this podcast series, we analyze hypothetical scenarios surrounding moments in music history that nearly happened, and hypothesize what the outcomes could’ve been if that “what if” became a reality.   Want to buy some exclusive Epic Footnote merch, or listen to our episodes on another streaming platform? Visit https://linktr.ee/epicfootnote    Sponsored by Lucky 13 Beard Co.: head over to https://lucky13beardco.com/ and listen to this episode for a special code that will give you 10% OFF your order of quality, made-to-order beard care products! And also try our VERY OWN beard oil inspired by the legendary Lemmy Kilmister:  https://lucky13beardco.com/products/1oz-beard-oil-lemmy   #WhatIf #TaylorSwift #TaylorsVersion #TheErasTour #TaylorSwiftTheErasTour #1989TaylorsVersion #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion #Swiftie #SwiftNation #TravisKelce #BruceSpringsteen #ScooterBraun #BigMachine #Podcast #MusicPodcast