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Listening Session With Taylor Swift: 1989 | Part 2

Explore the production and songwriting process behind Taylor Swift’s chart-topping fifth album, 1989, with in this three-part series. In this intimate listening session presented by the Nashville Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing, Swift shares never-before-heard demos and personal cell phone videos from her experience crafting 1989 with co-executive producer Max Martin. Part 2 explores collaborations with Jack Antonoff on “Out of the Woods” and Ryan Tedder on “I Know Places.”

WATCH PART 1: Swift recounts the musical journey that led to 1989 and dissects the creation of “Blank Space.”

WATCH PART 3: Swift discusses working with Imogen Heap on “Clean,” and Max Martin and Shellback on “Shake It Off."

Follow @GRAMMYPro on Twitter to find out when Part 3 is released on Monday, October 12.

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