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Rachel Platten revealed that she has taken a page out of Taylor Swift’s playbook and re-recorded some of her songs
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The 44-year-old singer said that her re-recorded songs — including “Fight Song” and “Stand By You,” — “are infused with the voice I have now” and “the wisdom I’ve gained”
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The songs will be compiled into a new album titled Fight Song (Rachel’s Version), which comes out on Sept. 26
Rachel Platten is taking her “fight song” back.
The 44-year-old singer announced on social media that she has taken inspiration from Taylor Swift and re-recorded some of her songs — which will be compiled into an new album — in order to “reclaim them.”
“As we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of ‘Fight Song,’ I’ve gone back to some of my originals, not to change them, but to reclaim them,” she wrote.
“This is about more than just new versions of old songs; the new Rachel’s Versions are infused with the voice I have now, the wisdom I’ve gained, and the undeniable pride of owning my own masters,” she added in the caption alongside a photo of the cover of her new album.
She also gave a shoutout to Swift, 35, who re-recorded four of her albums as Taylor’s Versions to regain control of her music.
Platten wrote of The Life of a Showgirl star, “I’m grateful to @TaylorSwift for bringing this conversation to light and empowering artists to take back control over their work, their stories, and their futures.”
Platten added that the new album would include Rachel’s Versions of “Fight Song,” “Stand By You” and other songs from her third studio album Wildfire, which was released in 2016. The album will also include “some live songs” and even a “surprise from the vault.”
The original producer of the album, Jon Levine – whom the singer described as “immensely talented — also joined her to produce the new album.
“I had no idea when I wrote these songs in moments of vulnerability that they would go on to change my life,” Platten explained. “For a decade, they’ve lived out in the world, carrying their own weight. They’ve been parts of your moments of strength, doubt, and connection.”
She ended her post addressing her fans, saying, “Thank you to all of you, who have stood by me over these years. I can’t wait for you to hear them again — this time, fully, completely, and unapologetically mine.”
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Rachel Platten on May 28, 2025
Swift revealed in May that she bought back her masters six years after Scooter Braun gained control of her masters after purchasing Big Machine Records from Scott Borchetta in 2019.
Swift purchased her original versions from private equity firm Shamrock Capital, which bought the rights from Braun, and then she celebrated the achievement on social media and on her website.
“All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiiis close , reaching out for it, only for it to fall through. I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled then yanked away. But that’s all in the past now,” Swift said.
“I’ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening,” she continued. “I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.”
Fight Song (Rachel’s Version) comes out on Sept. 26.
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