Here's Ryan Adams' Cover Album of Taylor Swift's '1989'

Ryan Adams nails it.

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Update: Ryan Adams stopped by Zane Lowe'sBeats 1 show to discuss how his reinterpretation of 1989 came to fruition before Taylor Swift surprised the singer when she called in the show to join the conversation. As Zane goes on to describe the album as "subervise musical magic," Taylor reveals her favorite tracks from the album as "Blank Space" and "How You Get The Girl." They also answer the question if we can expect Ryan to be the next musical guest on the 1989 world tour. Ryan also drops a musical bomb revealing that his next album is already complete. Listen to the full interview via Apple Music below.

After debuting his cover of "Bad Blood" last week on Beats 1, Ryan Adams' full cover album of Taylor Swift's chart-topping 1989 album is here in its full form. Even Taylor couldn't contain her excitement, taking to Twitter to countdown the album's arrival:

3 hours 38 minutes. pic.twitter.com/JEh1rriSVU

From the coming-of-age anthem in waiting on "Welcome To New York" to the longing on "Out Of The Woods" to the piano-laden interpretation of "This Love," Ryan Adams' 1989 strikes an entirely new gut-wrenching chord that mounts to emotional perfection. Since its release, Taylor has retweeted several fans raving about the album, all claiming "nothing else matters more than this." Stream the album below on Spotify (where Taylor's original album is still unavailable), on YouTube or on iTunes.

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