‘Red’ (Taylor’s Version) is changing music industry contracts | Learn the English expression ‘take something lying down’

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Taylor Swift rerecorded and rereleased her 2012 album ‘Red,’ and it’s making a statement across the music industry. The difference isn’t necessarily in the music, it’s in the money. Taylor’s 2021 album is allowing her to cash in more than in 2012, but it’s also changing contracts for new artists and record labels. Plus, learn what it means to “take something lying down.”

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