Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary 'Miss Americana' will chronicle the musical journey of America's sweetheart
The world-famous pop superstar Taylor Swift will appear in a brand-new documentary about her musical journey by the end of this month.
The upcoming film about the 'Lover' singer is called 'Miss Americana' and is directed by Emmy award-winning director Lana Wilson. Swift's new feature is set to premiere at select theaters and on streaming platforms like Netflix on January 31, but Sundance Film Festival attendees will be treated to an early preview on January 23 itself.
Here's the official synopsis of the Netflix Original Documentary from their site: "In this revealing documentary, Taylor Swift embraces her role as a songwriter and performer — and as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice." Well, that sounds pretty intriguing, to say the least.
Swift revealed the official movie poster via her social media accounts on January 15 afternoon. The minimalistic poster features a simple photo of Taylor in profile, looking down at the ground and seemingly lost in thought, on a stark black background.
You can view her documentary announcement about 'Miss Americana' here. The word "Americana" itself alludes to anything that is characteristic of the United States or representative of American culture, and we're hard-pressed to think of anyone more Americana than Taylor Swift. The 29-time American Music Award winner is as American as apple pie!
News first broke about the film last year when it emerged that Swift was being prohibited from performing hits from her very own music catalog at the 2019 American Music Awards. It turns out that Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber's manager) and Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records had struck a $300 million deal for the rights to the music from her first six studio albums, and Taylor wasn't very pleased about it.
"This isn't the way I had planned on telling you this news — Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years," Swift tweeted in November 2019. "Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film." Thankfully, it was reported later that the 30-year-old's songs had been cleared for the documentary, and that the clearances were granted in a timely manner.
As the 10-time Grammy winner once famously posted on her social media, "I love writing songs because I love preserving memories, like putting a picture frame around a feeling you once had."
Well, we're eager to see how this documentary puts a frame around Swift's incredible life and music career so far. We look forward to seeing it on January 31!
