Which pop star released the album '1989' in 2014?

Taylor Swift released the album 1989 in 2014.

Her fifth studio album arrived on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records. Named after Swift’s birth year, 1989 marked a deliberate shift from the country-pop style of her earlier records toward polished mainstream pop. Its sound drew on 1980s synth-pop, programmed drums, layered vocals, and prominent synthesizers.

The album was produced with collaborators including Max Martin, Shellback, Jack Antonoff, Ryan Tedder, Imogen Heap, and Nathan Chapman. Its singles included “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style,” “Bad Blood,” and “Wildest Dreams.” “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood” each reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

1989 was also a major commercial milestone. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 after selling 1.287 million copies in its first U.S. week, making Swift the first artist with three albums to pass one million sales in a week. Readers sometimes confuse the original album with 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Swift’s re-recording released in 2023.