Taylor Swift has again wowed her fans, this time with her new album, “Red.” Swift’s fourth album has so far lived up to the anticipation.

The most impressive part of the album is the variety of her songs–ranging from her original country style to pop. In the song “Stay Stay Stay,” she sticks to her original country roots and belts out her feelings about a rocky romance. However, she includes more upbeat pop songs too like “I Knew You Were Trouble”.

The album is currently number one on iTunes. She also has several singles in the Top Ten. As of October 29, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is number four, “I Knew You Were Trouble” is number six, and “Red” is number ten.

She released several of the singles from her album before the album’s release, including “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Begin Again,” “Red,” “State of Grace,” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.” Along with “22,” those songs are the most popular on iTunes.

Before the release of her new album, in September, Swift performed “Ronan” on the “Stand up to Cancer” telethon. It’s about Ronan Thompson,4, who died of Neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nerve tissue and usually occurs in infants and children. Swift co-wrote the song with Ronan’s mother, Maya, who currently has a blog called Rockstar Ronan. It is dedicated to Ronan and asks for donations to the Ronan Thompson Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer. Swift got the inspiration for the song by reading Thompson’s blog.

After “Ronan,” which is not on the “Red” album, she released “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” a big hit on the radio. The song is without a doubt the catchiest song on the new album. Fans love to chant along with her as she says, “this is exhausting. We are never getting back together. Like ever.” And hear her belt the high note following.

This new album makes Swift seem more grown-up. There have been significant changes to her songs since her first album “Taylor Swift,”released in 2006. As a twenty-two-year-old, Swift has shifted from complaining about her heartbreak to overcoming it. On her first album, one of the most popular songs was “Teardrops on My Guitar,” which was a ballad about Drew Hardwick, a boy she liked but never got attention from.

Her new album has shifted into her taking control of her life, revealing an older and more mature Swift. For instance, she turns down her ex-boyfriend in “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” She also turns down a man who seems to be cheating on his wife in “Girl at Home.” She sings, “don’t look at me, you have a girl at home and everybody knows that.”

Another big hit was her duet with Ed Sheeran, called “Everything Has Changed.” She also has a ballad duet with Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol called “The Last Time.”

Swift is now busy preparing for her 2013 Red concert tour, which was announced October 26. The tour starts in March and will hit forty-five cities. She will be coming to Chicago on August 10. “I didn’t think I could be any more excited about my “Red” album, but then I start thinking about how I’m going to put the new show together for The “Red” Tour,” said Swift. “I have so many ideas about how to really bring this music to life, and I can’t wait to share the new show with all my fans,” she added. Ed Sheeran will be joining her on tour.