Taylor Swift knows how to get people talking. While the 34-year-old star made history at the age of 66e At the Grammy Awards, she took the opportunity to announce the release of her new album. The Tortured Poets Department, April 19th. Find out what you need to know here.
Surprise announcement
While accepting an award for her pop album Midnights, Taylor Swift confirmed that a brand new album is coming. A secret she had kept for more than two years! If many were convinced that Taylor Swift would soon announce the re-recording of her album Reputation, they were in for quite a surprise.
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Lyrics published on social networks
With the release of the album cover on Instagram on Sunday evening, the star took the opportunity to leave a few handwritten sentences. A nice foretaste of what awaits fans.
17 songs
On Taylor Swift's website we can see that the album will contain 16 tracks as well as a bonus song: The Manuscript. Currently, no song has been announced for the upcoming new album.
Rumors about her ex Joe Alwyn
As soon as the title of the upcoming album was announced, many fans began to speculate: does this title refer to the man who shared her life for six years, Joe Alwyn? In an interview with Variety in 2022, the actor revealed that he was part of a WhatsApp chat group called “The Tortured Man Club” with Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott…
On tour during the release
Taylor Swift will continue to tour as part of the Eras Tour when The Tortured Poets Department is released. Will she add songs from her new album to her show?
The Tortured Poets Unit will be released on April 19th. For more details click here.
- “Midnights” also won the award for best album of the year, breaking Taylor Swift's record. She is the first person to receive this award for the fourth time, surpassing Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.