LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget his “reputation.” Taylor Swift There’s a brand new album coming out.
Accepting the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album On Sunday night, Taylor said she had been keeping a secret for two years.
“My brand new album comes out April 19th. It’s called ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ I’m going to go backstage right now and post the cover,” she announced.
And he did just that.
on her instagram, Swift posted a black-and-white image of herself lying across a pillow. In the low-contrast image the upper half of her face and the lower half of her legs have been cropped.
“All’s fair in love and poetry…” read her caption. In a little over an hour, the Instagram post alone had received nearly 7 million likes – a figure that rose to nearly 13 million within a day.
“And so I enter into evidence / My tarnished coat of arms / My thoughts, received like bruises / My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink,” which appears to be handwritten. Have read the lyrics posted after the album cover.
Inside Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, Swift’s album announcement brought cheers from the upper level.
Swift had sparked widespread speculation earlier in the night when her site appeared to be down. Some believed she was preparing to release “Reputation (Taylor’s Version)”, but cryptic clues on the “Crash” site indicate this may be a misdirection.
And that’s what happened.
The site’s backup now focuses on the upcoming album, with preordering and merchandise options. According to the product description the album will contain 16 tracks, with some editions offering a bonus track, “The Manuscript”. On Monday night, Swift released a track listing on social media.
Collaborations include “Fortnight”, featuring Post Malone, and “Florida!!!” Are included. Featuring Florence + The Machine. A selection of other song titles: “Down Bad,” “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can),” “Lomal” and “Clara Bow.”
It will be Swift’s 11th studio album, excluding re-recordings. His The last original album was “Midnights”. Released in October 2022. Since then, he has launched and released the billion-dollar eraz tour “Say Now (Taylor’s Version)” And “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”
Swift was accepting a Grammy for “Midnights” when she made the surprise announcement. that later Chosen as the best album of the year, The show’s final award for album.
“I’d love to tell you it’s the best moment of my life, but I feel really happy when I finish a song, or when I crack the code of a bridge I love, or when I’m shortlisting a music video, or when I’m working with my dancers,” she told Celine Dion after accepting her award for Album of the Year. With this, she added Broke the record for most wins (their other albums of the year: “Fearless,” “1989” and “Folklore”).
Taylor Swift arrives at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
as she walked the red carpet In custom Schiaparelli couture, She paid homage to her album’s title by wearing a Lorraine Schwartz choker featuring a small watch. And yes, the time was set at midnight – even if the viewer had to tilt his head to see the hands pointing to “12.”
While a nod to the album – and reminiscent of the “tick, tick, tick” in “The Tortured Poets Department” post – the clock seemed especially appropriate, given the superstar’s busy schedule next week. Swift is set to return to her Erasure Tour this week, performing for four nights in Tokyo. He Will still be able to bring it back to America To catch my boyfriend Travis Kelce playing on the weekend Super Bowl.
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Sen reported from New York. Music writer Maria Sherman contributed reporting.
