Taylor Swift RELEASES The Tortured Poets Department! Grammy-winning artist ... trends now
Taylor Swift has officially dropped The Tortured Poets Department - the singer's anticipated 11th studio album.
The Bad Blood songstress, 34 - who recently teased a 'timetable' to her fans ahead of the LP's release - initially announced the album while attending the 2024 Grammys earlier this year in February.
The title of her latest work had caused fans to speculate that the name was aimed at her ex, Joe Alwyn. And earlier this week, Swift appeared to reference the actor as she shared lyrics from the album on X.
The Tortured Poets Department has a total of four versions, as well as a 16 songs and a bonus track titled The Manuscript.
Hours before the album dropped, Swift revealed that the album's lead single would be Fortnight featuring rapper/singer Post Malone.
She also released a moody teaser for the song's music video, which will be released Friday at 8pm EST.
Taylor Swift, 34, has officially dropped The Tortured Poets Department - the singer's anticipated 11th studio album; seen in March 2023 in Las Vegas
While taking to the Grammys stage two months earlier, she sent Swifties into a frenzy as she revealed that new music was on the way.
The Tortured Poets Department has a total of four versions, as well as a 16 songs and a bonus track titled The Manuscript
While accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album, the star said, 'I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19th.'
'It's called The Tortured Poet's Department. I'm going to go and post the cover right now backstage,' she excitedly concluded.
At the time, she shared a black and white album cover photo - which showed Taylor laying in a bed while sporting a black shirt and shorts. A stream of light could also be seen shining down on her.
In the captioned, she had penned, 'All's fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19,' followed by a white heart emoji.
Since then, she has announced three additional versions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Bolter, The Albatross and The Black Dog. Each version - which could be pre-ordered by listeners - also contain an exclusive track.
One day after her album announcement, Swift dropped the official track list to the LP. She also has collaborations with other artists such as Post Malone on Fortnight and Florence & The Machine on the song called Florida!!!
Swift did not confirm that Fortnight would be the album's lead single until Thursday as she unveiled the cover artwork on social media.
Hours before the album dropped, Swift revealed that the album's lead single would be Fortnight featuring rapper/singer Post Malone
She also released a moody teaser for the song's music video, which will be released Friday at 8pm EST
The Pennsylvania-born beauty teased the single's black-and-white music video that stars both Swift and collaborator Post Malone
She appears to be institutionalized in the video, smashing a one-way mirror before being strapped into a bed and wearing an electric contraption on her head
'At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings,' she captioned the clip on Instagram . 'Album tonight,' added Swift. 'Fortnight music video tomorrow at 8pm et'
'I've been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical
