Taylor Swift accepts the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, Feb 4, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Taylor Swift is releasing a new album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.
Swift announced the upcoming release during her acceptance speech for the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album on Sunday (Feb 4) night in Los Angeles. She noted that it was her 13th Grammy, remarking it is her lucky number (as many fans know all too well).
“I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way. But I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans,” the “Bejeweled” singer said.
“So, I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand new album comes out on April 19.”
“The Tortured Poets Department” will be Swift’s 11th album.
On social media, she shared a handwritten note that read:
“And so I enter into evidence
My tarnished coat of arms
My muses, acquired like bruises
My talismans and charms
The tick,
tick,
tick
of love bombs
My veins of pitch black ink
All’s fair in love and poetry...
Sincerely,
The Chairman
of The Tortured Poets Department”
Swift fans were suspicious of a possible announcement at the Grammys, after she changed her Instagram profile to a black-and-white photo. However, the rumours centred on a possible re-recorded Taylor’s Version of 2017’s Reputation. - New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
