Taylor Swift Surprises Fans At The Grammys With New Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Announcement

Accepting the Grammy for best pop vocal album on Sunday night, Taylor Swift announced a brand new album The Tortured Poets Department, releasing April 19th. She kept that album secret for two years.

Earlier in the day, there was mass speculation that she was gearing up to release Reputation (Taylor’s Version) when her site seemed to go down.

On her Instagram, Swift posted the title and cover of her new record. “All’s fair in love and poetry…” her caption read. In a little over an hour, the Instagram post had amassed nearly 7 million likes — a figure that swelled to an apt 13 million in under a day. The album will feature 16 tracks and additional ones per album version. Collaborations will include “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, and “Florida!!!” featuring Florence + the Machine.

This will be Swift‘s 11th studio album, not counting her re-recordings. Her last original album was Midnights, released in October 2022. Since then, she’s launched the billion-dollar Eras Tour and released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).

On February 7th, Swift will resume ‘The Eras Tour’ in Japan before travelling to Melbourne and Sydney. The tour continues throughout the entirety of 2024, with Swift returning to the U.S. in October and November.

Pre-order The Tortured Poets Department on Taylor Swift’s website.