Taylor Swift fans have been left in meltdown over claims that her long-awaited album, The Tortured Poets Department, has been leaked online.
The 34-year-old singer’s eleventh album will officially be released on Friday, April 19; However, two days before her official debut, snippets of songs credited to the album were posted on social media, with some revealing that they had been taken from a Google Drive link containing the full track list.
DailyMail.com spotted a screenshot of a Swifties group chat in which a file containing the supposedly leaked album was shared.
Upon hearing these fragments, many have claimed that they are fake and created by artificial intelligence (AI); However, others have been convinced that the songs offer an early access pass to the official album.
Taylor Swift fans have been left in meltdown over claims that her long-awaited album, The Tortured Poets Department, has been leaked online.
The 34-year-old singer’s 11th album is set to be released on Friday, but two days before its official debut, snippets of songs credited on the record were posted on social media.
On Wednesday afternoon, X, formerly known as Twitter, was inundated with clips of songs supposedly taken from the upcoming record release.
A Google Drive link circulating online showed 17 different songs, the same number of hits that Taylor confirmed would be included on her next album.
DailyMail.com has contacted Taylor’s representatives for comment.
News of the alleged leak shocked the singer’s fan base, with some rushing to listen to the songs, while others were quick to defend the pop star, urging others to “report” any posts circulating about the clips and insisting that Taylor’s deadliest. Hardcore fans would wait until the official album is released.
‘Tip: COMPLETELY TURN OFF your device’s volume on Twitter for the NEXT 24 HOURS and REPORT EVERY POST that spams album leaks! We’ve got this!’ one person wrote.
Another chimed in: “It’s not a Taylor Swift album release if you don’t have fake ass “Swifties” spreading leaks because they can’t wait a day to hear the project… pathetic.”
A third wrote: “Please don’t spread the leak of Taylor Swift’s new album.” Remember, this is Taylor’s work, respect it, just as you would your favorite artist. ‘Don’t punish the artist for how her fans behave.’
As Taylor revealed in February, The Tortured Poets Department will feature several collaborations with top artists, including Post Malone and Florence + the Machine.
The Anti-Hero singer announced the latest album at the Grammy Awards earlier that month and has now shared the record’s tracklist, which includes collaborations with the 28-year-old rapper and Hunger hitmaker.
Although this leak has not been verified, it would not be the first time that Taylor has seen one of her albums posted online before its official debut.
In 2017, the singer’s album Reputation, which was also due to be released on a Friday, was leaked online a day before it was officially shared with the world.
This latest alleged leak comes after Taylor revealed the Department of Tortured Poets’ “schedule.”
On Wednesday night, Taylor shared a promotional video for the album on her Instagram. A screenshot is shown in the photo.
The video showed a white board with the date April 19 along with the words “Department of Tortured Poets Liberation Day.”
On Wednesday night, he shared a promotional video for the album on his Instagram, sending fans into a frenzy.
The clip began in a ’70s-inspired room, reminiscent of the Midnights era, their last released album.
In the room there were pieces of shredded paper on the floor and also a series of records and a clock set to two o’clock.
The camera then takes viewers down a white hallway to a room labeled The Department of Tortured Poets.
Inside are empty white desks with typewriters on and coffee cups, before the camera zooms in on a notice board on the wall.
The date April 19 appeared on the wall along with the words: “Day of liberation from the Department of Tortured Poets.”
Underneath was a note that said: ‘8 pm ET. Music video release!!’ – as well as fourteen bars.
She simply wrote in the caption: “The TTPD calendar.”
It comes just after Taylor hosted a pop-up library in Los Angeles earlier that day while preparing for the new album.
Fans of the Karma hitmaker waited in line for more than five hours to attend a pop-up poetry library.