Taylor Swift teased her fans with a mysterious countdown after releasing her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday.
After the 34-year-old superstar’s 16-track project dropped at midnight, Swift’s fans noticed that a two-hour countdown went live on her Instagram page.
Apparently it suggests a possible new announcement or surprise coming at 2:00. I’m ET.
In recent days, the singer has hinted on numerous occasions that the time of 2:00 in the morning has a special meaning.
Many fans also speculated that the star might be planning to release his version of his 2017 album Reputation, in the same way that he has been re-recording his previous albums amid a battle over ownership of his work.
Taylor Swift teased fans with a mysterious countdown after releasing her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday.
After the 34-year-old superstar’s 16-track project dropped at midnight, Swift’s fans noticed a two-hour countdown going on on her Instagram page.
Swift has mocked 2:00 o’clock on numerous occasions over the past few weeks.
In a teaser video for the album release, she had a clock on the wall that was stopped at 2:00 a.m.
The clocks on the library’s pop-up and in its mysterious Fortnight music video ad from earlier this week were also set to 2 o’clock.
At Tortured Poets’ Spotify library installation in Los Angeles was a figurine with a peace sign and another clock set at 2 o’clock.
Swift also signed twice during her Grammy acceptance speech, the same night she first announced the album.
An image showing the name of the album also appeared on his account.
When the album hit streaming platforms Thursday night, Swift posted a lengthy statement on Instagram describing it as “an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and feelings from a fleeting, fatalistic moment in time, one which was both sensational and painful.” in equal measure.”
And he continued: ‘This period of the author’s life is already over, the chapter is closed and walled up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once the wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
‘This writer firmly believes that our tears become sacred in the form of ink on a page. Once we have told our saddest story, we can free ourselves from it.
“And then all that’s left is tortured poetry,” Swift concluded, while announcing, “THE DEPARTMENT OF TORTURED POETS is now available.”
Along with her thought-provoking words, the lyricist shared a slideshow of gorgeous black and white portraits as part of the album’s artwork.
Apparently it suggests a possible new announcement or surprise coming at 2:00. I’m ET. The singer has dropped numerous hints in recent days that the 2:00 a.m. hour has special meaning.
Swift has made fun of 2:00 o’clock on numerous occasions. In a teaser video for the album release, she had a clock on the wall that was stopped at 2:00 a.m.
At his Tortured Poets Spotify library installation in Los Angeles there was a figurine with a peace sign and another clock set at 2 o’clock.
An image showing the name of the album also appeared on his account.
When the album hit streaming platforms Thursday night, Swift posted a lengthy statement on Instagram describing it as “an anthology of new works reflecting events, opinions and feelings from a fleeting, fatalistic moment in time.”
The Bad Blood singer, who recently teased a ‘schedule’ 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 directed at her ex, Joe Alwyn. And earlier this week, Swift appeared to reference the actor while she shared the album’s lyrics on X.
The Tortured Poets Department has a total of four versions, as well as 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 and singer Post Malone.
He also released a moody teaser for the song’s music video, which will be released on Friday at 8 pm EST.
While taking the Grammy stage two months earlier, Swift sent Swifties into a frenzy when she revealed that a new album was on the way.
He did so while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album. “I want to thank the fans by telling them a secret that I’ve been keeping from them for the last two years, and that is that my new album comes out on April 19,” he told the audience.
‘It’s called The Department of the Tortured Poet. I’m going to go post the cover right now backstage,’ she concluded excitedly.
At the time, she shared a black and white album cover photo, which showed Taylor lying on a bed while wearing a black shirt and shorts. A ray of light could also be seen shining on her.
The Department of Tortured Poets has a total of four versions, as well as 16 songs and a bonus track titled The Manuscript.
In the caption, she had written: “All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE DEPARTMENT OF TORTURED POETS.” Available April 19,” followed by a white heart emoji.
Since then, he has announced three additional versions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Bolter, The Albatross, and The Black Dog. Each version, which listeners can pre-order, also contains an exclusive track.
A day after her album announcement, Swift included the official track listing on the LP. She also has collaborations with other artists such as Post Malone on Fortnight and Florence & The Machine on the song called Florida!!!
As if 16 songs weren’t enough, fans learned Thursday that Swift included a ‘summary poem’ with the album, where she appears to allude to the end of her relationship with Alwyn, as well as the affair with rocker Matty Healy that began soon after. . after.