The Tortured Poets Department updates — Taylor Swift drops shock double album with songs and lyrics aimed at Joe Alwyn
TAYLOR Swift has released a teaser trailer for the lead single from her highly anticipated album - which is out now!
The Grammy-winning artist revealed on Thursday that the lead single from The Tortured Poets Department is Fortnight featuring Post Malone - and she shared a clip from the music video just hours later.
"At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings," Taylor posted.
"Album tonight. Fortnight music video tomorrow at 8pm et."
The black and white clip shows Taylor in dark makeup and period gowns as Post Malone appears in the Poor Things-esque setting as well.
"OK CREEPY CRAZY AESTHETIC TAYLOR. I AM SAT FOR THIS," one fan reacted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Fortnight music video will be released at 8 pm ET tonight - and the TTPD is streaming now!
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Fans go wild as Taylor drops FIFTEEN extra songs
Swifties are going wild after Taylor Swift dropped fifteen new songs on top of her already-released new album.
That means fans have a staggering 31 new Taylor Swift songs to enjoy today.
“Legit losing my mind,” said one fan on Twitter/X. “More songs… like what?!?! Like what a freaking secret!!!!”
“IM STILL REELING FROM THE FIRST 16 SONGS WHAT DO YOU MEAN 15 MORE?!” added another.
A third fan said: “I CANNOT BELIEVE WE GET A DOUBLE ALBUM WE TRULY DO NOT DESERVE YOU.”
What are critiques saying?
It's safe to say critical responses to The Tortured Poets Department have been mixed.
Some outlets, such as Rolling Stone, have hailed the project, branding it an "instant classic."
Other reviews have been mixed, with NME giving it 3 stars.
The Syndey Morning Herald, meanwhile, said the project is "proof Taylor Swift needs to take a break."
Taylor discusses The Anthology
In the early hours of Friday morning, Taylor Swift shocked the music world by dropping FIFTEEN extra songs for her new album The Tortured Poets Department.
The additional songs, titled The Anthology, are available to stream now.
Discussing the additions, Taylor said: "An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time - one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.
"This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
"And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."
How long is Taylor's new album?
Taylor Swift's latest album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, differs in length depending on the version you choose.
The original tracklist, which features 16 songs, comes in at 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, the extended version, aptly named The Anthology, gives Swifties a staggering 2 hours and 2 minutes worth of music.
The Tortured Poets Department's original tracklist
The Tortured Poets Department originally had 16 tracks, however, this has been expanded to 31 with today's release of The Anthology.
Here is the original tracklist:
- Fortnight (featuring Post Malone)
- The Tortured Poets Department
- My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
- Down Bad
- So Long, London
- But Daddy I Love Him
- Fresh Out the Slammer
- Florida!!! (featuring Florence + The Machine)
- Guilty as Sin?
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
- Loml
- I Can Do It with a Broken Heart
- The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- The Alchemy
- Clara Bow
Taylor takes aim at Joe Alwyn
Taylor Swift seemingly takes aim at her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn in The Tortured Poets Department.
Taylor and Joe Alwyn dated for six years, starting in 2017, before reportedly calling it quits in April 2023.
A source told People the split was largely caused by "differences in their personalities."
In The Tortured Poets Department, released April 19, 2024, The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart.
Inside Taylor's 'casual' fling with British star
In May 2023, The Sun reported that Taylor Swift was dating The 1975 frontman, Matty Healy.
At the time, a source said the pair were "madly in love."
"It’s super-early days, but it feels right. They first dated, very briefly, almost ten years ago but timings just didn’t work out," the source continued.
However, a month later, reports arose that the pair had split.
A source told People: "She had fun with him, but it was always casual. They are no longer romantically involved."
Which songs could be about Matty Healy?
Fans have spent this morning dissecting the lyrics on Taylor's latest album.
And many are convinced a good portion of the tracks are about Swift's ex-boyfriend Matty Healy.
Songs such as “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”, “loml”, “But Daddy I Love Him”, “Fresh Out the Slammer” and “My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys” all have fans thinking they are about the 1975 star.
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Credit: GC Images What has Taylor said about The Tortured Poets Department?
Taylor Swift posted a message about the album last night.
“The Tortured Poets Department,” she wrote.
“An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.
“This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
“And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page.
“Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry.”
The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology has a staggering 31 songs
Taylor Swift announced this morning that the Tortured Poets Department was, in fact, a double album featuring an eye-watering 31 songs.
Critical responses to the massive tracklist have been mixed, with Rolling Stone branding it an instant classic but NME giving it a lukewarm three stars.
Fans, however, are loving the project and will no doubt savour having more Taylor to enjoy.
Is 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived' about Joe Alwyn?
Fans believe the savagely titled song, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, from Taylor Swift's new album is about her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn – with some lyrics suggesting he cheated and broke her heart.
Taylor and Joe, who started dating in 2016, shocked fans when their relationship came to an abrupt end last year.
The song includes the scathing words: “And you’ll confess why you did it . . . And I’ll say good riddance. ’Cos it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden.
“You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man. I would have died for your sins but instead I just died inside.”
Taylor goes on: “You deserve prison, but you won’t get time. You will slide into inboxes and slip through the bars.”
She also jibes: “In plain sight you hid but you are what you did. And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever lived.”
Taylor Swift slams ex Joe Alwyn on savage new album
Taylor Swift has savaged ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn in brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart.
The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The Tortured Poets Department, released today— branding an ex-lover a lying coward she will never forgive.
Fans say the US superstar, 34, has unleashed her fury on the 33-year-old actor after their abrupt split 12 months ago.
The pair dated for six years, and acidic lyrics on Taylor’s 11th album, titled The Tortured Poets Department, suggest someone cheated on by messaging other people, with the guilty party accused of “sliding into inboxes”.
Swifties react to The Anthology
Swifties are losing their minds on social media after Taylor Swift announced that The Tortured Poets Department is a secret double album.
The pop star revealed the surprise second instalment of The Tortured Poets Department called The Anthology at 2am ET, which includes 15 more songs.
"Legit losing my mind," said one fan on Twitter/X. "More songs... like what?!?! Like what a freaking secret!!!!"
"IM STILL REELING FROM THE FIRST 16 SONGS WHAT DO YOU MEAN 15 MORE?!" added another.
A third fan said: "I CANNOT BELIEVE WE GET A DOUBLE ALBUM WE TRULY DO NOT DESERVE YOU."
Music video out TONIGHT
Fans have more in store from Taylor on this 19th day of April.
Taylor will be releasing a music video for her first official single from TTPD, Fortnight.
The song features Post Malone.
Taylor makes huge announcement
Taylor Swift has revealed that The Tortured Poets Department is a “secret double album”.
The pop star announced at 2am ET a “second instalment” of her 11th studio album called The Anthology, which has 15 more songs.
In a new message posted on social media, Swift said: “It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.”
How to fix Spotify when it crashes
It's not clear how to fix the current issue at the moment.
But if you continue having problems when it's resolved, you might want to try:
- Restarting the app
- Logging out and logging back in
- Checking offline mode status
- Reinstalling the app
If the app is still not working users can then check support.spotify.com.
How to check if Spotify is down
There are a number of ways you can keep up-to-date on the outage.
- DownDetector
- On Twitter @SpotifyStatus
- On Twitter @SpotifyCares
- Online at support.spotify.com
Is something else coming at 2 am?
A mysterious countdown clock has appeared on Taylor Swift's Instagram.
It's counting down to 2 am ET - so stay tuned!
Happy streaming!
The Tortured Poets Department is available now on all streaming services.
Enjoy the 16 brand new songs!
'This period of the author's life is now over'
Taylor Swift has posted a new message about the album:
"The Tortured Poets Department," she wrote.
"An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time - one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.
"This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
"And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page.
"Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."
Reports of Spotify down
Taylor Swift fans are reporting Spotify down as The Tortured Poets Department is out now.
It's finally here!
The highly anticipated The Tortured Poets Department is now available for streaming.
Fans should also expect some issues gaining access to their musical streamers as traffic will be high at this time and may cause outages.
Shania Twain says Taylor is 'working her butt off'
Hitmaker Shania Twain has praised Taylor Swift for "working her butt off in a new interview with Haute Living Magazine.
"I wouldn’t say I’m proud of anything I’ve done. Pride is not a great word for me, because I don’t think you can take credit for creative gifts if you were born with them; you can only take credit for developing them.
"What I would say I’m proud of is that I had the courage to take risks, that I could be so hard-working and dedicated.
"That girl [Taylor] is working her butt off. She is living an exhausting existence, but she’d dedicated and committed to herself, to her art, and her work."
Travis explains why he and Taylor watched from the crowd
Travis explained his and Taylor's decision on this week's New Heights episode, saying that attending a concert from in front of the stage offers a superior experience.
"I expected you guys to be backstage with the musicians," Travis's brother Jason said in the podcast. "But it seemed like you guys were in the crowd."
"I like to see it from the fans' perspective," Travis replied. "Like the people that actually, like, I'm a fan of music, I'm a fan of live shows. I want to see it from the front. We probably could have finessed it that way, but I think it's just that much more of an experience if you're in the pit; if you're in the madness with all the fans."
Taylor Swift attends Coachella with Travis Kelce ahead of album release
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were spotted together at Coachella last weekend.
They were seen enjoying performances at the annual music festival in Palm Desert, California, with a large crowd.
Instead of staying backstage to watch the performers play, Kelce and Swift chose to have a more typical festival experience with other attendees, who must have been taken aback to see the couple simply hanging out next to them.