Taylor Swift not solely made historical past on the Grammys and took Album of the Yr, she introduced a brand-new one.

Accepting one in every of her 4 awards on the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Swift took the chance to disclose the title and launch date for her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Division — the longest title but for the artist, whose albums are traditionally one phrase solely (Lover, Purple, 1989 and so on., most two for Communicate Now.)

“I need to say thanks to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this fashion, however I do know that the way in which that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the eagerness of the followers,” Swift mentioned onstage accepting Finest Pop Vocal Album for Midnights.

“So I need to say thanks to the followers by telling you a secret that I’ve been conserving from you for the final two years,” Swift mentioned earlier than asserting the title and launch date. “I’m going to go and publish the duvet proper now backstage. Thanks, I like you!”

When is the album out? What can we count on? Who’re these tortured poets and what occurs of their division? This is all the things we learn about Swift’s subsequent album, which we’ll be including to and updating because the Swifties hit the yarn wall and do their characteristically epic code-cracking on this one.

What is the title of Taylor Swift’s subsequent album?

Introduced throughout her speech on the Grammys, Swift’s subsequent album is titled The Tortured Poets Division. This prolonged title is giving campus emo and I am into it. And with a title like that, if there are not any boygenius cameos I will eat my scarf.

What will we learn about Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division?

In a publish on Instagram revealed (as promised) immediately after her Grammys win, Swift revealed The Tortured Poets Division album artwork, displaying a black and white photograph of the artist reclining on a mattress, with the caption, “All’s truthful in love and poetry…”

The quilt was photographed by Swift’s fixed collaborator Beth Garrabrant, who shot Swift’s folklore cowl.

The second picture within the publish is {a photograph} of a handwritten word that reads:

And so I enter into proof

My tarnished coat of arms

My muses, acquired like bruises

My talismans and charms

The tick, tick, tick of affection bombs

My veins of pitch black ink

All’s truthful in love and poetry…

These emotionally charged phrases, that are in all probability lyrics, are signed off: “Sincerely, The Chairman of the Tortured Poets Division.” Who is that this Chairman?

Oooo “ghosted white” vinyl.
Credit score: Taylor Swift

The Tortured Poets Division vinyl is up for preorder for $34.99 on Swift’s official web site, and it appears like it is going to function 16 tracks in addition to a bonus observe referred to as “The Manuscript”. It is a “ghosted white” vinyl with a “24-page book-bound jacket with three handwritten lyrics distinctive to this vinyl and never-before-seen photographs”. There’s additionally a cassette, deluxe CD, and digital album on there too.

When is Taylor Swift’s subsequent album popping out?

The Tortured Poets Division will likely be launched April 19. Swift’s worldwide Eras Tour continues this 12 months, however the album will notably launch between two dates — Singapore on March 9, and Paris on Might 9.

You’d higher imagine Swift may preview a few of The Tortured Poets Division onstage earlier than its launch and after, so world tour ticket-holders, be able to speed-learn some new lyrics.

However what about Popularity (Taylor’s Model)?

ICYMI (how?), Swift has been on an formidable quest to launch re-recorded variations of her catalogue to take again possession of her work and flip the rattling fowl to former supervisor Scooter Braun. The final chapter, 1989 (Taylor’s Model) was launched in October 2023, following re-releases of Fearless, Purple, and Communicate Now. Now, the one albums left for Swift to re-record are her self-titled debut and her her sixth studio album, 2017’s Popularity.

Followers anticipated Swift to announce Popularity (Taylor’s Model) on the Grammys on Sunday, however as an alternative had been gifted the announcement for The Tortured Poets Division.

Count on extra cryptic drops from Swift on this one, as is customized.