Taylor Swift releases The Tortured Poets Department

1. Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released after the global superstar announced its availability on her Instagram page. This was following its announcement at the Grammy Awards earlier this year, where Swift claimed her record-breaking fourth Album of the Year prize.

Taylor Swift will also be performing three shows in Dublin as part of the Eras Tour with dates scheduled for June 28, June 29, and June 30 at the Aviva Stadium. This upcoming dates will be the first time Taylor includes songs from the record live

The album's launch was marked by a surprise second announcement revealing an extended version with a total of 31 songs.

Swift said in a post on Instagram, "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. 🤍"

 

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Swift collaborated with artists like Post Malone and Florence and the Machine on songs like 'Fortnight' and 'Florida!!!' Swift also worked on the album with her two producers: Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff and the National’s Aaron Dessner.

In a post on X, Swift wrote:

The Tortured Poets Department. 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… pic.twitter.com/41OObGyJDW

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 19, 2024

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  Swift also collaborated with Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks. The physical version of the album offers handwritten poems by both artists. For more info on this, read our article here.The album has garnered much attention, and has broken records on platforms like Spotify for the most pre-saved album.

Tickets for The Eras Tour at the Aviva Stadium can be found here.

Listen to THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT below: