Taylor Swift is updating fans on the end of her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn and her short-lived affair with 1975 rocker Matty Healy in songs on her new album The Tortured Poets Department.
Fans quickly pressed play on the 16-track album when it was released on streaming platforms at midnight on Friday, so they could find references to Alwyn and Healy – both the good and the cheeky.
The 34-year-old Bad Blood singer — who recently teased a “timetable” 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 fans speculating that the name was aimed at her ex, Joe Alwyn. And earlier this week, Swift appeared to reference the actor when she shared the album’s lyrics on X.
The Tortured Poets Department has four versions in total, as well as 16 songs and a bonus track entitled The Manuscript.
Taylor Swift informs fans about the end of her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn and her short-lived affair with 1975 rocker Matty Healy in songs on her new album The Tortured Poets Department; seen with Joe in 2019
Hours before the album’s release, Swift revealed that the album’s first single would be Fortnight featuring rapper/singer Post Malone.
She also released a moody teaser for the song’s music video, which will be released Friday at 8 PM EST.
When the album hit streaming platforms on Thursday evening, Swift released a lengthy statement on Instagram describing it as “an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and feelings from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sad.” . equally.’
She continued: ‘This period in the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once the wounds are healed. And upon closer inspection, a large number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
‘This writer is convinced that our tears become sacred in the form of ink on a page. Once we tell our saddest story, we can be free from it.
“And then all that’s left is the tortured poetry,” Swift concluded, announcing, “THE DEPARTMENT OF TORTURED POETS is now out.”
In addition to her thought-provoking words, the lyricist shared a slideshow of beautiful black and white portraits as part of the album’s artwork.
Taylor’s devout fanbase quickly flooded social media with their responses – with many calling TTPD “the best album Taylor has made.”
Many admitted that they “cried” at the songs, calling it a “masterpiece” and praising her lyricism.
Fans quickly pressed play on the 16-track album when it was released on streaming platforms at midnight on Friday, so they could find references to Alwyn and Healy – both the good and the cheeky.
The title of her latest work had fans speculating that the name was aimed at her ex, Joe Alwyn. And earlier this week, Swift appeared to reference the actor when she shared the album’s lyrics on X