Taylor Swift took a moment during one of her Grammy Awards acceptance speeches to announce a new album. Surprisingly, it’s not Reputation (Taylor’s Version). This is something new entirely.
“Ok, this is my 13th Grammy,” she began her speech, “which is my lucky number. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you that. I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way. But I know the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans.”
She added, “So, I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret.”
Taylor Swift reveals her 11th all-original studio album
During her acceptance speech, Swift finally revealed something that she’d been “keeping from you for two years,” she said.
All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 🤍https://t.co/WdrCmvLHyA📷: Beth Garrabrantpic.twitter.com/CCPhmSZ2UD
On a handwritten note, Swift wrote, “And so I enter into evidence, my tarnished coat of arms. My muses, acquired like bruises, my talismans and charms. Tick, tick of love bombs, my veins of pitch black ink.”
The note continued, “All’s fair in love and poetry. Sincerely, the chairman of the Tortured Poets Department.”
The pop star was also up for Song and Record of the Year (both for “Anti-Hero”), Best Pop Solo Performance (“Anti-Hero”), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Karma” with Ice Spice), and Album of the Year for Midnights.
Bee is a former music writer at Dexerto. Bee has been working in the digital media space for a decade. Their work can be found in American Songwriter, Billboard, and Grammy.com.
