Taylor Swift unveils ‘definitive’ version of The Tortured Poets Department
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Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementTaylor Swift had a big announcement to make about her The department of tortured poets album during her Sunday, March 3 concert in Singapore.
“I just had a plan for Night 2,” Swift, 34, told concertgoers during the Eras show, which was also briefly broadcast live via her Instagram. ‘I kinda had the feeling you would be [excited and loud]so I actually wanted to show you something that no one else has seen before.
She continued, “If you want to look at the main screen, I want to show you something. This is the last edition of The department of tortured poets. It’s the last cover… [and] there’s a song called ‘The Black Dog.’ I can’t wait for you to hear it and I appreciate the enthusiasm.”
As Swift shared her TTPD variant news, a new cover photo made by Bet Garrabrant flashed on the screen. In the sepia-toned shot, Swift stood with one hand on her head and the other on her chin.
Taylor Swift is treating her fans to more than one version of her upcoming eleventh studio album. Three editions of The Tortured Poets Department, the original version and two bonus versions, will be released on Friday, April 19. In addition to the 16 songs from the standard edition, each album variation will include one of the three. […]
Swift also shared the image on her Instagram with the caption: “Old habits die screaming.” The portrait has also been swapped as her new profile photo.
Swifts TTPD announcement interrupted the acoustic portion of Sunday’s concert, where she played – again – two mash-ups. First, the Grammy winner combined ‘Long Story Short’ Always and “The Story of Us”. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) on her guitar. Swift’s next mash-up of surprise songs is featured 1989 (Taylor’s version)‘Clean’ and Always‘Eternal’.
Taylor Swift performs at the National Stadium in Singapore on March 2, 2024.
Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementA night earlier, Swift performed another double mash-up for the Singapore crowd, combining “Mine” and “Starlight,” then “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and “Dress.”
“This has become my favorite part of the show because it has become very chaotic and it has become a challenge for me to think of new things to do for each city,” Swift said of the acoustic set on Saturday, March 2. ‘And I hope I’m doing something you might like. It was amazing!”
Marcelo Endelli/TAS23/Getty Images While Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department came as a surprise to fans, the pop star seemingly dropped several Easter eggs, hinting that her eleventh studio album was on the way. Swift unveiled her latest musical venture as she accepted the award for Best Pop Vocal Album – her 13th career win – […]
After Swift’s remaining March concerts in Singapore, she will release her next album, The department of tortured poetson April 19. (The Eras tour resumes its international dates on May 9 in Paris, and runs through August 20 in Europe and the United Kingdom.)
TTPD is Swift’s eleventh studio album and already contains three bonus cuts, titled ‘The Manuscript’, ‘The Bolter’ and ‘The Albatross’. Although Swift hasn’t shared her lyrical inspiration, the songs are heavily theorized by fans to be about her breakup with Joe Alwyn.
Swift dated Alwyn, 32, for six years before news broke that they were calling it quits in April 2023. She has since moved on with NFL stardom Travis Kelcewith a source telling it We weekly earlier this month that Swift has “already” written love songs about Kelce, 34.