Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album

19/4/2024 18:19

        Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period described as "the saddest story" of the singer's life.
        
        Swift's 11th studio album, featuring 16 tracks, was officially released at midnight ET (O400 GMT) but two hours later, she revealed a second installment with an extra 15 songs.
        
        "I'd written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you," Swift wrote on Instagram.
        
        "Poets" comes 18 months after 2022's "Midnights". Swift will also release a video for the new album's first single, a collaboration with Post Malone called "Fortnight," on Friday.
        
        The 34-year-old has been crossing music industry milestones and boosting local economies with her record-breaking Eras Tour, which resumes in Paris in May. Time magazine named Swift its 2023 Person of the Year, citing her musical accomplishments and influence on everything from pop culture to voter registration.