Taylor Swift Releases New Album "The Tortured Poets Department": Stream It Now

Taylor Swift finally released on Friday her long-awaited 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department".

Swift announced the album at the 2024 Grammys, dropping the bombshell news mid-acceptance speech for best pop vocal for her 2022 record Midnights. 

“This is my 13th Grammy – which is my lucky number, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you that,” she teased the crowd at Crypto.com Arena in February. “I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years which is that my brand new album comes out April 19.”

The superstar previously announced the track list, as well as three variants of the 16-track album, each featuring a different bonus track: “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter” and “The Albatross.” 

She revealed “The Bolter” and “The Albatross” editions at previous tour dates in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. 

"The Tortured Poets Department" tracklist features two major collaborations: Post Malone, whose name is billed on the lead single, “Fortnight,” as well as Florence + The Machine on track eight, “Florida!!!”.

Prior to the release of "Tortured Poets Department", the pop superstar teased the lead single, “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone.

The new single also marks the first collaboration between Swift and Malone.

Swift shared on X a preview of the upcoming music video, featuring dramatic scenes of the duo searching through files, embracing on an empty road, and throwing chairs, before the clip cuts to Swift looking into the camera with a smokey eye and her iconic red lip.

“At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings,” the singer captioned the post, noting that the video will be arriving on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

Earlier in the day, Swift confirmed on Instagram that “Fortnight” would serve as the lead single for the album.

“The first single from The Tortured Poets Department is…………. Fortnight featuring [Post Malone],” Swift wrote in the caption of a post that appears to be the single’s cover art. “I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight.”

The album is Swift’s first album of new material since October 2022’s "Midnights", which won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2024 Grammys. 

She also put out (Taylor’s Version) re-recordings of "Speak Now" and "1989" in 2023, as she embarked on her career-spanning Eras Tour.

Listen to "The Tortured Poets Department" in full below.