The singer-songwriter is just hours away from entering a new era.

New era incoming! The release of <a href="https://preview.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/every-taylor-swift-album-era-style" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a>'s new album is only hours away. The Tortured Poets Department is slated to be released at midnight on Friday April 19th.
Swift is no stranger to<a href="https://preview.lofficielusa.com/music/taylor-swift-1989-announcement-taylors-version-la-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> making big announcements</a> at award ceremonies. On February 4, she celebrated her Grammy win for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights by announcing her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department.&nbsp;Ever since then, the singer has been teasing fans on social media with the album's cover and bonus tracks to keep an eye out for. <a href="https://store.taylorswift.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The album is now available for presale on Swift's website</a>&mdash;the standard edition will consist of 16 tracks, with "The Manuscript" as the bonus track on the deluxe edition.
The announcement came after months of speculation of a Reputation (Taylor's Version) debut, with Swifties occupying their time with theories and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/taylor-swift-argylle-matthew-vaughn-conspiracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">easter eggs they gathered on social media.</a> However, Swift is known for her surprises.&nbsp;As she said, "All's fair in love and poetry."&nbsp;
This will be her 11th studio album, and one that Swift has kept a secret for some time. "I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret I've been keeping from you for the last two years," Taylor teased in her acceptance speech. "Which is that my brand new album that comes out April 19, called The Tortured Poets Department."&nbsp;
The album is already officially approved by Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce. In an interview, the NFL player revealed he was one of the first listeners, saying &ldquo;I have heard some of it, yes, and it&rsquo;s unbelievable. I can&rsquo;t wait for her to shake up the world when it finally drops.&rdquo;

Fans are already debating the meaning behind the title of the album,&nbsp;The Tortured Poets Department. The singer tends to incorporate few words into the titles of her albums, such as Lover, Speak Now, Red, Midnights,&nbsp;etc, but chose a longer title this time. Her fans think the title may be a reference to her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who she dated for approximately six years. Alwyn previously stated he was in a group chat with actors Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott with the name 'The Tortured Man Club.'&nbsp;

Photo via Instagram/ @taylorswift

Swift's new album includes 16 songs and one bonus track, 'The Manuscript.' Two talented guests will also be featured in The Tortured Poets Department&mdash;Post Malone and Florence and the Machine. In an Instagram story posted by Swift, she shared what seems to be lyrics<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C28wUWGs_gQ/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> from the new anticipated record</a>.&nbsp;"And so I enter into evidence my tarnished coat of arms my muses, acquired like bruises my talismans and charms. The tick, tick, tick of love bombs. My veins of pitch black ink."&nbsp;
1. Fortnight [ft. Post Malone] 2. The Tortured Poets Department 3. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 4. Down Bad 5. So Long, London 6. But Daddy I Love Him 7. Fresh Out the Slammer 8. Florida!!! [ft. Florence and the Machine] 9. Guilty as Sin? 10. Who&rsquo;s Afraid of Little Old Me? 11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) 12. LOML 13. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived 15. The Alchemy 16. Clara Bow 17. The Manuscript (Bonus Track)

After revealing the album's cover via Instagram, fans were quick to notice half of Swift's face doesn't appear, similar to the cover of her 1989 album released in 2014. The singer poses in a black cami tank top and matching high-rise briefs, as announced by stylist Joseph Cassell. The The Tortured Poets Department seems to be based on a fully muted, black-and-white aesthetic, and fans think she'll return to her incredible storytelling similar to her studio album&nbsp;Folklore.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Timed perfectly with the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/solar-eclipse-where-to-watch">solar eclipse</a>, she teased fans with a sneak peek into her upcoming 11th album through an Instagram story. The video, set against a typewriter's rhythmic keys, unveiled a glimpse of her April 19 release with three lines, one cleverly referencing the celestial event: "Crowd goes wild at her fingertips / Half moonshine, Full eclipse," leaving fans wondering which song they're from.&nbsp;

With just days before the album's release, leaks for all 17 songs have supposedly been spreading since Wednesday evening via a Google Drive link, which was then circulated on TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter. Though some think the leaks are fake, claiming it is A.I. generated and doesn't reflect <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/taylor-swift-albums-discography">Swift's</a> usual lyricism, many do believe it is real. Some Swifties are more excited after hearing the new records, listening to as little as possible until the entire album officially drops, while others have been shocked and even a bit disappointed.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Based on the lyrics, the leak has led many to believe that the album is not completely about Swift's break up with Alwyn like expected. Instead, many fans suspect the album may actually focus on Swift's rumored relationship with singer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/taylor-swift-matt-healy-dating-rumors-relationship-singer-1975-joe-alwyn">Matty Healy</a>. Though Swift had been linked to The 1975 star as early as 2014, the two were rumored to be in a romantic relationship in the spring of 2023. Given Swift has been working on The Tortured Poet's Department for the past two years, the timelines do overlap, making it very possible that Healy will be the subject of numerous songs.
If the album does indeed cover her relationship with both Healy and Alwyn like the leak suggests, some fans say the tracklist could go in chronological order, detailing her breakup with Alwyn in the first half of the album and then her time with Healy from last year in the latter half. With <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/taylor-swift-tour-best-fashion-looks-style">Swift</a> not addressing the leak and less than 24 hours to official release, only time will tell if the rumors are real.

If you're as excited as we are for Swift's new era, you'll be happy to know this brand new album is coming out just hours away on Friday, April 19. At 8 p.m. EDT on Friday, Swift will also be dropping a music video, but she did not specify which song it would be for. We're counting down the minutes to hear what Swift has in store for us.

Everything to Know About Taylor Swift's New Album 'The Tortured Poets Department'

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