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Per chairman Taylor Swift, here's what we know about 'The Tortured Poets Department'

LOS ANGELES — It's the dawn of a new era — a new Taylor Swift Era, that is. This week, the 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist will release her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which she first announced at the Grammys in February. While accepting the pop vocal album award for "Midnights" — her first of two wins that night — Swift thanked her fans by divulging "a secret that ...
Taylor Swift announces her upcoming album " The Tortured Poets Department" while accepting the best pop vocal album award for "Midnights" onstage during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024.

LOS ANGELES — It's the dawn of a new era — a new Taylor Swift Era, that is.

This week, the 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist will release her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which she first announced at the Grammys in February.

While accepting the pop vocal album award for "Midnights" — her first of two wins that night — Swift thanked her fans by divulging "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 announcement came as

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