Robert Gauthier
Taking the stage to claim the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights on Sunday evening, Taylor Swift made a surprise announcement that her brand-new album, The Tortured Poets Department, would be released on April 19th, stunning legions of Swifties who’d been positive that she’d use the opportunity to state when Reputation (Taylor’s Version) would drop.
First noting that the Grammy she’d just won was her 13th, her lucky number, Swift went on, “I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans.” (An odd comment that probably raised some Recording Academy eyebrows.)
“So I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19th,” Swift said. “It’s called ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’”