Taylor Swift used her 13th Grammy Award win to announce her new album.
Taylor Swift will release a new album in April
The 34-year-old singer used her acceptance speech for the Best Pop Vocal Album accolade on Sunday (04.02.24) to let fans in on the “secret” that her long-awaited LP will be released in April and will be called ‘Tortured Poets Department’.
Taking to the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Taylor – who won the prize for her record ‘Midnights’ – said: “OK, this is my 13th Grammy, it’s my lucky number, I don’t know if I’ve ever told you that.
“I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way but I know that the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans so I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping for the last two years. Which is that my brand new album comes out April 19.”
As the audience screamed in delight, she continued: “It’s called ‘Tortured Poets Department’
“I’m gonna go and post the cover right now backstage.
“Thank you, I love you.”
Minutes after she left the stage, the artwork for the record – featuring a black and white image of the singer lying down, cropped above her nose and below her knees – was shared to Instagram.
The post was captioned: “All’s fair in love and poetry… New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 [white heart emoji] (sic)”
Taylor scooped the Best Pop Vocal Album prize ahead of Kelly Clarkson (‘Chemistry’), Miley Cyrus (‘Endless Summer Vacation’), Olivia Rodrigo (‘Guts’), and Ed Sheeran (‘-‘).
