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Taylor Swift<\/b><\/a> opened up about writing her upcoming album, <\/span>The Tortured Poets Department<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and revealed it helped her process her emotions during a difficult time. The \u201cCruel Summer\u201d singer\u2019s comment fuels speculation that the album is about her split from<\/span> Joe Alwyn<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSongwriting is something that actually gets me through my life<\/span><\/a>,\u201d Taylor, 34, told her fans during her Friday, February 16, concert in Melbourne, Australia, which was shared via video on\u00a0<\/span>X<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve never had an album where I needed songwriting more than I needed it on Tortured Poets<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Following the statement, Taylor revealed a new cover for the album and announced that there will be an exclusive song on a special vinyl version called \u201cThe Bolter.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLook at that cover. It\u2019s so tortured. So poetic,\u201d she said while looking at the black and white photo on the screen behind her. She then performed the Midnights<\/em> bonus track \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me\u201d for the first time during the Eras tour acoustic set, which many people have speculated is about Joe, 32<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fans rushed to social media to reiterate their claims that the album will be about the Favourite<\/em> actor, with one person writing, \u201cTaylor playing \u2018You\u2019re Losing Me\u2019 after confirming that The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> was a lifeline for her and she had to make the album to heal \u2026 oh Joe ur done for.\u201d<\/p>\n After Taylor announced the new album<\/span><\/a> during the Grammy Awards on February 4, many fans wondered if the new songs were inspired by the end of her relationship with Joe. The former couple dated <\/span>for more than six years <\/span>before they called it quits<\/span><\/a> in April 2023. Both <\/span>Taylor and Joe have not publicly discussed their split<\/span><\/a>, though fans are expecting her to drop major bombshells in the new album.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s safe to say that Joe is bracing himself for a lot of questions<\/a>. No one is safe,\u201d a source close to the \u201cEnchanted\u201d singer exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> on February 6. \u201cJoe should be worried about what she reveals.\u201d<\/p>\n Soon after the album title was shared, several fans began to speculate that the album name is a reference to Joe. A past interview that he did with Paul Mescal<\/strong> in December 2022 for Variety<\/em>\u2019s Actors on Actors<\/a> segment resurfaced online, which showed the duo discussing a group chat they had called \u201cThe Tortured Man Club\u201d with Andrew Scott<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt hasn\u2019t had much use recently,\u201d the Conversations With Friends<\/em> star said, while Paul, 28, chimed in, \u201cNo. I feel like we\u2019re less tortured now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n