Yahoo News All the best reactions to Taylor Swift's surprise album announcement at the Grammys
Taylor Swift announced her 11th studio album "The Tortured Poets Department" at the 2024 Grammys.
Fans shared their shocked reactions to the news on social media.
Others shared jokes and memes about the wordy album title.
Taylor Swift surprised fans by announcing her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday.
Swift shared details about the album, which she said was two years in the making, while accepting the award for best pop vocal album.
"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," she said.
taylor swift understand the importance of a gag like you HAVEEEEE to respect it like hijacking the grammys with an album announcement is so funny
— zae (@itszaeok) February 5, 2024
Swifties were shocked by the reveal; many believed Swift had been teasing an announcement for "Reputation (Taylor's Version)," rather than a brand-new album.
Me hearing Taylor announce a new album instead of reputation (taylor’s version) that my twitter timeline convinced me of three hours ago pic.twitter.com/j3fWFBuTqX
— vicky (@vickymykh) February 5, 2024
“this is my 13th grammy and my new album comes out-“ pic.twitter.com/8tMn9TCWYj
— reidy von (tea)se (@thereidfeed) February 5, 2024
when i tell you i fucking glitched when she said brand new album LIKE THIS WAS MY REACTION pic.twitter.com/z2OBAqLHgE
— vala 💌 GRAMMYS DAY (@prfctromantics) February 5, 2024
we’ve defrosted rep tv so many times now is it even still safe to eat
— Erin M (@erinmurray16) February 5, 2024
taylor announcing a brand new album after making everyone think that she was announcing the reputation re-recording pic.twitter.com/YpQMxmz4nD
— marg (taylor’s version) (@BetttysCardigan) February 5, 2024
"The Tortured Poets Department" will be the follow-up to Swift's 2022 pop blockbuster "Midnights," which sold millions of copies and charted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for six weeks.
However, the verbose album title immediately reminded fans of her 2020 sister albums, "Folklore" and "Evermore," which saw Swift experimenting with fictional storytelling, folk-inspired production, and indie-rock collaborators (namely Aaron Dessner of The National).
The Tortured Poet’s Department… i know folklore’s cousin when i hear it
— girl with many prospects (@harryscowgirI) February 5, 2024
this is the tortured poet's department if anyone cares pic.twitter.com/lyUdVkWLOm
— hannah (tortured poet) (@hantalkstaylor) February 5, 2024
the tortured poet’s department is folklore and evermore’s sister i just know it
— iya ★ (@hotmessjunk) February 5, 2024
if folklore and evermore had an author, it would be The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department pic.twitter.com/s7HVyNu5Xa
— jake (@captayvate) February 5, 2024
Some people made jokes about the "Tumblr core" phrase, comparing Swift to fictional characters like Carrie Bradshaw, Hannah Horvath, and Jo March.
The Tortured Poets Department pic.twitter.com/G4ezd6l51q
— Rose Dommu (@rosedommu) February 5, 2024
the president of the tortured poets department pic.twitter.com/X3nVwLOxlC
— benjamin (@benjaminmartiin) February 5, 2024
she works in the tortured poets department. pic.twitter.com/SaB3xFZYRk
— aidan (@AlDANS_) February 5, 2024
The Tortured Poets Department pic.twitter.com/k7zBVNte0F
— joe (@crueiestsummer) February 5, 2024
The Tortured Poets Department? YES. MILLENNIAL CRINGE IS THE MOMENT. 2008 TUMBLR CORE. IT’S GIVING 274 PHOTOS IN THE FACEBOOK ALBUM. MOVE OVER GEN Z, WE ARE BACK.
— Lauren Morrill (@LaurenEMorrill) February 5, 2024
Many fans shared theories about the album's content, especially the implications of the word "tortured."
Swift split from her boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn, shortly after the release of "Midnights."
In May 2023, she released "You're Losing Me," a heart-wrenching breakup song that many speculated to be inspired by Alwyn. Swift's cowriter, Jack Antonoff, later revealed the song was written in December 2021 — around the same time Swift began working on "The Tortured Poets Department."
she wrote you’re losing me two years ago and she said she’s been working on this album for two years pic.twitter.com/kqylwN1u8t
— liz 🫶 (@AstoundingSwift) February 5, 2024
TORTURED POET’S DEPARTMENT? I have never been so excited to be depressed in my life
— 1984’s George Whorewell (@EwdatsGROSS) February 5, 2024
Others made note of the title's similarity to "The Tortured Man Club," the name of Alwyn's group chat with fellow actors Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott.
if there’s one thing taylor is going to do, it’s be a little crazy https://t.co/ZAeCHiaZ4T
— LIL BITCH (@bitch_rights) February 5, 2024
"the tortured man club" vs. "the tortured poets department" reminds me of when mariah carey said "you a mom and pop, i'm a corporation. i'm the press conference, you a conversation" like they had their little "woe is me" boys club meanwhile they were with LLC level women bffr
— kimani 🎱🐍🍾 (@onthattightrope) February 5, 2024
“the tortured man club” groupchat right now pic.twitter.com/32tE8l83FL
— mirrorball 🪩 (@penthouseheart) February 5, 2024
Some people made jokes about Swift's current boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, who previously said he's "learning every day" from Swift because he's "never been a man of words."
The Tortured Poets Department https://t.co/9brLyIc6J4
— Eric Harvey (@ericdharvey) February 5, 2024
honestly really funny to drop “the tortured poets department” just after becoming the nation’s foremost football girlfriend
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) February 5, 2024
the tortured poet https://t.co/4i7ydcwOnG
— katherine fitzgerald (@kfitz134) February 5, 2024
In addition to her big announcement on Sunday, Swift won album of the year at the Grammys for "Midnights," becoming the first person in history to win the award four times.
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