Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has fostered a dedicated group of hungry followers that discuss her every move on TikTok, just like they did on Tumblr before.

[meaning behind a charm bracelet](https://www.tiktok.com/@mrperfectlyfine13/video/7147917479048645890?_r=1&_t=8WEQtJgBVja&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7147917479048645890) added to Swift’s merch store and how her upcoming tenth studio album Midnights [might resurrect](https://www.tiktok.com/@moonybug/video/7137318559415291179?_r=1&_t=8WERTTTD26g&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7137318559415291179) the long-forgotten [“Tumblr aesthetic”](https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/7/21247938/tumblr-aesthetic-2014-nostalgia-tiktok-indie-pop) from the early 2010's. As users continue to assume that everything Swift says and does is an Easter egg, theories on her music will continue to run rampant. While Swift had been posting on her official TikTok account sporadically prior to the reveal of Midnights, the album announcement began Swift’s own marketing strategy on the platform. As a result, Swift—whether intentionally or not—was able to accelerate the rabidity of her fanbase into conspiracy theorists intent on perpetuating her brand and name on the short video app. [BookTok for bookreaders](https://gizmodo.com/ebook-amazon-return-policy-1849573206) and CleanTok for those who love to clean (or watch other people clean), SwiftTok is a community on TikTok for Swift fans and Swift content. While a majority of the album’s specifics were kept in the dark, Swift began to reveal the unknown song titles one at a time, each with an individual TikTok posted at midnight every other weekday beginning on September 21. Just the crumb of an album title and release date led to widespread hysteria within the TikTok niche. [‘Look What You Made Me Do.’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO) Literally the whole video is just an Easter egg. While some of the content on SwiftTok is typical music fan fodder, some of the most prevalent content is conspiracy theories. Over the last few years, Swifties have been cultivating a raucous ecosystem on [TikTok](https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-keylogging-privacy-meta-1849433690), “SwiftTok.” Users dedicate themselves to her music discussion and, more commonly, conspiracy theories about her. [“stan culture”](https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903704/the-2010s-social-media-and-the-birth-of-stan-culture) has helped bolster the fanbases of popular musicians everywhere, there’s a main distinction that separated Taylor Swift (and SwiftTok) from her contemporaries. “I think the best messages are cryptic ones.” Swift’s egg-laying truly began with her 2006 self-titled debut album—in the CD’s lyric booklet, Swift would capitalize different letters amongst the lyrics, which would spell out a secret message.

On Sunday night, Swifties in New York City were surprised with a massive Spotify billboard in Times Square that revealed the first lyrical taste from album ...

[This article first appeared on RollingStone.com.](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-spotify-lyric-reveal-billboard-1234611644/) [Swift wrote in an Instagram](https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/taylor-swift-universal-republic-deal-spotify-758102/) post in 2018, when her music made it back on the platform. “I am such a massive fan,” she said of Del Rey. Is this a dream?’… The schedule includes a video for ‘Anti-Hero,’ lyric videos and a “very chaotic surprise.” [ four that make a clock](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-elevates-midnights-artwork-clock-1234594274/) and [one from Target ](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-midnights-bonus-tracks-target-exclusive-edition-1234591535/)with an extra new song — and slowly announced the names of each of the album’s tracks in a TikTok series, titled ‘ [Midnight Mayhem with Me.](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-announces-track-reveal-43126/)‘

The news comes after a Times Square Spotify billboard was lit up at midnight, revealing new lyrics from Swift's forthcoming album.

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Taylor Swift's album Midnights is out this Friday at 12 A.M., and Swift has a full schedule of events to make it a full celebration.

Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). Swift didn't specify whether this teaser trailer was for the full album or the “Anti-Hero” music video out on October 21 at 8 A.M. Swift will also be revealing five things that inspired the album ahead of its release on Spotify. - Thursday, October 20: Teaser trailer during the third quarter of Thursday night football on Prime Video. The first lyric was released at Times Square in New York City this past midnight: “I should not be left to my own devices.” [album ](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a41013043/taylor-swift-midnights-album-release-date-news-singles-tour/) [Midnights](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a41013043/taylor-swift-midnights-album-release-date-news-singles-tour/) is out this Friday at 12 A.M., and Swift has a full schedule of events to celebrate.

Her tenth studio album, 'Midnights', will arrive this Friday, October 21st.

The singer-songwriter was also [nominated for six MTV EMA awards](https://readdork.com/news/2022-mtv-ema-nominations-have-been-unveiled-with-harry-styles-and-taylor-swift-leading-the-charge/) last Thursday, October 13th. - Stream ‘Midnights’ pls In a new video post, the songwriter has confirmed the ‘Midnights Manifest’ – a week of promotional activities around her new album, ‘Midnights’.

Being the winners of Cardiff SU's “Best Newcomer 2022”, I had high expectations when going along to the Taylor Swift society's 1989 listening party, ...

I asked their members for some of their most memorable moments in the society, and here are some of the best! Throughout the evening, it was clear that everything they said about the friendly atmosphere was accurate, with nothing but good vibes and potentially slight hearing loss from the volume and enthusiasm of all the singing. You may even be able to go for a trip with the CU Swifties, since should the artist herself ever go on tour to the UK, the society is keen to organise tickets for their members. After this cruel summer without them, the TS Society was back at the Fresher’s Fair, where they could be seen with a lifesize Taylor cutout, an extensive Taylor vinyl collection and free stickers for you to put on your phones, bottles or laptops. Overall, it’s a fun, supportive environment for likeminded Swifties of all backgrounds to “meet people and enjoy the chill vibes”. Without fail, whether it was committee members or newcomers on their first social, everyone I talked to higlighted the warm atmosphere of the society.

A post on Taylor Swift's website has confirmed that a UK 'Midnights' tour will happen in the future, although no dates have been shared yet.

[‘Folklore’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-folklore-album-review-2713965) and [‘Evermore’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-evermore-review-2835933), as well as last year’s re-recorded versions of [‘Fearless’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review-2916595) and [‘Red’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/taylor-swift-red-taylors-version-review-3093107). [ ‘Snow On The Beach’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-confirms-lana-del-rey-collaboration-on-midnights-3324612), her forthcoming collaboration with [Lana Del Rey](https://www.nme.com/artists/lana-del-rey): “[The song] is about falling in love with someone at the same time as they’re falling in love with you,” she said in [a video shared on social media](https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-reveals-more-details-about-lana-del-rey-collaboration-3327424). [declared the track ‘Anti-Hero’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-says-new-song-anti-hero-hears-her-delve-deepest-into-her-insecurities-3322351) to be “one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written”, and noted of its significance: “I really don’t think I’ve delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before.” The singer will release her 10th album on Friday (October 21), and has already confirmed an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the following Monday (October 24). [Swift announced details of the first single from her upcoming album ‘Midnights’, and shared some of its lyrics on billboards.](https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-and-reveals-midnights-lyrics-on-new-york-billboard-3330110) [Taylor Swift’s](https://www.nme.com/artists/taylor-swift) website has confirmed that a UK [‘Midnights’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-at-mtv-vmas-2022-3299598) tour is happening.

Fans who pre-order album from Swift's website will receive access codes for 'forthcoming and yet to be announced Taylor Swift UK show dates'

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Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift's website has confirmed that the Grammy winner has a series of U.K. shows planned. Find out more.

[across a Spotify billboard](https://www.eonline.com/news/1350726/taylor-swift-reveals-first-midnights-lyric-days-before-album-release) in Times Square at midnight sharp on Oct. [shows](https://www.eonline.com/news/concerts). "If you have already pre-ordered via this store you are automatically eligible to receive a code for access to the pre-sale and do not need to order again," read the post on her website. website, which shared that those who pre-order her upcoming album [Midnights](https://www.eonline.com/news/1349516/taylor-swifts-midnights-album-features-lana-del-ray-collab-see-the-complete-track-list)—which drops Oct. EST followed by the music video premiere of Taylor's song "Anti-Hero" at 8 a.m. [Taylor Swift ](https://www.eonline.com/news/taylor_swift)will want to make sure their calendars have a blank space, because she just announced some upcoming U.K.

One night, Taylor Swift played the Foo Fighters classic 'Best of You' to Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney, and it became a night to remember. Read here.

I just remember thinking, ‘Are you the catalyst for the most fun times ever?’ Is it your willingness to get up and play music that makes everyone feel like this is a thing that can happen tonight?” The ever-affable McCartney agreed before the ‘Shake It Off’ singer continued: “And I remember thinking it would have been so much fun because the times that I’ve run into you, I correlate with being some of the most fun nights of my life. Later though, Grohl revealed on The Howard Stern Show that he didn’t recognise his song because he was “stoned to the bone”. “I was actually thinking about Taylor Swift and her relationship to her young fans and how it’s sort of a sisterly thing,” he expressed. It turns out that being one of the best-selling names on earth tends to open up doors to the inner sanctum, a place in which to rub shoulders with the greats of the industry. This favourable PR comes from her defiantly re-recording some of her albums due to a battle with her old record label and collaborating with Haim on the incredibly heady ‘Gasoline’.

Ahead of Taylor Swift's Midnights album, we're ranking the 13 references to midnights on her previous albums.

So while “Nothing New” lacks the “love” we are so hoping will give us a reprieve, it’s still pretty midnights-y. “All Too Well” is “midnights-y” to a tee. She says she wants to be defined by those things, and now she is releasing an album completely defined by what keeps her up in the middle of the night. While the exact lyric mentioning midnight isn’t necessarily “midnights-y” by the way I’m defining it, the song is haunting in the way these sleepless nights seem to be — like past and future happiness are shadows of the “terror and sweet dreams” mentioned in the Midnights announcement, cast upon the walls of our “self-made cages” from our lit lanterns. She’ll do what she can to make sure that they stay “you and me forevermore” regardless of how tough it is and regardless of the mistakes they’ll make. [Rebekah Harkness](https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/rebekah-harkness-taylor-swift-rhode-island-house.html), but damn, she sounded like quite the woman. (I just hope this guy had his headlights on.) If only the scale included yearning — see: “I wanna feel you by my side, standing next to me / You gotta come on, come on / Say that we’ll be together” —then “Untouchable” would be near the top. Dreaming in the middle of the night? The mistakes here aren’t the ones that will blow up your entire life. If this all sounds familiar, it’s because there are, in a fitting Swiftian twistTaylor’s lucky number is 13 , 13 tracks in her back catalog that have explicitly mentioned “midnight” or “the middle of the night.” In honor of Midnights madness, I’ve ranked them by how “midnights-y” they feel. [before Midnights](https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/taylor-swift-midnights-theories-clues-tiktok.html) that she wants …

Taylor Swift's Midnight tour is finally happening and here's how you can get the presale code for her UK event.

She also announced the tracklist for her album and it is as follows: At the moment, it is unclear what other locations will the singer be hosting her tour at. All you have to do is preorder it.

We're just days away from Taylor Swift's Midnights album release, and the star has been dropping hints about her 10th studio LP in very Taylor-ish ways.

“I struggle a lot with the idea that my life has become unmanageably sized. “London, you polish up real nice,” the Taylor Nation Twitter account retweeted a fan photo of the lyrics. “I polish up real nice,” the lyric reads.

Taylor Swift took over a Spotify billboard with a Midnights clock and song lyrics, in addition to sharing the news that an Anti-Hero music video is coming.

A "special very chaotic surprise" comes at 3 a.m., then the “Anti-Hero” music video at 8 a.m., then lyric videos on YouTube later that night. (She'll tease the MV during the third quarter of Thursday Night Football on Prime Video — the Saints at the Cardinals — because, sure.) In addition to the lyrics, fans can look forward to to her lead single, “Anti-Hero,” which will have a music video that drops at 8 a.m.

She has 11 Grammys, nine major-label albums, university sources studying her work and an unstoppable fandom... so how did Taylor Swift conquer the music ...

“We’re using Swift’s songs to see some basic literary tropes and paradigms in action (the work of metaphor, simile, free indirect discourse),” Professor Elizabeth Scala, who sees Swift as a relevant bridging gap between contemporary and historical fiction, tells me. Labelling them her “quill lyrics”, “fountain pen lyrics” and “glitter gel pen lyrics”, she demonstrated a playful self-awareness that runs parallel with her keen literary sensibilities. He points out that a song such as “No Body, No Crime”, from Swift’s 2020 album evermore, follows a woman involved in a murder mystery, “but no one is going and thinking of that as an actual confession. She switched from Romeo and Juliet romance to a Game of Thrones-style revenge epic, singing: “But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time/ Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time/ I got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined.” For many, “Look What You Made Me Do” was a case of Swift reshaping the narrative of herself as a beleaguered pop star. “Her lyrics are written in a way as if she’s directly speaking to her fans, and I don’t think many artists have the ability to do that as well as Taylor does.” For fans, the success of Swift’s songwriting has much to do with the way she makes her listeners feel understood, particularly her young female audience. One of the ways Swift achieves this is by leaving “Easter eggs”, where familiar images or phrases crop up in different songs and their accompanying music videos. Since then, many of her greatest hits have illustrated her prowess in capturing sprawling romances and fleeting, loaded interactions, among them “Love Story” and “Fearless”, both from her 2008 album Fearless, and “cardigan”, which saw Swift’s literary attachment to clothing metaphors resurface in the lead single for her surprise 2020 album folklore. And as she prepares to release her 10th studio album, Midnights, it seems as though she’s yet to reach the pinnacle of her songwriting prowess. Since the beginning of her career, she’s demonstrated her ability to balance the universal with the hyper-specific. She became unafraid of upsetting the status quo and critics, and played around with the role of the villain – particularly in her cool, self-assured sixth studio album Reputation. Her songs have been compared to the revered works of artists as far apart as Beyoncé, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.

The Lover hitmaker has said fans who pre-order her new 'Midnights' album will be able to get exclusive pre-sale access to upcoming tour dates. The 32-year-old ...

For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve, we’ll meet ourselves.” It's the first official confirmation of a tour which many Swifties have been waiting for. The pop star first announced 'Midnights' at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. The Lover hitmaker has said fans who pre-order her new 'Midnights' album will be able to get exclusive pre-sale access to upcoming tour dates. Eligible orders need to be placed before 5am (BST) on October 21 to be eligible for pre-sale code access." Pre-sale details and further information will be confirmed at a later date and will be communicated with you officially and via the email you supply at checkout, so you have plenty of warning ahead of the pre-sale launch.

It marks the first time Taylor Swift fans can see the singer live in five years as she makes her much-anticipated return to tour.

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Taylor Swift has shared details of her 'Midnights' album release, including times, music videos, lyric videos and a special surprise on the release day.

The album includes a 10-minute version of 'All Too Well', and Taylor also directed a short film to accompany the song. In her acceptance speech, Taylor said she was "proud to be part of a musical community, especially in a year where we've needed music so much." She became the first woman to win the Album Of The Year Award twice. 'Reputation' become the super-talented singer's fifth Number 1 album on the Billboard 200 and her third UK Number 1 album. Taylor released 'Shake It Off', the first single off of her fifth studio album '1989'. Taylor later became a permanent fixture at the London Madame Tussauds in 2019. I live in awe of the people that I was nominated against in this category. The tour was named after her second album of the same name. Taylor Swift's 2009 was not clouded by this though as this was also the year that she embarked on her debut concert tour 'Fearless'. The album held the Number 1 spot for 11 consecutive weeks in the US. In 2002, a young Taylor Swift sang the American National Anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game. That's not all, as Taylor has also teased the song 'Anti-Hero' getting a music video, an 'Anti-Hero' challenge on YouTube shorts and lyric videos on the release day.

Fans who pre-order her new album from the official UK store will receive a pre-sale code access “for forthcoming and yet to be announced Taylor Swift show ...

The floors we pace and the demons we face. Taylor herself described her new album as "a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. Her Lover Fest tour was postponed and then later cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 13-track album is described by the pop star as 'the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.' "If you have already pre-ordered via this store you are automatically eligible to receive a code for access to the pre-sale and do not need to order again. Taylor Swift's website crashed after swarms of fans rushed online to get pre-sale access for her newly announced 'Midnights' tour - which includes UK dates.

Taylor Swift's website officially confirmed that the musician will be embarking upon a tour in the UK – here's everything we know.

[Midnights](/news/music/taylor-swift-album-midnights-date-track-list/)' became available for pre-order it was confirmed that fans would then be eligible for pre-sale tour tickets. A new tour from Taylor is likely to be her largest to date as fans prepare themselves to hear songs from 'Lover' (2019), 'Folklore' (2020), 'Evermore' (2020), 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' (2021), 'Red (Taylor's Version)' (2021), and 'Midnights' (2022). [Is Taylor Swift Going On Tour In 2023?](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-tour-2023/) [Taylor Swift Unveils Her Entire 'Midnights' Release Schedule](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-midnights-manifest-singles-music-videos/)

Taylor Swift caused a commotion among fans when her website cited a tour and presale codes - here's everything we know so far.

Fans who were pre ordering Swift’s tenth album ‘Midnight’s’ were quick to notice that the album cited a tour and resale codes for dates across the UK. If you have already pre-ordered via this store you are automatically eligible to receive a code for access to the pre-sale and do not need to order again. [Taylor Swift](/topic/taylor-swift) has teased that she will officially be returning to the road on tour in support of her latest album Midnights.

Ever since the singer announced her latest album 'Midnights' fans have been following her movements closely, and waiting with bated breath for a tour ...

If you have already pre-ordered via this store you are automatically eligible to receive a code for access to the pre-sale and do not need to order again. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve, we’ll meet ourselves.” Eligible orders need to be placed before 5am (BST) on October 21 to be eligible for pre-sale code access." The Lover hitmaker has said fans who pre-order her new 'Midnights' album will be able to get exclusive pre-sale access to upcoming tour dates. She cancelled her sixth tour, Lover Fest, which was to begin in April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Taylor Swift has seemingly confirmed a UK tour as pre-sale details were released on her website last night (October 17).

While details are scarce, the tour itself has been confirmed by Taylor Nation, an official fan page for the singer that's run by her team and who post updates ...

- Mastermind - Karma - Anti-Hero - Maroon Midnights is set to be released on Friday 21 October. It asks for your first name, email, date of birth and the country that you’re from.