Taylor Swift has fans in a tizzy with her announcement – she’s dropping a surprise album tonight at midnight!
“Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my eighth studio album, folklore. Surprise 🤗,” she captioned a black-and-white pic of herself standing in the woods. “Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand-new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into.”
The songstress says the brand new album of songs will be filled with “all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings,” adding that, “I wrote and recorded this music in isolation but got to collaborate with some musical heroes of mine.”
“Before this year I probably would’ve overthought when to release this music at the ‘perfect’ time, but the times we’re living in keep reminding me that nothing is guaranteed,” she continued. “My gut is telling me that if you make something you love, you should just put it out into the world. That’s the side of uncertainty I can get on board with. Love you guys so much ♥️”
Taylor is also adding a special twist to her album release to celebrate her eighth studio album.
“Because this is my eighth studio album, I made eight deluxe CD editions and eight deluxe vinyl editions that are available for one week😄. Each deluxe edition has unique covers, photos, and artwork. Available exclusively at taylorswift.com,” she wrote in another post, which included the track list, noting that the deluxe editions that will include a bonus track, “the lakes.”
Check out the tracklist below:
“the t”
“cardigan”
“the last great american dynasty”
“exile” feat. Bon Iver
“my tears ricochet”
“mirrorball”
“seven”
“august”
“this is me trying”
“illicit afairs”
“invisible string”
“mad woman”
“epiphany”
“betty”
“peace”
“hoax”
And, as if the announcement hasn’t gotten fans amped up enough, Taylor shared even more happy news – she’s also dropping the music video for “cardigan” on Friday (July 24).
“The music video for ‘cardigan’ will premiere tonight, which I wrote/directed,” she revealed, thanking her “brilliant, bad a– video team”
She also explained the safety measures she took to film the video.
“The entire shoot was overseen by a medical inspector, everyone wore masks, stayed away from each other, and I even did my own hair, makeup, and styling 😂,” she wrote.
FYI, Kanye West has also announced he will be releasing his new album, Donda, of Friday (July 24).
