Everything we know about Taylor Swift's new album

Telegraph

3 days ago

It's not that Antonoff's work with Swift has been unsuccessful: far from it. Two of the Swift albums he produced (Folklore and Midnights) won the Grammy for Album of the Year, and are considered some of her best. But after The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), which many fans considered to be laboured, pretentious and dragged-out, it became apparent that Swift's music needed a burst of fresh energy.
And Martin, the man who helped to give us eternal bangers such as We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Blank Space and ...Ready for It? (as well as countless chart-toppers from Britney, Katy Perry and The Weeknd), could be just the ticket. After two albums of weepy ballads and romantic takedowns (on TTPD and Midnights), here's hoping for a record filled with optimistic, cheerful pop anthems. Swift's happy and in love, after all!
What are the songs?
Take this with a pinch of salt, but a leaked tracklist has emerged (apparently taken from the vinyl's inside sleeve) containing 12 songs. The song titles are as follows:
The Fate of Ophelia
Elizabeth Taylor
Opalite
Father Figure
Oldest Daughter
Ruin the Friendship
Actually Romantic
Wi$h Li$t
Wood
Cancelled!
Honey
The Life of a Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)
Will there be a tour?
Who knows – but probably. Given the mammoth success of the Eras tour – billions in ticket sales, infinite media coverage – which spanned 149 shows around the world, and clocked in at a gruelling three-hour run time, Swift will have a tough time matching its success.
She probably won't try to: not in terms of grand scale, anyway. I predict Swift will return to her pre-Eras tour model of performing mostly songs from her most recent album, with a few fan-favourite oldies (aka Love Story and Blank Space) thrown in for good measure.
If The Life of a Showgirl is released this year, a world tour presumably won't be on the cards until at least 2027. This would leave Swift free to headline the Super Bowl half-time show – for the first time – in 2026, or America's leading festival, Coachella. Who knows: in 2027, then, she could even finally headline Glastonbury, after the pandemic scuppered what was supposed to be her triumphant debut on Worthy Farm back in 2020.