• Tortured Poets Department: How Taylor Swift album lyrics captured ... | BBC | April 20, 2024, 1:02 a.m.
Tortured Poets Department: How Taylor Swift album lyrics captured modern dating despair - BBC News. 20 April. EPA. The Tortured Poets Department, released on Friday, features 31...

• Taylor Swift Releases 'The Tortured Poets Department' | Rolling Stone | April 19, 2024, midnight
Taylor Swift Just Released ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. The new album explores her most recent relationships and includes collaborations with Post Malone and Florence and the...

• Album Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is written ... | NPR | April 19, 2024, 4:19 a.m.
Here's my reading of her album-as-novel — others' interpretations may vary: Swift's first-person protagonist (let's call her "Taylor") begins in a memory of a long-ago love affair that left her ...

• Taylor Swift Tortured Poets Department review: Album finds star ... | BBC | April 19, 2024, 4:05 a.m.
Taylor Swift Tortured Poets Department review: Album finds star vulnerable but vicious. 5 days ago. By Mark Savage,Music correspondent, BBC News. Getty Images. Taylor Swift has won...

• 8 Takeaways From Taylor Swift’s New Album The Tortured Poets Department ... | Pitchfork | April 19, 2024, midnight
The Tortured Poets Department, Swift’s 11th original studio album, is billed as a concept album exploring the five stages of grief. She produced the album with regular collaborators...

• Album Review: Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department | Beats Per Minute
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Breaks Yet Another Spotify Record – Update | Deadline | April 24, 2024, 7 p.m.
The Taylor Swift triumphs continue on Spotify.

• Taylor Swift shares song lyric meanings for 'The Tortured Poets Department' in track-by-track Amazon commentary | NME | April 22, 2024, 3:50 p.m.
Taylor Swift has shared the meanings of her lyrics from 'The Tortured Poets Department' in a new track-by-track Amazon commentary. 

• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ becomes first album to cross 300m Spotify streams in a single day | Music Business Worldwide | April 22, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
The Tortured Poets Department broke multiple Spotify records in less than 24 Hours…

• Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department” shows the megastar in decline | Campus Times | April 22, 2024, 1:12 a.m.
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• 1A Record Club: Taylor Swift And 'The Tortured Poets Department' : 1A | NPR
Taylor Swift dropped her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," at midnight on Friday. Like she did with her previous album, "Midnights", she posted a surprise for fans a few hours later: 15 extra tracks on the album. That brings the total track listing to 31 songs.She's released four albums since 2020, plus four re-recorded albums. Her Eras Tour sold out stadiums across the U.S. last year, and it continues through 2024. The hold Taylor Swift has on much of our popular consciousness defies comparison with other current artists.We discuss Swift's new music and where it fits in her catalogue. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.

• The Best Celebrity Reactions To Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Album | ELLE | April 22, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Ice Spice, Jack Antonoff, Sophie Turner and more have weighed in

• Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” breaks records | CBS News
Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,'' became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day while selling 1.6 million units. It’s on track to sell more than 2 million copies in its first week

• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department / The Anthology | Pitchfork
Read Olivia Horn’s review of the album.

• All The Records Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Has Broken (So Far) | Forbes Advisor
“The Tortured Poets Department” broke records across most major music streaming platforms during its first weekend, and its success may continue this week.

• Target’s version of 'The Tortured Poets Department' contains two intimate poems: Read them here | TODAY.com
One poem, which Taylor Swift also shared in an Instagram Reel, turned out to be the source of previously teased lines originally thought to be lyrics.

• Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ needs to make layoffs - The Baylor Lariat | baylorlariat.com | April 23, 2024, 4:04 a.m.
With this album, Taylor Swift sells her own misery. Without divulging the secret torture of her relationships with Matty Healy and Joe Alwyn and teasing the cute, triumphant moments with Travis Kelce (“The Alchemy”), this album wouldn’t sell as much as it has. The lore of Taylor Swift — who she dates, why they break up — keeps the machine running, not the music itself.

• Exploring Taylor Swift's Complex Tortured Poets Department | WONC | April 22, 2024, 5:37 p.m.
by Emma Wadley   Taylor Swift has once again broken records and my heart with her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift loves to surprise fans, and I wasn’t surprised when she dropped a second album at 2:00 am on Friday, April 19, calling it The Tortured Poets [...]

• Taylor Swift Details Meaning Behind ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Songs | The Hollywood Reporter | April 22, 2024, 3:11 p.m.
Swift offered a track-by-track experience for "Fortnight," "Florida!!!," "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?," "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" and "Clara Bow."

• Taylor Swift Tortured Poets Department review: Album finds star vulnerable but vicious | BBC News
The star's 11th album is much more than a break-up record, and may even mark the end of an era.

• Taylor Swift’s 'The Tortured Poets Department' album breaks Spotify streaming record | USA TODAY
Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" has made Spotify history as the most-streamed album in a single day this year and in history.

• Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department streamed more than 300 million times in one day | Sky News
The singer, who has 11 chart-topping UK albums, had announced the arrival of her latest record live on stage at the Grammy Awards in February.

• Here’s What Patti Smith Thinks of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Lyric Naming Her | Billboard | April 21, 2024, 12:09 a.m.
Patti Smith acknowledged being named alongside Dylan Thomas on Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' title track.

• Breaking Down Taylor Swift's Travis Kelce References in 'The Tortured Poets Department' | Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce appears to have his place in Taylor Swift's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department."

• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department broke Spotify record | BBC
The Tortured Poets Department became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day, the platform said.

• Taylor Swift's First 'Tortured Poets' Music Video Is Out Now: What to Know About All Her Latest Work | CNET
A new era of Taylor Swift has begun. Dive into it all, including the first music video from Tortured Poets -- for the song Fortnight with Post Malone.

• Taylor Swift Sells 1.4 Million Copies of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ on First Day of Release in U.S. | Billboard | April 21, 2024, 2:13 a.m.
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' album is off to a blockbuster start in the U.S., according to initial sales and streaming data.

• Taylor Swift latest: Patti Smith sends pop star message after Tortured Poets mention | The Independent | April 20, 2024, 11:45 a.m.
Godmother of punk responds to mention on Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ as pop titan smashes Spotify records on day of album release

• REVIEW: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' needs more than one listen to be fully appreciated - The State News | The State News
Only one listen of Taylor Swift’s "The Tortured Poet’s Department," or TTPD, isn't enough to make a fair judgement. Here’s my ranking of TTPD, before the 15 surprise songs dropped.

• ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: Breaking down Taylor Swift’s ‘sensational and sorrowful’ album | TODAY.com
“The Tortured Poets Department,” the 11th studio album from Taylor Swift is here. Here's everything to know about the "sensation and sorrowful" album.

• Taylor Swift shocker: New album, "The Tortured Poets Department," is actually a double album | CBS News
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.

• Analysis | A guide to the Easter eggs and name-drops on Taylor Swift’s new album | Washington Post | April 19, 2024, 9:01 p.m.
“The Tortured Poets Department” references everyone from Charlie Puth and the Blue Nile to aIMee (that one’s not subtle)

• Jack Antonoff Praises Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: ‘Love This Album More Than I Can Say’ | Billboard | April 19, 2024, 4:27 p.m.
Jack Antonoff praised Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' after the album's release. See what he said.

• On ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Taylor Swift Could Use an Editor | New York Times | April 19, 2024, 2:53 p.m.
Over 16 songs (and a second LP), the pop superstar litigates her recent romances. But the themes, and familiar sonic backdrops, generate diminishing returns.

• 'Tortured Poets' release live updates: Taylor Swift's new album is here | USA TODAY
Taylor Swift's 11th era began at midnight with the release of her album "The Tortured Poets Department." Follow along as fans gear up to hear the new music.

• Taylor Swift Releases New Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ f/ Post Malone | Complex
The singer announced the four-side project back in February while accepting the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.

• All The Records Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Has Already Broken Or Could Break | Forbes Advisor
"Tortured Poets Department" is Spotify's most pre-saved album countdown in the streaming service’s history. Here are the other records Taylor Swift is poised to smash.

• Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' album: What to know | ABC News
Taylor Swift will release her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department" on April 19.

• Taylor Swift takes aim at ex Matty Healy on ‘The Tortured Poets Society’ - latest | The Independent | April 19, 2024, 5:59 a.m.
Pop star shares message with fans from Instagram as fans celebrate new album release, with many noticing several lyrical references to The 1975’s Matty Healy

• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: All 18 Tracks Ranked | Billboard | April 19, 2024, 4:01 a.m.
Taylor Swift released her much-anticipated 'The Tortured Poets Department' album today -- here are our rankings of the 18 songs from it.

• Taylor Swift Chronicles Stages of Heartbreak in New Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ | The Hollywood Reporter | April 19, 2024, 4 a.m.
The singer announced the surprise new album during the 2024 Grammys.

• Come For the Torture, Stay For the Poetry: This Might Be Taylor Swift's Most Personal Album Yet | Rolling Stone | April 19, 2024, 4 a.m.
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Review

• Taylor Swift opens doors to The Tortured Poets Department with release of 11th album | Consequence | April 19, 2024, 3:55 a.m.
Taylor Swift has released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Stream the LP in its entirety, including tracks with Post Malone and Florence + The Machine.