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• NEW Billie Eilish Comes Into Her Own With New Album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ | Forbes Advisor
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish is back with 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' her first new album in three years.

• NEW Review | Billie Eilish shows us what she was made for | Washington Post | May 17, 2024, 5:18 p.m.
Billie Eilish’s new album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ sounds bold and scrupulous, depicting life after ‘Barbie’ in granular detail.

• NEW Billie Eilish 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' Album Breakdown, Lyric Meaning | J-14 | May 17, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
Billie Eilish just dropped the masterpiece that is 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.' Here's an album breakdown to each song, meaning to the lyrics.

• NEW 5 Takeaways From Billie Eilish’s New Album Hit Me Hard and Soft | Pitchfork | May 17, 2024, 2:04 p.m.
The pop phenom’s third album, released with no advance singles or videos, strikes a melancholy chord while fleshing out her sound with strings, mid-song switch-ups, and vocals that can rise to a scream.

• Radical Optimism: Dua Lipa’s New Album Falls Short of Expectations | Warrior Watch
Dua Lipa is a name that needs no introduction. Whether that be her 2021 album Future Nostalgia, which is packed front to back with hit after hit, or the massive hit song she made specifically for Barbie, “Dance The Night,” she’s been a hitmaker. Late last year, she released a single called “Houdini,” which was eventually...

• Dua Lipa’s New Album is Nonstop Ear Candy - The New York Times | New York Times | May 8, 2024, midnight
Produced by Sara Curtis. Edited by Tina Antolini. Engineered by Sophia Lanman. Featuring Jon Pareles. Dua Lipa just released her third studio album, “Radical Optimism.”. While Lipa’s earlier ...

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• Gangrene: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | Pitchfork
Read Dylan Green’s review of the album.

• The Alchemist & Oh No Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Review | thesmashmagazine.com
Nine years after their previous collaboration, The Alchemist and Oh No pick up right where they left off.

• The Alchemist & Oh No's new Gangrene album has a song called "Dinosaur Jr" | BrooklynVegan | April 19, 2024, midnight
The album in question is from Gangrene, his long-running collaboration with Oh No, and it’s titled Heads I Win, Tails You Love.

• CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Ghost-Note, Melvins, Pearl Jam, High On Fire, Cloud ... | Glide Magazine | April 19, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose For the first time since 2015, two of the most innovative producers in modern hip-hop combine their powers for a full LP. The Alchemist and Oh No are Gangrene, the two producers use the project to get some things off their chest vocally as they take turns crafting mind-altering instrumentals for a collaborative LP ...

• The Alchemist & Oh No Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Review | thesmashmagazine.com
Nine years after their previous collaboration, The Alchemist and Oh No pick up right where they left off.

• We Were Blessed Last Week With Albums From Mozzy and Gangrene | Okayplayer | April 24, 2024, 5:36 p.m.
​A duo of must-listen albums just dropped from the West Coast's Mozzy alongside a collaborative project from Oh No and The Alchemist, as the duo Gangrene.

• The Alchemist & Oh No, AKA Gangrene, Team Up For Gritty Project "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" | BlackVibes.com
Beverly Hills, California producer extraordinaire The Alchemist is back to revive an old hip-hop group of his. Gangrene is an outfit that consists of himself an

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• NEW Billie Eilish Comes Into Her Own With New Album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ | Forbes Advisor
Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish is back with 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' her first new album in three years.

• NEW Review | Billie Eilish shows us what she was made for | Washington Post | May 17, 2024, 5:18 p.m.
Billie Eilish’s new album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ sounds bold and scrupulous, depicting life after ‘Barbie’ in granular detail.

• NEW 5 Takeaways From Billie Eilish’s New Album Hit Me Hard and Soft | Pitchfork | May 17, 2024, 2:04 p.m.
The pop phenom’s third album, released with no advance singles or videos, strikes a melancholy chord while fleshing out her sound with strings, mid-song switch-ups, and vocals that can rise to a scream.

• NEW Billie Eilish 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' Album Breakdown, Lyric Meaning | J-14 | May 17, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
Billie Eilish just dropped the masterpiece that is 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.' Here's an album breakdown to each song, meaning to the lyrics.

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• Dua Lipa’s New Album is Nonstop Ear Candy - The New York Times | New York Times | May 8, 2024, midnight
Produced by Sara Curtis. Edited by Tina Antolini. Engineered by Sophia Lanman. Featuring Jon Pareles. Dua Lipa just released her third studio album, “Radical Optimism.”. While Lipa’s earlier ...

• Radical Optimism: Dua Lipa’s New Album Falls Short of Expectations | Warrior Watch
Dua Lipa is a name that needs no introduction. Whether that be her 2021 album Future Nostalgia, which is packed front to back with hit after hit, or the massive hit song she made specifically for Barbie, “Dance The Night,” she’s been a hitmaker. Late last year, she released a single called “Houdini,” which was eventually...

• Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart | Billboard | May 14, 2024, 4:37 a.m.
Dua Lipa's "Radical Optimism" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, marking her first chart-topper and her largest sales week.

• Roundtable Discussion: A Review of Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ | Atwood Magazine | May 14, 2024, midnight
More Stories. Atwood Magazine's writers discuss Dua Lipa’s third studio album ‘Radical Optimism,’ a catchy and mature dance-pop album infused with psychedelic and ‘90s Britpop influences, and the difficult task of following up her highly-acclaimed ‘Future Nostalgia.’.

• Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' Makes Optimistic Billboard 200 Debut at No. 2 | HYPEBEAST | May 13, 2024, 4:48 a.m.
Beyoncé, Ye x Ty Dolla $ign and SZA also appear on this week's top 10.

• Dua Lipa Lands U.K. No. 1 With ‘Radical Optimism’ | Billboard | May 13, 2024, 6:20 a.m.
"Radical Optimism" is Lipa's first album to debut at No. 1.

• Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ isn’t her best album, but it’s still filled with bops | The Sunflower
When Dua Lipa released her second album, “Future Nostalgia” (still, in my mind, one of the best albums of all time), the music felt made to be blasted in a packed club.  There was only one problem; it came out in March 2020, when getting together and dancing became a public health risk. Four years...

• Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 | Consequence | May 13, 2024, 12:45 a.m.
Dua Lipa’s new album has landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, marking her highest-ranking debut to-date.

• Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism: Fresh Sounds, Tecno-Dance Hits | M-A Chronicle | May 10, 2024, 10 p.m.
Radical Optimism has some must-listen tracks that will immediately get you dancing, resembling her typical style while also delving into new fresh sounds.

• Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism Album Review | Pitchfork | May 3, 2024, 4:02 a.m.
Label: Warner. Reviewed: May 3, 2024. Dua Lipa’s star power sounds muffled on her much-anticipated third album, which has many interesting ideas for songs and a surprisingly low hit rate. Dua ...

• Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' Review | Rolling Stone | May 3, 2024, midnight
Four years later, Lipa has finally released her highly-anticipated new album, Radical Optimism. The cover art features her out in the ocean, appearing calm despite a looming great white shark.

• Dua Lipa Drops Her Third Album, 'Radical Optimism': Listen | Rolling Stone | May 3, 2024, midnight
May 3, 2024. Dua Lipa Tyrone Lebon* The glass is half full: Dua Lipa has dropped Radical Optimism! On Friday, the British singer officially released her third studio album, led by...

• Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism is Respectably Sunny: Review | Consequence | May 3, 2024, 4 a.m.
It’s been four years since Future Nostalgia made Dua Lipa a household name, and Radical Optimism, her third studio album, is her first statement as a superstar. Opener “End of an Era” is a dreamy, somewhat cinematic introduction to the project — Lipa floats in and out of her falsetto at the top of her register against a backdrop of tranquil flutes.

• Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism | album review | PopMatters | May 7, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
With the help of Kevin Parker and Danny L. Harle, Dua Lipa's new album Radical Optimism sounds like Tame Impala meets PC Music and goes to headline Glastonbury.

• Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism scores biggest opening week for British female since Adele | www.officialcharts.com
Dua Lipa reaps the rewards of all that Radical Optimism this week, as her third studio album nets the biggest opening week for a British female artist in three years.

• Dua Lipa Wholeheartedly Opens Up in ‘Radical Optimism’ | Atwood Magazine | May 9, 2024, 1:55 p.m.
Dua Lipa introduces a new sound in ‘Radical Optimism,’ an earnest and refreshing record on the lessons we learn in love.

• On Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism,’ Romance Is Everything | New York Times | May 3, 2024, 9:02 a.m.
The English singer and songwriter’s third album, featuring production from Danny L Harle and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, is nonstop ear candy.

• Dua Lipa Proves She’s One Of Our Best Pop Stars On ’Radical Optimism’ | UPROXX | May 8, 2024, 2:32 p.m.
Dua Lipa isn’t relatable. But that’s what makes her such a good pop star.

• OMG, new music: Dua Lipa releases new studio album 'Radical Optimism' just in time for the beach | OMG.BLOG | May 7, 2024, 5:38 p.m.
It’s seems since Future Nostalgia dropped during the pandemic, on every gay beach you’re bound to hear Dua Lipa as the anthem for sunshine, water...

• Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is loaded with hyper-catchy bangers : Pop Culture Happy Hour | NPR
The British singer Dua Lipa has become one of the world's biggest pop stars. Now, she's back with Radical Optimism, a sort of concept record about moving through life with a more mature and constructive attitude. But it's also a pretty straightforward collection of grievance-free, hyper-catchy bangers.

• The Dua Lipa Album Is... Fine? | Stereogum | May 7, 2024, 8:01 p.m.
Our review of 'Radical Optimism.' Plus: 10 noteworthy new pop tracks.

• Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Is Racing to U.K. No. 1 | Billboard | May 8, 2024, 3:32 a.m.
"Radical Optimism" is outgunning Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets" by 2:1.

• Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism review | InBetweenDrafts | May 7, 2024, 8:39 p.m.
Radical Optimism doesn’t really feel like the album that’s going to shoot Dua Lipa into the level of stardom that she’s deserved.

• ‘Radical Optimism’ Album Review | LHStoday
Dua Lipa is an artist known by many for her hit songs that’s allowed her to reach seventh in the world on Spotify in just two albums. Her biggest hits being “Don’t Start Now,” “Break My Heart,” “Dance the Night (from Barbie the Album),” and “Levitating.” Before “Radical Optimism,” she released her debut, self-titled album...

• Dua Lipa Performs ‘Radical Optimism’ Songs While Pulling Double Duty as ‘SNL’ Host & Musical Guest: Watch | Billboard | May 5, 2024, 6:43 p.m.
Dua Lipa performed songs from her new album, "Radical Optimism," while pulling double duty as host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live."

• Album Review: "Radical Optimism" - Dua Lipa | Pop Passion Blog | May 7, 2024, 7:08 p.m.
In this review, I take a look at Dua Lipa's newest album, "Radical Optimism"!

• Is "Radical Optimism" Dua Lipa's "Try This" era? | ATRL
This means when she abandons this era - "I'm Not Dead" is coming P!nk had her biggest smash era in her sophomore era with Missundaztood while Dua had hers with Future Nostalgia Their 3rd eras were not commercially successful with "Try This" being a 90% decline for Pink - and it's looking like Rad...

• Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism review – a banger-filled missive from dating land | The Guardian | May 4, 2024, 1 p.m.
Talk of a new musical direction proves unfounded as the Grammy-winning singer’s third album shares more retro-inspired dance pop and lessons from her love life

• Dua Lipa Spreads Positivity While Explaining ‘Radical Optimism’ Album Title in ‘SNL’ Monologue: Watch | Billboard | May 5, 2024, 8:25 p.m.
Dua Lipa appeared as host and musical guest during "Saturday Night Live" on May 4, 2024. Watch her monologue here.

• The Predictions Are In! Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Album Set to Sell… | ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty? | May 5, 2024, 12:39 a.m.
Dua Lipa finally unlocked her third studio album 'Radical Optimism' on the masses this week. Arriving on the towering heels of hit-filled sophomore LP 'Future Nostalgia,' the eagerly awaited set sees the British belle team with

• Dua Lipa Takes Fans on a Journey of Pure Pop Bliss on New Album ‘Radical Optimism’ | stagedhaze.com | May 6, 2024, 5:07 p.m.
Embarking on my journey with Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism this past Friday morning, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and a hint of apprehension. After the profound impact of …

• Dua Lipa: 'Radical Optimism' Album Review | Paste
The English-Albanian pop superstar’s follow-up to Future Nostalgia lacks color, edge and instinct, as its 11 songs get lost beneath Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle’s psychedelic dependencies.

• Fans Choose Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll | Billboard | May 5, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Dua Lipa's new album 'Radical Optimism' is triumphant in topping this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.

• Liner Notes: ‘Radical Optimism’ falls short of Dua Lipa’s past work | The Daily Northwestern | May 6, 2024, 2:02 a.m.
Despite its title, “Radical Optimism,” I feel pretty pessimistic about Dua Lipa’s latest album, released Thursday night. In line with her snappy two-word album names, Lipa’s third studio album, “Radical Optimism,” comes four years after her 2020 album “Future Nostalgia.” Infused with funky beats and 80’s disco influences, “Future Nostalgia” received rave reviews and catalyzed...

• 'SNL' Monologue: Not Even Radical Optimist Dua Lipa Can Put a Positive Spin on Kristi Noem Killing Her Puppy | Rolling Stone | May 5, 2024, 4:17 a.m.
After releasing her new album, Radical Optimism, Lipa had her hands full with the GOP governor

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• Joh Chase — Solo - Rainbow Rodeo | Rainbow Rodeo - A Queer Country Magazine | April 26, 2024, 4 a.m.
Solo by Joh Chase is a beautiful meshing of brilliant earworms and serious self-reflection, writes fellow queer country artist Sar Rudy.

• Premiere: Joh Chase's Triumphant & Liberating 'SOLO' Album | Atwood Magazine | April 24, 2024, 8:30 p.m.
Joh Chase takes us track-by-track through their triumphant new album 'SOLO,' a breathtakingly bold record of reflection, reconnection, and rediscovery that shines their inner light out on the world through a dazzling mix of tender folk, soaring pop, and intimate indie rock songs.

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• 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...

• 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'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...

• 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’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.
University of Rochester's student newspaper, serving the University of Rochester community since 1873.

• Album Review: Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department | Beats Per Minute
Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s

• 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. 

• 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

• 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 [...]

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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’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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• ‘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)

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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’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.

• 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 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

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• Reviewing Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department Part 2: Podcast | Consequence | April 30, 2024, 3:13 p.m.
On this episode of Good for a Weekend, the hosts wrap up their review of Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Listen.

• Album Review: Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | ACRN.com | April 30, 2024, 12:18 a.m.
By Grace Koennecke, Reviews Editor and Copy Editor [Taylor Swift; 2024] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)”, “Down Bad”, “Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine)”, “Clara Bow…

• Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Album Review: A Musician's Take | Burning Hot Events | April 29, 2024, 9:38 p.m.
Uncover Scott Gesser's unique perspective on Taylor Swift's latest album, 'The Tortured Poets Department', as he delves into the interplay of music and lyrics

• Taylor Swift new album 'The Tortured Poets Department' is getting mixed reviews — here's what critics are saying | Business Insider
Critics are divided on Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department," a lengthy voyage through Swift's inner turmoil.

• Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department hits number one, breaking records as it goes | BBC News
The star's latest album tops the UK charts after a week in which she clocked up a number of firsts.

• Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ | Billboard | April 28, 2024, 7:01 p.m.
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' makes a gigantic debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

• Will Taylor Swift Add ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ To The Eras Tour? Here’s What We Know. | Forbes Advisor
Taylor Swift will bring her blockbuster Eras Tour to Europe in May, starting with a string of shows in Paris.

• Taylor Swift reveals inspiration and meaning behind song lyrics on new album - Homepage - Western People | westernpeople.ie | April 24, 2024, 1:45 a.m.
The Tortured Poets Department became the first album in Spotify history to reach more than 300 million streams in a single day.

• Taylor Swift Scores 14th No. 1 Album With The Tortured Poets Department | Pitchfork | April 28, 2024, 7:22 p.m.
Swift’s 11th original studio album had the largest streaming week for an album ever

• Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology' | ABC News
Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises

• Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Album Surpasses 1B Spotify Streams | TheWrap | April 24, 2024, 8:39 p.m.
The project became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single week within just three days of its release on Friday

• Album Review | ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’ by Taylor Swift | Medium | April 27, 2024, 10:31 p.m.
Swift‘s additional release of musings on The Anthology fails to reach the lyrical heights of her prior catalog.

• ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ should mark end of Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff era | The Daily Orange | April 24, 2024, 2:46 a.m.
Taylor Swift released 31 songs for “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” mixed with two sounds and lackluster lyrics. The album feels disjointed, and Swift needs to stop creating repetitive work.

• Taylor Swift's Extra 'TTPD Anthology' Tracks Should Have Been the Main Album | The Mary Sue | April 24, 2024, 2:03 p.m.
If you had the choice to listen to 'The Tortured Poets Department' only or 'The Anthology' tracks only, which would you pick?

• I Am A Member of The Tortured Poets Department: A Review of Taylor Swift’s Latest Masterpiece  | thesewaneepurple.org | April 24, 2024, 7:49 p.m.
Camille Pfister Editor-in-chief  I am a writer. I am a poet. I have notebooks filled to the brim with stories, with lost emotions, with endless words that need to be written down before they consum…

• What is a fortnight? Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' lyrical dictionary | The Enquirer
We enter into evidence definitions for 13 sophisticated words featured in Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department.'

• ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is Brilliant, Raw Work From Taylor Swift | The Oberlin Review
Whether one is gleefully soaking it in like the sun or sick of hearing about it, I’m sure by now that everyone has heard: Taylor Swift released a new album. While she has been famous for over a decade, it seems that her status has grown exponentially over the last few years. She skyrocketed into...

• Roundtable: A Review of Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' | Atwood Magazine | April 25, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
Atwood Magazine's writers discuss Taylor Swift's highly-awaited eleventh record ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ a poignant collection of heartbreaks that never were and fleeting moments that burn quick and bright.

• The 15 bonus tracks from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' could be their own near-perfect album | Business Insider
Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" is a massive deluxe album that relegates much of her best work to the second half.

• #REVIEW: The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, by Taylor Swift | Welcome to infinitefreetime dot com | April 24, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
It’s boring. There, I said it. I could make this post a lot more complicated and detailed if I wanted to, I suppose. I have had a lot of thoughts about Taylor Swift over the years, and I am f…

• Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is long, complicated and beautiful | The Dartmouth
At 31 songs, the length of the double album will ultimately allow it to grow despite the initial blurring of songs and reliance on synth-pop sound.  

• Death, Taxes & a Taylor Swift Gut-Punch: "The Tortured Poets Department" | In-Between Media | April 24, 2024, 10:30 p.m.
Taylor Swift has done it again with The Tortured Poets Department, an album that's heartbreaking, healing & utterly human. We review it here!

• Taylor Swift and 'Tortured Poets' smash the Spotify album ... | NPR | April 22, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
Within two hours, however, Swift dropped 15 additional tracks as "The Anthology," writing on Instagram: "It's a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album." Swift beat ...

• Taylor Swift: fans and critics react to new surprise double album The ... | The Guardian | April 19, 2024, 5:18 a.m.
At 2am EST on Friday, Swift announced the surprise release of a second half of the album with 15 additional songs: “The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” she wrote....

• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review – fame, fans and ... | The Guardian | April 19, 2024, 4:01 a.m.
Taylor Swift. Photograph: Beth Garrabrant. Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review – fame, fans and former flames in the line of fire. (Republic) Subtly detailed album...

• Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | DIY
Released: 19th April 2024. Label: EMI. Taking on Taylor Swift ’s eighth record in four years is a mammoth task, running at over two hours in length, but let’s face it, brevity has rarely been the name of the game for one of the biggest artists in the world. Launching into a prolific release schedule kickstarted by 2017’s ‘Reputation ...

• Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology' Review | Rolling Stone | April 19, 2024, midnight
By Rob Sheffield. April 19, 2024. Beth Garrabrant* The last time Taylor Swift released an album, Midnights, she surprised everyone by dropping a 3 A.M. Edition later that night, loaded with...

• Taylor Swift Unveils Double Album 'The Tortured Poets Department: The ... | Rolling Stone | April 19, 2024, midnight
By Emily Zemler. April 19, 2024. Taylor Swift Beth Garrabrant. Surprise! The Tortured Poets Department is actually a double album. Taylor Swift revealed that she recorded an extra...

• Taylor Swift Releases New Album The Tortured Poets Department, Plus 15 ... | Pitchfork | April 19, 2024, midnight
April 19, 2024. Taylor Swift, photo by Beth Garrabrant. Some two months after announcing it at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift released her new album, The Tortured Poets...

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