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H.E.R. Announces 2022 Leg Of “Back Of My Mind” Tour

19-CITY NATIONAL TOUR: APRIL 8 – JUNE 19, 2022

Tickets on sale friday, february 25th at 10am local on ticketmaster.com.

Today, Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. announced a new leg of her wildly successful 2021 BACK OF MY MIND tour. The 19-city tour will bring the “emotionally searing instrumentalist” (Billboard) across the U.S. beginning April 8*, in Honolulu, HI at the Waikiki Shell. The tour will make stops in Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville, and more, with the final stop in Charlotte, NC on June 19 (see full itinerary below). Tickets for the BACK OF MY MIND tour will go on sale Friday, February 25 at 10am Local on Ticketmaster.com .

The tour dates come on the heels of H.E.R.’s previously announced supporting dates, where she will join Coldplay as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour , her first-ever time playing stadiums.

“I’ve been so eager to connect with my fans this year, so it’s great to get back on the road. Being on stage fuels me as a musician and I can’t wait to feel that energy again!”, said H.E.R. in anticipation of the tour.

H.E.R. is continuing her dominance in 2022 and currently leads the NAACP Image Awards (February 26/BET) music categories with six nominations, including Outstanding Album and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for “Damage.” On March 2, she will receive the American Express Impact Award at Billboard’s Women in Music event in Los Angeles. She will also add acting to her resume when she joins the all-star cast of “The Color Purple” musical film adaptation as ‘Squeak’ and was named Global Ambassador for L’Oréal Paris.

H.E.R. kicked off 2021 in the most stellar of ways by winning two Grammy Awards – Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe” and Best R&B Song for her contribution to Robert Glasper’s “Better Than I Imagined,” plus an Academy Award for her powerful song “Fight For You” from the Warner Bros. Pictures’ film Judas and the Black Messiah. Previous Grammy wins include Best R&B Album (H.E.R.) and Best R&B Performance (“Best Part” featuring Daniel Caesar) and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist, among additional awards and honors.

Named Best Female R&B/Pop Artist at the 2021 BET Awards, H.E.R. closed out the year earning an astonishing 8 Grammy nominations (tied for the most nominated female artist this year), including Song of the Year for “Fight For You,” and Album of the Year for her “dazzling debut” (NME) Back of My Mind, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and is now RIAA-certified Gold.

Back Of My Mind Tour Dates:

*Not a Live Nation Date

4/8 (Fri) – Waikiki Shell (Honolulu, HI)*

4/14 (Thur) – WAMU Theater (Seattle, WA)

4/16 (Sat) – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center (Portland, OR)

4/19 (Tue) – Bellco Theatre (Denver, CO)

4/21 (Thurs) – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park (Austin, TX)

4/24 (Sun) – Champions Square (New Orleans, LA)

4/26 (Tues) – The Andrew J Brady Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)

4/29 (Fri) – The Armory (Minneapolis, MN)

5/1 (Sun) – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (Indianapolis, IN)

5/3 (Tue) – Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO)

5/4 (Wed) – Saint Louis Music Park (St. Louis, MO)

5/16 (Mon) – YouTube Theater (Los Angeles, CA)

6/2 (Thu) – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Bridgeport, CT)

6/7 (Tues) – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion (Portsmouth, VA)

6/10 (Fri) – Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Wilmington, NC)

6/12 (Sun) Daily’s Place (Jacksonville, FL)

6/16 (Thu) – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa, AL)

6/18 (Sat) – Red Hat Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC)

6/19 (Sun) – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre (Charlotte, NC)

ABOUT H.E.R.

Three letters that need no explanation. Over the course of five years – with 21 Grammy nominations and 4 wins to date – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. has had an incredible journey, punctuated with inspiring projects and accolades that have quickly ascended her to superstar status.

Named Best Female R&B/Pop Artist at the 2021 BET Awards, H.E.R. closes out the year earning an astonishing 8 Grammy nominations (tied for the most nominated female artist), including Song of the Year for “Fight For You,” and Album of the Year for her recent full-length release Back of My Mind, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart and is now RIAA-certified Gold.

H.E.R. has accrued nearly 8 billion combined audio video streams worldwide – and counting – of the breakthrough projects H.E.R. (RIAA-certified Platinum), I Used To Know Her (RIAA-certified Gold) and Back Of My Mind, which includes the now 2-time Grammy nominated Platinum single “Damage” that reached #1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B Radio chart.

Over the years, H.E.R. has captivated audiences with countless stellar performances including the Super Bowl LV, CMT Music Awards with Chris Stapleton, 72nd Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards (2x), Saturday Night Live, Billboard Music Awards, ABC’s Soul of a Nation, iHeart Radio’s Elton John Tribute, Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince, A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Special, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020; plus all of the morning and late night television shows. She has also participated in fundraising activities to benefit various charity efforts including COVID relief and Black Lives Matter.

In 2019, H.E.R. and producer partner Live Nation Urban, introduced the Lights On Festival, the first female owned and curated R&B music festival in decades which returned this year with 2 sold-out dates at the Bay Area’s Concord Pavilion. While the world was under quarantine due to COVID-19, H.E.R. created “Girls With Guitars,” an Instagram Live performance and conversation series which featured guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Willow Smith, Tori Kelly, Alessia Cara, Chloe x Halle, Lianna La Havas, Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote) and more. In addition to starring in Pepsi’s “Zero Sugar. Done Right” Super Bowl LIV commercial alongside Missy Elliott, she launched her very own eyewear partnership with Diff with a charitable component, Capsule collaboration with Lewis Hamilton and Tommy Hilfiger, and her signature guitar line with Fender.

H.E.R. currently leads the NAACP Image Awards (February 26/BET) music categories with six nominations, including Outstanding Album and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for “Damage.” On March 2, she will receive the American Express Impact Award at Billboard’s Women in Music event in Los Angeles. She will also add acting to her resume when she joins the all-star cast of “The Color Purple” musical film adaptation as ‘Squeak.’

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H.E.R. announces 2022 dates for ‘Back of My Mind’ tour

The four-time Grammy winner will play 19 cities this spring, including LA and New Orleans.

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H.E.R. is heading back on the road in 2022. The Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter has announced a new leg to her Back of My Mind Tour , including 19 stops this spring, according to a press release.

The tour will begin in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 8. The North American jaunt will travel to cities like Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and more. The final stop will take place on June 19. Opening for H.E.R. will be singer Marzz , along with other unannounced special guests.

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The Back of My Mind Tour’s 2022 leg follows the first leg in 2021 , which ran from last September to October. Cities included were Santa Barbara, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Her opening act for the first leg was R&B singer Tone Smith .

H.E.R.’s solo tour will happen concurrently as she tours with rock band Coldplay as their opening act for their Music of the Spheres World Tour. Coldplay’s tour begins March 18 in Costa Rica and stands as H.E.R.’s first stadium tour. Music of the Spheres World Tour will run until October.

Before the tour kicks off, H.E.R. is up for six NAACP Image Award nominations on Feb. 26. She is also nominated for eight Grammy Awards this year, including Album of the Year for Back of My Mind , Song of the Year for “Fight For You,” and Best R&B Performance for “Damage.” The Grammys air live on April 3, a few nights before her tour begins.

Tickets for the Back of My Mind tour go on sale Friday, Feb. 25.

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Back Of My Mind Tour Dates:

*Marzz not performing

4/8 (Fri) – Waikiki Shell (Honolulu, HI)*

4/14 (Thur) – WAMU Theater (Seattle, WA)

4/16 (Sat) – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center (Portland, OR)

4/19 (Tue) – Bellco Theatre (Denver, CO)

4/21 (Thurs) – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park (Austin, TX)

4/24 (Sun) – Champions Square (New Orleans, LA)

4/26 (Tues) – The Andrew J Brady Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)

4/29 (Fri) – The Armory (Minneapolis, MN)

5/1 (Sun) – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (Indianapolis, IN)

5/3 (Tue) – Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO)

5/4 (Wed) – Saint Louis Music Park (St. Louis, MO)

5/16 (Mon) – YouTube Theater (Los Angeles, CA)

6/2 (Thu) – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Bridgeport, CT)

6/7 (Tues) – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion (Portsmouth, VA)

6/10 (Fri) – Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Wilmington, NC)

6/12 (Sun) Daily’s Place (Jacksonville, FL)

6/16 (Thu) – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa, AL)

6/18 (Sat) – Red Hat Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC)

6/19 (Sun) – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre (Charlotte, NC)

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H.E.R. Tour Dates

R&B songstress H.E.R. has announced another batch of U.S. tour dates in 2022 behind her new album 'Back of My Mind' surrounding her appearances with Coldplay . The new 19-city jaunt kicks off April 8th in Honolulu and stretches into June making notable stops in Seattle, Denver, Austin, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Jacksonville and Charlotte. Joining the new shows in support will be special guest Marzz . The tour originally launched in 2021 and was joined by Tone Stith .

H.E.R. released her debut studio album 'Back of My Mind' on June 18th, 2021 via RCA Records. The new album reached #1 on Billboard's R&B chart and features guest appearances by Ty Dolla Sign , Cordae , Lil Baby , Thundercat , Chris Brown , Yung Bleu , DJ Khaled and YG . Back in 2018, the singer launched her I Used to Know Her Tour across North America with support from Bri Steves and Tone Stith. The prior year, she joined Bryson Tiller during portions of his Set It Off Tour along with Metro Boomin .

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Back of My Mind
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H.E.R.: H.E.R. Volume 2

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H.E.R. Announces 2022 ‘Back Of My Mind’ Tour Dates

H.E.R. has extended her Back Of My Mind tour into 2022 with a new crop of dates. Announced on Tuesday, the 19-show addendum will carry the genre-blending singer-songwriter from April through June across the United States.

The tour kicks off in Honolulu, HI on April 8th before H.E.R. returns to the continental U.S. to begin the tour in earnest in Seattle, WA (4/14). The Back Of My Mind tour then heads south with stops in Oregon, Colorado, Texas, and Louisiana. H.E.R. will traverse America’s heartland with gigs in Ohio, Minnesota, Indianapolis, and Missouri before heading back to the West Coast for a date at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater (5/16).

Related: Robert Glasper Welcomes H.E.R. During Blue Note Residency [Video]

After a couple weeks off, the Back Of My Mind tour resumes in Bridgeport, CT on June 2nd before hitting the southeast with dates in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama. The tour will wrap with a pair of North Carolina shows in Raleigh and Charlotte on June 18th and 19th, respectively. All of the newly announced Back Of My Mind 2022 tour dates besides Honolulu will feature opening sets by Marzz .

“I’ve been so eager to connect with my fans this year, so it’s great to get back on the road,” H.E.R. said of the tour. “Being on stage fuels me as a musician and I can’t wait to feel that energy again!”

Tickets for the newly added H.E.R. 2022 Back Of My Mind tour dates go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local via Ticketmaster . These new dates come in addition to H.E.R.’s stretch of shows opening for Coldplay on the band’s Music of the Spheres World Tour . That tour, set to commence on March 18th in San Jose, CR, will mark H.E.R.’s first time performing in stadiums.

H.E.R. 2022 Back Of My Mind Tour Dates: *Not a Live Nation Date 4/8 (Fri) – Waikiki Shell (Honolulu, HI)* 4/14 (Thur) – WAMU Theater (Seattle, WA) 4/16 (Sat) – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center (Portland, OR) 4/19 (Tue) – Bellco Theatre (Denver, CO) 4/21 (Thurs) – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park (Austin, TX) 4/24 (Sun) – Champions Square (New Orleans, LA) 4/26 (Tues) – The Andrew J Brady Music Center (Cincinnati, OH) 4/29 (Fri) – The Armory (Minneapolis, MN) 5/1 (Sun) – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (Indianapolis, IN) 5/3 (Tue) – Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO) 5/4 (Wed) – Saint Louis Music Park (St. Louis, MO) 5/16 (Mon) – YouTube Theater (Los Angeles, CA) 6/2 (Thu) – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Bridgeport, CT) 6/7 (Tues) – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion (Portsmouth, VA) 6/10 (Fri) – Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Wilmington, NC) 6/12 (Sun) Daily’s Place (Jacksonville, FL) 6/16 (Thu) – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa, AL) 6/18 (Sat) – Red Hat Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC) 6/19 (Sun) – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre (Charlotte, NC)

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H.E.R. Unveils 2022 US Tour Dates

The post H.E.R. Unveils 2022 US Tour Dates appeared first on Consequence .

After releasing her long-awaited debut album last summer, H.E.R. is taking Back of My Mind back on the road. The R&B star has today unveiled a string of headlining US tour dates for spring 2022.

H.E.R. will kick things off in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 8th. The 19-date trek will then take the singer mostly across the eastern US and Midwest, before wrapping up in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 19th. Tickets for H.E.R.’s US tour go on sale this Friday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m. PT; get yours over at Ticketmaster , and see the schedule below.

For a taste of the magic you can expect from this tour, revisit our recap of H.E.R.’s performance at New York City’s Apollo Theater last November.

In-between solo shows, H.E.R. is also slated to open for Coldplay on their worldwide tour throughout 2022. She’s up for eight Grammy nominations this year, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best R&B Song.

H.E.R. 2022 Tour Dates: 04/08 – Honolulu, HI @ Waikiki Shell 04/14 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater 04/16 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center 04/19 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre 04/21 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park 04/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Champions Square 04/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center 04/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 05/01 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park 05/03 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 05/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park 05/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater 06/02 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater 06/07 – Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion 06/10 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion 06/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place 06/16 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater 06/18 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 06/19 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

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H.E.R. Announces 2022 Leg of Back Of My Mind Tour

H.E.R announced the addition of 19 new dates to her 2021 Back of My Mind Tour, bringing the multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter to cities across North America in 2022. The H.E.R. tour dates be spread out among her performances in support of Coldplay on that band’s Music of the Spheres World Tour in stadiums.

Tickets for H.E.R. Back Of My Mind tour dates are on sale this week, available to the general public beginning on Friday, February 25. Presale options for H.E.R. tickets are also open this week, including venue and artist presales depending on the venue.

A multiple Grammy-Awardd winner in 2021, H.E.R. will begin her tour on April 8 in Honolulu, Hawaii, performing at the Waikiki Shell. Her solo shows close out two months later on June 19 with a performance at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. In between, stops include Bellco Theatre (Denver), Champions Square (New Orleans), The Armory (Minneapolis), YouTube Theater (Los Angeles), and Daily’s Place (Jacksonville) among others.

H.E.R. will be performing in support of Coldplay in May and June, adding 12 stadium dates to her itinerary beyond her solo stops.

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H.E.R. Back Of My Mind Tour Dates

4/8 (Fri) – Waikiki Shell (Honolulu, HI) 4/14 (Thur) – WAMU Theater (Seattle, WA) 4/16 (Sat) – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center (Portland, OR) 4/19 (Tue) – Bellco Theatre (Denver, CO) 4/21 (Thurs) – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park (Austin, TX) 4/24 (Sun) – Champions Square (New Orleans, LA) 4/26 (Tues) – The Andrew J Brady Music Center (Cincinnati, OH) 4/29 (Fri) – The Armory (Minneapolis, MN) 5/1 (Sun) – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (Indianapolis, IN) 5/3 (Tue) – Starlight Theatre (Kansas City, MO) 5/4 (Wed) – Saint Louis Music Park (St. Louis, MO) 5/16 (Mon) – YouTube Theater (Los Angeles, CA) 6/2 (Thu) – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Bridgeport, CT) 6/7 (Tues) – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion (Portsmouth, VA) 6/10 (Fri) – Live Oak Bank Pavilion (Wilmington, NC) 6/12 (Sun) Daily’s Place (Jacksonville, FL) 6/16 (Thu) – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa, AL) 6/18 (Sat) – Red Hat Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC) 6/19 (Sun) – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre (Charlotte, NC)

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H.E.R. Unveils 2022 US Tour Dates

Backing her debut album Back of My Mind

After releasing her long-awaited debut album last summer, H.E.R. is taking Back of My Mind back on the road. The R&B star has today unveiled a string of headlining US tour dates for spring 2022.

Tickets for H.E.R.’s US tour go on sale this Friday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m. local time; get yours over at Ticketmaster , and see the schedule below.

For a taste of the magic you can expect from this tour, revisit our recap of H.E.R.’s performance at New York City’s Apollo Theater last November.

H.E.R. 2022 Tour Dates: 03/25 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA * 03/29 – Guadalajara, MX @ Estadio Akron * 04/03 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol * 04/04 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol * 04/08 – Honolulu, HI @ Waikiki Shell 04/14 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater 04/16 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center 04/19 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre 04/21 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park 04/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Champions Square 04/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center 04/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory 05/01 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park 05/03 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 05/04 – St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park 05/06 – Dallas, TX @ Cotton Bowl Stadium * 05/08 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium * 05/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ State Farm Stadium * 05/15 – Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium * 05/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater 05/28 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field * 05/29 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field * 06/01 – Washington, DC @ FedExField * 06/02 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater 06/04 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium * 06/05 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium * 06/07 – Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion 06/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field * 06/10 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion 06/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium * 06/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place 06/14 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium * 06/16 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater 06/18 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 06/19 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre 07/02 – Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park * 07/03 – Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park * 07/08 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy * 07/10 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion * 07/12 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion * 07/13 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion * 07/16 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France * 07/17 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France * 07/19 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France * 07/20 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France * 08/05 – Brussels, BE @ King Baudouin Stadium * 08/06 – Brussels, BE @ King Baudouin Stadium * 08/08 – Brussels, BE @ King Baudouin Stadium * 08/12 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/13 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/16 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/17 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/19 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/20 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium * 08/23 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park Stadium * 08/24 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *

* = w/ Coldplay

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H.E.R. Announces ‘Back Of My Mind’ U.S. Tour

On February 22, Grammy Award-winning performer H.E.R. took to Instagram to announce her “Back Of My Mind” tour of the United States. Named after her debut studio album Back Of My Mind , which was released in June 2021, H.E.R. will be performing in 19 cities across the nation. The tour will start on April 8 in Honolulu, Hawaii and conclude on June 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour will make additional stops in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and more.

“I’ve been so eager to connect with my fans this year, so it’s great to get back on the road,” H.E.R. said in a statement . “Being on stage fuels me as a musician and I can’t wait to feel that energy again!” The “Back Of My Mind” tour will follow H.E.R.’s participation in Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” World Tour, which marks the musician’s first-time playing in stadiums.

The 24-year-old “Best Part” singer will be joined by R&B singer-songwriter Marzz , who serves as the opening act for all tour dates with the exception of the first stop in Hawaii. “IM SCREEEAMING!!!!” Marzz wrote on Instagram . “I hope to meet all of you in every city just to tell you how much i appreciate u!! thank you @hermusicofficial for this amazing opportunity! Let’s rock out.” Recently, Marzz was listed as Billboard ’s Top 15 Hip-Hop & R&B Artists to Watch in 2022. Marzz performed at BET’s Soul Train Awards and opened for Jack Harlow at a performance in Louisville, Kentucky.

BACK OF MY MIND TOUR 2022!!! Tickets on sale this Friday, February 25 at 10am local time. #BOMMTour pic.twitter.com/JlZGsGarLf — H.E.R. (@HERMusicx) February 22, 2022

As for H.E.R., the “Comfortable” songstress has been keeping busy since the release of her album back in June, which featured notable names such as Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Khaled, Bryson Tiller, and Lil Baby . Recently, H.E.R. was featured on her “Blasian Bay sister” Saweetie’s “ Closer ,” which according to the Icy Girl’s Instagram post has charted as the number one added song on US Rhythmic Radio.

Moreover, H.E.R. was cast as Squeak in Oprah Winfrey’s musical film reboot of “ The Last Color Purple,” in which she will star alongside Halle Bailey , who will play Nettie, and Taraji P. Henson, who has been cast as Shug Avery. In a 2021 interview with Variety , H.E.R. expressed her desire to venture into the world of television and film acting. “There is so much I want to do. People don’t really get to see my comedic and fun side, except for when I’m impersonating my aunt, but I definitely want to do a lot more voice-overs, and comedy, but also some serious roles,” she said. “I’m trying to do it all, I know. Whatever it is, one thing at a time. I’m gonna get there.”

Tickets for the “Back Of My Mind” tour go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 25 via Ticketmaster .

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Nineteen city national tour runs Apr through June

Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist H.E.R. has announced a new leg of her wildly successful 2021 Back of My Mind Tour. The 19 city tour will bring the trek across the US beginning April 8th in Honolulu, HI at the Waikiki Shell. The tour will make stops in Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Jacksonville, and more, with the final stop in Charlotte, NC on June 19th. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 25th at 10 am Local via Ticketmaster .

H.E.R. is continuing her dominance in 2022 and currently leads the NAACP Image Awards music categories with six nominations, including Outstanding Album and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for “Damage.” Event airs on February 26th on BET. On March 2nd, she will receive the American Express Impact Award at Billboard’s Women in Music event in Los Angeles. She will also add acting to her resume when she joins the all-star cast of The Color Purple musical film adaptation as Squeak and was named Global Ambassador for L’Oréal Paris.

H.E.R. kicked off 2021 in the most stellar of ways by winning two Grammy Awards – Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe” and Best R&B Song for her contribution to Robert Glasper’s “Better Than I Imagined,” plus an Academy Award for her powerful song “Fight For You” from the Warner Bros. Pictures’ film Judas and the Black Messiah . Previous Grammy wins include Best R&B Album (H.E.R.) and Best R&B Performance (“Best Part” featuring Daniel Caesar) and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist, among additional awards and honors.

H.E.R. Back Of My Mind Tour Dates:

Apr 8 – Honolulu @ Waikiki Shell Apr 14 – Seattle @ WAMU Theater Apr 16 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center Apr 19 – Denver @ Bellco Theatre Apr 21 – Austin @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park Apr 24 – New Orleans @ Champions Square Apr 26 – Cincinnati @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center Apr 29 – Minneapolis @ The Armory May 1 – Indianapolis @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park May 3 – Kansas City @ Starlight Theatre May 4 – St. Louis @ Saint Louis Music Park May 16 – Los Angeles @ YouTube Theater June 2 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater June 7 – Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion June 10 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion June 12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place June 16 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater June 18 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater June 19 – Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

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H.E.R. tour 2022: How to buy tickets, schedule, Coldplay

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H.E.R. is heading off on a solo tour before she opens for Coldplay this summer. Amy Harris | Invision via The Associated Press

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On Sunday, April 3, H.E.R. won a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance and dazzled the crowd with multiple songs she performed at the awards ceremony.

Rather than rest, she’s taking a victory lap less than 48 hours later when she kicks off her upcoming 19-concert Back Of My Mind Tour .

Along with special guest R&B singer-songwriter Marzz, H.E.R. will travel all over the country playing tracks from her 2021 debut full-length album “Back Of My Mind” from April through June.

Then, this summer, she’ll open for Coldplay on their gargantuan Music of the Spheres stadium world tour .

She really doesn’t take a break.

Now, here’s everything you need to know about how you can see H.E.R. live in 2022.

Where can I buy H.E.R. tickets?

Tickets to see the five-time Grammy winner live are available on all valid ticketing platforms.

Look into StubHub , Vivid Seats , Ticketmaster , SeatGeek and MegaSeats to find the best deal for you.

Where is H.E.R. going on tour?

The Back of My Mind tour launches in Los Angeles on April 5 at the YouTube Theater .

From there, H.E.R. will touch down in Denver (April 19), New Orleans (April 24), Kansas City (May 3), Jacksonville (June 12) and Charlotte (June 19, 23).

A complete calendar with all tour dates, show times, venues and link to buy tickets can be found here .

Coldplay tour

Already underway, the pop group’s mega 2022 Music of the Spheres World Tour has enlisted H.E.R. to open for them at many of their stadium shows from April through September.

Click here for a comprehensive list of all upcoming Coldplay concerts toy see if there’s a show coming to a city near you .

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In addition to H.E.R.’s tour, there are a lot of great festivals coming to North America this year. Here’s five of our favorites.

Lovers and Friends Festival

May 14-15, Las Vegas, Nevada

Headliners include Usher, Lauryn Hill and TLC. Buy tickets here

Roots Picnic Festival

June 4-5; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Headliners include Mary J. Blige, The Roots and Jazmine Sullivan. Buy tickets here

Governors Ball Music Festival

June 10-12, Flushing, New York

Headliners include Kid Cudi, J. Cole and Migos. Buy tickets here

Essence Festival of Culture

July 1-3; New Orleans, Louisiana

Headliners include Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart and Janet Jackson. Buy tickets here

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July 22-24; Miami, Florida

Headliners include Kanye “Ye” West, Kendrick Lamar and Future. Buy tickets here

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The concert was great. Even though they weren't able to play an encore due to lack of songs by that time. The club where they played was rather small so the crowd was very close to the band.

The live set was quite different from the sound that they recorded on their EP. The sound was more energetic and songs ended quite a few times in loud excessive noise solos. What was pretty awesome in my opinion.

You should definetly go and watch those guys even if you aren't completely confident with their first EP.

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H.E.R. at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

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A.I.-Created Drake and Kendrick Lamar Disses Circulate, Sources Confirm They're Fake

Drake confirmed one of the tracks was fake, while a close associate of Kendrick said he still hasn't released a response.

As hip-hop fans wait with bated breath to know what happens next in the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar , several A.I.-assisted tracks have circulated online.

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The Tortured Poets Department has arrived!

After months of anticipation, Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album on Friday at midnight on the East Coast. The full-length album marks Swift's first new material since she released the GRAMMY-winning Midnights in 2022.

Swift announced the new album's release with a philosophical and contemplative post to X (formerly Twitter) that addressed the themes of the album -- including breakups, self-reflection and healing.

" The Tortured Poets Department . An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time -- one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure," Swift wrote. "This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted."

"This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it," she continued. "And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."

Within minutes of the release, fans began to realize just how emotional the new album truly is. The tracks deal with the nuances and pain of heartbreak, failed romances, the pain of seeing your dreams for the future radically change, and eventually healing and mending emotional and psychological wounds.

See some of the most heartbreaking lyrics below, from tracks including "So Long, London," "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart," "loml,' "Down Bad" and "But Daddy I Love Him."

Swift first announced the news of Tortured Poets onstage at the GRAMMY s while accepting her 13th trophy from the Recording Academy in February. At the time, Swift teased that the project had been in the works for two years. Then, during an Eras Tour stop in Tokyo, Japan, Swift further elaborated on the timeline .

"I've been working on Tortured Poets since right after I turned in Midnights , " she told the audience, clarifying that albums are submitted "months in advance" so they can be finalized.

Midnights was released in October 2022. Since then, the star has also also notably released two rerecorded albums : Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) .

"I've been working on it for about two years," she confirmed of Tortured Poets . "I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour and when it was perfect, in my opinion, when it was good enough for you, I finished it."

In an unconventional move, Swift opted not to put out any singles ahead of Tortured Poets ' official release. She did, however, share the full track list, bonus track titles, and multiple album covers ahead of time.

As for the subject matter, Tortured Poets was widely anticipated to be a breakup album about Swift's split from her longtime love, Joe Alwyn . It was in April 2023 that ET broke the news that Swift and her boyfriend of six years had called it quits. At the time, a source said the split was amicable and "was not dramatic." ET was also told "the relationship had just run its course."

Then, in November, Swift's close collaborator Jack Antonoff let slip a messy new detail. Offering a digital breadcrumb for sleuthing Swifties, the producer revealed that he and Swift had written and recorded her song about a dying relationship, "You're Losing Me ," on Dec. 5, 2021.

Though Swift herself rarely confirms who her songs are about, her album title appears to be a reference to an interview Alwyn gave an interview to Variety in late 2022 when he revealed that he was in a group chat called "the Tortured Man Club." The track "So Long, London" also caught many eyes, with Swifties wondering if it might also be a reference to Alwyn, who is English.

Today, Swift is in a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce . Just last weekend, the couple put their love on display while attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival. In social media videos posted from the event, Swift and Kelce were seen happily embracing, dancing and even making out while enjoying the festivities.

"Taylor and Travis were so excited to go to Coachella together," a source told ET this week . "They wanted to be there to support their friends and just have fun. They had the best time at the festival and were in their own world even though so many people were around them. They are very in love and in sync in so many aspects of their lives, and it's very sweet to see."

Another source added, "The two are continuing to explore their relationship by supporting each other's endeavors and doing what every other couple does, and that's go on dates. This is one of many adventures yet to come for the duo."

For his part, Kelce is gearing up to host his second annual Kelce Jam , presented by Jim Beam. The festival goes down May 18 at Azura Amphitheater in Kansas City. Some of this year's featured artists include like Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and Diplo.

"It's definitely been fun to experience her taste in music, for sure," Kelce recently said of Swift in an interview with ET . "She's so amazing at what she does. And to find that creativity to see where she likes to pull things from and just, really, how she listens to music is very eye-opening for me. It's been fun to hear her take on it."

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How Taylor Swift inspired a new generation of singer-songwriters, in their own words

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Gayle, Maisie Peters, Baby Queen, and Gus Dapperton told BI about her impact on their songwriting.
Stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Troye Sivan also count Swift as an influence.

Sabrina Carpenter said working with Swift is "a childhood dream come true."

Back when Sabrina Carpenter was 9 years old, still years away from becoming a Disney Channel star, she uploaded a video of herself singing Swift's country hit " Picture to Burn " on YouTube.

Now, at 24 years old, Carpenter said she thinks of Swift as an "older sister" after opening for her monumental Eras Tour, playing international shows from Mexico City to Melbourne.

"That is one of my main inspirations ever since I was a little girl," Carpenter also told Billboard of Swift. "Watching her in and of itself is how you learn. I admire her work ethic and her talent and she's just so amazing."

Gayle was greatly influenced by "Picture to Burn" and "I Knew You Were Trouble."

Gayle, 19, shot to fame with her viral hit "Abcdefu" and earned a Grammy nomination for song of the year .

During a 2023 interview with Business Insider, she reminisced about growing up with Swift's "iconic" songs, specifically citing "Picture to Burn," which was released when Gayle was just 2 years old.

"Some of her music videos when I was younger, she looked like a fairy princess to me," Gayle said. "Oh my gosh, she is, wow. Just fangirling here."

The singer-songwriter also said Swift's hit single "I Knew You Were Trouble" is associated with one "very big core memory" after watching the music video "every day" at summer camp.

Taking notes from Swift's hit songs eventually led to a cosign from Swift herself; Gayle joined The Eras Tour last year as a supporting act , opening several shows ahead of Paramore and Haim.

Gracie Abrams described Swift as "one of the blueprints for vulnerability as a young woman."

Abrams, a longtime admirer of Swift, recently began working with the superstar's "Folklore" and "Evermore" collaborator Aaron Dessner. She has repeatedly covered Swift's songs , including "You're On Your Own, Kid" from "Midnights" and the revered 10-minute version of "All Too Well."

"I just respect the shit out of her with everything that she does," the 23-year-old singer-songwriter told Teen Vogue . "I've always been so inspired at every stage of my life as a fan of hers."

In fact, the respect is mutual. Abrams appeared as the opening act for dozens of stops on The Eras Tour, and in 2021, Swift publicly praised Abrams' haunting single "Rockland."

"I definitely don't believe that happened. I had a crazy physical reaction," Abrams said of the praise. "I don't know how to operate, or function ever again. But I'm her biggest fan. Everything that she does is fucking unbelievably inspiring, motivating, it makes me want to do better and be the best version of myself as a writer and a person."

Abrams will return to The Eras Tour stage when Swift returns for the second North American leg this year, playing a string of shows in New Orleans, Toronto, and more.

Phoebe Bridgers praised Swift as "an incredible businessperson and an incredible writer."

Bridgers, who was also tapped to open for Swift on The Eras Tour, said it was a "dream" to collaborate on "Nothing New," one of the vault tracks released on " Red (Taylor's Version) ."

"I just am so excited to have people take it at face value the day that it comes out, because I got teary recording it. I just couldn't be more excited," she told Billboard last October.

"She is an incredible businessperson and an incredible writer," Bridgers continued. "What she's been able to build just from writing adeptly from a young age is insane."

Upon the song's release, the 28-year-old Grammy nominee took to Twitter to express her gratitude and disbelief.

"I was 18 when red came out," she wrote . "How is this real."

Maisie Peters has described herself as "the biggest Swiftie ever."

Maisie Peters, 23, told BI that Swift is "formative to everything I make."

"I remember listening to 'Back to December' for the first time and just being like, 'This is incredible,'" Peters said.

Asked if it gets tiresome to field questions about being a Swiftie, Peters responded with a definitive, "No."

"With somebody like Taylor, there's so much you can draw on," she continued. "She's so inspiring in so many different aspects of what she's done. So I'm here to talk about Taylor Swift all day."

Although said she Peters hadn't met her idol just yet, she did sign to Gingerbread Man Records , the label run by noted Swift pal Ed Sheeran. He also cowrote three songs on her debut album, "You Signed Up for This."

"I've never met Taylor Swift and everyone always goes, 'Oh aren't you so excited?' And I am so excited, but also it's going to be crazy because she's been so important to my life that it's sort of like meeting an otherworldly being," Peters said.

Read our full interview with Maisie Peters here .

Baby Queen was inspired to pursue a career in music after seeing the "Love Story" music video.

"I just decided from the age of 12 after discovering Taylor Swift," Baby Queen told BI. "I was like, 'This is what I'm doing.'"

The pop-rocker, 26, whose birth name is Bella Latham, also revealed that her brutally honest single " These Drugs " was partially inspired by Swift — namely the gut-punch bridge, a craft that Swift is famous for mastering.

"It's like where you put all the emotions, what Taylor does. She puts all the emotions into the bridge," she said. "You hear the story and then the bridge comes and it's like, 'OK, I know Taylor's going to shoot me through the heart and she's going to kill me.'"

Read our full interview with Baby Queen here .

Gus Dapperton has also cited "Love Story" as a major influence.

Gus Dapperton, 27, told BI that his music is heavily inspired by artists like Odd Future and King Krule — fellow skater kids who had "weird voices" and no inhibitions — as well as supermassive stars like Britney Spears and Swift.

"When I hear my sister sing those big pop songs, it's impossible to deny how beautiful they sound," he said. "My family would all be in the car chanting Taylor Swift songs and stuff. I think 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift is one of my favorite songs of all time. My dad would just turn up the volume as loud as possible."

"That's why I never denied the pleasures of pop music growing up," he added.

Read our full interview with Gus Dapperton here .

Troye Sivan has long been inspired by Swift's songwriting prowess.

Troye Sivan, 27, has been naming Swift as his ideal cowriter since 2016.

"I really, really, really want to write with Taylor Swift," he told Billboard . "I'm sure that everyone would say that, but for me… as a student of pop music, I feel like I have so much that I could learn from her."

Two years later, when asked about his "dream duet partner," Sivan said Swift again, joking that he "may as well reach for the stars."

"We [already] performed live," he told Variety , referring to his cameo appearance on her "Reputation" tour in 2018 . "I admire her so much as a writer. So even if we didn't duet and we just wrote together, I would be totally into that idea — so I could watch her work. She's a master of pop."

More recently, Sivan listed "This Is Me Trying," "You Are In Love," and "Clean" as his top three favorite songs by Swift.

"When she hits that stride, I get so jealous, and I just want to listen to the song over and over and over again," he told Jared Frieder for Interview magazine . "I'm always like, 'Damn, Taylor Swift is so good.'"

Clairo said she "cried uncontrollably" when she met Swift.

Clairo, 25, managed to team up with Swift's longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff to create her 2021 album "Sling." However, the year prior, she was "shocked" when Swift initiated contact with her at the 2020 NME Awards.

"I crouched down with her, so we were both on the floor talking to each other," the celebrated indie songwriter later told NME . "It looked so ridiculous. No one could talk to me after that happened, I was crying so much."

Indeed, the year before their meeting, Clairo had made a bold declaration on Twitter : "I would let taylor swift punch me any day."

According to Conan Gray, Swift "raised an entire generation of songwriters."

Back in 2020, Swift shared Conan Gray's debut album "Kid Krow" on her Instagram story, praising the track "Wish You Were Sober" as a "masterpiece."

The duo's mutual respect is so well-documented that Swift enlisted Gray, 25, to help promote the release of her first rerecorded album, "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," in 2021.

"I've never met her, but she's been kind to me," Gray later told GQ . "Taylor raised an entire generation of songwriters. She taught a lot of people how to write pop songs."

The " Superache " singer also revealed that "Teardrops on My Guitar" was the first song he heard by Swift that changed his outlook on songwriting.

"It was one of the first YouTube videos I ever watched too. I remember that day so vividly," Gray said. "My family had one computer that we all would use and I remember we all huddled around it and watched together. I remember thinking, 'Wow, Taylor Swift is the coolest person on the earth.'"

Olivia Rodrigo hailed Swift as her "all-time idol" and "the best storyteller of our generation."

These days, Olivia Rodrigo, 21, is taking more cues from rockers like No Doubt , The Breeders, and The White Stripes .

But during her breakneck rise to fame, Rodrigo gushed about Swift on countless occasions and even sampled Swift's music on her acclaimed debut album "Sour."

Rodrigo even received a "really sweet" handwritten letter from her idol after the success of her single "Drivers License."

"I don't want to divulge too much because it's really sweet and personal," Rodrigo told Billboard .

"But she talks a lot about how, I think, you make your own luck in the world. And when you do kind things to others, good things come your way," she added.

Indeed, Rodrigo has already taken some of Swift's career advice: She previously told The Guardian that she has retained control of her master recordings because she was inspired by Swift's public battle to own her music.

Griff said there's "a new wave of young pop musicians" that evoke Swift in their songwriting.

"She's probably one of the No. 1 people that I look up to in terms of being a songwriter and being a top female in the music industry and being so consistent and coming back, time after time after time, with incredible songs," Griff, 23, told Nylon . "I even said that to her."

Griff met her hero at the 2021 Brit Awards , where she received the annual rising star award and performed her single "Black Hole."

"Taylor sent flowers, which was really nice. And we got to hang out after the show in her dressing room, so that was pretty crazy," she told Billboard .

Griff also told Harpers Bazaar that Swift gave her advice about handling the "pressures of industry and business and writing my next album — just [to] take my time and do it on my own terms."

Swift even gave Griff a shout-out when she accepted the global icon award that evening. More recently, Swift shared Griff's song "Vertigo" on Instagram, writing, "I love this one."

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The album features collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + the Machine. Swift described writing the album as deeply personal. "Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it," she said.
NBC News' resident Swifties stayed up to blog the biggest takeaways after the album's release.

Vinyl industry rep says pandemic-era manufacturing bottlenecks have eased

"The Tortured Poets Department" is set to be released in special-edition "ghost"-colored vinyl, available both directly through Swift's website and exclusively at Target.

During the pandemic, that might have alarmed vinyl record buyers. As vinyl plants shuttered and employees were sidelined, vinyl production ground to a halt, causing reports of weekslong backlogs and orders going unfulfilled outright.

But in an interview with NBC News on Friday, Dustin Blocker, president of the Vinyl Records Manufacturing Association, said those issues have been resolved and that suppliers now have more than enough capacity to handle any orders coming their way, including massive ones like Swift's.

"In Q3 2023, we saw the [production] timeline start to go back to normal," Blocker said. "And in Q4 it really got back to normal. Now, everyone, including the huge plants, takes only 8-12 weeks [to produce] ... so it's very good news for everyone."

Blocker said any price increases on the supply side sparked by the bottlenecks have essentially reversed.

So, the $40 price tag on the Target edition of "TTPD" is most likely the result of choices made by Swift, her label and the retailer, he said.

Jack Antonoff is sharing BTS pics

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Jack Antonoff is giving Swifties what they want: more content.

The Bleachers frontman, who is also Swift’s longtime collaborator and friend, shared pictures of Swift and collaborators on the album, including Florence Welch .

The acting U.S. secretary of labor has a question for Taylor

Acting U.S. Labor Department Secretary Julie Su has a key question for Taylor Swift and her "Tortured Poets Department":

"Is this department unionized?" she wrote in a post on X .

Su, 55, has served as acting secretary since March 2023; she has faced stumbling blocks to being confirmed full time for the role over her perceived pro-union bias .

Destin celebrates Swift shoutout

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The city of Destin, Florida, is here for the Swiftie boost.

Google searches for the beach town shot up minutes after Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” was released. The album mentions Destin in the song “Florida!!!” featuring Florence + The Machine.

The city is celebrating the shoutout:

As is Destin's mayor:

Trump gets a question on Taylor

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A reporter who is part of the pool following Donald Trump on Friday at his hush money trial was able to get in a question to the former president about the new albums.

Trump didn't engage.

Taylor Swift reveals ‘Dateline’ as an inspiration for ‘Florida!!!’

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Taylor Swift has taken over radio stations, from Channel 13 on SiriusXM to iHeartRadio briefly renaming itself to iHeartTaylor and sharing messages from the songwriter.

Swift revealed in a soundbite played on iHeartRadio that “Florida!!!” — the eighth track of the album and featuring Florence + the Machine — was inspired by “Dateline.”

“I’m always watching, like ‘Dateline,’” Swift said with a laugh. “People, you know, have these crimes that they commit where they immediately skip town and go to Florida. They try to reinvent themselves, have a new identity, blend in.”

It’s the same with heartbreak, she said.

“I think when you go through a heartbreak, there’s a part of you that thinks, ‘I want a new name. I want a new life,’” she said.

Or perhaps in Swift’s case — a new era?

The double album appeared to avoid leaks

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The standard edition of "The Tortured Poets Department" is said to have been leaked ahead the album's release. The origin of the apparent leaks is unclear, but none of the songs on the extended "anthology" version of the album seem to have been compromised.

Leaks of major artists' work sometimes occur when physical copies of the album arrive prematurely at record stores or department stores, before the tracks are released on streaming platforms. Fans suspect the surprise drop of the double album was a factor in the 15 extra tracks avoiding leaks.

The extra content was so unexpected that the lyrics of the anthology version have yet to be uploaded to Spotify .

‘The Tortured Poets Department’ broke a Spotify record in 12 hours

"The Tortured Poets Department" is already Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day this year, edging out Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" in less than 12 hours, Spotify confirmed to NBC News.

Swift currently holds the all-time record for most streams in a day by album and by artist for 2022's "Midnights."

Who are The Blue Nile? About the Scottish band named by Swift

In the album's ninth track — "Guilty as Sin?" — Swift name-drops a beloved '80s Scottish band, The Blue Nile.

"Drowning in The Blue Nile. He sent me 'Downtown Lights.' I hadn’t heard it in a while," Swift says in the song.

"Downtown Lights," released in 1989, was the peak of The Blue Nile's commercial success in the U.S., with the song reaching No. 10 on the Billboard American Modern Rock Tracks chart. 1989 is also Swift's birth year and the title of her fifth studio album.

Known for their avoidance of publicity, The Blue Nile has released just four albums since forming in 1981.

Fans share their theories and joy on social media

It wouldn't be a new Taylor Swift album without fans wondering who it's about or decoding the names mentioned in each song. (Who is Cassandra , Taylor?)

That speculation will surely continue, but now that the album is out, fans can't believe their luck. Reactions on social media praised the sonic and lyrical range of the album, saying that "everybody gets everything," whether you listen to Swift for her synth-pop hits or her intimate folk songs.

Author and creator John Green couldn't wait to wake up his daughter to tell her she gets 31 new Taylor Swift songs today.

By the numbers: Will Taylor Swift break her own album sales marks?

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“The Tortured Poets Department” blasted to No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes album sales chart following its release. But will it live up to the success of her previous discography?

Here are all of Swift’s bestselling albums in the U.S. ranked to date, according to data from the Recording Industry Association of America.

“Fearless” (2008): 10 million units

“1989” (2014): 9 million units

“Red” (2012): 7 million units

“Taylor Swift” (2006): 7 million units

“Speak Now” (2010): 6 million units

“Reputation” (2017): 3 million units

“Lover” (2019): 3 million units

“Midnights” (2022): 2 million units

“Folklore” (2020): 2 million units

“The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection” (2008): 1 million units

“Evermore” (2020): 1 million units

TikTok rolls out new features to celebrate new album

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As Swifties show their love for "The Tortured Poets Department" on TikTok, they have the chance to be featured in a "Fan Spotlight" carousel that highlights videos with the #TORTUREDPOETSDEPARTMENT hashtag.

TikTok released a "Taylor Swift In-App Experience" that serves as a landing page for all things "TTPD." Fans can complete challenges in exchange for limited-edition "TTPD" profile frames and some Taylor-related searches unlock animations inspired by the album. Searches for "Taylor Swift," "Taylor Nation," and "The Tortured Poets Department" lead fans to the landing page.

The features are particularly notable because Swift's music was pulled off the platform earlier this year as part of a disput between TikTok and Universal Music Group, though many of her tracks returned earlier this month .

Fans on TikTok have already been loving "TTPD," sharing numerous theories , tears and rankings .

Swift's song 'Fortnight' with Post Malone hits No. 1 on Apple

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That didn't take long.

The song "Fornight" off Swift's new album quickly hit No. 1 on Apple's top song chart. It features rapper and singer Post Malone.

Swift also took the next four spots with "The Tortured Poets Department," "So Long, London," "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toy," and "Down Bad."

The National's Aaron Dessner on working with Swift: 'some of the most lyrically acute, intricate, vulnerable and cathartic' songs

Aaron Dessner, a musician who is part of the rock band The National, posted to Instagram about working with Swift on the album along with a pic of her in a studio.

He said that he has now worked with swift on more than 60 songs, including 17 across her newest release.

"I am forever grateful to Taylor for sharing her insane talents with and trusting me with her music. I believe these songs are some of the most lyrically acute, intricate, vulnerable and cathartic Taylor has ever written and I am continually astonished by her skills as a songwriter and performer," he wrote, adding in thanks to a long list of other artists and producers.

Will Swift break her own streaming records?

The October 2022 release of Swift's 10th studio album, "Midnights" shattered records on Spotify and Apple Music.

"Midnights" became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day with 184.6 million streams when it debuted. Swift also broke the record for most-streamed artist in a single day on Spotify with 228 million streams.

The album also become the biggest album of all time by a female artist in Apple Music history by first-day and first-week streams worldwide.

Can Swift outdo herself?

Will Swift's album inspire a new college course?

Illustration of Taylor Swift performing wearing a graduation cap and a diploma as a microphone.

As Swift became increasingly synonymous with American pop culture, universities around the country started creating entire courses dedicated to studying her lyricism and impact.

Some courses focus on Swift as a business and marketing mastermind, while others analyze her storytelling techniques with all the detail and skill of poetry analysis.

Time will tell whether this new album will inspire yet another college course. Our guess is with all the literary references, it's sure to be on some professors minds.

Saturday is Record Store Day

The release of "The Tortured Poets Department" will come just in time for a notable day in the music industry calendar: Record Store Day on April 20. The annual event has been observed since 2007 to celebrate independent record stores and is often accompanied by exclusive drops by major artists.

Swift has yet to announce a special event, but the date is marked in the TTPD Timetable on her Instagram, suggesting she might have something up her sleeve.

Swift describes new album: 'Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it.'

Patrick Smith

Taylor Swift has offered fans a glimpse into the creative process behind "The Tortured Poets Society" and the emotions that inspired it.

In a press release Friday morning to accompany the new release, the artist said:

"The Tortured Poets Department. An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.

"This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.

"This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it.

"And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."

To sleep or stream? Swifties question staying up even later

Can you wait until the morning to listen to the 15 extra songs on Swift's anthology?

If you answered no, you're not alone. Online, fans joked that they didn't expect to get this little shut eye.

Among the fans: Gen Z Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla.

"I got votes in the morning. Do I sleep or listen" he wrote .

Others had similar thoughts.

"TAYLOR I HAVE A JOB OH MY GOD" wrote one fan, tagging the artist on X .

"lol Taylor I have to get up early to run errands before work please" wrote another X user.

Leave it to Swift to give us adrenaline to keep us all up a little longer.

'The Tortured Poets Department' becomes Swift's longest album

With the surprise release of 15 additional songs, "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" has 31 tracks.

That now makes it Swift's longest album, edging ahead of "Red (Taylor's Version)" by just one track.

A list of all 15 of the extra 'Anthology' songs

“The Black Dog”
“imgonnagetyouback”
“The Albatross”
“Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus”
“How Did It End?”
“So High School”
“I Hate It Here”
“thanK you aiMee”
“I Look in People’s Windows”
“The Prophecy”
“Cassandra”
“The Bolter”
“The Manuscript”

Surprise: a double album!

"The Tortured Poets Department" is a secret DOUBLE album.

In a 2 a.m. ET surprise, Swift announced an extra 15 songs.

"I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology," she wrote on X . "15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours."

It's 2 a.m.

Now what, Taylor?

ICYMI: Swift's powerhouse publicist Tree Paine gets profiled by WSJ

Swift's longtime publicist, Tree Paine, whom many fans know by name, was the subject of a lengthy Wall Street Journal article published Thursday ahead of the new album's release.

While she declined to be interviewed for the story, it delves into how she became one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry since she joined Swift's camp in 2014.

“There isn’t a publicist in NY, LA or Nashville that wouldn’t jump at an opportunity to work with someone as talented as Taylor Swift and her management team,” Paine said at the time, according to the New York Post .

Read the full story here.

Couples are now wary of Swift's 'Lover' as a love song

Elena Nicolaou, TODAY

“Lover” — at least until recently — was widely received as one of Swift’s classic love songs. When the album of the same name came out in 2019, its title single was declared first dance song material , or even a “ wedding waltz .”

In the song, Swift paints a portrait of quiet intimacy. Her wild “Red” days, of thrilling romances with highs and lows and uncertainties in between, had settled into something steadier with one person, captured by a simple chorus: “You’re my, my, my, my lover.”

But that interpretation is now in question, as Swift recasts some of her songs in a different light. Ahead of the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” she released five playlists on Apple Music , sorting old songs into groups inspired by the five stages of grief, or “heartbreak.”

Aaron Dessner is credited as a songwriter on five of 16 tracks

Dessner, who is a member of the bands The National and Big Red Machine, is one of two producers who worked on "The Tortured Poets Department."

He's credited as a songwriter on five of the 16 tracks on the standard album.

Dessner first collaborated with Swift on her eighth studio album, “Folklore,” for which he shared in the Grammy win for album of the year. He made several guest appearances with Swift on the U.S. leg of the Eras Tour, joining her onstage during the acoustic set for performances of songs they wrote together.

Here's what some critics are saying in their reviews

Angela Yang

The critics have spoken. Here's a roundup of some of their takeaways on "The Tortured Poets Department."

Billboard ’s Jason Lipshutz praised Swift’s boldness for releasing a “knowingly messy, wildly unguarded breakup album” at what’s arguably the peak of her career. It's more mature than her past heartbreak albums, he writes, and “not everyone will love it, but the ones who get it will adore it fiercely.”

Variety ’s Chris Willman wrote that the album can serve as an “unapologetically dramatic” soundtrack to listeners’ own heartbreaks.

Labeling it Swift’s most personal album yet, Rolling Stone ’s Rob Sheffield described it as “the cathartic confession of a woman who thought she had adulthood — and adult romance — all figured out, only to find herself realizing she knows nothing.”

And unlike on past albums, Swift doesn’t portray herself as a victim in this one, wrote the Los Angeles Times ’ Mikael Wood. Instead, the album emanates “a proudly villainous energy as Swift embraces her messiest and most chaotic tendencies.”

Jack Antonoff, Swift's longtime collaborator, posts love for album

Antonoff, Swift’s longtime collaborator and friend, shared his love for the new album on X .

"Love this album more than I can say," wrote Antonoff, who worked on “The Tortured Poets Department” as a producer.

Antonoff also co-wrote eight of the album's tracks.

Swifties are starting to post reax on X

In typical fashion after a Swift album drops, reactions from fans are pouring in online, and they TEND TO COME IN ALL CAPS.

As any Swiftie will tell you, listening to new music from the artist always proves to be a collective emotional experience.

Spotify appears to be holding it together (so far)

The last time Swift debuted a brand-new album, Spotify crashed. No major issues so far this time around.

Shoutout to the engineers and people behind the scenes who are probably working overtime to make sure Swifties don't panic.

We have a new countdown

Don’t go to bed yet! Taylor Swift’s Instagram page is displaying a new countdown to 2 a.m. ET. This wasn't on the timetable ...

A countdown on Taylor Swift's Instagram page.

Swift releases statement after album drop

In her first social media post after “The Tortured Poets Department” was released, Swift shared a statement about the album online.

These songs reflect her experiences from a moment in time that was equally “sensational and sorrowful,” she wrote, adding that it is a chapter now closed.

“Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it,” Swift wrote. “And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry.”

Who is Clara Bow?

Daniel Arkin

The 16th and final track on the album is named for Clara Bow, one of the leading lights of Hollywood’s silent era.

Bow, unlike a lot of stars from the 1920s, managed to successfully pivot to roles in talkies by the end of the decade. She co-starred in “Wings” (1927), which today is probably best known as the first movie to win the Oscar for best picture.

I’m not a Swiftie, so I don’t have much insight into how Taylor’s music connects to Bow’s acting career — but I’m curious how this track will be interpreted by the die-hards.

The album is here

BRB, we’re busy listening with the rest of y’all.

You can now choose a Swift-themed chat for your Instagram DMs

Instagram users can now set their direct message conversations to a new chat theme inspired by “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Instagram has added “The Tortured Poets Department” as a chat theme.

Bars, venues hold special Swift parties

On the eve of Swift’s album drop, event venues across the country (and around the world) hosted release parties so Swifties could get their first listen of the “The Tortured Poets Department” on the dance floor.

At Pianos in New York, music from across Swift’s discography will play until the new album drops at midnight. Attendees are encouraged to come in themed outfits and friendship bracelets, and the bar will be serving Swift-inspired cocktails.

In Los Angeles, El Cid is hosting a listening party complete with fan-made merch, giveaways and a themed wall for photos. Attendees can also expect performances from drag queen Jade Jolie, who appeared in Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” music video.

Several Swiftie-themed events are also being held across the Washington, D.C., area, according to The Washington Post, which compiled a list .

A Swiftie mom and daughter are hosting their own album party

Kristie Gilmore, 36, is ready to celebrate with her daughter, who was born shortly after Swift's “1989” album and has been a Swiftie ever since.

Kristie Gilmore is hosting a TTPD party in the suburbs of Boston.

Gilmore decorated her Boston-area apartment with balloons, signs and stickers in the color palette of “The Tortured Poets Department.” She sprinkled the table with handmade confetti of the album’s logo and made TTPD-themed “membership cards” for themselves and each of her daughter’s friends.

“They’ve been counting down since Taylor announced this album,” Gilmore said, adding, “They’re just hanging out, having a dance party. They’re gonna try to stay up till midnight and listen to it.”

What are the track lengths?

The average track length on “The Tortured Poets Department” is 4 minutes and 4 seconds, making it the third longest album across Swift’s discography.

The longest song is “But Daddy I Love Him,” which clocks in at 5 minutes and 40 seconds.

“I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” is the shortest song, at 2 minutes and 36 seconds.

Travis Kelce shared his early thoughts about the album

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, weighed in on the new album.

“I have heard some of it, yes. It is unbelievable,” Kelce said . “I can’t wait for her to shake up the world when it finally drops.”

The couple , who have become the internet's favorite love story , were most recently spotted at Coachella 's first weekend.

Taylor Swift beat reporter speaks to NBC's Hallie Jackson

USA Today’s Taylor Swift reporter , Bryan West, spoke with NBC News about the album drop and all the Easter eggs being spotted by fans.

Swift's music is back on TikTok despite UMG dispute

Kalhan Rosenblatt

Some songs that Swift fans know “All Too Well” returned to TikTok this month, months after they were removed.

The songs were among the many tracks Universal Music Group pulled off TikTok after the label and the platform failed to reach an agreement this year. (UMG has no relationship to NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.)

UMG, known as one of the “Big Three” global music companies, cleared its music from TikTok in late January, saying it was doing so because of a lack of compensation for artists and songwriters. TikTok previously fired back at UMG, accusing the company of putting “their own greed above the interests of artists and songwriters.”

The economics of 'The Tortured Poets Department'

Doha Madani

Die-hard Taylor Swift fans will be spending a pretty penny on her latest album release as she releases four variants of the album with one exclusive track each.

Each variant of “The Tortured Poets Department” is named after the bonus song found at the end of the album: “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross” and “The Black Dog.” If a fan wanted to collect them all, the minimum for $13.99 CDs at a store would cost at least $55.96 before taxes.

Longtime Swifties are already familiar with her tendency to provide deluxe editions, as anyone who was around for her original “1989” release can recall the Target exclusive that included three bonus tracks and three voice memos recorded by Swift.

Her “Midnights” release included a Target exclusive track that was added to streaming only months later, and in May she released a new song on “Midnights (The Late Night Edition).” But this is the first time Swift has put an exclusive song on each individual variant, with no clear timeline for when they might be added to streaming.

2024: The year of Post Malone and the pop girlies

Rebecca Cohen

Fresh off of a collab with Beyoncé on "LEVII'S JEANS" from her now-famed "Cowboy Carter," Post Malone finds himself on another major release of 2024: Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department."

He joins Swift on the album's first song, "Fortnight." Swift announced that "Fortnight" would be the album's lead single and the song for which she is releasing a music video 8 o'clock tomorrow night.

"I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever," Swift wrote on social media. "I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight."

While best known for more rap-focused songs, Post Malone is clearly making the rounds in the pop music scene, having also recently collaborated with Noah Kahan on "Dial Drunk." But his back-to-back appearances on arguably two of the biggest albums from pop artists this year raise the questions: Is Post Malone becoming a pop girlie? Is he just having a moment? Or is it all of the above?

There's a book about Swift's impact headed to bookshelves

Rolling Stone writer and music historian Rob Sheffield's book "Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music" will debut Nov. 12.

He's expected to dive further into Swift’s music and fan connection.

Swifties are celebrating with their own listening parties

Many Swifties are sharing their elaborate party setups online as they prepare to celebrate the album release at home.

Karen Rothdeutsch, 25, has decked out her bedroom in upstate New York with “The Tortured Poets Department”-themed decorations, complete with a platter of homemade cupcakes decorated to match Swift’s various vinyl variants.

“I just made my space a little more immersive for my first listen,” Rothdeutsch told NBC News. “I’ll be sitting in my bed with a box of tissues and a notebook, writing down my thoughts and probably checking into Twitter every so often to see what everybody’s thinking about it.”

She said she procured the decorations over the course of several weeks, but the whole setup cost her less than $100. While she decorates on a budget, she said she did splash out on the vinyl variants and collector’s edition CDs.

Swift's new album is already breaking a Spotify record

Spotify said on X that the “The Tortured Poets Department” became the most pre-saved album countdown page in the streaming service’s history.

Since its launch on March 28, TTPD's countdown page has ticked down to the album’s drop, now just hours away.

Was Swift's Grammys dress a 'Fortnight' Easter egg?

The white gown Swift wore to the 2024 Grammys, where she announced "The Tortured Poets Department," appears to have been an Easter egg.

taylor swift full length whote dress red carpet grammys

Swift appears to be wearing a very similar dress in the teaser for the "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)" music video, which will debut 8 p.m. ET tomorrow.

Swift was also pictured hugging Post Malone at the ceremony. Some fans online pointed out a similar shot of the two singers that appears in the teaser for the music video.

Swift drops 'Fortnight' music video teaser

Swift blessed fans with a teaser for “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)," the album's first single.

"At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings. Album tonight. Fortnight music video tomorrow at 8pm et," Swift wrote in a post on X , which was accompanied by a short video clip.

The black-and-white teaser gave a sneak peak of the visuals for the music video. It's a combination of dramatic period gowns and a bleak medical setting in this supercut that is reminiscent of "Poor Things," which Swift's longtime friend Emma Stone recently won the best actress Oscar for.

Swift had announced she'd be dropping a music video at 8 p.m. ET tomorrow by sharing a “TTPD Timetable” on her Instagram page this week.

Merch is here — and already selling out

Hours before the album’s release, themed merchandise for “The Tortured Poets Department” is now available to order online.

The merch drop includes hoodies, crewnecks and gold jewelry branded with the album’s logo. A display case for the album vinyls seemingly sold out within minutes.

ICYMI: The Eras Tour concert film is on Disney+

In case you need something to do as you count down to the new album, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is on Disney+. Swift announced the film would be available for streaming in February.

The film features all songs from the three Los Angeles tour dates during which it was filmed at SoFi Stadium. They include “cardigan,” as well as four additional acoustic surprise songs from the tour: “I Can See You,” “Maroon,” “You Are in Love” and “Death by a Thousand Cuts.”

Swifties online are freaking out over purported ‘leaks’

The internet was at it again this week, with some online circulating what they said were leaks of Swift's new album. It is unclear from where and when the apparent leaks originated, but one Reddit thread is already filled with commentary.

As early as Tuesday, "taylor swift leak" appeared to be blocked from searches on X. Instead, when a user tried to search the phrase, a blank page popped up with the message, "Something went wrong. Try reloading."

The secret message has been decoded

The sixth and final word of the secret message, “mortem,” was revealed today, hidden in the lyrics of the song “Begin Again.”

The complete secret message is: “We hereby conduct this post mortem.”

In a collaboration with Apple Music, Swift sorted some of her existing songs into thematic playlists , along with audio messages from her.

The messages seemed to confirm some fans’ theories that the playlists mirrored the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — indicating that the new album may grapple with grief or loss. Swift later used a song from each playlist to reveal a hidden word on Apple Music every day leading up to the release of “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Swift sets fans loose on an international puzzle

Swifties had a big day yesterday after murals with QR codes were unveiled in cities around the world, including Mexico City, Paris and Chicago.

Fans stumbled upon the murals, which Swift had not announced, and scanned them to find a link to a YouTube Shorts video. Every mural had a unique code that led to a different video, each revealing a new letter as part of a word puzzle.

Fans came together online to help decode the puzzle, which seemed to hint at the new album's first track, because it spelled out "for a fortnight."

Swifties in Los Angeles flock to Spotify pop-up library

Many Los Angeles Swifties celebrated the new album with a pop-up library installation in partnership with Spotify.

The three-day event, which runs through today at The Grove, featured a sneak peek at some of the album's lyrics.

Fans posted videos of themselves lined up for hours to get a glimpse at the installation.

A manuscript was front and center at the installation, revealing new lyrics periodically as the pages were turned over the course of three days.

Many fans online tried to identify other potential Easter eggs in the pop-up library, such as a bust of a peace sign, quill and fountain pens and a globe that appeared to be pointing to Florida, the name of a track on the album.

Why is the album called 'The Tortured Poets Department'?

Fans were quick to note that “The Tortured Poets Department” is the longest title for a Taylor Swift album by a large margin, a distinction previously held by her third album, "Speak Now." Before "TTPD," "Speak Now" was her only album title consisting of more than one word.

Speculation surrounding the new album and its uncharacteristic title has primarily revolved around Swift’s 2023 breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn after their six-year relationship.

After the album announcement, a 2022 Variety interview between Alwyn and Paul Mescal resurfaced on X. The pair revealed in the interview that they were both members of a WhatsApp group chat titled the Tortured Man Club, prompting some fans to draw parallels between Alwyn and Swift’s upcoming album.

The true meaning of “The Tortured Poets Department” remains to be seen, but the album's rollout has featured references to famous poems like Charles Baudelaire’s “The Albatross,” among other literary references.

Clues keep coming

Speculation continues to grow over clues for lyrics, song titles and the album’s first music video.

Not much from Miss Swift so far

It's been a notably quiet rollout for "The Tortured Poets Department."

No themed Instagram grid overhaul, no lead singles, not even a cryptic calendar leading Swifties on wild goose chases for potential Easter eggs.

A week before the release, Taylor Swift was rocking out at Coachella instead of feeding her fans who are desperate for a hint of what's to come.

Aside from a hand-painted QR code on the side of a building in Chicago, a planned exhibit at The Grove in Los Angeles in partnership with Spotify and a quick video released Tuesday that appears to leave the "Midnights" era in the dust as viewers tour The Tortured Poets Department, Swift has been silent on what we can expect.

In the video , posted to her Instagram account, we did get a glimpse of a schedule that only showed release day, and on it, the promise of a music video on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Fourteen tick marks beneath led some to think the music video could be for the 14th track on the album, or for the leading song, "Fortnight," since a fortnight is 14 days.

Swifties believing in the latter theory proved to be correct. Swift announced that the music video would be for "Fortnight" in a Thursday afternoon social media post.

Swifties online continue to grasp for any details to try to figure out what this mastermind might have in store for her beloved fan base.

What songs are on the new album?

Here's what songs are on the track list.

"Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)"
"The Tortured Poets Department"
"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
"So Long, London"
"But Daddy I Love Him"
"Fresh Out the Slammer"
"Florida!!! (Florence + the Machine)"
"Guilty as Sin?"
"Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?"
"I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
"The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
"The Alchemy"
"Clara Bow"

Swift has also announced four bonus tracks: "The Manuscript," “The Bolter,” “The Albatross” and “The Black Dog.” Each bonus track will be available on a separate vinyl variant and won't be on the streaming version of the album.

When does 'The Tortured Poets Department' drop?

Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," will be released Friday at 12 a.m. ET, or 9 p.m. PT.

It will be available for purchase on vinyl, on cassette, as a digital album and in CD form. It will also be on several streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music.

But if you plan to stream “The Tortured Poets Department” right after its release, be prepared for potential delays. When Swift’s most recent brand-new album, “Midnights,” was released, Spotify briefly crashed because of intense demand.

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