Taylor Swift’s new album allegedly ‘leaked’ on social media and it’s causing a frenzy
Social media can be a divisive place, but even more so when it comes to Taylor Swift.
A Google Drive link allegedly containing 17 tracks that are purportedly from Swift’s eagerly awaited “The Tortured Poets Department” album has been making the rounds on the internet in the past day and people are equal parts mad, sad and happy about it.
CNN has reached out to Swift’s representative for comment.
The actual album is slated to drop at midnight Friday, but the claimed leak is both being hailed and nailed by Swift’s supporters.
One person shared a drawing of a young woman asleep in a sparkly bed with sparkly blankets on X, writing, “How I slept last night knowing
I’m going to hear TTPD for the very first time tonight cause I haven’t listened to any leaks.”
Yet another person posted a video of two models walking and wrote, “Me and my bestie on our way to listen to #TSTTPD leaks.”
On Thursday, “Taylor Swift leaks” was a prevented search phrase on X.
The general consensus among those who have decided to be “leak free” appears to be that they are the true Swifties – as her hard core fan base is known – because they don’t believe the singer would have sanctioned such a “leak.”
Swift herself has gone to great lengths to prevent unintended early releases in the past.
“I have a lot of maybe, maybe-not-irrational fears of security invasion, wiretaps, people eavesdropping,” Swift said of her music during an 2014 appearance on”Jimmy Kimmel Live.” She added that her “1989” album only existed on her phone, “covered in cat stickers and the volume buttons don’t work very well because there’s candy stuck in there,” for nearly two years.
“The Tortured Poets Department” is Swift’s 11th album and comes after she became the first woman and only solo artist to win the Grammy for album of the year three times.
The recent “leak” of Taylor Swift’s album “The Tortured Poets Department” has sparked a divide among her fan base, with some staunch supporters choosing to remain “leak free” in solidarity with the singer. These fans, often referred to as true Swifties, believe that Swift herself would not have sanctioned such a leak, and thus choose to abstain from listening to any unauthorized releases.
Swift has a history of taking measures to prevent unintended early releases of her music, citing concerns about security invasion and privacy. In a 2014 appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” she famously revealed that her “1989” album existed only on her phone for nearly two years, adorned with cat stickers and with malfunctioning volume buttons due to candy stuck in them.
“The Tortured Poets Department” marks Swift’s 11th album and comes on the heels of her historic achievement as the first woman and only solo artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year three times. Despite the leak controversy, anticipation for the album remains high among fans eagerly awaiting its official release.
