--- description: Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department' will come out April 19. Swift announced its release at the 66th Grammy Awards. title: Taylor Swift Will Release a New Album in April image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc746d0e4ee29f90/698a4584457a526d91d68807/taylor-swift-new-album-grammys.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Music](/tag/music/) ## Music Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taylor Swift Announces New Album _The Tortured Poets Department_ at Grammy Awards  by [Moises Mendez](/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2024 3:03 AM CUT  Taylor Swift announces a new upcoming album at the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Taylor Swift announces a new upcoming album at the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.Robert Gauthier—Los Angeles Times/Getty Images  by [Moises Mendez](/author/moises-mendez-ii/)  ## Moises Mendez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2024 3:03 AM CUT Right when [Taylor Swift](https://time.com/6342816/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift-choice/ "undefined")’s fans were theorizing that the pop star would announce the re-recording of _Reputation_, she threw a curveball and announced a brand new album called _The Tortured Poets Department_, which she said will be released on April 19. At the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the [_Midnights_](https://time.com/6209270/taylor-swift-midnights-album/ "undefined") singer won for Best Pop Vocal Album and said it was her 13th Grammy win—her lucky number. "I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19th. It’s called _The Tortured Poets Department_. I’m going to go and post the cover right now backstage. The announcement was met with immediate screams from the crowd. As promised, Swift posted the album cover on X and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C28vsIzO%5FbL/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1 "undefined"), where it got more than 4 million likes in 20 minutes. Fans had a feeling something was coming from Swift today, as the pop star changed her profile picture on Instagram to a black-and-white photo, a common tactic when she’s announcing something. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1754332182401691704) Swift is also known for announcing new projects after winning awards. When she won the award for Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2022, Swift announced her _Midnights_ album. Not much else has been said about what to expect from the album, but her fans will surely be keeping an eye for hints from the singer on any new developments. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift Announces New Album The Tortured Poets Department at Grammy Awards","datePublished":"2024-02-05T03:03:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T17:04:19.734Z","description":"Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department' will come out April 19, she announced at the Grammy Awards","url":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/","keywords":["Music","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc746d0e4ee29f90/698a4584457a526d91d68807/taylor-swift-new-album-grammys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Moises Mendez","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/moises-mendez-ii/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc746d0e4ee29f90/698a4584457a526d91d68807/taylor-swift-new-album-grammys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"66th GRAMMY AWARDS Show","caption":"66th GRAMMY AWARDS Show","creditText":"Robert Gauthier—Los Angeles Times/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/music/","name":"Music"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/","name":"Taylor Swift Announces New Album The Tortured Poets Department at Grammy Awards"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See the Best Looks from the Grammys 2024","description":"The 2024 Grammy Awards took place Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and the industry's top stars walked the red carpet ahead of the event.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4JUMk9XE/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-02-05T15:24:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4JUMk9XE.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/","duration":"PT2M14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/6660513/taylor-swift-announces-album-tortured-poets-department-grammys/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```