Taylor Swift to release new album, ‘Midnights,’ in October
NEWARK, N.J. – Swifties, rejoice: More music is on the way from your favorite pop diva.
According to The Associated Press, Taylor Swift is releasing her next album, “Midnights,” in October, the 32-year-old singer announced Sunday at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
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“I thought it would be a fun moment to tell you that my new album comes out Oct. 21,” she told the crowd after accepting the video of the year award for “All Too Well: The Short Film.” “I will tell you more at midnight.”
Swift took to social media to reveal more details about the surprise project, which she said tells “the stories of 13 sleepless nights.”
“We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t – right this minute – about to make some fateful life-altering mistake,” she tweeted at 12:01 EDT Monday.
“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes 12 … we’ll meet ourselves.”
The post, which included a link to preorder the album, concluded: “Meet me at midnight.”
Swift’s last two albums consisting entirely of new music – “Folklore” and “Evermore” – came out in 2020, Variety reported. She also has been releasing rerecorded versions of her old albums periodically amid a dispute with record executive Scooter Braun, according to the news outlet.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Taylor Swift attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022, in Newark, New Jersey.
Taylor Swift attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022, in Newark, New Jersey.
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Here are some memorable photos of Taylor Swift through the years.
2006: Country singer Taylor Swift arrives at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23, 2006, in Las Vegas.
2007: Music artist Taylor Swift performs during the Academy of Country Music New Artists’ Party for a Cause show at the MGM Grand Conference Center on May 14, 2007, in Las Vegas.
2008: Singer Taylor Swift arrives at the 50th annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Kanye West (left) jumps onstage after Taylor Swift (center) won the "Best Female Video" award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009, in New York City.
2010: Musicians Kary Perry and Taylor Swift during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards Salute to Icons Honoring Doug Morris held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 30, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California.
2011: Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez perform onstage during the "Speak Now World Tour" at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2011, in New York City.
2012: Taylor Swift performs onstage during the MTV EMA’s 2012 at Festhalle Frankfurt on November 11, 2012, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
2013: Taylor Swift arrives at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.
2014: Musician Taylor Swift attends the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014, in New York City.
2015: Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Recording artist Taylor Swift attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California.
2017: Musician Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Super Saturday Night Concert at Club Nomadic on February 4, 2017, in Houston.
2018: Taylor Swift attends the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018, in Los Angeles.
2019: Taylor Swift performs during the TIME 100 Gala 2019 Dinner at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2019, in New York City.
2020: Taylor Swift attends the 2020 Sundance Film Festival "Miss Americana" Premiere at Eccles Center Theatre on January 23, 2020, in Park City, Utah.
2021: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Aaron Dessner accept the Album of the Year award for "Folklore" onstage during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021, in Los Angeles.
2021: Taylor Swift attends the "All Too Well" New York Premiere on November 12, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
2021: Writer-director Taylor Swift attends a premiere for the short film "All Too Well" at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
2022: Taylor Swift speaks during a graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
2022: Taylor Swift waves to graduates as she participates in a graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadium in New York, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
