So much is happening this year, I can’t believe we’re only halfway through the year! A lot of awful things happened but a lot of good things are happening too. And one of those things is that Taylor Swift is dropping a surprise music album. Yes, really! Only she can pull it off like it’s no biggie. The whole internet is loving this.
But before we get to what everyone thinks of this amazing piece of news, let’s find out more about the Taylor Swift surprise album.
What is the new Taylor Swift music album about?
Randomly, Taylor Swift shared this on her social media:
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1286270136006184960
The singer shares that there are many things that she had planned for summer of 2020, but that didn’t end up happening. But on the plus side, she got to make and release her 8th official studio album ‘Folkore’. Taylor Swift has poured herself into this album, meaning we’ll get to see an even different side of Taylor.
Usually, her fans get to know about her upcoming music weeks and months in advance. But this time, there was no preparation! She posted cryptic pictures on her Instagram account before finally revealing her picture in the woods and then sharing the news of the album.
We also got to know some exciting news! There’s a whole music video that is going to premiere tonight. Yep, only Taylor Swift can pull this off without anyone knowing.
The music video for “cardigan” will premiere tonight, which I wrote/directed. A million thank you’s to my brilliant, bad ass video team – Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, producer Jil Hardin, executive producer Rebecca Skinner, AD Joe ‘Oz’ Osbourne pic.twitter.com/2hNXnzFbwY
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 23, 2020
Just like her ‘The Man’ video, Taylor Swift is also the director of this music video. Since that video was amazing, we can expect ‘Cardigan’ to be as well.
Taylor also reveals that she did her own styling for the music video too. Not only that but she followed all the precautionary steps needed to ensure everyone was safe. The songs themselves were written and recorded ‘in isolation’.
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1286273095200845824
Taylor Swift being a queen as usual.
Fans were clearly loving the news
Imagine a whole year of bad things happening one after the other and your favorite musician releases a surprise album. That would put anyone in a good mood. And that’s what Taylor did to the Swifties on Twitter:
TAYLOR SWIFT IS RANDOMLY DROPPING HER NEW ALBUM TONIGHT. Thank you for making 2020 a little better. https://t.co/0tEH1lXGde
— Damon Fizzy␌ (@deefizzy) July 23, 2020
Even Lil Nas is excited for Taylor Swift:
let’s goooo!!!!! we can’t wait ! pic.twitter.com/cqvbAfS4p5
— nope (@LilNasX) July 23, 2020
Fans were happy this happened in 2020:
https://twitter.com/aleighacavalier/status/1286276821315661827
Some fans were also really happy to know that this is the second studio album that Taylor Swift owns:
https://twitter.com/BiancaNunezz/status/1286288252912070656
Some were appreciating the visuals for the Folkore album:
https://twitter.com/cruelmotivation/status/1286287330244988929
It’s a joyous moment for Taylor Swift’s fans:
Taylor Swift releasing a new album ❤️ I will be unreachable for the forseeable future #folklore pic.twitter.com/bBAQNISS2L
— Beth (@BVDavids) July 23, 2020
A band, Lawson also joked about how they picked a bad time to release their music:
Lawson: Guys our new single ‘She Don’t Even Know’ is out tonight at midni…@taylorswift13: suprise, tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my 8th studio album
Lawson: pic.twitter.com/Lt62FEraIF
— Lawson (@LawsonOfficial) July 23, 2020
For the most part, people are just excited to listen to the new album:
i’m so excited for #Folklore taylor swift’s mind continues to amaze me. she is so beautiful inside and out i know this album will change my life. i can feel it in my bones pic.twitter.com/xWYzK64MVe
— em (@undraftedjoe) July 23, 2020
Are you excited too? Let us know in the comments below!