Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' drops

NEW YORK, United States — Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday — the 11th studio album from the megastar who is already having a blockbuster year.

"All's fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out now," she wrote on her Instagram account, ending the announcement with a heart emoji.

Swift had revealed the album's release at the Grammys in February, a night that saw the 34-year-old billionaire win a record-breaking fourth Album of the Year prize — and the artist could be on track for a fifth.

Since her bombshell announcement, her loyal legion of Swifties have been working around the clock shelling out fan predictions.

The working theory is that the album centers on her ex, British actor Joe Alwyn, who Swift dated starting in 2016 until they broke up about a year ago.

Alwyn ("The Favourite") and fellow actor Paul Mescal ("Normal People") revealed in 2022 that they had a group chat entitled "The Tortured Man Club," which also included Andrew Scott ("Fleabag," "Ripley").

The Swifties think their queen's album title is a likely reference to that text circle.

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Before their breakup, Alwyn had multiple songwriting credits on her albums under a pen name, William Bowery.

Swift already revealed the tracklist, with titles including "So Long, London," "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)," and "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived."

Florence + The Machine is among those set to make cameos on the album, as is Post Malone, who Swift said will feature on her first single "Fortnight."

"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," she wrote on Instagram.

Swift said a video companion for the track will come out late Friday after the album drops.

'Shake up the world'

Swift has repeatedly eviscerated her former lovers in song, including dropping lyrical takedowns of John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Her current beau, Super Bowl-winning NFL player Travis Kelce, has already praised her new work.

"I have