Instagram gave Taylor Swift an exclusive feature to celebrate her new album



Taylor Swift performs at the Taylor Swift "The Eras Tour" held at Allegiant Stadium on March 24, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Later this week, Taylor Swift will release her highly-anticipated new album, The Tortured Poets Department. The album will be on sale and streaming wherever you get your music on April 19, but Swift hasn't given fans any songs to tide them over while they wait. Thankfully, social media is helping to pick up the slack with a few fun easter eggs, including an exclusive new feature on Taylor Swift's Instagram profile that we haven't seen anywhere else before.


As spotted by Billboard, head to Swift's profile on Instagram on your phone and pull down from the top of the screen. Keep pulling past the spinning wheel, and a fitting Writing Hand emoji will suddenly appear above. Pull down even more, and you'll see "The Tortured Poets Department." Let go, and a timer will appear, counting down to the release date.


Here's a quick look from X if you don't want to find the new feature yourself:




https://twitter.com/jappleby/status/1780275435562996125


Unsurprisingly, Meta has also taken the obvious opportunity to push Swifties to use Threads by including a link to download the app on the countdown.


According to Billboard, posting with the tags #TTPD, #The Tortured Poets Department, #Tortured Poets, #TSTTPD, #Swifties, or #Taylor Swift will create a shimmer effect, and liking any post with those tags will make white hearts shoot out from the bottom of the screen.


We haven't heard anything from The Tortured Poets Department yet, but we do have a tracklist:



  1. Fortnight [ft. Post Malone]

  2. The Tortured Poets Department

  3. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

  4. Down Bad

  5. So Long, London

  6. But Daddy I Love Him

  7. Fresh Out the Slammer

  8. Florida!!! [ft. Florence and the Machine]

  9. Guilty as Sin?

  10. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?

  11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

  12. LOML

  13. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

  14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

  15. The Alchemy

  16. Clara Bow

  17. The Manuscript (Bonus Track)


You can listen to the whole album on Friday, April 19, along with everyone else.



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