Albums Are — Finally! — Getting Shorter. Thank Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift may have just dropped behemoth projects, but a spate of new releases suggests that albums are getting more concise
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Subscribe NowBeyoncé and Taylor Swift may have just dropped behemoth projects, but a spate of new releases suggests that albums are getting more concise
During two episodes of our 'Rolling Stone Music Now' podcast, we do our best to solve every lyrical mystery of Swift's 31-track opus
From teen country tracks to synth-pop anthems and rare covers, a comprehensive assessment of her one-of-a-kind songbook
On the astonishingly revealing 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology', Taylor Swift makes it clear that even if you love her, you don’t really know her
Both artists have worked on every single album Swift has released since 2014, and their latest batch of songs on 'The Tortured Poets Department' finds their collaborative well completely drained
The singer offered insight into her latest record-breaking album
But you can only find it on physical versions of 'The Tortured Poets Department'
'The Tortured Poets Department' combines the intimacy of 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' with the synth-pop gloss of 'Midnights' to create music that's wildly ambitious and gloriously chaotic
The new album explores her most recent relationships and includes collaborations with Post Malone and Florence and the Machine
Swift's songs return to the platform a week before she's set to release her album 'The Tortured Poets Department'