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Gather round, friends. Take a seat while you're at it because Taylor Swift's 11th studio album is here.

The singer first announced her brand new album while onstage at the 2024 Grammy Awards, where she accepted the 'Best Pop Vocal Album' for her 2022 release, Midnights.

Watch Taylor Swift announce her 11th studio album here. Post continues after video.

"This is my 13th Grammy, which is my lucky number," she said during her acceptance speech. "I don't know if I've ever told you that.

"I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans," Swift continued. "So I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years."

"My brand new album comes out April 19th. It's calledThe Tortured Poets Department[TTPD]. I'm gonna go post the cover right now backstage. Thank you, I love you."

On April 17, Spotify hosted a pop-up exhibition in Los Angeles, where fans got to walk through a library-themed room that had countless clues about the new album and already, Swifties have uncovered a whole lot of Easter eggs.

Swift also announced that, along with her album, she will be releasing a music video, and dropped a teaser just two days out.

Here are the biggest Easter eggs, from the Spotify exhibit to the album teaser, and everything else you need to know about Swift's new album,The Tortured Poets Department.

Taylor Swift's new music video.

In the teaser trailer, we got confirmation that a new music video will be dropping at 8pm ET on release day (that means those on Australia's east coast will get to watch it for themselves on Saturday at around 10am, while in WA it will be 8am and for South Australians and those in the Northern Territory, 9:30am).

Right underneath the time the song will drop are 14 tally marks, which suggests the music video will be for the 14th track on the album, 'The Smallest Man'.

However, some fans also think that the 14 lines could symbolise 14 days, indicating the music video will be for her song with Post Malone, 'Fortnight'.

Lyrics that are connected to old songs.

In the middle of the Spotify exhibit, there's a big open book with lyrics from Swift's newest album — and depending on what time attendees were at the event, the lyrics might have been different.

The first set of lyrics read, "Even statues crumble if they're made to wait."

This was then swapped out for a different line: "One less temptress. One less dagger to sharpen."

Fans have guessed that the new lyrics are connected to Swift's older songs, including 'Reputation' where she sang about her castle crumbling overnight.

Swifties also think the new lyrics have something to do with her other singles 'Daylight' and 'Tolerate It', as she mentions daggers in those songs, too.

A jar with puzzle pieces.

Among the items on one shelf in the exhibit is a glass jar filled with puzzle pieces featuring lines and letters.

Some fans have theorised that the puzzle is actually a specific Bgraamiens puzzle called "The Lines" — it's infamous for being super tough to solve. Maybe, just maybe, the singer is telling us her new album is all about a broken relationship that proved just too hard to repair.

AStory Of Usbook.

Another nod to her upcoming album are the books on the shelves within the exhibit, which have titles of her new songs such as 'The Manuscript' and 'The Albatross'.

What stood out to Swifties, though, was a simple notebook that had 'US' written in permanent marker. It's likely a reference to her song 'The Story Of Us', from the albumSpeak Now.

the implications of the story of us being right next to daddy i love him is so terrifying #TSTTPD pic.twitter.com/jMaaSkHgnL

— aly the tortured poet 📝🤍🪶 (@mirrorballaly)

For those not in the know, 'The Story Of Us' is a timeline of a relationship from beginning to end... Does this mean we're about to get a part two?!

Dried flowers from old songs.

There's also a vase filled with dried flowers in one part of the installation, in what fans are noting is another nod Swift's older albums. They were confirmed to be lavender and Cornelia rose flowers — a reference to the singer's love-themed songs, 'Lavender Haze' and 'Cornelia Street'.

These tunes have long been thought to have been written about Alwyn, leaving us thinking that maybe dried flowers represent the drying up of the relationship.

🚨| The dead dried up flowers around Spotify's "THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT" library installation are Lavender and Cornelia Rose flowers! #TSTTPD #SpotifyTTPD pic.twitter.com/PwiRKhzUOb

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour)

A globe with a pin in Florida.

There's a globe in the Swift Spotify library that has a pin directly in Orlando, Florida — which just so happens to be where Alwyn allegedly cheated on Swift. Gulp. Revenge track incoming?

The globe in Taylor Swift's @Spotify library has a pin for Orlando, Florida where Joe Alwyn allegedly cheated o

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