Tik tiešām pusnaktī visās mūzikas straumēšanas vietnēs tika publicēts jauns Sviftas studijas albums "Folklore", kurā viņa sadarbojusies ar vairākiem alternatīvās mūzikas māksliniekiem, tajā skaitā Džastinu Vernonu (Justin Vernon) no apvienības "Bon Iver", Āronu Desneru (Aaron Dessner) no grupas "The National" un Džeku Antonofu (Jack Antonoff).

"Ir lietas, ko es neplānoju, un tas ir mans astotais albums," tā rakstīja Svifta.

 

 

 

 

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Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my 8th studio album, folklore. Surprise ?Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into. I wrote and recorded this music in isolation but got to collaborate with some musical heroes of mine; @aarondessner (who has co-written or produced 11 of the 16 songs), @boniver (who co-wrote and was kind enough to sing on one with me), William Bowery (who co-wrote two with me) and @jackantonoff (who is basically musical family at this point). Engineered by Laura Sisk and Jon Low, mixed by Serban Ghenea & Jon Low. The album photos were shot by the amazing @bethgarrabrant. Before this year I probably would’ve overthought when to release this music at the ‘perfect’ time, but the times we’re living in keep reminding me that nothing is guaranteed. My gut is telling me that if you make something you love, you should just put it out into the world. That’s the side of uncertainty I can get on board with. Love you guys so much ♥️

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Jul 23, 2020 at 5:00am PDT

Publicēts arī pašas Sviftas režisēts videoklips dziesmai "Cardigan".

Albums seko 2019. gada ierakstam "Lover" un 2017. gada "Reputation" (skat. TVNET recenziju).