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The Swifties have been proper all alongside! While performing one more stellar Eras Tour present on May 5, Taylor Swift, 33, made the Nashville present all of the extra particular with an thrilling announcement. Amid a plethora of purple banners, lighting, and easter eggs galore, the songstress confirmed that she is releasing a re-recorded model of her 2010 album, Speak Now, on July 7, 2023.
When she introduced the official launch date, Taylor defined that she had been “planning something for a while.” Then Taylor acquired a bit cryptic and requested everybody to take a look at the massive display screen for the information. “I plot I scheme I plan…. I think rather than me like speaking about it I thought I would just show you, so if you would direct your attention to the back big screen,” she added, earlier than revealing the July 7 launch date (watch right here). Upon listening to the information, the gang responded by screaming and cheering her on.
That night, a fan confirmed that one thing massive was set to occur with a video of Taylor hinting at an announcement. “Guys I’m not going to lie to you we have some cool stuff that is going to happen tonight,” the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker stated on stage that evening. “There’s just some fun things!” Amid performing “tolerate it” from the evermore album, Taylor lit up the stage in a sultry purple hue, which is notably the primary shade scheme of the Speak Now album cowl artwork.
Prior to the massive Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) announcement, Taylor seemingly hinted on the purple shade scheme of the May 5 present with a cryptic publish by way of Instagram on May 1. “WOW Atlanta just… wow. The band, dancers, and I can’t stop talking about how insanely magical it was playing for you guys the past 3 nights,” her caption of her rocking a purple coat started. “You were always bouncing, dancing, screaming every lyric. And you created so many breathtaking moments for us, you know what I mean. Looove yooouuu. Hey Nashville you’re NEXT.” Nashville, as talked about above, was the town that she introduced the brand new album’s launch date.
The evening of the Nashville present, forward of the foremost information, Taylor shocked followers by having Phoebe Bridgers, 28, carry out “Nothing New (Taylor’s Version)” along with her. A fan took to Twitter to share a video of the riveting efficiency and lots of the Grammy winner’s followers couldn’t include their pleasure. “Mid set list?! what’s gonna happen at secret songs! I’m so stressed haha,” one admirer quipped, whereas a second joked, “i am unwell.”
After Taylor and Phoebe carried out collectively, one fan speculated her option to convey out the 28-year-old amid the Red album performances solidified the potential for the Speak Now announcement to happen on the finish of the present. “Okay but she COULD have brought Phoebe out to play ‘Nothing New’ during the surprise song set as normal but she CHOSE to do it during RED which only makes me MORE convinced Speak Now announcement is coming tonight DURING SURPRISE SONGS,” the fan wrote on May 5.
the truth that the methods up taylor’s sleeve can both be matty healy or converse now television there’s no in between ???? pic.twitter.com/fceiaAWWy1
— Ron // philly 5/12 (@midnightstrack2) May 6, 2023
Taylor launched her third studio album, Speak Now, in 2010 about 4 years after her debut album. The profitable document options a few of her largest hits together with “Mean”, “Dear John”, “Back To December”, “Enchanted” and lots of extra. She introduced her iconic Eras Tour in Nov. 2022, and left an easter egg within the caption. “I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past and present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can!”, her caption of the tour poster learn on the time. As beforehand talked about, “Enchanted” is the ninth observe on the unique Speak Now album.
Although Swifties didn’t know the precise date of when the re-recorded model of Speak Now was set to be launched, they’ve been discovering clues of Taylor’s hints for months. In the music video for her tune “Bejeweled” off of her most up-to-date Midnights album, Taylor left just a few easter eggs for followers, per US Weekly. One of them was the elevator button colours within the video, Taylor hits the third flooring (which is purple) and Speak Now was her third album.