The Charts
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Breaks Records With Blockbuster Debut
Only the Beatles have more No. 1 LPs now: The pop superstar reigns atop the Billboard 200 for the 14th time with the equivalent of 2.6 million album sales.
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CreditMario Anzuoni/Reuters ‘Tortured Poets’ Has Shifted the Taylor Swift Debate. Let’s Discuss.
The superstar’s 11th album is a 31-song excavation of her recent relationships that is not universally loved. Our pop team dissects its sound, themes and reception.
By Jon Pareles, Ben Sisario, Lindsay Zoladz and
CreditCaroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock A Brief Guide to Who’s Who on Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’
Ex-boyfriends may be alluded to. Travis Kelce, too, fans believe. And some actual poets.
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On ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Taylor Swift Could Use an Editor
Over 16 songs (and a second LP), the pop superstar litigates her recent romances. But the themes, and familiar sonic backdrops, generate diminishing returns.
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Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long) album, some seem to finally be feeling fatigued.
By Matt Stevens and
CreditJutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s Regretful Duet, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Arooj Aftab, Cigarettes After Sex, Claire Rousay and others.
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CreditDavid Gray/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The PlaylistTaylor Swift’s ‘Poets’ Arrives With a Promotional Blitz (and a Second LP)
The pop superstar’s latest album was preceded by a satellite radio channel, a word game, a return to TikTok and an actual library. For her fans, more is always welcome.
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CreditRepublic Records, via Associated Press Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘Tortured Poets’
The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.
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CreditAdam Glanzman for The New York Times Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
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Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag
Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it.
Ross DouthatTaylor Swift Needs to Become Other People
If commerce demands constant songwriting, she needs new characters to play.
By Ross Douthat
Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era
A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” her “imperial era,” rumored relationships and production choices.
Taylor Swift le ha dado mucho a sus fanáticos. ¿Es demasiado ya?
Nadie pudo escapar de Swift en el último año. Con el lanzamiento de “The Tortured Poets Department”, su más reciente (y larguísimo) álbum, algunos parecen sentirse por fin fatigados.
By Matt Stevens and Shivani Gonzalez
Una clase de Harvard enfocada en Taylor Swift analiza ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Unos 50 estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard, que integran una clase dedicada a Taylor Swift, se reunieron para esperar el lanzamiento de su nuevo álbum. Justo a la medianoche, comenzó el análisis.
By Madison Malone Kircher
Taylor Swift’s New Album Reviewed
Our pop music critic on “The Tortured Poets Department.”
By Larissa Anderson, Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Corey Schreppel and Lindsay Zoladz
Los ‘poetas torturados’ de Taylor Swift llegan con un bombardeo promocional
El más reciente álbum de la superestrella del pop viene precedido de un canal de radio por satélite, un juego de palabras, su regreso a TikTok y una instalación de una biblioteca. Para sus fans, más siempre es mejor.
By Ben Sisario
Israel Strikes Iran, and the Trump Trial Gets a Jury
Plus, a “tortured” Taylor Swift.
By Tracy Mumford, Patrick Kingsley, Ben Protess, Mujib Mashal, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield
5 Things to Do This Weekend
A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”
By Danielle Dowling
Taylor Swift y Beyoncé evitaron (de nuevo) lanzar un álbum al mismo tiempo
A menudo las quieren colocar como rivales, pero las dos reinas actuales del pop continúan apoyándose mutuamente. Incluso evitando que la fecha de los lanzamientos de sus álbumes coincidan.
By Craig Marks
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