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Taylor Swift Has A Massive Surprise For Fans As She Unveils New Album The Tortured Poets Department

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Taylor Swift had an epic surprise for her fans on the morning of her latest album’s release – 15 more tracks than they bargained for.

On Friday, the record-breaking Grammy winner unveiled The Tortured Poets Department, her 11th album overall, made up of 16 new songs including collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + The Machine.

But Swifties wound up getting more than they bargained for when, just hours after the release, Taylor revealed she had something else up her sleeve.

“The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” she revealed.

“I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past two years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.”

And yeah… fans were left pretty stunned by the announcement:

When the first half of the collection was released, Taylor told fans: “[The Tortured Poets Department is] an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.

“This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.

“This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it.”

At 31 songs in total (the reverse of her “lucky number”, 13), The Tortured Poets Department is officially Taylor’s longest album to date.

Like the first half, the second is produced by frequent Taylor collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dresser, with intriguing song titles including Chloe Or Sam Or Sophia Or Marcus, Imgonnagetyouback, ThanK you AIMee and So High School.

It also features the five “bonus” tracks that had previously been announced for different versions of The Tortured Poets Department’s physical release.

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Doja Cat Has Spicy Reaction To Rumors That She Dissed Cardi B On New Track

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Doja Cat is clearing the air about her rumoured jabs at fellow rapper Cardi B.

After a track from the upcoming deluxe version of her Scarlet album leaked on the internet, many fans began speculating that the Agora Hills performer took a shot at Cardi in her lyrics.

In one snippet from her new rumoured song, Acknowledge Me, that’s been circulating on social media, Doja rapped: “You out here actin’ like you sniffin’ on some Carly Rae/ Cartier on you, but you walkin’ like you Cardi B.”

On Wednesday, the Grammy winner addressed the rumours on X while revealing one of her favourite songs from the new project.

“DISRESPECTFUL is one of my Top 3 [favourite tracks],” Doja wrote, prompting a fan to question: “OK, but which one did you whack Cardi B on?”

Doja quickly shut down the purported diss, writing back: “None of them get a fuckin life.”

Cardi B has not yet publicly addressed Doja’s statement.

Cardi B at Vanity Fair's Oscars party last month
Cardi B at Vanity Fair’s Oscars party last month

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Doja also responded to another fan who mistook the lyrics from Acknowledge Me as a nod to rapper Coi Leray.

“I have no idea what that means. Maybe I have the Coi Leray part wrong? Either way, walking like you’re Cardi B feels like props. We’ve seen Cardi walk… Mama’s bad,” the user wrote.

Clarifying her lyrics, Doja simply replied, “Carly Rae,” referring to the Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen.

Last week, the Woman star called out her fans for mocking the texture of her hair after she posted the cover art for her upcoming single, Masc, which features a close-up image of her natural hair, on social media.

Doja told her detractors to stop comparing her tight curl pattern, known as 4C hair, to “sheep and pubes and carpet and popcorn and shit like that,” according to footage shared by Pop Base on X.

“We got to move forward. Let’s move forward. Let’s grow,” she said, adding, “I can’t tell you what to do. I’m not your fucking parents. I don’t want to say too much.”

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Kylie Minogue’s BRIT Award Performance Has Everyone Making The Same Glasgow Willy Wonka Joke

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A sentence we didn’t expect to be writing this evening but here we are – part of Kylie Minogue’s performance at The BRIT Awards 2024 has sent social media into a tailspin thanks to a cursed Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow.

Yup, it’s been a helluva week to live online.

If you have been, I don’t know, having a life in the real world these past few days, you perhaps missed out on the Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow that led to people phoning the police. Yes. Really.

Arguably the best bit of the entire fiasco was The Unknown, right?

Well, you can imagine the internet’s joy at Kylie Minogue unwittingly bringing out a set of dancers during her medley performance at the end of this year’s BRIT Awards who were all dressed… not dissimilarly to The Unknown.

Thank goodness for X (formerly known as Twitter which we DEFINITELY don’t still call it), as as expected, users delivered the goods.

Just another normal night at The BRITs!

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BRIT Awards 2024: The 30 Must-See Moments From This Year’s Ceremony

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If you were down the pub instead of being at home watching the BRIT Awards on Saturday night, you missed out.

There were plenty of memorable moments as the stars descended on London’s O2 Arena for the biggest night in the British music calendar.

There were incredible performances from the likes of Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue and Raye as well as some amazing red carpet looks and political statements.

So if you need bringing up to speed on what went down, we’ve rounded up all the top moments you need to see…

1. We knew Kylie Minogue wouldn’t let us down on the red carpet and duh, obvs not. Instantly iconic.

Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images

2. Meanwhile comedian Rob Beckett came… dressed as a giraffe?

Dave Benett via Getty Images

3. Back to iconic appearances and queen of fizzy rose, The Traitors legend Diane and her son Ross (as Paul could NEVER be her son) took to the red carpet

Dave Benett via Getty Images

4. In red carpet looks that took our breath away – Charli XCX. We’re happy to admit we’re jealous of you Charli.

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5. Onto the awards and Dua Lipa kicked things off with a performance of her new single Training Season with an army of acrobatic backing dancers.

6. Roman Kemp referring to Aitch as Aldi Eminem, which of course, Aldi had something to say about.

8. Also, can we talk about how Kylie had a magnum of her OWN WINE on her table? Iconic.

9. Ellie Goulding brought an entire rave to the BRITs (while Calvin Harris got ribbed for ‘doing his emails’ in the background by Roman)

10. Charli XCX shouting out ‘all the hot girls’ in the crowd – OBSESSED.

11. BRB CRYING AT RAYE’S DREAMS COMING TRUE

12. Clara Amfo, Roman Kemp and Maya Jama dressed as The Traitors with Diane and Ross

13. Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton says that the government still hasn’t paid her

She presented an award with Monica Dolan, who played her in the hit ITV drama ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office
She presented an award with Monica Dolan, who played her in the hit ITV drama ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office

Presenting the award for Best Song, Jo Hamilton, a former postmistress impacted by the Horizon scandal had her say.

“I just want to thank everybody in the country literally for the love and support they’ve given the postmasters,” she said.

“Please could you keep on supporting us,” she continued. “Because in spite of what the government says, they are not paying the postmasters. Thank you.”

14. Roman Kemp’s sly dig at F1′s Christian Horner

15. Dua Lipa thanks everyone she’s ever met in her award speech for Best Pop Act

16. QUEENS SUPPORTING QUEENS – Raye and Clara Amfo are our new fave duo.

16. CMAT’s outfit. A LEGEND.

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17. Raye’s performance. And The Last Dinner Party summed it up better than anyone else.

18. Sorry but this tweet deserves it’s own spot on this list.

19. Raye’s reaction to her fifth win of the evening

20. Roman Kemp got Calvin Harris to do a Saltburn-themed shot…

21. Bimini was an icon while presenting the award for International Song Of The Year and shouted out that we all need to support trans rights more than ever

22. Jonathon Bailey. We’re all so welcome.

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23. And another shout out to CMAT’s iconic outfit.

24. Okay we didn’t see a Natasha Bedingfield x Raye crossover fact but here we are.

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25. Raye’s emotional speech while accepting her SIXTH award of the evening – Album Of The Year.

27. We were blessed with an acceptance video from Miley Cyrus for her win for Flowers which, as she said, was ‘as short as her dress.’

28. REMA’s performance was a VIBE

29. OKAY, it’s Kylie o’clock and we are ready. First thing’s first, accepting the award for Global Icon, QUITE RIGHTLY.

30. The cursed Glasgow Willy Wonka experience Kylie Minogue crossover we never knew we needed

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