Taylor Swift on how “Elizabeth Taylor” came to life:
“My parents sent me this clip of Elizabeth Taylor’s son saying something very flattering, that if there were one person he might compare to his mother in the modern day, in terms of persona and all the chaos around us, he said it would be me. I was so flattered by that. I just immediately started talking to Travis about it. I was going on and on about Elizabeth Taylor…. I had to get out of the car, I was like, ‘I have to get out of the car for a second,’ and I just sang this melody into my phone, got back in the car and… that’s what it’s like when it happens.”
‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ by Taylor Swift becomes the first album in Spotify history to earn over 300 MILLION streams in a single day.
No other album has opened with over 200 million.
When I was writing the Fortnight music video, I wanted to show you the worlds I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music. Pretty much everything in it is a metaphor or a reference to one corner of the album or another. For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it. Post Malone blew me away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I’m so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration. I’m still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets). I still can’t believe I get to work with the unfathomably brilliant Rodrigo Prieto on cinematography and my team of dream collaborators: Ethan Tobman (production design), Chancler Haynes (editor), Anthony Dimino (1st AD), Jil Hardin (producer) and Dom Thomas (executive producer). Parliament aced the VFX as always. Joseph Cassell, Lorrie Turk and Jemma Muradian made these tortured looks come to life. The entire crew made this a dream to shoot. Thank you to everyone involved and everyone who has watched it!!
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taylor really said fuck j*e, fuck you guys, still fuck you guys but also maybe you’re right fuck ratty, fuck the media, btw kim fuck you once again, and while i’m here you too j*hn, also love you baby travis
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ by Taylor Swift has broken the record for most- streamed album in a single day on Spotify in 2024 in less than 12 hours.
So incredibly grateful and honored to contribute to this vast and ambitious album -- it's not lost on me how lucky I am that @taylorswift13 shares her insane talents and trusts me to help make this music ❤️I hope you enjoy all 31 songs as much as I do!!
At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings.
Album tonight.
Fortnight music video tomorrow at 8pm et.
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The first single from The Tortured Poets Department is…………. Fortnight featuring @postmalone 🤍 I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight. Honestly can’t wait for you guys to hear this song at Midnight TONIGHT and see the video at 8pm ET TOMORROW.
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If entry into THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is what you seek, step out of the Midnights room and enjoy a peek.🚪
Add another board meeting to your #TTPDTimetable on Friday at 8pm ET for a music video premiere!