Taylor Swift goes 'alternative' for new album Folklore

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Taylor Swift’s new album Folklore is the first of her records to fall into the “alternative” music genre.The 30-year-old singer dropped the record at midnight EST on Friday, after surprising fans with news of an impending release.Despite the fact that Taylor is most well known as a pop star, the new album is actually categorized as alternative on iTunes.

Four of her previous records were classed as country albums, while she’s also dropped three pop albums.In addition, Taylor will be submitting the record for the Best Alternative Music Album gong at the 2021 Grammy Awards, according to reports.It’s the only award she will be eligible for in the alternative genre, as while the pop genre has awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop