Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight’ with Post Malone to be album’s lead single, video to premiere on Friday

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Taylor Swift has announced that the first single from ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ will be ‘Fortnight’, featuring Post Malone.The pop star’s 11th studio record arrives tomorrow (April 19) – the follow-up to 2022’s Grammy-winning ‘Midnights’ – and anticipation is at a fever pitch among her fans.With the album dropping at midnight, fans will be able to hear the full record in its entirety before the single’s release, but at 8pm ET, or 1am UK time on Saturday morning, Swift will also release the video for ‘Fortnight’.Sharing the news on Instagram, Swift wrote: The first single from The Tortured Poets Department is………….

Fortnight featuring @postmalone.”A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)“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.”Earlier in the week, Swift ramped up the hype by sharing a new video on Instagram, brimming with Easter eggs about the record.

Titled ‘The TTPD Timetable’, the video contained the first clear indication that she intended to release the video for the album’s first single at 8pm on Friday, through a notice on a calendar.