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Taylor Swift announces music video for “Tortured Poets.”

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Taylor Swift has revealed a new release schedule for her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department.

A video posted to the singer's Instagram account begins with a clock pointing to 2 o'clock. This is the same time as the coffee cup in the “Karma (Remix)” music video and the same time that runs at a Spotify exhibition in Los Angeles to announce the new album.

Next, the camera exits the animated room that previewed their week-long “Midnights” performances, music videos and announcements. Crumpled papers and the vinyl versions of the album “Lavender Haze” lie on the floor. The camera enters an office hallway before turning to a door with the nameplate “The Tortured Poets Department.”

The video jumps through the keyhole into a shiny, marble-white office with two desks. The camera hovers over a desk with a coffee cup before flying to a cork bulletin board displaying photos of Swift playing her Eras Tour piano as she announced the three variations with three bonus songs. There is another clock on the wall that points to 2 o'clock. Above is a fourth photo of Swift with her cat kissing her nose.

The calendar shows April 19th and reads: “The Tortured Poets Department Release Day” and “8pm ET Music Video Release!!!” There is a count below that adds up to 14, which adds up to two weeks, so two weeks , could relate.

The video also teases April 20th, which also happens to be Record Store Day.

Her album “The Tortured Poets Department.” is scheduled to be released on April 19th at midnight.

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