“Midnights” Album Release

All over the world Taylor Swift has become a household name, and her music has spoken to so many people throughout the years. This October, Swift celebrated the release of her 10th album, “Midnights.” This album has been long awaited by eager fans ready to see what “version of Taylor” is expressed in her latest album. Many fans can relate to Swift’s heartbreak and view on life. People love her upbeat music and catchy lyrics. It is not any surprise that fans could not wait for her new album to drop, so it can be enjoyed. 

The album “Midnights” broke many streaming records within the first 24 hours after its release. It has also broken the record for most streams in 24 hours on Spotify, by gaining over 186 million streams. According to the “Los Angeles Times,” this beats out the previous record holder rapper Bad Bunny’s  album, “Un Verano Sin Ti .” It gained an impressive 183 million streams within one day. On Apple Music, the song “Lavender Haze” reached number one on the top 100 Global Charts. Also on Apple Music, “Midnights” received the title of biggest pop album of all time. This left the artist and fans ecstatic with the news of Swift’s new album’s success.

Taylor Swift tweeted, “How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind blowing?!  Like what even just happened??!?!”

The release of “Midnights” sparked conversation across TikTok as the #Midnights gained over 2 billion views across the app. Swift originally released the track list for her album on the app TikTok. This created an even greater excitement and anticipation leading up to its release. Fans were quick to go back to the artist’s previous work and try to spot fun little Easter Eggs on where the titles’ hints were hidden all along. Many fans pointed out the song, “Me” and the Lavender Accents was hinting at the first song on the album, “Lavender Haze.” This has led to fans developing theories and sharing them across TikTok about the meaning behind each track. Many have pointed out the song, “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” is about the artist’s ex boyfriend John Mayer. Another hint to this theory is this song is on track 19, and Swift dated John Mayer when she was 19-years-old. 

Along with the success of Swift’s new album, “Midnights,” there have been rumors of an upcoming album tour. This is due to “Midnights” being her 10th album. Fans have long awaited for another tour since the end of her last tour, for her album “Reputation” in 2018. Swift had previous tour plans for her album, “Lover.”  However, the tour was quickly scrapped during the pandemic. Many speculate the tour will happen in 2023 due to the recent success of this newly released album. Tons of fans took to Swift’s “merch” website and desperately bought new merchandise in order to make it on to the future presale lists for the speculated upcoming “Midnight” Tour. This was deemed true during Swift’s previous release of the album “Reputation.” Fans who bought new merchandise on the website got first picks when her tickets went on sale. 

Kyra Yerardi, a senior at Carolina Forest added,“I think her new album is really good, though it is a little different then her last couple. If she was to go on tour I would definitely try and buy tickets.”

Needless to say, Swift’s newly released 10th album “Midnight” is a huge success. Fans were not disappointed while streaming the new music by this long-loved artist. Swift has successfully made another album for her devoted fans.