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'''''The Tortured Poets Department''''' is the upcoming eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], set for release on April 19, 2024, through [[Republic Records]]. Swift announced the album at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]] on February 4, 2024, after winning [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]] for her tenth studio album, ''[[Midnights]]'' (2022).

Swift conceived ''The Tortured Poets Department'' shortly after finishing work on ''Midnights'' and continued developing it while embarking on [[the Eras Tour]] (2023–2024). The album consists of sixteen songs, featuring collaborations with the American rapper [[Post Malone]] and with the English [[indie rock]] band [[Florence and the Machine]]; the physical edition includes a bonus seventeenth track.

Followingthe itsyear.<ref>{{Cite announcement,web |last=Mather |first=Victor |title=Tortured Poets’ or Poets? Taylor Swift Meets the Apostrophe Police. |date=February 7, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/arts/music/tortured-poets-department-apostrophe-taylor-swift.html |access-date=February 13, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> The album inspired a string of [[internet meme|memes]] and recreations on social media. Numerous brands and organizations embraced the album's aesthetic and parodied the cover artwork or title, including companies such as [[Duolingo]], [[Sour Patch Kids]], [[Sol de Janeiro]], [[Walmart]], [[Josh Cellars]], [[Aerie (clothing retailer)|Aerie]], and [[Drumstick (frozen dairy dessert)|Drumstick]]; organizations like the [[National Park Service]], [[Orlando International Airport]], and the [[Empire State Building]]; sports teams [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]], and [[McLaren]]; and franchises like ''[[Despicable Me|Minions]]'', ''[[Teletubbies]]'', and [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |title=All the best reactions to Taylor Swift's surprise album announcement at the Grammys |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-new-album-grammys-reactions-memes-2024-2 |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Did Taylor Swift Know Her New Album Name Would Inspire This Many Memes? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-the-best-memes-from-taylor-swifts-new-album-announcement/ |access-date=February 7, 2024 |website=[[The Mary Sue]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Follett |first=Gillian |date=February 7, 2023 |title=See How Brands Recreated Taylor Swift's New Album Cover |url=https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/brands-recreated-taylor-swifts-new-album-cover/2540411 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |magazine=[[Ad Age]]}}</ref>