Taylor Swift has been sharing cryptic posts on Instagram, streaming services, and her website, hinting something is about to come on April 26. Fans are assuming the 29-year-old star will be dropping her new album, almost two years after she unveiled Reputation in October 2017.
Taylor Swift's official website will welcome every visitor with a countdown. In her true style, the site's interface features a gradient of moving blue-pink clouds with glittering confetti occasionally pouring. Can it be the theme of her new album?
According to Grazia Daily UK, Swifties have a hunch Taylor Swift is about to drop a new album after the release of her 2019 calendar that features stamps on particular days. Taytay's favorite number is 13, which most motifs in the calendar appear, like on the 13th day of April, when the countdown begins, May, July, August, and December. From the looks of it, something is about to happen on these days.
However, the calendar has nothing marked on April 26. But when Taylor Swift graced the American Music Awards, she said she was excited for the "next chapter" with her song "The Story of Us," which has four-minute 26 seconds run time, and the seventh song on her 2011 album Speak Now. Does it indicate she will drop her seventh album on April 26?
So what are the signs Taylor Swift will release new music? BuzzFeed noted that her official fan's club, Taylor Nation, posted a tweet full of rainbow emojis on January 1, saying it was a "2019 big mood."
Dedicated fans counted the rainbows and found out it had 115 of it. As Taylor Swift is known for her strategic ways, the number seemed to be a count between the days of January 1 and April 26, when the countdown will end.
Taylor Swift also posted a photo of herself and her mom playing Scrabble in October, when the Reputation Stadium Tour was about to end. "Let the games BEGIN," she captioned the snap. As the National Scrabble Days falls on April 13, it might be an indication that the countdown to her alleged new album was about to start.
Another hint might be lying on Taylor Swift's essay for Elle magazine, where she wrote the 30 things she had learned before she turned 30. At number 26, the singer-songwriter recommended downloading a free app, which seemed to be a hint of her countdown that would end on April 26.
As April 26 is only a couple of days away, fans will soon find out if Taylor Swift will indeed drop new music or album. The bet is on, as the countdown continues to tease what is yet to come.
