{"id":1956701,"date":"2025-08-12T20:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1956701"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:57:28","slug":"taylor-swift-is-driving-everyone-crazy-in-a-good-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swift-is-driving-everyone-crazy-in-a-good-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift is driving everyone crazy (in a good way)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/action-bar\/instances\/cme8qeq6f003k28qj6smf2cku@published\" data-label-id-prefix=\"action-bar-start-of-article\" class=\"action-bar\" data-dynamic-breakpoint-placement=\"{&quot;extraLarge&quot;:{&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;.layout-article-elevate__left&quot;}}\" 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But it takes a different kind of superstar, and fanbase, to turn a release into a mystery treasure hunt.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4an00023b6nvaixosww@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After a period of relative quiet, Taylor Swift appeared out of thin air to announce a new album, called \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d Or she announced an announcement \u2014 she\u2019ll talk about the album first on her boyfriend\u2019s podcast later this week. This announcement arrived at the same time as a GQ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/travis-kelce-september-cover-2025-interview-super-bowl-taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\">profile<\/a> of that boyfriend, Travis Kelce, making fans feel for the first time that they were really <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/08\/12\/entertainment\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-relationship-timeline\">hearing from and seeing the couple, as a couple, directly<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao00033b6nrbtdfvjr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As a Swiftie, I can attest that we fans remain in a constant state of hunger for any dregs of connection, forced to search out breadcrumbs in her songs, music videos or even social posts that leave us spiraling (or \u201cclowning\u201d as we like to say). The singer rarely does interviews and when she does they\u2019re in a much more formal setting \u2014 certainly more formal than on an often-meandering podcast with her boyfriend and his brother.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao00073b6njrbxcg17@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This time? \u201cWe\u2019re about to do a f*cking podcast!\u201d Swift exclaimed in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNPMF0kxcKD\/\" target=\"_blank\">preview for the episode<\/a> of \u201cNew Heights.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8u5a0l00273b6n5b9kgemt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That podcast is expected to be released on August 13 at 7 p.m. ET.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao000e3b6n6948r2wr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            How excited are fans? One of my Swiftie friends even switched flights to ensure they\u2019re not 30,000 feet in the air when the podcast is released.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/youtube\/instances\/cme8u3qe7000y3b6pspcoibfw@published\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-component-name=\"youtube\">\n<aside class=\"youtube__aspect-ratio-container\">\n<div id=\"iIqSuKyH\" data-video-id=\"kSI_oTKWuzs\" class=\"youtube__content player\">\n\t\t<span class=\"youtube__video-title\">Did Taylor Swift drop another easter egg?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao000h3b6nxl98ex9l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Unable to wait a day to hear the podcast, eager fans have spent the hours since the announcement reviewing the hints that Swift appeared to sprinkle throughout her work in the past few years, pointing toward the album that fans took to calling \u201cTS12.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao000i3b6nyht0n00d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For at least a year, theorizing has revolved around the number 12 and the color orange. As always, the Swifties were right. On Monday morning a carousel of 12 photos was posted to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNN0isCNpBb\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor <\/a>Nation\u2019s<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNN0isCNpBb\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> with the caption, \u201cThinking about when she said \u2018See you next era\u2026\u2019\u201d All those photos feature Swift in orange outfits that she wore while on The Eras Tour.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao000j3b6npuyvp57w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There was also the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/orange-door-end-of-taylor-swifts-eras-tour-theories-speculation\" target=\"_blank\">famous orange door <\/a>of the Eras tour, featured on a screen on stage as she performed the last song of the show \u201cKarma\u201d which left many fans frantic and theorizing.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8r7dt0001h3b6n38i1e2ze@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            That same orange color was featured in the background of this weeks\u2019 teaser for the \u201cNew Heights\u201d episode. Prior to the announcement that Swift would be the special guest, many fans had already put the pieces together based on the background color, the silhouette and the fact it was posted along with Taylor Nation\u2019s Instagram post.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8ttvj3000t3b6p1ce9bb0i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And before all of that, there was the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@taylorswift\/video\/7427117204686179630?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"> TikTok video<\/a> that Swift shared in October before her show at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Swift is seen walking near section A12 \u2014 for fans, that signaled to August 12, the announcement day.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qernz00003b6ndjha0mhr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            If you think that sounds conspiracy-minded, a countdown appeared on Swift\u2019s website to 12:12am Eastern on August 12, which is when the name of her 12th studio album was released.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cme8qf4ao000n3b6nqcxu7kfb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            So if you have a Swiftie in your life, this is why they sound a little loopy, raving about random numbers and colors, as they put on every orange piece of clothing they could find. But tell us while you wait \u2014 what else have you noticed?\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Tweet Email Link Musicians have long since figured out how to turn their album announcements into online frenzies. But it takes a different kind of superstar, and fanbase, to turn a release into a mystery treasure hunt. 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