Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" Leaks

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carey @brokebackstan ... haven't finished yet but. new taylor album being almost entirely about matty healy who she dated for like 2 months when everyone thought it would be about her relationship of 6 years that just ended is actually SO hilarious • 10:33 PM Apr 17, 2024 168.9K Views

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capy 4s Calm down people, stop spreading hate! Taylor still has two days to change all the songs. asweeterplaced 7m The tortured poets.... Retirement? Maybe? elianeradigue 7m I blame jack antonoff idgaf he needs to die andrxa 9m nahh this s--- is not even ironically enjoyable it's straight up boring and uninspired on every single aspect elianeradigue 9m I really dont even gaf about the production but the chronically online lyrics and MELODIES.. evergreenmore 11m ITS SO BAD HELP... I learned to appreciate midnights because of this

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timmygami eyes @deliclit ... This album gonna make everyone hate her and she sets the scene for rep Taylor's version • • 6:56 PM Apr 17, 2024 95.4K Views

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Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" Leaks refers to discussions and memes about Taylor Swift's 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) being leaked days ahead of its release on April 19th, 2024. Shared via Google Drive and Telegram links, the leaks contained lyrics such as "We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artists" and "You fall asleep like a tattooed Golden Retriever." The leaks received mixed reviews online, with some speculating that they were not legitimate but were AI-generated using Swift's voice.

Origin

On April 17th, 2024, news about Taylor Swift's album The Tortured Poets Department being leaked online days ahead of its scheduled April 19th release began making the rounds online, primarily hosted on Google Drive and shared via Reddit, Telegram and X / Twitter.

Also on April 17th, X^[6] user @RENAISSANCEIZZZ posted screenshots showing people sharing leaked tracks from TTPD on Telegram, gathering over 1,000 likes in a day (seen below).

COWBOY CARTER OUT NOW | SCARED OF MY GUITAR @RENAISSANCEIZZZ This album is terrible btw #TTPD The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 0 28 20 9 2 O 3K 3:47 PM 59 35 3 O 3K 3:47 PM My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys Taylor Swift 53 31 3 O 3.1K 3:47 PM Down Bad Taylor Swift @semcensuraleaks3 38 24 2 01 3K 3:47 PM So Long, London Taylor Swift @semcensuraleaks3 32 24 7 2 2 • 4:25 PM Apr 17, 2024 133.8K Views • Florida!!! Taylor Swift @semcensuraleaks3 44 24 2 Guilty As Sin? 24 23 O 3.1K 3:47 PM O 3K 3:47 PM I Can Do It With a Broken Heart Taylor Swift @semcensuraleaks3 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Taylor Swift @semcensuraleaks3 29 20 6 2 ...

X^[1] user @G0DNEYS posted an image containing lyrics supposedly taken from the TTPD leaks (seen below) on April 17th, 2024. The lyrics were:

You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist / I scratch your head you fall asleep / Like a tattooed Golden Retriever.

@GØDNEYS and they go crazy for this writing like??? d • You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist I scratch your head, you fall asleep Like a tattooed Golden Retriever 4:36 PM Apr 17, 2024 2.4M Views ...

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On April 17th, 2024, X^[2] user @chartstswift posted, "'The Tortured Poets Department' has broken the all-time record for most illegally downloaded album, with 174K downloads." These numbers and this claim are unverified despite the post gathering over 20,000 likes in a day (seen below, left).

Also on April 17th, X^[3] user @avid_original made a post including some of the lyrics supposedly found in the TTPD leaks, including, "Now I’m down bad crying at the gym." The post gathered over 5,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).

Taylor Swift Charts @chartstswift "The Tortured Poets Department” has broken the all-time record for most illegally downloaded album, with 174K downloads. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 9:31 PM Apr 17, 2024 1.8M Views

Avid (Fan Account) @avid_original The lyrics for some of the songs on Taylor Swift's new album "You smoked and then ate seven bars of chocolate" "We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist" "Fall asleep like a tattooed Golden Retriever" "Now I'm down bad crying at the gym❞ From jadecomjota 5:41 PM - Apr 17, 2024 741.9K Views

Internet users also began posting parody leaks of the TTPD album, putting forward random music as though it were from Swift's new album. X^[4]^[5] users @blizzy_mcguire (seen below, top) and @notrubencito (seen below, bottom) made such posts on April 17th, gathering over 1,000 and 4,000 likes, respectively, in one day.