Fans noticed an announcement could be on the horizon after a countdown appeared on her website and she changed some of the letters in her social media bios to zeroes
Taylor Swift surprised fans yesterday (September 22) by announcing new music. The songstress teased fans with a series of hidden clues and a countdown on her website, sending the rumour mill into overdrive.
The Blank Space singer confirmed that ‘Patient Zero’ will be released on streaming services on Friday, but it’s not yet clear whether the song represents a new era or a vault track from one of her previous releases.
Its release marks Swift’s first since she married NFL star Travis Kelce at Madison Square Gardens in July, and her first single since the Toy Story 5 soundtrack song ‘I knew It, I knew You’, which topped the charts this summer.
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“I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single “Patient Zero” will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours,” she wrote on social media following the teasers.
A series of clues pointed to a big announcement in the run up to the reveal, with her bio on Instagram and X changed to read, “And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u.” Each ‘O’ in the phrase was replaced with a zero.
It was paired with a countdown clock on her website, which then eventually revealed the upcoming single. Fans prior to this had been speculating that the countdown was something to do with an album re-record or re-release, Taylor Swift, while others suggested the music star was hinting at a deluxe version of her latest album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, or even a totally new album.
At the same time, one of Swift’s beloved backing dancers, Kameron Saunders fuelled the fire that a tour announcement could also be imminent. The backing dancer shared a Instagram post, which showed an image emblazoned across a digital screen next to Manchester’s Arndale Shopping Centre.
Kam toured with Taylor Swift on her record-breaking Eras Tour which hit UK venues including Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and Wembley – the latter including a record-breaking eight nights at Wembley Stadium. Kameron teased a clue with an image showing him in a scene from the ‘Opalite’ video in which he holds a judge’s panel with the number zero on it.
Manchester was not included on the Eras Tour, with the closest location for fans over at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium. Taylor Swift last played Manchester during the Reputation Tour at the Etihad Stadium in 2018, so many fans will be hoping it might finally be time for the singer to come back to the city.
Taylor Swift and Spotify billboards also recently appeared in New York City’s Times Square to celebrate the launch of all her music videos on the streaming platform.
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