Taylor Swift Shocks Fans With Surprise Album Announcement at the 2022 VMAs: ‘More at Midnight!’
usmagazine.comMusic to fans’ ears! Taylor Swift surprised fans during the 2022 Video Music Awards when she announced a new album during her acceptance speech for Video of the Year.“I’m just so proud of what we made,” the 32-year-old pop star said on Sunday, August 28, while accepting a Moonperson for the “All Too Well” short film. “We wouldn’t have been able to make this short film if it weren’t for you, the fans.
Because I wouldn’t be able to re-record my albums if it weren’t for you. You emboldened me to do that.”The “Getaway Car” singer went on to say that she wanted to surprise her fans to say thank you for their VMA votes. “I had sort of made up my mind that if you were gonna be this generous and give us this, I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out October 21,” Swift told the crowd. “I will tell you more at midnight.”The untitled project will mark the Pennsylvania native’s 10th studio album following her 2020 releases Folklore and Evermore.
Her last release, Red (Taylor’s Version), debuted in November 2021.Earlier in the evening, the “Blank Space” songstress took home the Moonperson for Best Longform Video for her work on “All Too Well,” which also marked her directorial debut.“Wow.
Before this, I had directed and written my music videos, but I had never made a short film before,” she said during her acceptance speech. “We put our entire hearts into this trying to make something that might be worth of the love that you, the fans, have shown this song.
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