Taylor Swift celebrated her six Grammy nominations for The Tortured Poets Division in the course of her newest Eras Tour live performance, thanking followers for his or her assist.
“You guys did one thing so superb over the course of the previous couple of months [with] what you probably did with embracing Tortured Poets Division,” Swift, 34, mentioned through the acoustic part of her Thursday, November 14, efficiency at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. “It’s really blown my thoughts.”
She continued, “It’s actually emotional for me as a result of this album; I wrote it through the Eras Tour. I wrote the album, made the album — all attempting to maintain it a secret from you guys after which introduced the album and was, principally, working actually onerous to secretly put collectively a brand new chapter within the Eras Tour of Tortured Poets Division and we needed to shock you with it.”
TTPD is Swift’s eleventh studio album, which was launched in April one yr after the launch of her Eras Tour exhibits. Final week, Swift earned a number of Grammy nominations for the report and a further nod for her “Us.” duet with Eras opener Gracie Abrams.
“You guys have simply been so great about digging into this album and simply actually understanding the place I used to be coming from and also you made it, by far, the best debut week I’ve ever had with an album,” Swift gushed on Thursday of her followers. “You saved that album at No. 1 for almost 4 months and most just lately what you probably did — as a result of the whole lot that occurs is a direct reflection of the fervour you present — is you guys obtained this album nominated for six Grammys!”
The pop star added, “It’s so great, so thanks.”
Swift is already a 14-time Grammy winner, even taking residence the coveted Album of the 12 months award 4 instances. The 2024 ceremony, which was held earlier this yr in February, is the place she first introduced TTPD.
“I wish to say ‘thanks’ to the followers by telling you a secret that I’ve been conserving from you for the previous two years, which is that my model new album comes out April nineteenth,” she mentioned in her acceptance speech for Greatest Pop Vocal Album. “It’s known as The Tortured Poets Division and I’m going to go submit the duvet proper now backstage. Thanks. I like you.”
After TTPD’s April launch, Swift and her band added songs “However Daddy I Love Him,” “So Excessive College,” “Fortnight,” “Down Dangerous,” “Who’s Afraid of Little Previous Me?” and “I Can Do It With a Damaged Coronary heart” to her Eras Tour setlist. Different tracks from the LP have popped up through the acoustic part, together with a duet of “Florida!!!” with Florence Welch.
Swift’s Eras Tour runs by December 8.