It's Thursday, April 18 and this is Taylor Swift's full takeover, ahead of the release of her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department', the superstar has announced lead single 'Fortnight', breaking a Spotify record for most pre- saves for her. new album and we're taking you to the 'Tortured Poets Department' Spotify library held in Los Angeles this week. Billboard explains Taylor Swift's record-breaking Billboard chart story, Alek Olsen remains atop the TikTok chart, we look back at the Isley Brothers' No. 1 hit with “It's Your Thing” and more!
Tetris Kelly:
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Happy Thursday, I'm Rania Aniftos for Billboard News. It's April 18th and we've got a lot to cover, so let's get down to our main stories.
Tetris Kelly:
With broken records, new challenges and major rebrands it's a total Taylor takeover. Here are the details. Taylor Swift has announced that the first single from “The Tortured Poets Department” will be “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone, after already announcing the music videos coming on Friday as well. And he also teased a “Fortnight” challenge that will kick off with the album tomorrow. With the announcement, Taylor gushed about Post Malone, saying, “I've been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those tunes he creates that stick in your head forever. I learned that magic comes to life firsthand when we work together on “Fortnight.” Well, fans are definitely excited about the album. Spotify posted on IG that it became the most pre-saved album countdown page in the streamer's history. And they're not the only ones set to blast the new album when it drops at midnight. iHeart Radio announced the rebrand for the release calling themselves iHeart Taylor,
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