Taylor Swift reveals new album

After the long wait and numerous snake-related teases, Taylor Swift has confirmed her new album, “Reputation”, is coming November 10. But fans won't have to wait that long to hear new music from the pop queen – the first single dropped in the early hours of today. 

Swift also revealed the album cover art (shot by Mert & Marcus) for her sixth album via Instagram. 

Even though it's been nearly three years since Swift's “1989” -- which won the Album of the Year Grammy -- she hasn't been a stranger to the charts. Her 2016 Zayn duet “I Don't Want to Live Forever” from “Fifty Shades Darker” peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, just one spot shy of becoming her fifth No. 1. But with anticipation building for a new Taylor Swift single since she wiped her social media accounts last Friday, could this new single become her next No. 1 -- potentially unseating the historic No. 1 run of “Despacito” from Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. 

One thing is for sure: Swift is a blockbuster force. 2014's “1989”, her fourth No. 1 album, became the fastest album to hit 5 million units since Usher's 2004 LP “Confessions”. It produced three Hot 100 chart-toppers – “Bad Blood”, “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off” -- and when it debuted on Spotify in June 2016, it did massive numbers. It's sold 6.06 million copies in the US, according to Nielsen Music, and was the best-selling album in America for 2014 (and 2015's second best-selling album, behind Adele's “25”).

Source: Billboard