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"THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT," released Friday, is Taylor Swift's 11th studio album. The album features 16 songs and is 65 minutes long.

‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ is intimate, emotional, unmatched

Peyton Peters, Chief Copy Editor April 23, 2024

I have been a fan of Taylor Swift since I was a kid. Little 10-year-old me, my sister and my cousin would have “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me” on repeat at every cheer practice, but it wasn’t...

Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" features songs from all 10 of her albums with a total of a 44-song setlist. The tour began March 17 and ends Aug. 9. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift)

My experience at the ‘Eras Tour:’ A once-in-a-lifetime event

Peyton Peters, Assistant Chief Copy Editor April 4, 2023

If you have a social media presence, there is a good chance that you have seen something about Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour.” From the Ticketmaster catastrophe to the opening night show in Glendale,...

Taylor Swift's album "Midnights" was released Oct. 21. "Midnights" was Swift's tenth studio album. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift)

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ is a surprisingly vulnerable must-hear

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor October 25, 2022

Taylor Swift’s newest release and her tenth studio album, “Midnights,” is a stark contrast to her previous albums. Its intensity and vulnerability, paired with the altered vocals and electro-pop...

Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ full of self-love, growth

Sheridan Arnold, Staff Writer September 9, 2019

Taylor Swift has once again become one of the most successful artists of the year with her new album “Lover” which was released Aug. 23rd. “Lover” has already become the most sold album of 2019...

Telling her story the way she wants it to be told

Jason Honesto, Staff Writer March 13, 2018

Eva Rinaldi Taylor Swift’s newest music video for her song “Delicate”, featured on her album “Reputation”, has reached number one on Youtube’s trending music page as of March 13th. iHeartRadio...

Taylor Swift unfortunately does it again

Taylor Swift unfortunately does it again

Megan Thorne, Chief Photographer August 29, 2017

Taylor Swift, known for being petty and dragging her previous relationships down into the lyrical depths of break-up songs, now has notoriously come out with yet another petty song about her “reputation.” But...

Look what Taylor Swift did

Gabi Wy, Editor in Chief August 29, 2017

Taylor Swift’s being quite petty, but she’s owning it. The beauty of her newly released single and music video ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ is not in the songwriting or any sort of meaningful...

Boyz on T-Swift: “1989”

Jimmy Pyles October 28, 2014
The Shield's reviewers Jake Tapley and Jimmy Pyles review T-Swift's latest album
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