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Swift detailed Midnights in the early hours of August 29, after making a surprise announcement at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards less than an hour earlier. While accepting the second of three awards she bagged on the night – Video of the Year for ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’ – Swift revealed: “My brand new album comes out October 21. I will tell you more at midnight.”The Great War" • " Bigger Than the Whole Sky" • " Paris" • " High Infidelity" • " Glitch" • " Would've, Could've, Should've" • " Dear Reader" On August 28, 2022, Swift announced the title of her tenth studio album. [5] The album's cover art and release date were announced on the same day.

Midnights earned more than 1.578 million equivalent album units in the U.S. through its first week,I wouldn’t be able to re-record my albums if it weren’t for you. You emboldened me to do that. And I had made up my mind that if you were going to be this generous and give us this [award], I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out Oct. 21. And I will tell you more at midnight,” Swift told the crowd of cheering fans. Swift became the first artist in history to simultaneously occupy spots one through ten on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. [31] Lana Del Rey Says She's Actually 'All Over' the First Version of Taylor Swift's 'Snow on the Beach'