Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s “Fortnight” is the first single from “The Tortured Poets Department”

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commissions or revenue from certain articles through these links.”

After Post Malone released his fifth album, Austinlast summer, he landed by chance on two of the most anticipated albums of 2024: that of Beyoncé Cowboy Carter and that of Taylor Swift The Department of Tortured Poets. The rapper’s involvement in Tortured poets was revealed at the 2024 Grammys when Taylor announced her 11th album during her acceptance speech and posted the tracklist on her social media. Posty is featured on one track, “Fortnight,” and fans are already turning to theories online. An alleged version of the track has been making the rounds on TikTok, and while it’s unclear whether it’s an AI or a leaked snippet, Swifties have been devouring it. For example, according to one fan: “I don’t care if it’s AI as long as a full version is released. 😂”

A quick refresher on Taylor Swift’s complete dating and ex history

Does the Tom Hiddleston era really matter at this point??? Help.

A Handy Timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Relationship for Ya

Alexa, play “…Ready for this?” »

I Just Calculated Taylor Swift’s Net Worth and Now I’m Crying

Correction: scream!

So, let’s get into the story of Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s friendship, from how they met to how they ended up on the same page Tortured poets follow together.

May 20, 2018

Both artists attended the Billboard Music Awards in 2018, where they first met during a meet-and-greet backstage. Posty recounted this moment during an October 2023 interview on The Howard Stern Show, saying, “We were just passing by and she was like, ‘Oh my God! Nice to see you. ‘Better Now’ is fucking amazing!'” He continued, “I was like, ‘What ?’ It’s crazy, you’re a great songwriter, thank you very much.'”

In a clip, Tay praised Posty backstage, saying, “‘Better Now’ is so crazy. I’m so jealous of that song, that chorus.”

“There are so many beautiful artists in the world and for another artist to recognize that is really, really annoying. It’s a really special thing,” Post said of the interaction. “It was a really cool moment and very inspiring.”

November 24, 2019

Both Taylor and Posty were named Artist of the Year at the 2019 American Music Awards, and Tay won the award as she was also honored as Artist of the Decade. After her victory, she ran up to Post Malone and gave him a hug. 🥹

Around 2022

On Post Malone’s subreddit, fans speculated that he might have collaborated with Taylor since he followed her on TikTok. At the time, one fan wrote: “He only follows 31 people and now all of a sudden Taylor… right before his new album came out + there were rumors about this collab he a year ago. What do you think?” Little did they know they were onto something that was going to happen two years later. 👀

October 27, 2023

Post Malone reflected on Taylor’s massive success with the Eras Tour, telling Howard Stern: “It’s so cool. It’s so cool.”

“I recently had the opportunity to hang out with her and she is seriously one of the sweetest, most caring people and a fucking songwriter. Holy shit, amazing,” he continued before speaking of an impromptu game of beer pong with her boyfriend, Travis. Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. He jokingly recounted how he lost to the athletes, saying, “I’ll say this, and I told Taylor to tell him, ‘Those elbows were crazy.’ And you can’t have your elbows crossed on the table, so I’d like a rematch.”

February 5, 2024

Taylor announced her 11th album, The Department of Tortured Poets, during her acceptance speech for best pop album at the Grammys. She then released the tracklist, which features a collaboration with Post Malone called “Fortnight.” The “Rockstar” rapper then posted a photo of the tracklist alongside some heart emojis.

Taylor Swift announces new album, “The Tortured Poets Department”

The Department of Tortured Poets releases April 19!

Taylor Swift Reveals Bonus Track Title and Album Cover for ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

“I’ve never had an album where I needed to write songs as much as on Tortured poets“.

Taylor Swift Reveals Exact Timeline of When She Wrote ‘The Department of Tortured Poets’

Okay, this kiiiinda challenges theories about breakup albums.

Joe Alwyn posts on Instagram for first time in months amid ‘tortured poets’ speculation

Interesting moment!!!!!

All the Clues and Easter Eggs About Taylor Swift’s New Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Joe Alwyn was shaking.

Fans Think ‘Tortured Poets’ Is A Sister Album To ‘Midnights’ Thanks To Taylor Swift’s Visual Easter Eggs

Once you see these side by side, you will never be the same.

Swifties Spiral Over Potential Joe Alwyn Refs in the tracklist of “The Tortured Poets Department!” »

“From ‘London boy’ to ‘London so long’…”

Taylor Swift’s April 19 album release date makes a lot of sense considering what happened with Joe Alwyn that day

Joe Alwyn has everything to do with April 19th.

Here’s Why Taylor Swift Fans Think Her New Album Is a Nod to Ex Joe Alwyn

This has to do with a group chat that Joe had… 👀

February 8, 2024

Before the Super Bowl, Posty sat down for an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and said Taylor was “amazing.” “She’s so sweet, so kind and talented,” he continued before revealing her involvement in The Department of Tortured Poets. “She contacted me and said, ‘Let’s do it,’ and I said, ‘Hell yeah.'”

February 11, 2024

Taylor and her BFF, Blake Lively, were caught swaying to Posty’s performance of “America the Beautiful” at the Super Bowl. Their reaction to being on the Jumbotron? Invaluable.

February 12, 2024

Tay hung out with Post Malone at a Super Bowl after-party, and she was also caught performing to “Circles” at the club. Celebrities are just like us…

April 18, 2024

On The Department of Tortured Poets The day before, Taylor revealed that “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone would be the album’s first single with a music video (!!!). “I’m a big fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experiments and these melodies he creates that stay in your head forever. I got to witness this magic that came to life when we worked together on Fortnight,” she wrote on social media.

You might also like