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As midnight drew near for the official release of Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated new album The Tortured Poets Department, excitement was reaching a fever pitch both online and IRL. Well, almost everywhere online – a leaked version of the album had some Swifties in a tizzy on social media.
While some swifties decided to just wait until the official release, others had different plans, and even started dropping some hilarious tweets:
Many were rallying hashtags and defending Taylor’s art from those pesky leak peer pressure pushers. Speaking of streaming, Spotify reported The Tortured Poets Department has already broken their pre-save record, which just so happened to previously be held by – you guessed it – Ms. Swift herself with albums 1989 and Midnights.
So while a few leak lurkers might get an early listen and inspire an online meme fest, the real show is set to start at midnight as Taylor mania reaches peak levels.
