The livestream will be hosted by Yahoo.
Taylor Swift is finally ready to reveal new music. The country and pop music superstar has announced on her website that she will be participating in a worldwide live stream hosted by Yahoo on August 18th at 5 PM Eastern Time. Billboard hypothesizes that she will be using the live stream to perform her first single off her fifth album and announce a formal release date.
The news comes after Swift has dropped several hints on her social media that have kept her fans buzzing. In a video posted to her Instagram on August 4, she was seen hitting an elevator button for the 18th floor. She followed this cryptic clue with images on her Twitter account, including a photo taken of her cat at 5 PM posted on August 6 and a screengrab of Yahoo! Posted on August 7. Superfans can make sure they’re ready by waiting at the website yahoo.com/taylorswift, which features a countdown clock.
Swift’s last album, Red, debuted in 2012, and according to Billboard sold over 1 million copies in its first week. A move away from her traditional country sound into a more pop-oriented composition, it spent over a year on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
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