Why fans think Taylor Swift is releasing a new album — and it’s not ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’

Fans think Taylor Swift is releasing a new album — and it’s not “Reputation (Taylor’s Version).” Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Swifties are convinced a new Taylor Swift album is on the horizon and that she’s been dropping Easter eggs for a while.

Reddit sleuths believe the singer-songwriter will release her 12th studio album — and not “Reputation (Taylor’s Version),” as speculated — as her next project.

Though Swift, 34, is still on her Eras Tour, she did surprise-drop her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” in April while she was on the road.

Reddit sleuths believe the singer-songwriter will drop her 12th studio album as her next project. Penske Media via Getty Images Though Swift is still on her Eras Tour, she did surprise-drop her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” in April while she was on the road. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

The Grammy winner is set to wrap the world tour in December, and her fans think a new set of songs may come before or at least in tandem with the conclusion.

One theory on X is that the color orange will be the hue of Swift’s next record, as all her previous albums are represented by a specific color.

Not only has it never been used on one of her albums before, but she’s incorporated the color into her current concerts.

Swift has worn orange outfits, stood in front of orange backdrops, dropped orange confetti and even had a seemingly telling orange door in the show’s finale.

One theory is that the color orange will be the hue of Swift’s next record. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management During a tour rehearsal documented in her “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” music video, her dancers fan her with giant orange feathers. Taylor Swift/YouTube

At one point, the songstress’s backup dancers wear jackets in the colors of her previously released records, and there is one dancer wearing an orange jacket.

Moreover, during one of the tour rehearsals documented in her “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” music video, her dancers fan her with giant orange feathers; however, the orange feathers remain to be seen in the live shows.

Another theory argues that lilac could accompany orange in some way, as it’s also popped up quite a bit recently.

Not only does Swift wear several lavender ensembles during the tour and while rehearsing in the aforementioned “Broken Heart” video, but the hue was also prevalent in her Instagram post about her London concerts.

Another theory argues that lilac could accompany orange in some way, as it’s also popped up quite a bit recently. Taylor Swift/YouTube Swift wears several lavender ensembles during the tour. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Another hypothesis looks to the new Eras Tour poster.

The original poster, which was revealed in November 2022 when the first concert dates were announced, showed a grid with each square containing the artwork of her 10 albums.

“Midnights,” the latest record at the time, took up three of the center squares.

Once “Tortured Poets” came out, the Eras Tour poster was updated; “Midnights” was moved to the bottom right square so “TTPD” could occupy two squares in the middle. Beth Garrabrant One fan speculates that the center two squares will soon be separated to make room for the 12th album. taylorswift.com

However, once “Tortured Poets” came out, the poster was updated; “Midnights” was moved to the bottom right square so “TTPD” could occupy two squares in the middle.

One TikTok user speculates that the center two squares will soon be separated to make room for the 12th album.

Previously, Swifties believed that the pop superstar’s next release would be the re-recorded version of her 2017 album, “Reputation,” which, along with her 2006 self-titled debut, she has yet to update.