The Grammy winner shouted out writers penning positive reviews of her latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” after one critic went anonymous over “safety” concerns.
The pop star, 34, reposted Rolling Stone’s “Come for the Torture, Stay for the Poetry” review via Instagram Stories Sunday and celebrated her success with her own song lyrics.
Taylor Swift celebrated the success of “The Tortured Poets Department” on social media.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
She shared positive reviews to her Instagram Story.
She reacted to the praise with lyrics from her songs.
“And that’s the closest I’ve come to my heart exploding,” Swift wrote, referencing a line from her 11th record’s titular track.
She used another lyric from the same song — “Everyone we know understands why it’s meant to be” — in response to the Independent’s review calling her work “irresistible.”
Additionally, Swift reacted to the Times’ five-star review with a lyric from “The Alchemy” reading, “These chemicals hit me like whiiiiite wiiiiine.”
The Grammy winner included the reviewers’ names in her uploads.
Notably, Paste Magazine’s critic went anonymous.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
The singer, notably, included the reviewers’ names in her uploads over the weekend.
This social media move came on the heels of Paste Magazine removing their critic’s byline because they “care more about the safety of [their] staff than a name attached to an article.”
The publication explained via X that a negative reviewer of Swift’s 2019 “Lover” album was “sent threats of violence from readers who disagreed with the work.”
The outlet cited “safety” concerns in their decision.AFP via Getty Images
The magazine’s negative reviewer of “Lover” received “threats of violence” in 2019.AFP via Getty Images
With that in mind, their negative “TTPD” review was attributed to “Paste Staff.”
The critique called Swift’s lyrics her “worst … to date,” quipping, “This is your songwriter of the century? Open the schools.”
As for the album’s first single, “Fortnight,” the review labeled Post Malone an “out-of-place guest performer” in a song that “chokes on the vomit of its own opaqueness.”
Swift’s 11th album was released on Friday.AFP via Getty Images
The “secret double album” features 31 songs.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Swift released her “secret double album” on Friday.
“The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” broke Spotify records, becoming the first record to receive more than 300 million streams in one day.
The 31 tracks have made headlines for scathing references to exes Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy, as well as longtime nemesis Kim Kardashian.
