With the release of Taylor Swift's latest album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' here's your comprehensive guide to everything you should know.

Taylor Swift's forthcoming album, "The Tortured Poets Department," heralds a new era for the artist, set to drop this Friday. In anticipation, fans have been immersed in a whirlwind of puzzles, Easter eggs, and characteristic speculation.

Here's the essential rundown before the album's debut:

Release Date: The album will officially launch on Friday at 12 a.m. ET, available for preorder. However, fans should brace for potential streaming delays, reminiscent of the frenzy surrounding Swift's previous release, "Midnights," which briefly crashed Spotify due to overwhelming demand.

Tracklist: Comprising 16 songs, the album includes four bonus tracks: "The Manuscript," "The Bolter," "The Albatross," and "The Black Dog." Notably, these bonus tracks will only feature on physical album variants, with the streaming version excluding them. Expect the vinyl exclusives to potentially surface on streaming platforms in the following months. Track lengths range, with the longest being "But Daddy I Love Him" at 5 minutes and 40 seconds, while the shortest, "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)," clocks in at 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Bonus track lengths are yet to be revealed.

Collaborators: Notable contributions come from Florence + the Machine and Post Malone, who are featured artists and co-writers on the album. Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff serve as producers, with Dessner also credited as a songwriter on five tracks, and Antonoff on eight. Swift herself is credited as a songwriter on every track, including two solo compositions: "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" and "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"

Title Significance: Dubbed "The Tortured Poets Department," Swift's album title piques curiosity with its departure from her usual concise titles. Fans speculate on connections to Swift's personal life, particularly her 2023 breakup with Joe Alwyn, hinted at by references to a WhatsApp group named "The Tortured Man Club," to which both Alwyn and Paul Mescal belong.

Music Video: Swift teased a music video release at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, withholding details on the featured track. Enigmatic clues in the "TTPD Timetable" suggest potential links to tracks like "Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)" or "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived."

Spotify Pop-Up: Los Angeles hosted a pop-up library in collaboration with Spotify, offering fans a glimpse into the album's lyrical world, with a manuscript revealing snippets over three days. Attendees deciphered Easter eggs, such as symbolic busts and globes hinting at track names.

Easter Egg Extravaganza: Swifties worldwide deciphered QR codes unveiling the phrase "For A Fortnight." Additionally, Apple Music playlists, arranged thematically around grief stages, hinted at the album's thematic focus. Swift further teased fans with hidden words in song lyrics, culminating in the revelation of "mortem," signaling a reflective conclusion to this intriguing pre-release journey.