Taylor Swift Announces ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)' Release Date At Nashville Concert

Singer Taylor Swift just announced which new album will be re-recorded following the release of April 2021's Fearless (Taylor's Version), November 2021's Red (Taylor's Version), and her tenth studio album, Midnights in October 2022.

On Friday night, the "Love Story" singer was performing at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennesee, when she announced that Speak Now (Taylor's Version) would be the next album to be released this summer.

Although the "Mirrorball" singer can be accompanied by backup dancers and performers for certain songs, the 33-year-old singer took the stage alone for a few solo songs before she admitted that there was a "different reason" that she was excited to perform in Nashville this weekend.

"There's a different reason that I'm really excited about this part of the set tonight. Because I've been planning something for a while," she told fans at the concert, via PEOPLE magazine.

"You know how I love to plan things, and how I love to surprise you with the things I plan. It's my love language with you — I plot, I scheme, I plan and I get to tell you about it," she joked. "If you would direct your attention to the back big screen..."

As fans turned to look at the big screen in the back of the room, the cover of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) appeared along with the release date: July 7, 2023. Taylor then began performing one of her hits from the 2010 album, "Sparks Fly."

The “Lavender Haze” singer also took to Instagram and Twitter to announce the news of her latest re-release and provided fans a link at which they could pre-order her third re-release to date.

"It fills me with such pride and joy to announce that my version of Speak Now will be out July 7 (just in time for July 9th, iykyk) I first made Speak Now, completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20," she wrote. "The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions, and wild wistfulness."

"I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying, and crashing … and living to speak about it," she continued. "With six extra songs I've sprung loose from the vault, I absolutely cannot wait to celebrate Speak Now (Taylor's Version) with you on July 7th. Pre-order now at TaylorSwift.com."

Fans had been speculating for a while now that Speak Now (Taylor's Version) would be the next album that she re-released, either because of things that the "Mastermind" singer either intentionally or unintentionally worked into her wardrobe.

In October, the singer was photographed on a walk in New York City with her ex-boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. At the time, she was wearing a Tremont Leather Cross Body Bag by Ralph Lauren. A fan-run blog called Taylor Swift Style called the purse the "oldest in [Swift's] collection and debuted back in October 2010" (via PEOPLE). October 2010 was the same month that Speak Now was released.

Earlier this year, in February, the "Bejeweled" singer walked the Grammys red carpet in a midnight blue two-piece set by Roberto Cavalli. Although fans thought that the blue color was supposed to represent her new album, Midnights, Cavalli was a designer that she worked with during her Speak Now era, which fans perceived as another clue.

There were also multiple clues in her recent music videos that fans felt were really "Easter Eggs" that pointed to Speak Now (Taylor's Version) being the next album to be released. In the "Anti-Hero" music video, fans noticed the same guitar that the singer played every night during her Speak Now tour.

At the beginning of her "Bejeweled" music video, fans can hear an instrumental version of "Enchanted," which is yet another song from the album. Fans can take a look at both music videos and see if there are any more Easter eggs they notice!

Speak Now (Taylor's Version) will be released on July 7, 2023, and is currently available for pre-order.