Taylor Swift to release new music on Friday

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The wait is almost over: Taylor Swift is expected to release new music on Friday, according to multiple sources.
                                                 

The superstar is set to debut the first single from her upcoming sixth album, although she could surprise everyone and drop the entire album itself.

Swift is also rumored to be debuting the music video for said single at this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by her former friend Katy Perry .

After wiping clean her Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr accounts, in addition to her website, Swift sent fans into a frenzy by posting two cryptic videos of a snake moving its tail Monday on her social media platforms.

Given that the wait for new music since "1989" has been longer than usual, speculation that Swift would be dropping news soon ran rampant.

Further adding fuel to the fire: The day of the purge -- Friday, Aug. 18 -- was the three-year anniversary of the announcement of her album "1989" and the launch of its first single, "Shake It Off."

Swift released "1989" in October 2014, which marked an official move into pop music for the singer. The album was a massive success, going six-times platinum per the Recording Industry Association of America, and along with "Shake It Off," contained six other singles: "Blank Space," "Bad Blood," "Style," "Wildest Dreams," "Out of the Woods," and "New Romantics."

Starting with her 2006 self-titled debut and leading up to "1989," Swift had released an album every two years. She's kept a relatively low profile in the past few months especially, posting on social media only sporadically and making few public appearances.

She most recently emerged victorious in a Denver trial after a DJ, who was accused of groping her during a meet-and-greet, unsuccessfully sued her for the loss of his job.

Taylor Swift world tour

As Taylor Swift's Speak Now world tour rolled into Denver, Colo. last night (Sept. 27), fans waited in anticipation to find out which hometown music act the singer-songwriter would cover as part of her new tour tradition. After performing a string of her own chart-toppers, Taylor launched into 'How to Save a Life,' the 2007 emotional pop-rock anthem from the Fray, a Denver-based band. (Watch Taylor's performance below.)
Following the sold-out concert, Taylor took to her official Twitter account to share her love for the Mile High crowd. "Wow. Denver was LOUD. Amazing crowd. I shall never forget playing 'Ours' live for the first time here tonight. Off to T-party!" tweeted the singer.
'Ours' appears on the deluxe version of Taylor's latest multi-platinum album, 'Speak Now.' No word on why Taylor chose Denver to debut the album cut, but judging by the crowd's reaction, fans were ecstatic over Taylor's set list addition. (Watch it in the second video player below.)
Throughout her Speak Now tour, Taylor has performed songs by Justin Bieber, Eminem, Pink, Nicki Minaj, the Dixie Chicks, Fall Out Boy and more. Fans unable to attend any of her concerts can bring it right to their living rooms in November, when the country superstar releases her live CD/DVD combo pack of the extravagant stage show.
Ask anyone who's ever met her and they'll tell you, Taylor Swift is sweet. So sweet, in fact, that one of the world's hottest rap stars is crediting a lot of her own success to the generous country cutie.

Nicki Minaj is currently sitting in the Top 10 of Billboard's pop charts with her huge hit, 'Super Bass.' The eccentric artist describes the song as about "taking a playful approach" to pursuing a crush. So it's no surprise, Taylor is a big fan. "Driving back from rehearsals listening to Super Bass by @nickiminaj OVER and OVER. I'm so obsessed with this song!" she once tweeted. The country superstar has also gushed about her love for the track in interviews and even invited Nicki to sing it with her on stage at a sold-out show in Los Angeles.
"I want to publicly say again that Taylor Swift really launched that single into another stratosphere, with just tweeting about it and rapping it and stuff," Nicki tells Billboard. "I performed it with Taylor, and she's so cute -- she's like a big bowl of ice cream!"
'Super Bass' is from Nicki's latest album, 'Pink Friday.' Taylor is already writing for her own fourth studio album, but in the meantime is celebrating the upcoming release of her 'Speak Now World Tour Live' CD and DVD set. The collection is set for release on Nov. 21, one day before the final show of the trek's U.S. leg -- a sold-out concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.