Taylor Swift Easter Eggs for her 12th album: A guide to fan theories

Taylor Swift Fans are ready for a brand new musical era but what and when?

Swift of course uses the term “era” to refer to each of her former and current albums of her titllless debut in 2006 to 2024 The tortured poet’s department. While she started her 21-months, three-hour concert tour from 2023, she wanted to pay tribute to every record.

“Every part of you you have ever been, every phase you have ever experienced, you were working out at that time with the information you had available to you at that time,” said Swift TIME In December 2023. “You have to celebrate who you are now, where you are going and where you have been.”

By the end of ErasSwift was apparently ready to continue. In the introduction to her Eras Tour Companion Book released in November 2024, Swift drew a prologue: “See your next era … Taylor.”

Since the conclusion Eras The following month Swift enjoyed a break by the spotlights with vacations with friend Travis Kelce.

Without sharing details about her now elusive 12th album or that the recording of Taylor Swift or reputation will be released first – Swift leaves us instructions about what to expect (or not). Keep scrolling for a complete breakdown of what some obsessive Swifties think that Easter eggs are for its next original LP:

Exactly 12 in tribute

After a 100-day social media break, Swift returned to Instagram on March 22, 2025 to congratulate BFF Selena Gomez and her fiancé, Benny Blancoon their I said I love you first Album release.

“@Selenagomez & @Bennyblanco I love this album,” Gutste Swift via Instagram story and shares the Spotify cover of the LP. “Oh my godddddddddddd.”

For what it is worth, Swift 12 D’s used in the last word, so that fans wondered whether it immediately matches the next LP.

A subtle grammy nod

The Swift outfit for the February 2025 ceremony also proved that exact figures can be important. While Swift stepped into a karmozijnrode Vivienne Westwood -minidress with Lorraine Schwartz Drop -earrings, each earring contained 12 Ruby Stones.

An indication of Travis Kelce

During a appearance of January 2025 on The Pat McAfee showSwift’s boyfriend was asked if the new album will have love songs. (Swift and Kelce are dating since the summer of 2023, which inspired TTPD‘The alchemy’ and ‘So High School’.)

“There may be a few, I don’t know,” Kelce teased in January. “There may be a few.”

While the tight end of the Kansas City Tight End noted that he could not say whether he heard “the new tracks”, he revealed his excitement.

“I will never talk about it, but I am here to support it,” Kelce stumbled. “I am here to see where it can go, you know what I mean?”

Chains’ to her neck

During an outing with friend Gigi Hadid In September 2024, Swift wore a gold chain chain with a “12” pendant in the middle. Although some fans assumed that it was a “TS” upside down for its initials, the overall Swiftie consensus was that it was the double digit number.