TAYLOR SWIFT is on the verge of dropping her penultimate re-release album – and it’ll be her most shocking yet.
I can reveal that Reputation (Taylor’s Version) is just around the corner, with insiders telling me the mass of previously unreleased tracks from the vault will get every man and his dog talking about it again.
The news is sure to send shivers down the spine of Kim Kardashian, who famously branded Taylor a snake amid a seriously messy feud with her then-husband Kanye West.
Especially as I am told Taylor will drop the biggest offering of unreleased tracks from the vault yet, meaning more than ten songs are about to be unleashed on the world.
A source said: “Taylor’s next re-record is Reputation and will be ann- ounced when she is back on the road next month.
“The vault is explosive and will be her biggest yet.
“The album will once again spark a global guessing game as to who the savage lyrics are about.”
Released in 2017, Reputation saw Taylor take on a darker role as she played into reports she was a serial dater, constantly scheming and plotting against others.
Lead single Look What You Made Me Do is about her clash with Kanye, with Taylor failing to mince her words.
She hisses: “You laugh when you lie.
“You said the gun was mine. You’re so cruel, no I don’t like you.”
Other tracks were inspired by her doomed romances with British superstar DJ Calvin Harris and Loki actor Tom Hiddleston.
After Kim’s comments, the backlash was so bad that Taylor effectively lived as a recluse for a year.
She decided to hide away from the world, fearing that her career was over.
The I Did Something Bad singer previously said of the album: “Reputation was such an important record for me because I couldn’t stop writing. I needed to write that album and I needed to put out that album. And I needed to not explain that album as I knew if I did an interview about it, none of it would be about the music.
“It was the first time I wrote an album based on a title first.
“It is based on all the fascists of a Reputation and how it affects you and what it means to you.
“I was surrounded by friends and family who never loved me less based on fluctuations of public opinion.”
In October, the singer released Taylor’s Version of her 2014 hit album 1989.
The record went on to top the UK chart and become the biggest-selling album of the year.
Despite only including five tracks from the vault, Taylor did not hold back.
Her track Is It Over Now? saw her take aim at a former fling — reported to be Harry Styles — and branding the man a “lying traitor”.
She sings: “You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor. You search in every model’s bed for something greater.”
Taylor goes on to add: “Your new girl is my clone.
“And did you think I didn’t see you? There were flashing lights.
“At least I had the decency to keep my nights out of sight, only rumours ’bout my hips and thighs, and my whispered sighs, oh Lord.”
I’m told Reputation (Taylor’s Version) takes things one step further when it comes to savage lyrics, so I can imagine there will be a lot of sweaty palms across Tinsel Town in the coming weeks.
After all, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
RITA ORA can’t decide if she’s Hot Right Now or not.
The You Only Love Me singer wore a tiny crop top and gold trousers as she stepped out in sub-zero Paris for Fashion Week.
Rita completed her look with a faux fur jacket, although she might want to do it up to avoid catching her death.
But it’s not all about fashion for Rita. I can reveal she has teamed up with American DJ and producer Gryffin for a new dance track.
They are due to release single Last Of Us in the coming weeks
Ex-One Direction singer Zayn Malik is also in the French capital.
Despite enjoying life out of the spotlight, he has been spotted sitting in the front row at multiple shows over the past few days.
Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher’s son Gene was at the exclusive Balmain show.
FINALLY there is some happy news for Titanic actor Ioan Gruffudd.
The Welsh actor has announced he is engaged again after finding love with Bianca Wallace.
It’s been a long three years for Ioan after his divorce from actress Alice Evans turned seriously messy.
They had been married for two decades before he called it quits, leaving Alice heartbroken.
The newly engaged couple shared this cute snap online, with Bianca writing: “The most precious thing happened.”
This news will be a fresh blow to Alice but hopefully in time they can put the past behind them.
COMEDIAN Matt Richardson is having a laugh working out how to make Britain great again with his new podcast I Am Prime Minister.
Each episode sees him joined by a well-known face who reveals what policies they would put in place to improve things in Blighty.
Matt said: “Navigating the complexities of local, national and international politics is not for the faint-hearted. It’s also not for comedians and celebrities, but we’re not going to let that stop us.”
ADELE will be signing up to the circus next, after admitting she wants to learn how to do a backflip.
She has kicked off her third and final run of shows in Las Vegas and revealed her goal for 2024 is to beef up.
The singer is determined to pull off the flip despite suffering from a bad back.
She said: “I don’t normally do New Year resolutions.
“But I want to build my muscles in my core and my goal at the end is to learn how to do a backflip and not be in pain.
“So New Year’s Eve next year, I’m going to be in such good solid shape – that’s going to be such good fun – that I can do a backflip somewhere. I’ve decided that this year I want to get to my peak physical fitness.
“I did it a few years ago and I felt fantastic but I know I can get stronger than that because I got there. Then I got lazy. So I’ll start working out again to get my back completely right.”
S CLUB’s Jon Lee may need to curb his stage antics after injuring himself.
He performed an impressive backflip on stage at London’s O2 Arena during Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball last month but is now paying the price.
He said on the Gossip Gays podcast: “After I did the Jingle Bell Ball, I’m not sure I can do them anymore because I bashed my knee. I’ve got this egg underneath my patella. It’s not gone down.”
Listen up, Adele.
Can we all stop trying to do backflips please.
THIS year could be a big one for Steve Angello as he prepares to join forces with Coldplay.
The DJ, who topped the UK charts in 2012 with Swedish House Mafia for their hit Don’t You Worry Child, made an official remix of Coldplay’s 2011 track Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.
Now Steve hopes they can jump in the studio for a new song together.
Steve said in an exclusive chat promoting his single, Me, which came out on Friday: “We’ve spoken to Chris Martin about it.
“It would be cool to do something, so hopefully we can get it in the studio.
“That would be sick, because his vocals and the writing style would work really well with how we sound.”
The Swede has gone solo for his latest tune and did not need any help from his SHM pals Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso.
He said: “It only took me four days or so. When I’m happy with a tune I don’t really listen to anyone.
“I’m always going to do whatever I feel like musically. But when I send it and they play it, that’s kind of an approval, right?”
Steve is also planning a new solo album and will feature on A$AP Rocky’s upcoming record Don’t Be Dumb.
They became pals after working together on another tune, Frankenstein, in 2019.
But Rihanna’s fella was arrested for assault during his trip to Sweden to make it.
That hasn’t stopped them working together again, as Steve explained: “We wrote Frankenstein the same day he got arrested.
“We tried to help him with lawyers and stuff.
“We’ve been involved on his new album, we gave him a song that we’ve done. He’s cool, we bonded.”
HER hit 2004 track Unwritten is still one of the catchiest songs around, and Natasha Bedingfield thinks its success is all down to its positive lyrics.
The track is No18 in the charts after being used in the film Anyone But You.
Natasha said: “That song has made such a huge difference to so many people’s lives. It has a lot of wise words in there.
“Actually, a lot of sports people and tennis players tell me they love it.
“Serena Williams is a big fan of the song. The words really connect with people. Even after all these years it still feels special.”
Natasha is currently based in America but insists she would never turn her back on England.
She added: “I still have a house in the UK.
“It is important for me to have roots here.
“But my five-year old son goes to school in America.
“I moved from LA and I’m living in New York now.
“It just feels a little closer to home here, so I can travel between the two countries a lot quicker.”
TODAY: More than four decades into their career, Depeche Mode will kick off the latest leg of their Memento Mori world tour at London’s O2 Arena.
Further shows will follow in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin in the next fortnight, before shows across Europe.
WEDNESDAY: Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, John Cena, Ariana Debose, Bryce Dallas Howard and Matthew Vaughn are among Hollywood stars jetting into London for the world premiere of spy action comedy Argylle ahead of its release on February 2.
WEDNESDAY: Nominations for the Brit Awards will be revealed in a livestream through the event’s Instagram and Facebook accounts from 4pm, hosted by presenter Yinka Bokinni. Some of the nominees will be dropping by to give reactions to the news ahead of the event on March 2.
FRIDAY: James Arthur will drop his fifth album Bitter Sweet Love, featuring the songs Sleepwalking and Just Us.
But he will have competition.
Another British singer-songwriter, Tom Odell, will also be returning on the same day with his sixth album Black Friday.
May the best man win.
