As predicted, Taylor Swift has released yet another variant of The Tortured Poets Department

The controversy was speculated when Charli XCX and Billie Eilish unveiled their debut collaboration, "Guess". When Charli and Eilish respectively released their latest albums, BRAT and HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Swift announced new variants of the album appearing to want to block either artist from taking the number one spot. One user of X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: "I used to like Taylor but the chart obsession is annoying. She already has so many awards and acknowledgements let other women WIN. Stop blocking new albums with ur new 50th dahm cd variants".

i dont go here but like why does she keep releasing shit from the same album explain it to me like im five https://t.co/qV1fN0983B

— theo ♡ buddie truther (@astairepilled) August 3, 2024

When "Guess" dropped, fans of each artist were joking online about expecting another drop of The Tortured Poets Department from Taylor Swift, and of course their theories were right. The jokes have even extended to outside of the music world. When it was reported that Kamala Harris raised $81 million in 24 hours following Biden retiring from the running, and it the largest 24-hour raise in presidential history, someone wrote: "Great, now Taylor is going to release another variant".

The initial release of TTPD in April came with 19 physical formats, including nine CD, six vinyl, and four cassette variants. May and June saw Swift exclusive content such as acoustic tracks and live performances, and now she's releasing voice notes and demos.

taylor realizing she has to cook up another 12 variants by tonight if she wants to block this billie and charli collab pic.twitter.com/Ud25fdATjV

— ducki 🏳️‍⚧️ (@dxckiii) July 31, 2024