Taylor Swift announces new single ‘Patient Zero’ as fans speculate over next era

Taylor Swift has announced the new single ‘Patient Zero’, which drops later this week – and fans have started speculating whether it marks the start of a new era. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be Widespread speculation that Swift had new music on the way sparked yesterday morning (Tuesday September 22), when the pop star changed every “o” in her Instagram bio to a zero, as well as some of the lyrics to her songs on Apple Music and Spotify. Now, she has announced that she has a new single on the way – ‘Patient Zero’, which will arrive on Friday (September 25). “I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours,” she wrote in the caption. The post also featured a new photo that shows the pop star in a noticeably different look than she had for her last album, 2025’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’. In contrast to the glittery, elaborate outfits she rolled out with the last album, this post sees the singer in a simple black halter dress and wearing a soft pink lipstick rather than h...