Taylor Swift
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 29: Taylor Swift attends the Republic Records MTV VMA 2022 after party at the Fleur Room in Chelsea on August 29, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)

We’re still wrapping our heads around the 2022 MTV VMAs. Fergie’s on-stage renaissance. The moment Lizzo referenced 2015 Nicki Minaj in her acceptance speech – what’s good? And ah, a cameo we all seemingly missed from a virtual Johnny Depp. There was a lot to unpack from the annual awards ceremony but nothing more exciting than the announcement of Taylor Swift’s new album Midnight. 

To celebrate the news which will see brand new music release on October 21, Swift paid homage to the album theme in her afterparty look for the evening. After she wore a glittering Oscar de la Renta ensemble on the red carpet she changed into a silky blue star-studded (literally) romper from Moschino. She finished the look with a faux fur coat and silver platform heels.

Taylor Swift
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She was later spotted with her rumoured fiancé Joe Alwyn outside the Republic Records’ MTV VMAs after party at the Fleur Room in New York City. The couple held hands and sprinted to a car before they could be papped by onlookers – as reported by Us Weekly

Swift was honoured with three awards at the 2022 VMAs nabbing the silver spaceman for Video of the Year, Best Long Form Video, and Best Direction for her short film “All Too Well”. She was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

During the same evening on Instagram, Swift continued to tease her 10th studio album writing, “We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t – right this minute – about to make some fateful life-altering mistake.”

She continued, “This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terror and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve … we’ll meet ourselves.”