When Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department dropped in April last year, fans were all but certain that a person mentioned in the album's title track was supposed to be Lucy Dacus. And nearly one year later,

Dacus, a member of the indie rock group Boygenius (which also consists of singer-songwriters Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers), just released a new album — her fourth solo record, Forever Is a Feeling, via Geffen Records on Friday. To PEOPLE, she also revealed her reaction to the The Tortured Poets Department when she first heard it.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the singer/songwriter also opened up about how Chappell Roan helped her get through a "bad week"

Taylor Swift gave pal Selena Gomez's album "I Said I Loved You First" an enthusiastic endorsement on Instagram. "OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD," Swift wrote.

Taylor Swift fans may be getting some new music from the star sooner than they'd anticipated. Following the drop of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024, most Swifties figured it would be a while before she released another studio record.

Taylor Swift is a lover of best friend Selena Gomez’s music. But that doesn’t mean the “Blank Space” singer holds back when giving her pal advice on music. And, according to Selena, that was the case when she was making her latest album,