Ever since Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, Swifties have been deep in theory mode. From decoding the symbolism behind the release date to guessing the full list of collaborators,

Well, Swifties, we weren't clowning this time. After months of theorizing we'd get a new album from Taylor Swift called Karma this year, and that the album color would be orange, Taylor broke the internet when a countdown took over her website — and then she announced her 12th album,

The Grammy winner gave one of her most revealing interviews in years on 'New Heights,' circumventing the traditional media landscape in the process.