Taylor Swift revealed that the first song title from her upcoming album is called 'Mastermind' and surprised a Nashville audience with her 10-minute version of 'All Too Well' while accepting an award.
, the superstar naturally focused on the songwriting part of her creative process, revealing the three imaginary genres she thinks about when writing lyrics: Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics, and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics. In her 13-minute speech, Swift also told the crowd the history behind the 10-minute version of “All Too Well” and her dream of “bouncing around the different musical worlds of my various sonic influences.
She then proceeded to give an emotional rendition of “All Too Well” similar to the one she performed onand re-recorded it with previously unheard lyrics forat the MTV VMAs in August, describing it in a post later that night as “a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams.”