With ‘1989‘, Taylor Swift became even more phenomenally famous than she was before. Since its release, fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from the singer. When will it turn up? What will it  sound like? When will we be able to see her perform it live? Here’s all the answers we have so far.

When will the new Taylor Swift album be released?

Everyone thought she was going to release it in October 2016 given she’s released all but one of her previous records two years apart and in that month, but it came and went without a sign of a new record. There’s been rumours that the megastar might drop a surprise album, which would be a first for her, but could happen. There’s also been the suggestion that her pre-Super Bowl show on February 4 could feature some kind of announcement about the record. Beyoncé’s Super Bowl half-time show in 2016 was timed to coincide with the ‘Formation’ video reveal so there could be something in the theory. However, people also thought Swift’s Grand Prix gig in Austin in October would be quickly followed by an album so we’d suggest not getting your hopes up too soon.

We should also consider the fact an album might not even be in the offing. In May, Swift told Vogue she was going to take a break. “This is the first time in 10 years that I haven’t known [what’s next],” she told the magazine. “I just decided that after the past year, with all of the unbelievable things that happened…I decided I was going to live my life a little bit without the pressure on myself to create something.”

One of her best friends, Gigi Hadid, let slip to Entertainment Tonight that the singer had been in the studio when she thanked her for coming out to her Tommy Hilfiger collection launch in September. “She’s obviously such a great friend, and you know she is starting to go back to work in the studio again, and really made time to be here for me, and I am so grateful for that,” Hadid said. Of course, that studio time could have been for her collaboration with Zayn Malik, ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’.

Ed Sheeran has suggested Swift won’t release anything until the end of 2017. He told the BBC: “Taylor isn’t going to be releasing until probably the end of this year – Christmas is the smartest time to release because that’s when everyone buys records. So I’ve got a full year of just all Ed, all the time.”