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Is it confirmation of new music coming this Friday?

.@taylorswift13 hits the red carpet at the #TIME100 gala https://t.co/d9cFIpwWv4 pic.twitter.com/U4Imt2mrES

— TIME (@TIME) April 24, 2019

She first debuted the pastel aesthetic in March for the iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet.

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A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Mar 14, 2019 at 4:30pm PDT

As more \"4.26\" clues continued to drop on Twitter Wednesday morning, let's take a step back and start with the obvious.Fans have been posting photos with Taylor Swift billboards from around the globe, showing the countdown to April 26.

i don’t think i’ve ever smiled more🥺look where i went ! @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #taylorswiftapril26 pic.twitter.com/WYCZpRTP28

— dill💗 4.26 (@secretmoments13) April 21, 2019

made a quick unplanned stop on mexico city and i had to find this! 💘✨🇲🇽 @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 JUST 4 MORE DAYS! 🦋💗 #TaylorSwiftApril26 pic.twitter.com/8dT9HwXEdd

— xime | 4.26 🦋 (@redlipsunset) April 21, 2019

I'M SO EXCITED! yesterday I spend like 20 minutes looking at the countdown and I can't explain how happy I was @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #TaylorSwift1Week #TaylorSwiftApril26 💖✨🦋 pic.twitter.com/UGNjiVcjtL

— Danie 🦋 (@daniexdelicate_) April 19, 2019

Her clues, however, go way beyond what meets in the eye.

On New Years Day of this year, @TaylorNation13 replied to a fan on Twitter with 115 rainbow emojis captioned, \"another 2019 big mood.\"

.... another 2019 big mood: 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 #repTourNewYearsDay

— Taylor Nation (@taylornation13) January 1, 2019

The significance? There are exactly 115 days between Jan. 1 and April 26.

Shake it off – there’s more!

For Swifties, the Instagram post that made all the sparks fly was this one: A photo of seven palm trees, coupled with a caption of just seven palm tree emojis. Obviously hinting at Swift’s seventh album.

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🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Feb 24, 2019 at 11:17am PST

Take a closer look though. There are also 61 stars in that same photo, which was posted on Feb. 24. How many days are there from Feb. 24 to April 26? Exactly 61 days.

And finally, let’s go back to December…or October actually, during Swift’s 2018 American Music Awards acceptance speech for winning Favorite Album for “Reputation.”

Fans were triggered by her closing remarks.

“I always look at albums as chapters in my life,” she said, adding, “I have to be really honest to you about something, I’m even more excited about the next chapter.”

Ohh look what your votes made her do... @taylorswift13 won another #AMAs for Favorite Album - Pop/Rock! #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/brCtDShU44

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) October 10, 2018

“Next chapter” is a lyric from “The Story of Us,” which is the seventh track from her album \"Speak Now,\" as in \"TS7.\"

And how long is that song? 4 minutes and 26 seconds of course – 4/26!

Phew!

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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME
PHOTO: Taylor Swift performs during the TIME 100 Gala 2019 Dinner, April 23, 2019, in New York.
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While speculation and theories continue to swirl, one thing is for certain: all clues point to April 26.

A big Taylor Swift reveal is coming this Friday.

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