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  "id": 9173478,
  "title": "Taylor Swift Announces New Single, ‘Patient Zero,’ Coming This Week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero-coming-this-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-patient-zero-single-easter-eggs-1236872454/"
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  "summary": "Taylor Swift has announced a new single, \"Patient Zero,\" set to be released on Friday, September 25th. The single is available for pre-order on her website, with limited CD editions featuring acoustic and piano versions of the track.\n\nAccording to Variety, Swift expressed her excitement to share the news with fans, stating she had been \"impatiently waiting\" to tell them about the track.\n\nThe new single marks her first release since \"I Knew It, I Knew You,\" her contribution to the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, co-written and produced with Jack Antonoff. Her most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released in October 2025 and is nominated for Best Album at the 2026 MTV VMAs.",
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        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Announces “Patient Zero,” New Single Due Friday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-patient-zero-new-single-due-friday",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:07:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Announces New Single “Patient Zero”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:16:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Announces New Single ‘Patient Zero’ — and It’s Coming Sooner Than You Think",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero-and-its-coming-sooner",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:16:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Announces New Single ‘Patient Zero’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero-9178736",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:17:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Teases New Single, ‘Patient Zero,’ Releasing Ahead Of MTV VMA Honors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-teases-new-single-patient-zero-releasing-ahead-of-mtv",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:27:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Announces New Single “Patient Zero”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-patient-zero-9180166",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:34:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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