New song “Patient Zero” will be released on Friday, billionaire pop star Taylor Swift said in a surprise announcement Tuesday afternoon. It’s out this Friday ahead of Swift’s appearance at the 2026 MTV VMAs Key points and original sources are listed below.

• New song “Patient Zero” will be released on Friday, billionaire pop star Taylor Swift said in a surprise announcement Tuesday afternoon.S1

• It’s out this Friday ahead of Swift’s appearance at the 2026 MTV VMAsS2