Swifties are abuzz with speculation as Taylor Swift’s re-recording journey nears its finale with two highly anticipated albums: Reputation (Taylor’s Version) and her self-titled debut album. These two albums mark the final step in Swift’s journey to re-record her catalog, part of her mission to reclaim ownership of her original work.
As Swift wraps up her monumental Eras Tour, fans speculate a possible ‘Debutation’ release—both re-recordings launched together in a final push.
Swift began re-recording her first six albums in 2019 following the sale of her original masters to Scooter Braun. Since then, she’s re-released Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and most recently, 1989— leaving only Taylor Swift and Reputation to go.
But recent tour outfits, visual Easter eggs, and timely gestures have fans hoping the pop phenomenon might be getting ready to drop a double-album surprise.
Don’t worry, we’ll catch you up on the latest hopuim circulating the fandom by breaking down the alleged ‘Debutation’ easter eggs
Flashing 5s
One of the latest clues fueling the ‘Debutation’ theory comes from Swift’s Miami performance of 22, where she flashed a “five” gesture multiple times.
Swift’s 35th birthday is just five days after the final Eras Tour stop in Vancouver, Canada, on December 8.
As one X user points out, the timing could be significant: exactly 55 days from that show to Swift’s Dec. 13 birthday, a date central to Swiftie lore.
New Outfits
In another suspected nod to her re-recording saga, Swift surprised fans by debuting a Reputation-era outfit onstage—a shimmering gold ensemble featuring a snake detail in a shape some Swifties speculate resembles the number “two.”
Fan theories quickly took off, with eagle-eyed Swifties also connecting the gold costume to her debut album’s visual color scheme—blue and green—which has shown up in Swift’s recent wardrobe choices.
Recent Mashups on the Ears Tour
Adding fuel to the fire, Swift incorporated her debut album and Reputation in a mashup during her surprise song segment in Miami, performing Should’ve Said No and I Did Something Bad. She then followed it with a mashup of Our Song and Call It What You Want during her New Orleans show.
Fans lit up social media hoping Swift’s seamless transitions between two distinct mash-ups from her debut and Reputation albums may be foreshadowing a deeper connection.
Taylor’s Been Rocking a Lot of Plaid
Meanwhile, fans are taking note of Swift’s tour set design, where her Lover House backdrop includes a room with plaid wallpaper. Importantly, the plaid wallpaper in the Lover house was a change–and Swift is detail oriented.
This set design change mirrors Tay’s recent penchant for plaid in her style choices for the last few months.
Perhaps Swift is just going through a plaid phase right now—aren’t we all? After all, plaid is a Fall staple, and we know she loves plaid from her Evermore era.
But Taylor has been sporting it everywhere she goes—from nights on the town to the red carpet.
Only Time Will Tell
Could Swift be signaling an imminent release of Debut, (Taylor’s Version)? Reputation, (Taylor’s Version)? Both?!
Will Taylor remix Debut and Reputation as the finale of her record and give the fandom something new, yet familiar? Or drop both re-records at once with new vault tracks to keep the fandom hooked?
With no official announcement from Swift’s camp, the possibility of a ‘Debutation’ release has Swifties eagerly hoping for what could be a spectacular conclusion to the pop star’s multi-year Taylor’s Version effort to reclaim intellectual property rights over her catalog.
But for now, ‘Debutation’ remains just another Swiftie fan theory that we’re all hoping turns out to be true.
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