Taylor Swift and the magic number, 13

Taylor Swift believes in the power of the number 13, so like clockwork, she marked 13 days before the April 19 midnight release of The Tortured Poets Department by reminding Swifties to preorder the album.

Taylor Swift believes in the power of the number 13, so like clockwork, she marked 13 days before the April 19 midnight release of The Tortured Poets Department by reminding Swifties to preorder the album.

On Saturday, Swift, 34, reminded fans of her proclivity for the number on her Instagram Stories, posting a video of a typewriter typing, “13 days until THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT,” alongside an album preorder link.

The Instagram Stories post comes during the same week SiriusXM revealed it is launching a channel dedicated to Swift, fittingly named Channel 13 (Taylor’s Version), a nod to her favorite number and her rereleases.

“The 13th day of the channel, Friday, April 19, coincides with the release of Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department,” SiriusXM said in a press release. “Channel 13 (Taylor’s Version) will be playing the full album beginning to end continuously throughout the weekend.”