After two years without a new Taylor Swift single, the drought is finally over. The pop star surprised fans late Thursday night by releasing a single with former One Direction member Zayn Malik. Swift shared the news with her fans in this cryptic post: Z | T | 50@fiftyshades #fiftyshadesdarker @itunes pic.twitter.com/m4meFS4F79 — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 9, 2016 The collaboration marked Swift's first new release since her Grammy-winning album 1989 dropped in the fall of 2014.