India, May 1 -- For a few brief minutes, Taylor Swift dropped a mystery on her fans after a sudden countdown appeared on her website and vanished as quick as it showed up.

The countdown reportedly pointed to May 2 at 1pm CT / 2pm ET and was only live for around 10 minutes before it disappeared. But that was more than enough to set social media on fire.

While fans are busy decoding the countdown, Swift was also making headlines for a candid interview with The New York Times, which named her one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters.

In the interview, Taylor Swift spoke honestly about how she writes her songs. As she shared that one of her most favorite songs and revealed that at the core of it all, she has always thought like a...