Taylor Swift to release new song 'Welcome to New York'

Taylor Swift has revealed plans to release a new song this week.

The singer will unleash the tune 'Welcome to New York' to iTunes on Tuesday (October 21).

The song will be the third track to come from upcoming album '1989', which will land on October 27.

Swift, who lives in New York, commented: "I started the album with 'Welcome To New York' because New York has been an important landscape and location for the story of my life in the last couple of years.

"It’s like an electric city, and I approached moving there with such wide-eyed optimism. I saw New York as a place of endless potential and possibilities and you can hear that reflected in this music and in this song."

'Welcome to New York' sees hitmaker Ryan Tedder on co-writing and co-producing duties alongside Swift.

A short preview of the song has been uploaded to Swift's YouTube channel.

Listen to a preview Swift's new song below: