All eyes were on Taylor Swift’s social media accounts on Wednesday, August 13, as the pop icon finally unveiled details of her new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, following several days of cryptic teasers.
As unveiled on Instagram, Swift’s 12th studio album is set for release on October 3. The title track will feature a collaboration with her former Eras Tour support act, Sabrina Carpenter. Longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, the producers behind many of her ‘1989’ and ‘Reputation’ hits, are the only names listed in the production credits.
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Swift also released the album’s cover artwork, which featured a dazzling image of the singer in glittering mesh, staring directly into the camera. The full track list was shared as well, with the record opening with a song titled ‘The Fate of Ophelia.’ Other titles include ‘Elizabeth Taylor,’ ‘Opalite,’ ‘Father Figure,’ and ‘Cancelled!’, among others.
“And, baby, that’s show business for you (sic),” Swift wrote in the caption.
The announcement coincided with the end of a countdown on Swift’s official website, where fans can now pre-order four different editions of ‘The Life of a Showgirl: the Sweat and Vanilla Perfume’, the ‘It’s Frightening’, the ‘Rapturous’, and the ‘It’s Beautiful’ edition. Each version includes unique artwork, photo cards, and a jewellery box containing a collectable charm bracelet.
At the same time, Swift also made a guest appearance on an episode of ‘New Heights’, the podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. During the special episode, she discussed the new album, wrapping up her Eras Tour, and reclaiming her master recordings.
The podcast appearance had been teased two days earlier, when the Kelce brothers posted a mysterious silhouette image with a glittery orange background. “92%ers, we’re coming back early for a special episode with a VERY special guest,” they wrote on social media on Monday August 11. Then, at 12:12 am ET (9:42 am IST) the following morning, Swift confirmed the new album via a teaser clip from the podcast, where she revealed the album’s name. “So I wanted to show you something,” she said in the video, holding up a blurred-out version of the LP as Kelce smiled beside her. “This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl.”
‘The Life of a Showgirl’ marks Swift’s first full-length release since 2024’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, which spent 17 weeks at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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