Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl is coming! Swift announced plans to release her 12th studio album in a clip from her highly-anticipated appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, posted on August 12 at 12:12 a.m.
Fans were already on high alert yesterday after a number of easter eggs were dropped (in true Taylor Swift style) by Taylor Nation, her official fan account, which reminded Swifties of the time she said “See you next era” in an August 11 Instagram. The post included several photos of Swift in orange outfits during her Eras Tour.
Adding further fuel to the speculation that something very big was coming, Kelce posted at the exact same time to Instagram, saying there would be a “VERY special guest” coming to the podcast. The teaser image notably featured a sparkly orange background.
Orange you glad we’re so tuned into these little crumbs of evidence?
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But I think I’ve seen this film before…and I didn’t like the ending.
Of course, particularly observant Swifties quickly noticed that the silhouette was from her Variety Directors on Directors appearance from December 2022. Iiiinteresting. All very compelling.
The Life of a Showgirl will be Swift’s first album since buying back the full rights to her first six albums. In May, Swift announced the happy news that she had done so, writing in a note shared to her site, “All of the music I ever made… now belongs… to me.”
So how did we finally get the news of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl and what can we expect from it? Here’s what to know.
How was Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl announced?
The Life of a Showgirl announcement landed on Taylor Swift’s website following a mysterious timer counting down to 12: 12 a.m. Shocking to no one, when the countdown concluded, Swift’s site immediately crashed. When it recovered, it included limited details about her new project.
However, in a clip from her appearance on Kelce’s podcast we saw Swift dramatically open a cream briefcase with an orange “TS” embellished on it to reveal a blurred out vinyl. “This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl”, she said, followed by Jason Kelce’s screams. Showmanship at its best.
Has The Life of a Showgirl release date been confirmed?
Alas no.
At present, The Life of a Showgirl release date is yet to be confirmed. While pre-orders show the shipping date as October 13, her team have been clear this isn’t the official The Life of a Showgirl release date, with the site helpfully including the text, “**THIS IS NOT THE RELEASE DATE, OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED**.”
Watch this space!
What else we know about The Life of a Showgirl
No one works harder than Taylor Swift fans, and they are piecing together the clues already. Along with the major announcement, a playlist also cropped up on Taylor Swift’s Spotify.
In a comment on Reddit, one user was quick to call out “All songs produced by Max Martin and Shellback… Oh pop taylor is BACKKKK baby,” with many fans speculating the new album to be a quintessential pop banger, Taylor style.
“POP BIBLE 2 CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!! WE ARE SO BACK!!!!!!!!!!!” said another.
In case you want to do your own research, here’s the full Taylor Swift playlist to delve through:
How to pre-order The Life of a Showgirl
If you can make it onto her site, fans have the option to pre-order The Life of a Showgirl vinyl, cassette, or CD with poster “while supplies last.”
So be quick!
While we’ll have to wait a little longer until we get more details of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, we’re expecting big things. Having performed 149 shows in 53 cities for her Eras tour and with 200 million albums sold worldwide, to say that we’re excited for Taylor Swift’s new album is an understatement.
This post will be updated.
A version of this article first appeared on Glamour UK.
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