After updating her website with a countdown for 12:12 AM on August 12, Taylor Swift announced The Life of a Showgirl. A follow-up to her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department and its extension, The Anthology, the album is set to become her 12th studio release.
Taylor! What a Surprise
In an unexpected turn of events, Taylor Swift has announced a new release. This album is set to become the follow-up to her 2024 album that became the first album to hit one billion streams on Spotify within a week of its released. Currently, Swift is in the running for the most No. 1 albums as a solo artist, tied with Jay-Z.
A post on Instagram gave a sneak peak of Taylor’s upcoming appearance on her boyfriend Travice Kelce’s New Heights podcast. In the brief snippet, the artist pulled out a mint green briefcase with her initials written in orange, claiming it to be her brand new album.
The release marks her first album since the conclusion of the artist’s record-breaking Eras Tour in December of last year. However, with no sight of an official release date, Taylor has made the album available for pre-order on her website.
This is Swift’s first new album since concluding her record-breaking Eras Tour in December. Moreover, it’s available for pre-order on Swift’s official website in physical vinyl, cassette and CD format.
Intriguingly, The Life of a Showgirl will be Taylor’s first release since becoming the official owner of her discography, six years since the sale of her masters.
What are Swifties Saying?
Immediately, Redditors have taken to this announcement to the fore of web-discussion. Here’s what they have to say:
We crashed the website so hard I found out through the new heights Instagram. That’s crazy
the mint green and orange is so fun!!! i want details NOW
FINALLY, THE DRAB AND MUTED COLOR ERA OF TTPD IS OVER. WE CAN REJOICE 😭😭😭😭
Taylor Swift’s announcement has taken the internet up by storm. Hopefully, the album will take to new heights as the artist expands her sound to new fores. In any case, I will be tuning in to check it out, will you?
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