Taylor Swift reveals new album release date: 'The Life of a Showgirl' due October 3

BarcelonaTaylor Swift is shaking up the music scene again with the announcement of her twelfth studio album, The life of a showgirlThe announcement was first made through a countdown on its website and a surprise appearance in a promotional video for the podcast. New heights, hosted by her boyfriend, American football player Travis Kelce. Two days later, she announced the cover art, the October 3 release date, and the 12 track titles, including a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, specifically the title track. Pre-orders for the album are now available through the artist's website.

The production of the new album has been carried out by herself in collaboration with the Swedes Max Martin and Shellback, who have already worked with the artist on the album Grid and in songs like Shake it off and Wildest dreamSwift has shared a Spotify playlist featuring twenty-two of her songs produced by them. The singer explained that she recorded the album during the European leg of her mega-tour, and said she would travel to Sweden if she had three days between shows. "I was tired but mentally very stimulated," she said on the podcast.

Hence the album cover, featuring a diva in a bathtub. The images she posted show that the new era swiftie will be inspired by the look of cabaret in the 1920s and 1930s. "The album is about what was happening in my personal life behind the scenes during the tour, which was exuberant, electric and vibrant. It comes from a joyful, wild and dramatic place I was in and that effervescence comes through. The song titles are The fate of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor, Father figure, Eldesto daughter, Ruin the friendship, Actually romantic, Wi$h le$t, Wood cancelled!, Honey and The life of a showgirl.

The new project comes at a key moment for the artist, who in May regained the rights to his first six albums, ending a long dispute with his former record label. His last album, released a year ago, The Tortured Poets Department (2024), a 31-song compilation that makes any album seem short, managed to break the record for single-week streams on Spotify with one billion listens. And their latest tour, The Eras Tour, was also a huge success and became the highest grossing film of all time. swiftflation, a play on words between the artist's surname and inflation, is a term used by some economists to define the economic impact that concerts generate in the cities where they are scheduled.