Flipping a whole 180, Taylor Swift is kicking off a new musical era altogether with her all-new upcoming album “The Life of a Showgirl.” The pop queen rolled out the highly anticipated announcement of her 12th studio album on Wednesday, making a major aesthetic shit from her previous outing as the head of a “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Revealing full-fledged details of her forthcoming album due on October 3, which coincidentally also happens to be rapper Diddy’s sentencing date, Swift particularly pleased her fans with a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter. The former Disney starlet served as the “Love Story” hit-maker’s opening act for some of shows of her record-breaking “Eras Tour” in 2023 and 2024.

Fans also particularly felt drawn to another unmistakably noticeable aspect of the new album announcement: a Jack Antonoff snub. The mega pop star has long maintained a close friendship and professional connection with her production partner, who has worked on all of Swift’s 2020 records – Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and TTPD. However, he never made it to “The Life of a Showgirl“‘s credits. In his place, Taylor instead unveiled the return of Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, who worked on her albums Red, 1989 and Reputation.

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In addition to eventually sharing all about the record on her social media, the billionaire diva brought out its cover and track listing on her podcast debut with New Heights, a show hosted by her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce.

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl tracklist

Swift went for a layered approach with this track listing of 12 songs, considering this happens to be her 12th album. The studio record even features a cover of George Michael’s 1987 song “Father Figure.” Swifties couldn’t back their feels on noticing that the beloved singer had also dedicated a song to “Eldest Daughter(s).”

On top of that, Track 4 “Ruin the Friendship” is already being construed as a dig at her longtime friendship with Blake Lively, which may have taken a hit for the worse in light of the actress’ feud with Justin Baldoni. Swift has repeatedly been dragged into the It Ends With Us drama, which sources have long established is something that she’s taken an issue with, resulting in potential cracks in her bond with the Gossip Girl star.

And then, finally, Track 12 “The Life of a Showgirl” reunites Swift with Sabrina Carpenter.

See the full tracklist:

  1. The Fate of Ophelia
  2. Elizabeth Taylor
  3. Opalite
  4. Father Figure
  5. Eldest Daughter
  6. Ruin the Friendship
  7. Actually Romantic
  8. Wi$h LiSt
  9. Wood
  10. Cancelled!
  11. Honey
  12. The Life of a Showgirl ft Sabrina Carpenter

What we know about The Life of a Showgirl so far

Swift spilled during her podcast appearance with her beau that the upcoming album was recorded in Europe while her billionaire-making Eras Tour was still underway.

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“This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant,” she said. “I’m so proud of it. And it comes from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life, so that effervescence has come through on this record. So as you said, bangers.”

As speculations about the album being all about Travis Kelce grow, Swift has already gushed that every single song on the October 3 release reserved a spot on it “for hundreds of reasons.” Insinuating that the crafting process makes for the her storytelling style, as neither track could be pulled out of the listing, nor could another one be added, she affirmed, “It is just right.”

Fully intent on keeping the “bar really high,” Swift has promised that her new album will be overtly focussed on quality and theme, while also maintaining the “infectious” standard of her melodies.

The Life of a Showgirl album version

As of now, three different physical versions of the same album are available on the official Taylor Swift shop.

  1. Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Portofino Orange Glitter Vinyl
  2. Sweat and Vanilla Perfume CD with Poster
  3. Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Cassette