Taylor Swift Announces 12th Album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
The highly anticipated follow-up to 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department features production from Max Martin and Shellback, alongside a guest feature from Sabrina Carpenter.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Courtesy of Republic Records and Universal Music Group.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Courtesy of Republic Records and Universal Music Group.
Look out, Swifties!
Taylor Swift has just announced her twelfth album, titled The Life of a Showgirl. The upcoming record is scheduled to be released this October 3, 2025, on both digital and physical media platforms.
The announcement was first shared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, where the pop icon revealed the album’s cover art on the podcast, surprising Jason Kelce as he exclaimed with joy.
Following the release of the full podcast episode, more details of the album’s release were also shared –– including the involvement of songwriter-producers Max Martin and Shellback on the project. Both Martin and Shellback will co-produce the entirety of the album’s twelve tracks alongside Swift herself, with the album also featuring a special guest feature from Sabrina Carpenter on the final title track, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Check out the full tracklist of Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl:
- “The Fate of Ophelia”
- “Elizabeth Taylor”
- “Opalite”
- “Father Figure”
- “Eldest Daughter”
- “Ruin the Friendship”
- “Actually Romantic”‘
- “Wi$h Li4t”
- “Wood”
- “CANCELLED!”
- “Honey”
- “The Life of a Showgirl”
The highly anticipated record was first teased via a special countdown on Swift’s official website, teasing the album’s predominantly orange aesthetic, sprinkled in with bouts of glitter and shimmer that capture the glitzy glamour of a showgirl’s world. Together with the announcement, Swift also revealed the album’s vinyl release, which featured the album pressed on ‘portofino orange glitter’ vinyl, as well as four limited edition deluxe CD variants –– making worthy collectible for physical media collectors and Swifties alike.
Courtesy of Republic Recor
Courtesy of Republic Records.
Courtesy of Republic Records.
Courtesy of Republic Records.
Courtesy of Republic Records.
Just recently, Swift reacquired her earlier discography, finally owning the original masters to her first six albums — including her self-titled debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation. As a result of acquiring her original master recordings, she now also has full ownership of every music video, concert film, album artwork, and photography, and unreleased songs from every era of those records.
“To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it,” Swift wrote in a heartfelt letter dedicated to her fans. “To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much that I meticulously re-recorded and released 4 of my albums, calling them Taylor’s Version. The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my music. I can’t thank you enough for helping me to reunite with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.”
The Life of a Showgirl marks the long-awaited follow-up to the pop superstar’s most recent record, The Tortured Poets Department, which spent a career-best 17 weeks atop the Billboard 200 and became the world’s best-selling album of 2024. Its lead single, “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Philippine Songs chart upon release, showcasing Swift’s impressive and strong hold over Filipino listeners nationwide.
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is now available for pre-order and pre-save here.
As we anticipate Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, revisit The Tortured Poets Department in its entirety below: