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- Oct 3, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Taylor Swift Releases 'The Life of a Showgirl', Her 12th Album
- Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl, her 12th album, on 3 October 2025 through Republic Records[1][2]
- Its 12 songs were produced with Max Martin and Shellback, her Red, 1989 and Reputation collaborators, on trips to Sweden between Eras Tour shows[1][2]
- Sabrina Carpenter is the only guest, on the title track; the lead single is 'The Fate of Ophelia', whose video debuted in cinemas that weekend[1]
- Swift announced the album on 12 August 2025 and showed its cover and tracklist on Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast[1][4]
- It sold 2.7 million copies in the US on its first day and 3,479,500 in its first week, the biggest sales week since 1991[3]
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- [1]90%rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-listen-release-1235439937rollingstone.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Oct 3, 2025 ✓· 41% of score
Rolling Stone, 3 October 2025: 'Taylor Swift's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, is finally here and streaming everywhere'; Billboard[3] confirms 'The album bowed on Oct. 3'.
- [2]75%The Life of a Showgirlen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 28, 2026· 41% of score
Released 3 October 2025 through Republic Records, written and produced with Max Martin and Shellback and recorded in Stockholm during the Eras Tour's European leg; singles 'The Fate of Ophelia', 'Opalite' and 'Elizabeth Taylor'.[1]
- [3]90%Taylor Swift Achieves Record-Shattering 4 Million Week With No. 1 Billboard 200 Debut of 'The Life of a Showgirl'billboard.com· Published Oct 13, 2025· 11% of score
Released 3 October, announced 12 August; 4.002 million units and 3,479,500 sales in its first week, 2.7 million on release day, across 38 versions (27 physical, 11 digital).[1]
- [4]85%Taylor Swift announces her next era: 'The Life of a Showgirl'npr.org· Published Aug 12, 2025· 8% of score
The album was revealed early on 12 August 2025 after orange-themed teasers, with Swift booked as the 'VERY special guest' on the New Heights podcast that Wednesday.[1]
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