“It’s us! Hi! We’re the Taylor Swift correspondents, it’s us!” We are so excited to be back reporting on all things Taylor Swift during this upcoming school year. And let us be the first to tell you, there is a LOTgoing on at the moment. In the biggest news, on Tuesday, August 13th at 12:12 AM, Taylor Allison Swift announced her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, set to be released on October 3rd, 2025.
Swift, known for her theatrics and easter eggs when it comes to any sort ofannouncement, was rumored to appear on her now fiancé’s and his brother’s podcast, New Heights, on August 13th. This would be Swift’s first public appearance in quite some time, so Swifties were highly anticipating the podcast. But at 7:12 PM on August 12th, when a 5 hour countdown appeared on Swift’s official website, fans knew that something big was on the horizon. A glittering orange background and bright teal numbers counting down, the only other clear symbol present on the website was a lock. Swift tried to pull one over on us, but it took Swifties a record amount of time to realize that the keyhole on the lock was, in fact, the era’s tour stage shape! As the countdown slowly reached zero, anticipation only grew. As the glittering numbers finally reached 0:00:00, Swifties’ worst fears came to fruition, and taylorswift.com crashed. Billions of fans were disappointed as they frantically clicked and reloaded the page over and over to feast their eyes on the coveted announcement. As the website manifested itself onto the screens of Swifties across the globe, they finally viewed Swift’s 12th album cover, titled The Life of a Showgirl. No other information was disclosed on the website that night, so fans speculated that the podcast airing the following day would tell all. On the podcast, Swift dropped many easter eggs that fans are still trying to decipher.
Swift wrote and created her new album while she was on the Eras tour
throughout Europe. She also revealed the back cover of her album and revealed the track list consisting of 12 songs and the title track The Life of a Showgirl features Sabrina Carpenter. With the release date quickly approaching, fans are already gearing up for what promises to be an- other record-breaking Swift era. And one thing is certain: The Life of a Showgirl will have the world watching.