Taylor Swift announced Wednesday that her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, will be released Oct. 3.
The album had been teased over the past week with orange-themed imagery before Swift revealed the final artwork and tracklist on social media.
Swift made her first podcast appearance on New Heights, co-hosted by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former NFL center Jason Kelce. During the interview, the pop star discussed the importance of owning her masters — which she secured earlier this year.
“I signed a record deal when I was 15,” Swift said on the show. “Owning the masters means you have complete control over distribution. I’ve been saving up since I was a teenager to own them.”
“If I didn’t buy them back, someone else would be leaving all my music from my first 6 albums to their kids in their will,” she commented.
Swift also reflected on the conclusion of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which wrapped in December 2024, and on her forthcoming album.
The 12-track record closes with its title song, featuring Sabrina Carpenter. It follows 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department and is her first album in more than a decade not produced by Jack Antonoff. Swift produced the album with Max Martin and Shellback.
You can pre-order the new album HERE.
TRACKLISTING
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$h Li$t
9. Wood
10. CANCELLED!
11. Honey
12. The Life of a Showgirl (feat. Sabrina Carpenter)
