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Taylor Swift<\/a> has officially announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em>, and may have hinted at key collaborators in the process.<\/p>\n Accompanying the album announcement, Swift launched a Spotify playlist aptly titled And, baby, that\u2019s show business for you<\/a><\/em>. The playlist features 22 tracks, all previously released songs produced by Max Martin and Shellback, sparking speculation that the iconic duo may have produced this upcoming album as well.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Notably, longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff seems to be absent from this album cycle, marking a stylistic shift in Swift\u2019s creative team.<\/p>\n Earlier today, \u00a0the pop icon shared the announcement of her new album,\u00a0 following speculation of a new era from Swift began on Monday (Aug. 11) when rumors of her 12th studio album were stoked thanks to the appearance of a\u00a0countdown clock<\/a>\u00a0on her\u00a0official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The countdown officially ended at 12:12 a.m. ET, on Aug. 12, with Swift\u2019s store going live with pre-orders for\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>. The webstore offers pre-orders for vinyl, CD and cassette editions, while noting that its official release date is still to be announced, with physical items set to ship ahead of Oct. 13.<\/p>\n On Monday morning,\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 the podcast hosted by Swift\u2019s boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce \u2014\u00a0teased<\/a>\u00a0\u201ca VERY special guest\u201d for their new episode on Wednesday. Swift\u2019s upcoming presence was later\u00a0confirmed<\/a>, with her cameo on\u00a0New Heights\u00a0<\/em>set to premiere at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday (Aug. 13).<\/p>\n In a\u00a0clip shared<\/a>\u00a0to both Swift and\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u2018 Instagram accounts alongside the announcement, the pop icon gives fans confirmation that the new project is indeed the #TS12 news they\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I wanted to show you something,\u201d Swift says, before presenting a blurred-out copy of her new record. \u201cThis is my brand new album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>.\u201d The album\u2019s full artwork is expected to arrive during the\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u00a0podcast on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n