{"id":1955869,"date":"2025-08-12T13:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1955869"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:00:14","slug":"taylor-swift-announces-12th-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swift-announces-12th-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift announces 12th album, &#8216;The Life of a Showgirl&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 12 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Taylor Swift is making new music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pop icon, 35, shared that fans <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNPbaYMuypd\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=dWhiY2p3dzlmdndt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:can now pre-order;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">can now pre-order<\/a> the album <i>The Life of Showgirl. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She announced the news during a <i>New Heights <\/i>podcast episode that releases Wednesday. The show is hosted by Swift&#8217;s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason, who retired from the NFL in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A snippet from the episode was posted to Instagram Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Posted at 12:12 on the 12th. Tay&#8217;s 12th album is called&#8230;&#8221; a caption teased.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend Taylor Swift after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. Swift announced her upcoming 12th album during an episode of his Kelce&#8217;s podcast. File Photo by Jon SooHoo\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So I wanted to show you something,&#8221; Swift told Jason Kelce in the clip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She then pulled out a briefcase with her initials on it. Inside was her album.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Taylor Swift enters the stadium prior to Monday Night Football in November. Her 12th album is title &quot;The Life of a Showgirl.&quot; File Photo by Jon Robichaud\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/89kRN9julCGyF8p7Ct6MXA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/3231f3ab09ee3328cd2e521b41f97af0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Taylor Swift enters the stadium prior to Monday Night Football in November. Her 12th album is title &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl.&#8221; File Photo by Jon Robichaud\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cover was concealed in the clip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The announcements comes months after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Music\/2025\/05\/30\/taylor-swift-owns-old-music-catalog-master-recordings\/7361748619906\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the songstress announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the songstress announced<\/a> that she&#8217;d bought back her music catalog and owns her master recordings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The best things that have ever been mine&#8230; finally actually are,&#8221; she said at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 12 (UPI) &#8212; Taylor Swift is making new music. The pop icon, 35, shared that fans can now pre-order the album The Life of Showgirl. She announced the news during a New Heights podcast episode that releases Wednesday. 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