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Taylor Swift Teases Yet Another Announcement With New Website Countdown<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong>appears to have another surprise in store for her fans.<\/p>\n Less than a week after announcing her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em>, the music superstar is teasing more big news involving her next “era.”<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n On Monday, Aug. 18, Swift’s official website<\/a> once again featured a cryptic clock countdown\u2014similar to the one that first appeared last week just hours before The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> was announced.<\/p>\n This time, Swift’s site has been taken over by a sparkly lavender background, featuring nothing but a countdown that expires at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday afternoon. (The last countdown featured a sparkly orange background that represents the glittering font color on the new album artwork.)<\/p>\n Fans of the “Cruel Summer” songstress instantly clocked the countdown on her website, which send the Swiftie internet community spiraling once again.<\/p>\n “I can’t get any sleep in this house” one fan joked on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> after hearing about the impending announcement from Swift, while another user<\/a> lamented, “My bank account can\u2019t take this.”<\/p>\n “I was supposed to get actual work done today. That’s out the window now,” someone else<\/a> chimed in.<\/p>\n The popular fan X<\/a> account Swift Alert also added, “Oh, here we go again.”<\/p>\n Other Swifties who were instantly sent spiraling over the news posted chaotic messages on X<\/a>, like “OH MY DEAR GOD” and “NOT AGAIN<\/a>.”<\/p>\n As for what exactly Swift might have under her sleeve this time around, her fans are divided.<\/p>\n Some fans instantly wondered if Swift, 35, is preparing to drop the lead single for the forthcoming new album, while others thought the countdown might be introducing new merch themed around The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>.<\/p>\n “I hope it\u2019s signed cds!!!” one user tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other Swifties seem to think that the purple background is hinting at possible new vinyl variants for The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, specifically one that ties in the sparkly purple color scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n So far, Swift has only announced one version of the album on vinyl, which features the original album artwork. She did, however, introduce four different versions of the album on CD, one of which has a sparkly purple color scheme.<\/p>\n “Could it maybe be a vinyl variant? We have a cd that\u2019s purple so it seems logical,” another user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n So far, Swift has announced four different variants<\/a> for The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, each with a different color scheme and its own album artwork.<\/p>\n The variants consist of:<\/p>\n The Life of a Showgirl: It\u2019s Rapturous Edition<\/em>, with a purple color scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The Life of a Showgirl: It\u2019s Beautiful Edition<\/em>, which has a silver color scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The Life of a Showgirl: Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Edition<\/em>, with an orange color scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The Life of a Showgirl: It\u2019s Frightening Edition<\/em>, which has a red color scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em>\u00a0will drop on\u00a0Friday<\/a>, Oct. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: Travis and Jason Kelce Have the Best Reaction to Taylor Swift’s Big News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSwifties Can’t Calm Down Over Her Incoming Announcement<\/h2>\n
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How many versions of Taylor Swift\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>\u00a0are there?<\/h2>\n
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