{"id":2067745,"date":"2025-10-03T23:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067745"},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:07:05","slug":"what-people-are-saying-about-taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-people-are-saying-about-taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/","title":{"rendered":"What people are saying about Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Swift is back with a new album and continues to wow and delight fans with her new tunes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d which was released Friday, is already breaking records \u2014 including the most single-day streams on Spotify in 2025 so far, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-10-03\/taylor-swift-life-showgirl-spotify-record\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:release from Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">release from Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And it had already beaten the music platform\u2019s record for most pre-saves for an album leading up to the release, with 6 million pre-saves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shortly after the release of the album, Swift shared a message on her Instagram, saying, \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right. A forever thank you goes out to my mentors and friends Max (Martin) and Shellback for helping me paint this self portrait.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_19hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_19hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_19hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_29hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_29hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_29hp56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cIf you thought the big show was wild, perhaps you should come and take a look behind the curtain&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Reviews of Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here is what some of the reviews are saying about Swift\u2019s latest project.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-review-1235439733\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cOn her 12th studio album, Swift hits all her marks \u2014 from new, exciting sonic turns to incisive storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/album-reviews\/taylor-swift-album-review-life-of-a-showgirl-1236537532\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>: \u201cOn \u2018The Life of a Showgirl,\u2019 though, love seems easy-fought. And the belief that it might actually be a breeze, instead of, like, the eye of a hurricane, makes for an album that stands as close to being an uncomplicated good time as anything she\u2019s ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/03\/arts\/music\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-review.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The New York Times<\/a>: \u201c\u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019 suggests how she might be moving forward, when it\u2019s not firmly burying old bones. A catchy and substantive but unflashy album, it takes the songwriting intimacy of her \u2018Folklore\u2019\/\u2019Evermore\u2019 era and renders it with more clarity and oomph.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/03\/nx-s1-5558007\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NPR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NPR<\/a>: \u201cAlways a business woman, Swift deploys the showgirl trope partly because it presents her aging audience with an adult version of the sparkles they donned for her as teens. It also depicts showbiz as a fighting arena. No longer the emerging auteur who looked to rappers to help her negotiate her reputation on the Martin-produced 2017 album of that name, Swift picks up the feather headdress to consider what defining herself in the spotlight has cost her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lists\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-track-by-track\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>: \u201cWhat starts off introspective and almost melancholy at times leads into a slew of giddy love, and even lust songs, fitting for a woman who was likely falling in love with her now-fianc\u00e9 during the writing of this album.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-review-1236081098\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard<\/a>: \u201cThe result is a collection of songs that are immediately engrossing and among the most affecting of Swift\u2019s career, while also focusing on topics like Hamlet and suburban bliss. Call it Bangers for Adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">What people are saying on X about Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s what some of Swift\u2019s fans and critics said about her album on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_1c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_1c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_2c9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Taylor Swift is back with a new album and continues to wow and delight fans with her new tunes. \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d which was released Friday, is already breaking records \u2014 including the most single-day streams on Spotify in 2025 so far, according to a release from Spotify. 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