WASHINGTON DC: Singer Taylor Swift has announced her much-awaited 12th studio album titled ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ hours after posting a mysterious countdown on her website, reported Variety.
Following an unexpected countdown on Swift’s website, the fans instantly started speculating that something would be revealed on the 12th day of the month at 12:12 a.m. ET, when the countdown ran out. In classic Swift form, the singer revealed the album title on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast ‘New Height Show’ on Tuesday.
The announcement of comes just after Travis Kelce revealed on Instagram that Swift would be appearing as a guest on his “New Heights” podcast, hosted alongside his brother Jason, reported Variety.
According to the outlet, the Spotify billboards started popping up in New York City and Nashville shortly after the album announcement, with a code leading to a playlist entitled “And, baby, that’s show business for you.” Taylor Swift shared a brief video from the podcast on her Instagram handle, featuring her announcement of the 12th studio album.
Swift last released her studio album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ in April 2024, and followed up two hours later by expanding it into a double album titled ‘The Anthology.’
‘The Life of a Showgirl’, Taylor Swift’s 12th album, comes after a milestone in Swift’s career. In May, the singer announced that she had purchased her catalogue of recordings initially released through Big Machine Records.
She retained ownership from Shamrock Capital for a rumoured nine-figure sum, revealing that she will be reissuing her old albums that were first sold by Big Machine against her wishes in 2019, reported Variety.
(ANI)
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