The release of Taylor Swift’s next album — with its slew of variants, different album cover images and exclusive vinyl color schemes — is just one week away.

The 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist’s “The Life of a Showgirl” is coming Oct. 3. It’s a nod to the “luxury that a showgirl puts on when she’s on stage,” Swift said in an Instagram video on Sept. 20.

Pittsburgh is ready. Here’s what’s happening in the region in celebration of the release.

Target’s exclusive midnight release in Pittsburgh

The standard edition’s cover sees Swift in a bedazzled dress lounging in a bathtub, but the album is being released with numerous exclusive versions at Target, per a Wednesday news release. The retailer is offering a special vinyl record and CDs, which will be available for purchase in-person

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