Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era.

On Friday, she dropped her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," a collection of bouncy pop songs about love, marriage, success -- and score-settling.

For the hotly anticipated album, the 35-year-old artist reunited with Swedish hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, and their influence is clear in the driving beats and catchy hooks.

"Tonight all these lives converge here, the mosaics of laughter and cocktails of tears... I can't tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right," Swift posted on Instagram after the album's release, along with photos of her in showgirl outfits.

The megastar described the album as a "self-portrait" and thanked Martin and Shellback, adding: "If you thought the big show was wild,

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