Happy new Taylor Swift album day to all who celebrate! The Life of a Showgirl , Taylor's 12th studio album, is now in our hands after being released on Friday, October 3 2025 at midnight EST (5am UK time), and we have finally put to rest all speculation. Was "Ruin The Friendship" a dig at Blake Lively ? (xxxx). How many songs are about Travis Kelce ? (xxx) Just how much of a pop banger was this going to be and was it going to top 1989 as her best pop album? (Still to be determined).
One thing is for sure though, very few people had listened to the complete album before release, with reports alleging only six people had heard all 12 tracks in order: Taylor, her two collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, the studio engineer, publicist Tree Paine, and fiancé Travis. Taylor