Taylor Swift created her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl , as she was touring her discography around the world and falling in love with her now-fiancé , Travis Kelce — all under an incredibly bright spotlight.

When she announced its release on a widely-watched August episode of Kelce's New Heights podcast, she promised a peek into "everything that was going on behind the curtain" during her grueling, record-breaking, 21-month Eras Tour .

"This album isn't really about what happened to me on stage, it's about what I was going through offstage," Swift said.

Swift, one of the biggest pop stars in the world, has a reputation for writing highly confessional songs even as she tries to keep parts of her personal life private — a balancing act that she especially seems to g

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