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A Taylor Swift event is always bound to make some kind of economic impact, and her newest album, The Life of a Showgirl , is already weighing in.

Thousands of fans decided the midnight (New York time) release Friday was reason enough to miss work.

For the pop star’s most passionate followers, there were various ways to spend the day reveling in the 12-track album — at officially sanctioned “release parties” at AMC movie theaters, branded pop-up stores with photo-ops or homegrown parties where fans could gather to listen and celebrate among other Swifties.

News channel 9 News Australia reported from a Swift listening party where fans, decked out in sequins and

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