Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Life of a Showgirl’: Everything to know

Taylor Swift sent shockwaves through her fandom when she announced her twelfth studio album Tuesday.

“This is my brand new album,” the Grammy winner shared in a teaser clip for her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast.

Leading up to the announcement, Swift’s website featured a countdown to 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 12.

Here’s everything we know about the new album so far.

Album Name

Swift titled her highly anticipated album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which features an orange and green color scheme.

In the Kelce brothers’ podcast sneak peek, the “Lover” songstress pulled the album out of a mint green briefcase with the letters “T.S.” monogrammed on the front.

However, she blurred the cover of the album.

Podcast Air Date

Swift might reveal the album cover art when “New Heights” airs on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.

The “Cruel Summer” singer was teased as the surprise guest on Travis and Jason’s podcast on Aug. 11, and her appearance was confirmed later that day.

A teaser clip for the podcast showed the hitmaker sitting alongside the Kansas City Chiefs star, telling her beau that she liked the color of his blue sweatshirt.

“I know. It’s the color of your eyes, sweetie. It’s why we match so well,” he responded.

“We’re about to do a f–king podcast,” she quipped.

Major Clues

Fans took to social media to share their theories that Swift had been hinting at TS12 for years.

One Swiftie pointed out that the “Love Story” singer wore a showgirl costume in her 2022 “Bejeweled” music video and was seen sitting on a massive clock pointing to 12.

It was suggested that the songwriter was referencing her album announcement set for 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 12.

Fans also speculated that the pop star dropped an Easter egg when she shared via Instagram in October 2024 that she was heading “back in the office” for her Eras Tour stop at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.

At the time, Swift shared a video of herself walking out to section A12 in the stadium.

During her Miami performance, she also wore an orange bodysuit while performing her 2019 album “Lover” and an orange and green outfit during her “1989” album set.

Both colors are represented on the cover art for “The Life of a Showgirl.”

In Swift’s Eras Tour book, she also wrote about her “showgirl’s dressing room routine” and attached a photo of herself wearing an orange and green outfit, per a fan.

Max Martin and Shellback Producing Theories

Swifties theorized that producers Max Martin and Shellback might have worked with Swift in creating “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Recently, the “So High School” singer created a Spotify playlist with 22 songs titled “And, baby, that’s show business for you.”

The curated playlist included songs produced by Martin and Shellback, born Karl Schuster, including “Blank Space,” “Bad Blood,” “All You Had To Do Was Stay,” “Wildest Dreams,” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.”

Potential Collabs

Rumors are running high that Sabrina Carpenter might be featured on the new album.

Fans noticed the “Manchild” songstress’ website featured an announcement entry for Aug. 12, though she didn’t include a description.

One also pointed out on X that Carpenter was in a Taylor Nation picture shared on Aug. 11.

Carpenter opened for several of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts and performed alongside the record-breaking artist at her New Orleans tour stop in October 2024.

Release Date

Swift has yet to announce a release date.

However, the album’s vinyls will be shipped out before Oct. 13, per her website.

“OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED,” the website reads.