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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754978135868cropped-Screen Shot 2025-08-12 at 1.52.58 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photo from Taylor Swift&#x27;s Instagram account</span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States — US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled &quot;The Life of a Showgirl,&quot; for &quot;pre pre-order&quot; just after midnight Tuesday in posts on her website.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/music/2025/5/31/-my-greatest-dream-taylor-swift-buys-back-rights-to-old-music-0933">&#x27;My greatest dream&#x27; - Taylor Swift buys back rights to old music</a></div><p>Her online shop displayed blurred images of a record, CD and cassette tape overlaid with a glittery orange lock, explaining the album artwork would be &quot;revealed at a later date.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/8/12/taylor-swift-s-social-media-team-teases-next-era-1224">Taylor Swift’s social media team teases ‘next era’</a></div><p>A disclaimer also notes that the release date has not yet been announced, and the album will ship before October 13.</p><p>&quot;So I wanted to show you something,&quot; the singer says in a video clip posted to her Instagram as she holds up a vinyl album, its cover completely blurred.</p><p>&quot;This is my brand new album &#x27;The Life of a Show Girl&#x27;,&quot; she says in the clip from the &quot;New Heights&quot; podcast, hosted by her boyfriend, American football player Travis Kelce, and his brother, ex-NFL player Jason Kelce.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNPbaYMuypd/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=905&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1694605.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="935" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;TS12!&quot; Travis Kelce exclaims in the video.</p><p>&quot;The Life of a Showgirl&quot; is the follow-up to Swift&#x27;s last studio album, &quot;The Tortured Poets Department,&quot; which was released last year and sold 1.4 million copies the first day.</p><p>Since 2021, she has been making good on her vow to re-record her first six studio records in a bid to own the rights to them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2024/12/13/taylor-swift-closed-her-eras-tour-on-top-of-the-world-now-what-1245">Taylor Swift closed her Eras tour on top of the world. Now what?</a></div><p>In June, the 14-time Grammy Award winner, who was locked in a feud with record executives since 2019 over the ownership of her music, said she had bought back the rights to her entire back catalog for an undisclosed sum.</p><p>The 35-year-old songwriting sensation shattered records with her nearly two-year-long Eras tour that ended last year.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/01/23/taylor-swift-announces-film-of-massive-eras-tour">Taylor Swift announces film of massive &#x27;Eras&#x27; tour</a></div><p>It raked in $2 billion over 149 shows around the world, making it the most lucrative tour in music history.</p><p>Tickets for the tour sold for sometimes exorbitant prices, and it drew millions of fans.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QX1u38jAlHM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled "The Life of a Showgirl," for "pre pre-order."</p>

US popstar Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, titled "The Life of a Showgirl," for "pre pre-order."

Taylor Swift announces 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl' for 'pre pre-order'

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Taylor Swift announces 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl' for 'pre pre-order'

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Published August 12, 2025 01:56 PM PHT

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Updated August 12, 2025 02:00 PM PHT

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