FILE-Taylor Swift performs during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at the National Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Taylor Swift is dropping her 12th studio album titled "The Life of a Showgirl."
The Grammy-winning entertainer announced the album on her website just after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday.
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The Associated Press reported that no release date had been announced, but her site said vinyl editions of the album would ship before Oct. 13.
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A special limited vinyl edition of the new album will be released in "Portofino orange glitter," according to a pre-order page on her site. And a special cassette edition is also available for pre-order for consumers.
Swift's new album marks her first release since she regained control over her entire body of work. The AP noted that the singer said she purchased her catalog of recordings in May, which were originally released through Big Machine Records, from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital.
The singer is set to appear on the Aug. 13 episode of "New Heights," the popular podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce.
On Tuesday, the podcast announced that Swift would appear on the show and featured a teaser video posted about her appearance showed her pulling the album from a briefcase. The actual album artwork, just as it is on her website, is blurred.
Fans speculated about new Swift album
Local perspective:
Fans have speculated that Taylor Swift's 12th album would soon arrive. On Monday, Taylor Nation — an official branch of the pop superstar’s marketing team — released a TikTok slideshow of 12 images with the caption "Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…'" Swift is seen wearing orange in every image.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by Taylor Swift's website, the Associated Press, and previous LIVENOW reporting. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.