Let the 'Showgirl' era begin: Taylor Swift's new album is almost here | News

NEW YORK, Oct 3, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Swifties, the wait is nearly over. Taylor Swift's hotly anticipated "The Life of a Showgirl" drops at 12:01 am Eastern time Friday (0401 GMT), accompanied by a swirl of public release parties and plenty of fans in the music superstar's chosen color this time around: orange. "Something that's been interesting from the last few albums is that we get an esthetic, we get colors, but we don't hear any sound from the album until midnight on the Friday that it's released," fan Michael Kutek told AFP in New York. "Showgirl" is the 35-year-old's 12th studio album, and draws inspiration from her life on the record-shattering Eras Tour, which wrapped up late last year...