Taylor Swift’s sexy album cover shocks fans before The Life of a Showgirl release date

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Taylor Swift has revealed her sexiest album artwork yet, as she announces the release date for The Life of a Showgirl on her boyfriend’s podcast.

Swifties won’t have to wait too long for the singer’s 12th album, as she revealed to fans that the launch date for her new album is October 3.

The star revealed the cover on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast, something that was teased just days before.

‘This is my new album, The Life Of A Showgirl. It’s something I was working on while I was in Europe on the Eras tour,’ she revealed.

She explained that she was exhausted but was truly living the life of a showgirl while she made this album while touring.

‘I just love music. I would be playing shows three nights in a row, then I would have three days off.

TAYLOR SWIFT - THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL The Life of a Showgirl October 3, 2025 Produced by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot PHOTO FROM ALBUM PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT kate@stokedpr.com M: +44 (0) 7946 599 507
The Life of a Showgirl album artwork has been revealed (Picture: Taylor Swift/Instagram/Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)
TAYLOR SWIFT - THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL The Life of a Showgirl October 3, 2025 Produced by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot PHOTO FROM ALBUM PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT kate@stokedpr.com M: +44 (0) 7946 599 507
The singer reveals various artwork pieces (Picture: Taylor Swift/Instagram/Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)

‘I would fly to Sweden. Working on this, I was physically exhausted at this point in the tour, but I was so mentally stimulated and so excited to be creating.’

Travis added: ‘You were literally living The Life of a Showgirl.’

She replied: ‘I was, I was, which is why I named it Life of a Showgirl!’

Fans were shocked and delighted by the coverwork, noting that it was certainly the sauciest look from Taylor to date.

‘Taylor Swift is in her sexy era yall 😛 she bouta give the pop girlies a run for their money 🤌🫡 Taylor Sexy era 😏,’ said IndustryTingz on X.

‘Taylor Swift is going sexy for her next album. Be prepared for the internet to collapse into the greatest black hole ever,’ said StephanieN924.

‘Okay, but how sexy Taylor Swift looks in this new album is superior,’ saidelotenvaso_.

TAYLOR SWIFT - THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL The Life of a Showgirl October 3, 2025 Produced by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot PHOTO FROM ALBUM PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT kate@stokedpr.com M: +44 (0) 7946 599 507
The star has embodied the showgirl persona (Picture: Taylor Swift/Instagram/Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)
BGUK_3320638 - Los Angeles, CA Taylor Swift unveils her new album as she make sher debut appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce???s New Heights podcast. The pop star joined the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his brother, Jason Kelce, during the latest episode of their podcast. ???This podcast has done a lot for me,??? Swift said. ???This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app two years ago.??? Swift unveiled her new album The Life of a Showgirl sharing the front and back cover artwork and revealing there are 12 songs, which Travis called ???all bangers???. As for why she chose orange for her new era color, Swift said: ???I just like it. Energetically, it kind of feels how my life has felt. And this album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my life during this tour which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant.??? During the podcast Swift spoke about several different topics including her Eras Tour, her first date with Travis as well as his ???wildly romantic??? gestures. She recalled Travis going on New Heights to express his disappointment about not meeting her at Arrowhead Stadium during her Kansas City Eras Tour stop, telling Jason: ???It was such a wild romantic gesture to just be like: ???I want to date you!??? At first when I looked at it, I was like: ???This dude didn???t get a meet and greet and he???s making it everyone???s problem???. He didn???t even reach out to our management! When this podcast came out I was like: ???Did he ever reach out to be in the tents or did we know he was in the building???? He came with Patrick Mahomes and he thought that because he knows the elevator lady that he could just talk to her about getting backstage. That???s how it works in 1973! I???m not on social media, I???m genuinely terrified to open my DMs. If you have, like, 20 million unread DMs, you???re just like: ???Ahh!??? This was more like I was in an ???80s John Hughes movie and he was just standing outside of my window with a boombox just being like: ???I want to date you! Do you want to date me???? I was like: ???If this guy isn???t crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I???ve been writing songs about what I???ve been wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.??? Taylor???s recollection made Travis blush as he added with a laugh: ???I was sitting there at the Eras Tour listening to all those songs thinking: ???This is what she wants me to do???.??? Taylor noted it was a ???wild??? move but it ???worked??? as Kelce replied: ???I???m the luckiest man in the world.??? *BACKGRID DOES NOT Pictured: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce BACKGRID UK 13 AUGUST 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: New Heights/YouTube / BACKGRID *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
The couple spoke about their relationship during the podcast too (Picture: New Heights/YouTube / BACKGRID)
BGUK_3320638 - Los Angeles, CA Taylor Swift unveils her new album as she make sher debut appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce???s New Heights podcast. The pop star joined the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his brother, Jason Kelce, during the latest episode of their podcast. ???This podcast has done a lot for me,??? Swift said. ???This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app two years ago.??? Swift unveiled her new album The Life of a Showgirl sharing the front and back cover artwork and revealing there are 12 songs, which Travis called ???all bangers???. As for why she chose orange for her new era color, Swift said: ???I just like it. Energetically, it kind of feels how my life has felt. And this album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my life during this tour which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant.??? During the podcast Swift spoke about several different topics including her Eras Tour, her first date with Travis as well as his ???wildly romantic??? gestures. She recalled Travis going on New Heights to express his disappointment about not meeting her at Arrowhead Stadium during her Kansas City Eras Tour stop, telling Jason: ???It was such a wild romantic gesture to just be like: ???I want to date you!??? At first when I looked at it, I was like: ???This dude didn???t get a meet and greet and he???s making it everyone???s problem???. He didn???t even reach out to our management! When this podcast came out I was like: ???Did he ever reach out to be in the tents or did we know he was in the building???? He came with Patrick Mahomes and he thought that because he knows the elevator lady that he could just talk to her about getting backstage. That???s how it works in 1973! I???m not on social media, I???m genuinely terrified to open my DMs. If you have, like, 20 million unread DMs, you???re just like: ???Ahh!??? This was more like I was in an ???80s John Hughes movie and he was just standing outside of my window with a boombox just being like: ???I want to date you! Do you want to date me???? I was like: ???If this guy isn???t crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I???ve been writing songs about what I???ve been wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.??? Taylor???s recollection made Travis blush as he added with a laugh: ???I was sitting there at the Eras Tour listening to all those songs thinking: ???This is what she wants me to do???.??? Taylor noted it was a ???wild??? move but it ???worked??? as Kelce replied: ???I???m the luckiest man in the world.??? *BACKGRID DOES NOT Pictured: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce BACKGRID UK 13 AUGUST 2025 BYLINE MUST READ: New Heights/YouTube / BACKGRID *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Travis sat by Taylor as she revealed the artwork (Picture: New Heights/YouTube / BACKGRID)

In the podcast, she also revealed the 12 track titles and confirmed that her 12th track is a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, something that fans had been speculating about for some time.

Swift also confirmed that she co-produced her new album with Max Martin and Shellback, heavyweights in the music industry that she had worked with on previous albums including Red, 1989, and Reputation.

She also added that this would be an ‘upbeat’ album with ‘bangers’ and said: ‘It just comes from the most infectious, joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in my life, so that effervescence has come through in this album.’

In a sweet moment, Taylor opened up about her relationship with Travis, revealing that she felt she ‘manifested him’ as they spoke about how he first reached out to her via the podcast.

The star also teared up as she spoke about buying back her music and finally being the owner of the original copies of her first albums.

TAYLOR SWIFT - THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL The Life of a Showgirl October 3, 2025 Produced by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot PHOTO FROM ALBUM PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT kate@stokedpr.com M: +44 (0) 7946 599 507
All tracks have been confirmed (Picture: Taylor Swift/Instagram/Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)

Tracklist for The Life of A Showgirl

1. The Fate Of Ophelia

2. Elizabeth Taylor

3. Opalite

4. Father Figure

5. Eldest Daughter

6. Ruin The Friendship

7. Actually Romantic

8. Wi$h Li$t

9. Wood

10. CANCELLED!

11. Honey

12. The Life Of A Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)

Pre-order The Life of A Showgirl

Fans who want to get their paw on an album asap will have to act quickly as pre-order will be open for the next few days.

Taylor announced on social media on August 14: ‘Pre-order The Life of a Showgirl: “It’s Frightening” Limited Release Deluxe CD now on my site. Available for 72 hours while supplies last. ‍‍❤️‍🔥’

TAYLOR SWIFT - THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL The Life of a Showgirl October 3, 2025 Produced by Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot PHOTO FROM ALBUM PRESS RELEASE. CONTACT kate@stokedpr.com M: +44 (0) 7946 599 507
Taylor looks incredible in her most sultry album to date (Picture: Taylor Swift/Instagram/Album Artwork by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)

The singer also has four different types of CDs to pre-order, each with different album artwork.

The versions include: Sweat and Vanilla perfume, It’s Frightening, It’s Rapturous, and It’s Beautiful – each featuring versions of Taylor in burlesque-style costumes.

The website announces that pre-order will be available in the UK until ‘August 16 at 11:59 pm BST *While Supplies Last’.

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