Taylor Swift has unveiled first look images of her jaw-dropping upcoming album artwork to accompany her new record, The Life Of A Showgirl.
The 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer, 35, looked nothing short of sensational in a skimpy feathered outfits, which were shared alongside the album announcement.
Taylor first dropped the news about her 12th studio album earlier this week while teasing her upcoming appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast.
And on Wednesday, just as her New Heights episode premiered, the Red singer revealed the official album cover for The Life Of A Showgirl.
She confirmed that the album will be released on October 3 — just over a year and a half after the release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.
In the new album artwork Taylor sizzled in racy gem-encrusted outfits fit for the stage as she posed in a theatre.
In one sexy snap, the Shake It Off singer wore huge pink feathers and a bobbed black wig as she perched on a table sipping a cocktail.
Keeping in the showgirl theme, Taylor wore a huge 20s themed feathered headpiece and dazzling bodysuit as she gazed away from the camera.
Turning up the heat, the Cruel Summer songstress wowed in a black and red glittering strapless bodysuit as she posed lying on a chair.
Taylor Swift looked nothing short of sensational in a skimpy feathered and bejewelled outfit in first look pictures of her jaw-dropping upcoming album artwork
And during the New Heights podcast, Taylor shared her new album artwork where she sizzled in a racy feathered number and black bobbed wig as she posed in a mirrored room
She left her long blonde tresses loose and accessorised with coordinated long gloves and sexy fishnet tights.
For the main album cover, Taylor showed off her amazing figure in a jewelled bodysuit as she lay in a bathtub.
The busty starlet stares stoically at the camera in the striking image captured by famed photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
Elsewhere in the podcast, Taylor revealed the sweet reason why she chose to announce her new album on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights show.
She gushed that the podcast has ‘done a lot for me’ as she opened up about her career on the special pre-season episode with Travis and his brother Jason Kelce.
Taylor admitted that her teenage dreams have come true as she discussed her relationship and how the pair met.
Revealing why she chose to go on the podcast, she said: ‘This podcast has done a lot for me and this podcast got me my boyfriend after Travis used this as a dating profile.
‘It was wild that he was like, ‘I want to date you’, when this podcast came out he didn’t even reach out to my management. He thought because he knew a guy he could just get in.
‘I’m not an online person at all it terrifies me as I have 20million unread DMs. He was just like, ‘Date me I’ve made you a friendship bracelet’. And I was like if he wasn’t crazy then this is exactly what I’ve wanted since I was a teenage.’
Travis added: ‘I credit the Eras Tour I was engulfed by you and you make me so much better. I see you on the stage and how crazy you can get a stadium going and I met you and it was the easiest conversation I have ever had’.
The pop superstar, 35, announced her 12th album The Life Of A Showgirl on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights
Proving to be her sexiest album cover yet, Swift flashes the flesh in a skimpy green jeweled bodysuit while submerged in water in what appeared to be a bathtub.
She made sure to catching the eye in a daring red and black strapless bodysuit which she teamed with long gloves and fishnet tights as she posed on a chair
She revealed the back of the album with the song titles: The Fate Of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor, Opalite, Father Figure, Eldest Daughter, Ruin The Friendship, Actually Romantic, Wi$h Li$t, Wood, CANCELLED!, Honey and The Life Of A Showgirl.
‘You knocked my socks off, I’ve never experienced something so real and beautiful in person’, he added.
Jason joked: ‘Shall I just leave’.
Travis first fell for Taylor as he attended her concert at Arrowhead Stadium, where he plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He was pictured watching the concert from a private box, and even trading friendship bracelets with fans at the venue.
The NFL heartthrob revealed how he tried – and failed – to make a move on Swift at her concert.
He said he had his phone number inscribed on a bracelet, which he planned to present to the pop star.
However when he attended one of Taylor’s concerts in Kansas City, he was unsuccessful in his attempts to meet her backstage.
‘So she doesn’t meet anybody and she doesn’t – or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal,’ he quipped on his podcast New Heights to his brother Jason Kelce.
He said he was ‘disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings, so I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I’ve made for her.’
‘If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it.’
Although he was unable to meet with Taylor face-to-face, he had nothing but warm words for her performance, which he hailed as ‘an unbelievable show.’
Taylor wowed in a huge red feathered headpiece and dazzling bodysuit
For the main album cover, Taylor showed off her amazing figure in a jewelled bodysuit as she lay in a bathtub. The popstar revealed the album will be released on October 3
Elsewhere on the podcast, she revealed the album’s song titles are: The Fate Of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor, Opalite, Father Figure, Eldest Daughter, Ruin The Friendship, Actually Romantic, Wi$h Li$t, Wood, CANCELLED!, Honey and The Life Of A Showgirl.
Fans were quick to spot that the album’s title track features Swift’s Eras Tour opening act and two-time Grammy winner, Sabrina Carpenter.
The album comes just a year and a half after the release of Swift’s Grammy Award-winning 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, which came out in April 2024.
The Life Of A Showgirl marks a major musical departure for Swift as it is her first album in 10 years that will not feature production by her longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff.
Instead, Swift confirmed she co-produced her new album with pop music heavyweights, Max Martin and Shellback.
It comes after Taylor shocked her loyal fans on Monday with a countdown leading down to the announcement of her new album: The Life Of A Showgirl.
The hitmaker’s website initially featured a countdown over a glittering orange background and the cryptic text below: ‘Expires August 12 at 12:12AM ET’ the release date is yet to be confirmed.
The excitement-inducing countdown appeared after Swift left fans convinced that was preparing to release new music after a recent tease from the Empire State Building.
Taylor’s website crashed immediately after the timer ran out, stymying many of her devoted fans, but the X account for her boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s podcast shared a clip of her announcing the new LP.
‘So I wanted to show you something,’ Taylor said in a clip as she sat next to Travis. Then she pulled out a white case with ‘TS’ written on the side in orange block letters.
‘This is my brand-new album, The Life Of A Showgirl,’ Taylor said proudly as she held up a vinyl version of the album, which was censored in the video.
Travis’ brother Jason Kelce let out a piercing scream of joy as soon as the album title escaped her lips.
‘TS 12!’ Travis cheered excitedly, referencing The Life Of A Showgirl’s status as her twelfth studio album, as the announcement clip came to an abrupt end.
Once Swift’s website was back online, it had transformed into a ‘pre pre-order’ store for the upcoming album.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Taylor admitted that her teenage dreams have come true as she discussed her relationship with Travis and how the pair met
She was offering a $30 vinyl version of the album, a $13 CD that came with a double-sided poster decorated on either side with photos of the hitmaker and a $20 cassette version designed to appeal to fans with a retro streak.
Each display featured a heavily blurred version of what appeared to be the album cover, and the description promised that the various formats would have unique cover designs.
The vinyl version appeared to be tailored to collectors, as it was described as being printed on ‘Portofino Orange Glitter Vinyl,’ which was described as translucent orange vinyl decorated with gold glitter.
After the announcement, fans began speculating about possible guest appearances on The Life Of A Showgirl, even though Swift has given any indication of who might join her on the album.
However, she may have given a hint about the album’s producer with a Spotify playlist released on Monday in advance of the announcement.
Eagle-eyed fans noted that every song an the playlist had been produced by Max Martin.
The pop music maven used to be a major collaborator with Swift, but the two haven’t worked together since recording music for 2017’s Reputation, and Martin was notably absent from the sessions to rerecord songs he had previously worked on.
After the announcement, fans shared their excitement on social media.
‘OMG OMG TAYLOR SWIFT’S NEW ALBUM — THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL — TS 12!! 🥹❤️ I’m so happy!!!’ one user gushed on X.
Another fan posted a clip of Oprah Winfrey being overcome with emotion and juxtaposed it against Taylor’s new preorders.
One disappointed Swiftie admitted that they ‘missed’ the album announcement because they were ‘doing mcat practice questions,’ adding, ‘they really don’t tell you about the sacrifices of a premed until you’re in it 😔.’
Taylor shocked her loyal fans on Monday with a countdown leading down to the announcement of her new album, which she shared in a preview of boyfriend Travis’ podcast New Heights (pictured)
The pop superstar website featured a countdown over a glittering orange background and the cryptic text below: ‘Expires August 12 at 12:12AM ET.’ The website crashed immediately after the timer had run out
Once Swift’s website was back online, it had transformed into a ‘pre pre-order’ store for the upcoming album. She was selling $30 orange-and-gold-glitter vinyl records, $13 CD-and-poster combos and $20 cassettes for retro-minded fans
Several fans also noted how different the album release was compared to previous announcements due to Taylor’s decision to share the news on her boyfriend’s podcast.
‘Announcing your album on your boyfriends and his brothers podcast…what’s happened to my taylor swift,’ wrote one concerned fan.
Several other users poked fun at how Swift’s website couldn’t handle the throng of traffic it attracted.
One poster shared a gif of Kieran Culkin from Succession in which he looked morosely at a computer screen showing him nothing but bad news, captioning it, ‘Taylor Swift’s website administrator.’
On Monday, the official X account for the iconic New York City skyscraper shared an image of the building, seemingly taken in February, with its top part lit up with orange lights, and the caption, ‘See you next era.’
Many believed the post signaled Swift’s next musical chapter following her extremely successful Eras Tour, and the consistent use of orange suggested a connection with her upcoming website reveal.
The official account for the Eras Tour even commented on the post, writing, ‘Yessss’ with an orange heart emoji.
Swift’s last musical release was her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, which came out in April 2024.
