Taylor Swift Curates Playlist for New Album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Taylor Swift has officially announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, and may have hinted at key collaborators in the process.

Accompanying the album announcement, Swift launched a Spotify playlist aptly titled And, baby, that’s show business for you. The playlist features 22 tracks, all previously released songs produced by Max Martin and Shellback, sparking speculation that the iconic duo may have produced this upcoming album as well.

Notably, longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff seems to be absent from this album cycle, marking a stylistic shift in Swift’s creative team.

Earlier today,  the pop icon shared the announcement of her new album,  following speculation of a new era from Swift began on Monday (Aug. 11) when rumors of her 12th studio album were stoked thanks to the appearance of a countdown clock on her official website. 

The countdown officially ended at 12:12 a.m. ET, on Aug. 12, with Swift’s store going live with pre-orders for The Life of a Showgirl. The webstore offers pre-orders for vinyl, CD and cassette editions, while noting that its official release date is still to be announced, with physical items set to ship ahead of Oct. 13.

On Monday morning, New Heights — the podcast hosted by Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce — teased “a VERY special guest” for their new episode on Wednesday. Swift’s upcoming presence was later confirmed, with her cameo on New Heights set to premiere at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday (Aug. 13).

In a clip shared to both Swift and New Heights‘ Instagram accounts alongside the announcement, the pop icon gives fans confirmation that the new project is indeed the #TS12 news they’ve been waiting for.

“So I wanted to show you something,” Swift says, before presenting a blurred-out copy of her new record. “This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl.” The album’s full artwork is expected to arrive during the New Heights podcast on Wednesday.