Taylor Swift playlist hints at 'The Life of a Showgirl' being a major pop comeback
After visiting “The Tortured Poets Department,” it seems like Taylor Swift is going to give us a more pop focused album for “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Swift released a Spotify playlist along with all the album announcement last night, and fans noticed an interesting pattern.
The playlist, titled “And, baby, that’s show business for you,” features 22 songs from her past albums “Red,” “1989,” and “Reputation,” all of which included pop super team Max Martin and Shellback.
Max Martin and Shellback have written hits for everyone, from Britney Spears, to Pink, to Taylor’s one time nemesis Katy Perry, and more.
Taylor dropped the album announcement at 12:12am EST on August 12, with a series of hints on Monday leading up to the big moment.
One of the most exciting for fans was the preview of Taylor appearing on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce’s podcast, “New Heights.”
They released a clip of the couple sitting together, with Taylor complimented Travis’ sweatshirt.
"That's such a nice color on you,” she said, to which he replied, "Yes, I know. It's the color of your eyes, sweetie. It's why we match so well."
Then Taylor exclaimed, "We're about to do a f---ing podcast!"
Shortly after that clip appeared, more teases arrived, including a glittering orange countdown on Taylor’s official website.
The countdown revealed the title and an orange and minty green colorway, with options to pre-order a vinyl version, cassette, tape and CD version, of the album, with the official release date to be determined (though copies will ship before October 13).
But there was no cover art or track list available, and that's because we'll find out when she appears on "New Heights" on Wednesday.
The podcast posted a teaser of Taylor pulling out the album and showing Jason the official look.
"So I wanted to show you something," she teased, pulling out a minty green briefcase with orange accents and her initials, "TS," on the front.
On the preview clip, she holds up the album with a blurred cover, announcing, "This is my brand new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,'" prompting a scream of excitement from Jason and an enthusiastic, "TS 12!" from Travis.
