Taylor Swift reveals 'The Life of a Showgirl' album art
"The Life of a Showgirl" cover art is here!
Taylor Swift revealed her the official first look of her 12th album on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast "New Heights" Wednesday evening as well as on her social media.
The cover features Taylor in a green pool of water with a glittery diamond swimsuit look, with the "The Life of a Showgirl" title in the glittery copper lettering that's been teased over the past few days.
Her post also featured a few different Las Vegas showgirl looks, including sitting in a pink powder room with a black bob wig, looking very Cleopatra (important for later), a vampy dark red bodysuit, and a classic Las Vegas showgirl sparkling two piece, with a diamond headdress.
The album is debuting on October 3, with 12 songs: "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," featuring Sabrina Carpenter.
The black bob look from her post is a clear nod to Elizabeth Taylor, who famously played Cleopatra and was the subject of similar media scrutiny to Taylor, hence the song title and styling.
Fans first got a hint at the albums colors and themes Monday night when Taylor started dropping orange-colored clues on her website and across social media.
Her official website put up a countdown clock with a glittering orange background for Aug 12 at 12:12 am EST, revealing at that time the orange and minty green color scheme and title of the album, "The Life of a Showgirl."
But there was no cover art or track list available on the site. Instead, fans got a teaser clip from "New Heights," showing Taylor presenting a minty green briefcase with orange accents and her initials, "TS," on the front to the camera.
On the preview clip, she held 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.
Taylor didn't share any song titles in the tease, something she's done in the past, but did offer fans clues with a Spotify playlist titled, "And, baby, that's show business for you," with songs from past albums, like "Bad Blood," "Blank Space," "Gorgeous," "I Knew You Were Trouble," and "Style."
Those songs included pop producers Max Martin and Shellback, hinting that this would be a more pop-focused album, compared to her few releases, like "The Tortured Poets Department," "Midnights," "Folklore," and "Evermore."
