Fans Think Taylor Swift Will Announce TS12 on New Heights Podcast
Rumors first started swirling on August 11, when Taylor Nation dropped a 12-photo carousel on Instagram showing off an array of orange Eras Tour looks. 'Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…'' the caption read, echoing the pop star's final words from the tour.
12 minutes earlier (per Taylor Swift Updates on X), the New Heights Instagram account shared a post teasing a ~very special guest~ for this Wednesday's episode, and fans were quick to notice the sparkly orange background (as well as the fact that Jason Kelce is wearing what appears to be an Eras Tour shirt).
'92%ers, we're coming back early for a special episode with a VERY special guest,' reads the caption.
I mean...the evidence is pretty compelling.
TS12 would mark Taylor's first release since she dropped The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024, and fans think this orange-hued era will be all about her romance with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. For that reason, an announcement on his podcast (on the 13th, no less!!) would be very fitting.
Let's not forget that Travis has been dropping hints about TS12 for months now. During a January 13 appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, he even let it slip that he'd already heard Taylor's new music.
Also! Back in December, Us Weekly reported that Tay was considering getting to 'work on a new album' and was talking 'about hitting the road again—albeit on a smaller scale than the Eras Tour—in 2026.'
As the insider claimed, 'She had such a great experience on Eras. She really wants to do it again. She loves being with all her fans—it inspires her. Things can change. A lot of it hinges on what happens over the next year with Travis. She's told her team to give her one year to see how things go in her personal life.'
It's unclear when TS12 will be released, but I do know that I'll be tuning into this Wednesday's New Heights episode to get more details!!
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
USA Today
10 minutes ago
- USA Today
Taylor Swift announces 'The Life of a Showgirl' alongside Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift announces 'The Life of a Showgirl' alongside Travis Kelce In a preview of her upcoming interview on the "New Heights" podcast, Taylor Swift reveals her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl."
Yahoo
28 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Back To ‘Life': Taylor Swift Announces New Album
She's back! Taylor Swift has announced a new album, The Life of a Showgirl, and has begun taking pre-orders for it on her web site, but it seems more information will have to wait until her appearance tomorrow (Aug. 13) on boyfriend Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast. The news follows a day of teases on social media, culminating in the release of an image of Swift holding the upcoming album's blurred cover. So far, no other details have emerged about The Life of a Showgirl, which is the follow-up to 2024's The Tortured Poets Department. Pre-order pages for vinyl, CD and cassette versions do not list a release date, and say only that the items will ship before Oct. 13. More from Spin: New Florence + The Machine Song Coming Next Week Maye Opens the Heavens At the Heart of Yellow Racket Records is Community In late June, Swift gave her first public performance since the fall 2024 conclusion of her Eras Tour at Nashville's 1,200-capacity Brooklyn Bowl, as she hopped onstage during a Kane Brown-led benefit for an impromptu version of her hit 'Shake It Off.' She had been off the road this year while working on new material and completing the acquisition of the rights to her entire music catalog, which were controversially sold to a third party in 2019. To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here. Solve the daily Crossword
Washington Post
41 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Taylor Swift announces new album after surprise midnight countdown
It's 12:12 a.m. Eastern time on Aug. 12: In Taylor Swift's universe, that could only mean one thing. 'So I wanted to show you something,' Swift said in a short clip posted to her Instagram account first thing Tuesday morning. In the video, she sat next to her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, as she recorded an episode of his podcast, 'New Heights,' that he hosts with his brother, former NFL star Jason Kelce. Swift unlocked a mint green briefcase with an orange 'T.S.' emblazoned on the front, and pulled out what looked like a blurred-out vinyl record. 'This is my brand new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,'' she said. 'AHHHH!' Jason screamed. 'TS12!' Travis yelled. The news of Swift's 12th album came after a frenzied day in the Swift fandom, which has been eagerly awaiting a full-length record ever since the megastar wrapped up the Eras Tour in December. It became the highest-grossing tour in history. On Monday morning, increasingly loud rumors of a new Swift project exploded when 'New Heights' released a teaser that promised a 'VERY special guest' on Wednesday's upcoming episode, with a silhouette that looked like Swift against an orange background next to the Kelce brothers. Twelve minutes later, Swift's official fan account Taylor Nation posted a reference to when Swift wrote 'See you next era …' in her Eras Tour book released in November, and included 12 photos of Swift in orange outfits. All of the 12s, combined with all of the orange, plus the fact that Wednesday will be Aug. 13 (Swift's lucky number) was simply too much for her fiercely loyal fan community to handle. Although Swifties joke about 'clowning' when they analyze Swift's every word and photo pixel for clues about her music that aren't actually clues, this time, they were correct: Swift was about to make her debut appearance on the podcast, and there was a 12th album on the way. On Monday night, about 12 hours after those initial hints, Swift's website suddenly transformed into a sparkly orange background with a message: EXPIRES AUGUST 12 at 12:12 a.m. Eastern time. Then, the 'New Heights' team increased the hype and dropped a preview clip that showed Swift sitting down to record the podcast, wearing headphones as she and Kelce grinned at each other. 'Such a nice color on you,' Swift said of Kelce's blue sweatshirt. 'Yesss,' he replied. 'I know, it's the color of your eyes, sweetie. It's why we match so well.' 'We're about to do a f---ing podcast!' Swift said. This marks the first time that the public has ever seen Swift and Kelce, who have been dating for about two years amid worldwide media attention, have a conversation — so there's no telling how the Swifties will handle the full episode later in the week. At exactly 12:12 a.m., the podcast published the video of Swift sharing the album announcement, and her website transformed into a page where fans can 'pre pre-order' the album, which has an unknown release date. Until now, Swift has had a more low-key year than usual. After the Eras Tour wrapped at the end of 2024, which spanned nearly two years and grossed $2 billion from 149 sold-out stadium shows, Swift disappeared from public view for a bit. But she didn't remain completely out of the spotlight: She showed up to cheer on Kelce in several playoff games as well as the 2025 Super Bowl, which the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 40-22. In the following months, she and Kelce were photographed out together in various places (New York City, Florida, a suburb of Cleveland not far from where Kelce grew up) and she made a surprise cameo at a concert during his annual 'Tight End University' NFL summit in Nashville to perform 'Shake It Off.' At the end of May, Swift dropped a piece of bombshell news: After a years-long fight to own her master recordings from her first six albums (sold to manager Scooter Braun and then a private equity company), she had bought her entire musical catalogue for somewhere in the neighborhood of a reported $360 million. She revealed that her 'Taylor's Version' project — in which she rerecorded four of her first six albums to devalue Braun's purchase — was on hold for the time being, although she may rerelease her debut country album at some point if there's enough demand. That detail sent Swifties into a frenzy, who started wondering if Swift, who doesn't like to have free time for too long, had new music in the works. Her last album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' was released in April 2024 and was the highest-selling record of the year, earning nearly 7 million equivalent album units, according to Billboard.
