YAHOO POLL: Are you excited for Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl?
Before the details were released, fans went wild with theories and scoured easter eggs hinting at the album. Some of the supposed references went as far back as 2022, when Swift released her 10th album Midnights.
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The album will be released on 3 Oct and this is not surprising, considering that the pre pre-order items were to be shipped before 13 Oct based on her website prior to the announcement.
Swift also shared the full track list of 12 songs and said there won't be additional songs for this album, tempering the expectations of fans who want "vault tracks" (songs which Swift wrote but didn't make the initial cut of the album) and a double album after The Tortured Poets Department set a precedence.
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The album will also see the return of producers Max Martin and Shellback, who produced some of Swift's biggest pop hits from her Red and 1989 era. If you're a fan of Blank Space, Style, Shake It Off, I Knew You Were Trouble, and We're Never Ever Getting Back Together, then this might be the album for you.
So, we want to hear from you – Are you excited for Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl?
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