Taylor Swift live updates: The showgirl era begins with 'New Heights' appearance
Swift is set to appear on the Kelce brothers' "New Heights" podcast at 7 p.m. ET on Aug. 13.
She's already announced the title of her next album, "The Life of a Showgirl." What else will fans learn? Will we get cover art? A release date? A track list?
It's not often fans hear from Swift at length, so a full podcast seated next to partner Travis Kelce is quite the treat.
No matter what news she breaks, it seems likely that at least a good time will be had judging by the teaser video of Jason Kelce introducing Swift to listeners so passionately he was out of breath by the end.
Bryan West, Taylor Swift reporter for the USA TODAY Network, will be watching along with everyone else and posting updates here.
Get your feathers and rhinestones ready, and follow along!
If you're a more typical "New Heights" listener — aka a sports fan — check in with USA TODAY sports writers here.
How to watch 'New Heights' podcast with Taylor Swift
Those hoping to watch the Kelces and Swift on the "New Heights" podcast can do so at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The episode will drop on YouTube, which will contain a full video feed of the podcast episode.
YouTube will be the only platform on which fans of Kelce and Swift will be able to see them interact on video. However, numerous podcast platforms will also carry the episode, allowing Swifties to listen to the entire episode.
Below are some of the listening options for viewers, listed alphabetically:
Billboards may reveal a major clue about 'Life of a Showgirl'
Shortly after Swift broke the news of the name of her 12th era, a billboard in New York City directed fans to a Spotify playlist featuring songs from a familiar producer.
The "And, baby, that's show business for you ❤️🔥" playlist has 22 Swift tracks all produced by Swedish mastermind Max Martin, who worked heavily with Swift and Swedish producer Shellback on her "1989" and "Reputation" albums.
Swift dedicated a special acoustic medley to Martin at a Stockholm Eras Tour show.
"Max is actually here tonight, but he's a shy genius so I'm not going to bring him out onstage, but I am going to play what I am calling the 'Max Martin Medley,'" she said.
Swift combined "Message In A Bottle" from "Red (Taylor's Version)" — the first song she worked on with Martin — with "How You Get The Girl" and "New Romantics" from "1989 (Taylor's Version)."
If Martin and Shellback are the main producers on the new album, it will be the first record in a handful of projects that Swift's main collaborators aren't Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner.
Another possible collaboration is with singer and Eras Tour opening act Sabrina Carpenter, who is featured in the 12-photo carousel posted by Taylor Nation teasing her 12th era.
Questions remain
While Swifties may feel like they've endured a lifetime's worth of suspense in the lead-up to the announcement of Swift's 12th album, it's really only the beginning.
Swift will keep them on their toes awaiting singles, videos, track lists and more.
She also has a Searchlight Pictures movie project, a potential Eras Tour documentary, vault tracks from her "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" album and a debut album that the singer admits is fully rerecorded, not to mention trademarks for "Taylor-Con" and "Female Rage: The Musical."
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