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Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's ‘The Life of a Showgirl' (So Far)
Taylor Swift didn't rest for long after wrapping her global Eras Tour. After just eight months of downtime, the pop superstar all but broke the internet by revealing at 12:12 a.m. ET Tuesday (Aug. 12) that she'd be embarking on a brand new era with the release of an album titled The Life of a Showgirl, which will mark the 12th studio LP in her discography. More from Billboard Twenty One Pilots Hosting 'Breach' Album Listening Parties at Record Stores Across the U.S. and Globe Zoë Kravitz and Mom Lisa Bonet 'Destroyed' Taylor Swift's Bathroom Looking For Pet Snake During L.A. Wildfires: 'I Was Panicking' Cindy Lee Announces North American Tour Dates What was almost as eye-popping as the announcement itself was the way she shared the news. In lieu of her more recent method of unveiling new albums during award-show acceptance speeches — like she did for 2022's Midnights at the VMAs and 2024's The Tortured Poets Department at the Grammys — Swift instead chose a much more casual route of spreading the word this time. Joining boyfriend Travis Kelce on his New Heights podcast, the 14-time Grammy winner simply revealed the project's existence and title in a clip posted to the show's social media accounts, just one day before the full episode's release. 'So, I wanted to show you something,' she said in the video, pulling a blurred-out vinyl from a 'T.S.' brief case as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end beamed beside her. 'This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl.' Fans are now clamoring for all the information they can get on the LP, which will mark Swift's first full-length since 17-week Billboard 200 chart-topper Tortured Poets. But while only time will tell how the famously cryptic, Easter-egg-dropping musician will continue sharing new details about Life of a Showgirl, Billboard is keeping track of all of them as they come. See everything there is to know — so far — about Swift's 12th studio album below. The Title The title of The Life of a Showgirl was the first detail Swift revealed about the project, doing so in the New Heights clip, which was posted after a timer on her website ticked down to 12:12 a.m. ET on Aug. 12. But fans are already starting to come up with theories about what inspired the theatrical name, with some people pointing out that scenes from Gold Diggers of 1933 — a 92-year-old film about showgirls — just so happen to match the aesthetic of her Eras Tour performance of 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.' Swifties have also picked up on the fact that the musician likely wrote most or all of The Life of a Showgirl while putting on her own traveling show for two years straight on the Eras trek. 'Okay wait I'm already obsessed with this album concept,' one fan wrote on X. 'The Life of a Showgirl potentially being about Taylor's life during the eras tour, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, the physical and mental toll, the glitz and the glam, the celebrations, the constant travel, the longing and long distance… I am OBSESSED.' The Color Scheme For months, Swifties speculated that her incorporation of more and more orange outfits in the final stages of the Eras Tour meant that the star's next album would have an orange theme — something that proved to be true when Swift finally announced The Life of a Showgirl, changing her website to have a sparkly clementine wallpaper, and updating her profile pictures on social media to show a similarly hued lock. Taylor Nation had also shared 12 images of Swift wearing orange on stage hours before the album was announced. A second crucial color of the new era, however, appears to be mint green — and fans think they might have already figured out what it represents. 'The colour scheme is copper oxidizing because a showgirl is on a pedestal for the world and over time, in the public eye they lose their shine…,' one person wrote on X, using the Statue of Liberty's fade from bronze to green over time as an example. Max Martin Appears to Be Involved After working almost exclusively with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner for about eight years, Swift appears to have reunited with producer Max Martin for The Life of a Showgirl. At least, that's what fans have gathered from the mysterious Spotify playlist Swift personally curated for the new era — titled 'And baby, that's show business for you' — that includes only songs she made with the elusive Swedish pop pioneer. The premise of Martin's involvement is definitely exciting, as he helped Swift craft some of her biggest hits to date. Their previous collaborations include 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,' 'Blank Space' and 'Shake It Off,' each of which spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
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14-05-2025
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Turnstile Play First Show of 2025 at Free Baltimore Benefit Concert
Turnstile returned to their hometown of Baltimore over the weekend with a powerful purpose. The Grammy-nominated hardcore band staged a free benefit concert on Saturday (May 10) at Wyman Park Dell, drawing thousands of fans and raising over $35,000 for charity. The event marked the band's first live performance in nearly a year and served as a high-energy preview of their upcoming album Never Enough, out June 6 via Roadrunner Records, which includes recently released singles 'SEEIN' STARS' and 'BIRDS'. More from Billboard Twenty One Pilots Fans Jumped Into Veronica Mars Mode After Someone Took Off With One of Josh Dun's Bespoke Drums Palm Tree Festival to Debut in St. Tropez With Headliners A$AP Rocky & Swedish House Mafia Kelly Clarkson Doesn't Care What HR Says, She's Totally Open to Comments on Her Weight Loss: 'I Want You to Say 'Damn!' Fans traveled across the country to attend the 16-acre event, which featured moshing, crowd-surfing and sing-alongs. QR codes throughout the park allowed fans to donate to Health Care for the Homeless, which offers medical, dental, therapy and addiction support services to Baltimore's most vulnerable populations. Kevin Feldt, senior director of institutional advancement at the organization, told the Baltimore Banner that the event gave them 'the opportunity to share our mission with thousands.' The band financed the show entirely on their own, with help from Unregistered Nurse Booking founder Dana Murphy and a team of more than 60 people. Turnstile will play a record release show June 5 in Brooklyn, N.Y., before going on a more extensive tour including festival stops at Primavera Sound, Glastonbury, Ottawa Blues and III Points, among others. The event follows the announcement last month of the band's new album — its first in four years following the highly acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Glow On — and the release of the Never Enough title track. While Mike Elizondo (Linkin Park, Fiona Apple, Eminem) produced the last record, frontman Brendan Yates takes the production reins on the new album, which was recorded between the band's hometown of Baltimore and Los Angeles. Billboard named Turnstile's Glow On one of the best albums of 2021, placing it at No. 27 on the list. The record also debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 30. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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13-05-2025
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Dua Lipa Covers Enrique Iglesias' ‘Hero' In Spanish at Madrid Show
Dua Lipa had a special surprise in store for fans in Spain during her show at the Movistar Arena Madrid, where she kicked off the European leg of her Radical Optimism World Tour on Sunday (May 11). The British pop queen sang a gorgeous rendition of Enrique Iglesias' 2001 hit 'Hero,' singing fully in Spanish. The crowd cheered and applauded the nice gesture of singing a song by a Spanish star in their language, to which she responded 'muchas gracias,' flashing a huge smile at the crowd. More from Billboard Twenty One Pilots Fans Jumped Into Veronica Mars Mode After Someone Took Off With One of Josh Dun's Bespoke Drums Palm Tree Festival to Debut in St. Tropez With Headliners A$AP Rocky & Swedish House Mafia Kelly Clarkson Doesn't Care What HR Says, She's Totally Open to Comments on Her Weight Loss: 'I Want You to Say 'Damn!' Iglesias released the song in 2001, at the peak of the Latin explosion, in English and Spanish. It was part of his album Escape. The English version of the track peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent a total of 34 weeks on the chart. Meanwhile, the Spanish version, 'Héroe,' peaked at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs for one week. It's not the first time Dua Lipa has shown off her Spanish-speaking skills. Last year, she delivered, entirely in Spanish, a spoken-word opener for Charli xcx and Troye Sivan's 'Talk Talk' remix where she says, 'Hay una fiesta en mi casa, vengan. Será muy divertido,' or, 'There will be a party at my house, come. It will be fun' when translated to English. The 'Levitating' singer will perform a second sold-out show in Madrid before heading to France for two shows in Lyon on May 15 and 16. She is set to return to Pristina, Kosovo, where her family lineage traces back to, this summer to headline her own Sunny Hill Festival on Aug. 1. Check out a clip of Dua Lipa singing 'Héroe' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
