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The Life of a Showgirl: Does Taylor Swift's new album live up to the hype?

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Publish Date
Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 1:34pm
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The Life of a Showgirl: Does Taylor Swift's new album live up to the hype?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 1:34pm

Taylor Swift has released her hotly anticipated 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl'. 

It's a shift away from the bleakness of her previous album 'The Tortured Poets Department', Swift describing it as a 'vibrant and lively' project.

However while it's a departure from TTPD, it's almost a return to for the pop superstar, filled with upbeat pop and soft rock songs - the album centring around her relationship with her fiancé Travis Kelce. 

Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to give his thoughts on the album.

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