Overview

• Taylor Swift revealed her new album The Life of a Showgirl during a New Heights podcast appearance with Travis Kelce, announcing a 12-track October release and listing Max Martin and Shellback as producers.
• Social media users pointed out that typing “The Life of” into Apple Music or Spotify now lists Swift’s album before Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo, fueling theories of deliberate placement.
• Observers also noted that the cover art’s bright orange hues echo the color scheme of West’s 2016 release The Life of Pablo.
• Discussion of a hidden reference draws on Swift and West’s public history, notably the 2009 VMAs interruption and the 2016 ‘Famous’ controversy.
• Swift’s camp has neither confirmed nor denied that the album title or artwork is intended as a nod to her longtime rival.