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Taylor Swift Releases 'The Life of a Showgirl' at Midnight as Global Rollout Kicks Off

The launch pairs immediate streaming access with ticketed Target exclusives and a three-day theater party featuring a music-video premiere.

Overview

  • The 12th studio album is now available worldwide on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music following the 12 a.m. ET release.
  • Target’s midnight events at participating stores use tickets distributed from 10 p.m. and enforce a four-per-item limit for exclusive vinyl and three CD variants.
  • Cinemas are hosting The Official Release Party of a Showgirl from Oct. 3–5, debuting the “The Fate of Ophelia” video alongside behind-the-scenes footage and new lyric videos.
  • The 12-track set features Sabrina Carpenter on the title song and reunites Swift with producers Max Martin and Shellback, and Swift has said there are no bonus tracks beyond the listed dozen.
  • Spotify reports more than five million pre-saves, the most in the platform’s history, indicating unusually strong demand for the release.