Overview

• Taylor Swift unveiled two limited-edition ‘Shiny Bug’ vinyl variants for The Life of a Showgirl featuring wintergreen-and-onyx and violet-shimmer marbled designs with showgirl-themed cover art.
• The records were billed as a first-and-only pressing and were available exclusively on her website for a limited window, selling out within hours of their Aug. 18 launch.
• Zoë Kravitz said she had heard portions of the Max Martin and Shellback–produced album and praised it as “fantastic” with “no skips.”
• The album is slated for an Oct. 3 release, confirming 12 tracks co-produced by Swift alongside Max Martin and Shellback, including a feature from Sabrina Carpenter.
• The rollout underscores Swift’s trend of tightly managed, collectible-focused campaigns, with new visuals shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott reinforcing the showgirl motif.