Overview

• The twelfth studio album is set to arrive Friday, October 3, with a 12-track lineup reported by multiple outlets.
• Spotify pre-saves surpassed 5 million before launch, topping Swift’s previous platform record, according to Ámbito.
• A new promotional video shows Swift rehearsing and leans into a cabaret, old-Hollywood showgirl aesthetic.
• Swift announced a Target-only Summertime Spritz pink shimmer vinyl edition, with select stores opening at midnight while supplies last.
• Billboard reports a track titled “Father Figure” that interpolates George Michael’s 1987 hit, and Kenny Goss told TMZ Michael would have welcomed the homage; El Imparcial also notes a reported duet with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track.