Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl
78 Video Views·Aug 12, 2025
Swift announced the album on her website shortly after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday.
Back now with the morning buzz. It's the
announcement that broke the internet.
>> Yeah. Early this morning, Taylor Swift,
she said she has a new album coming out.
Of course, the Burks County native gave
her boyfriend Travis, the scoop. You
know, Travis Kelsey.
>> Swift will be the special guest on his
podcast this week with his brother, our
guy Jason.
>> This is my brand new album, The Life of
a Showgirl.
TS12.
>> The New Heights podcast shared the
teaser overnight. The Instagram post
went out at 12:12 a.m. on the 12th to
promote Taylor Swift's 12th album. The
clip already has 1.2 million likes. So,
this is Swift's first appearance on the
podcast since she and Travis started
dating in 2023. The full episode drops
tomorrow at 7 PM. Swifties can already
pre-order that album right now on Taylor
Swift's website. The official release
date has yet to be announced.
>> But hey, a lot of, you know, the Swift
fans, they shut down the internet.
They're excited for her album.
>> I know she's got songs to sing.
>> We joked that many people were waiting
for the ring. That's the announcement
they wanted. We're engaged. We're
getting married. But who cares? We're
not going to hurry them up. They're on
their time, right?
>> I think that her loyal fans and my
daughters are probably chief among them.
They were super excited about the album
announcement. So, I'm anxious to wake my
daughter up and see how she feels about