Taylor Swift unveils deluxe ‘Showgirl’ edition with new songs
by The Washington Times AI News Desk · The Washington TimesTaylor Swift announced Wednesday that she is releasing “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” a four-track expansion of her 12th studio album, just one day after teasing a new single, “Patient Zero.” The extended edition arrives Friday and also includes “Cleveland!,” “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon,” according to Consequence.
In a social media post reported by Rolling Stone, Ms. Swift credited fans for the album’s original success.
“About a year ago, you guys did a truly unfathomable thing,” she wrote, adding that the record posted the biggest first week of her career. She said she marked the milestone with a trip to Sweden with producers Max Martin and Shellback — her collaborators on the album — where the four additional songs came together.
The new material is a reversal from Ms. Swift’s stance when the album debuted last October. During an August 2025 appearance on “New Heights,” the podcast hosted by her then-boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce, she said flatly: “There’s not a 13th, there’s not other ones coming.” She had described the original 12-song sequence as deliberately final, saying at the time that adding or removing any track would change the album’s identity.
Ms. Swift had spent recent days dropping hints ahead of the announcement. She swapped her website’s sparkly orange theme for black and gray and, according to Boston 25 News, changed her profile picture across social media — a move the outlet reported, citing Rolling Stone, has previously preceded new musical eras for the singer.
Digital pre-orders for “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” are open now through Ms. Swift’s official store and major streaming services. “The Life of a Showgirl” spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its October 2025 release.
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