Taylor Swift’s 12th album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ will be released on Oct. 3, 2025. Here’s everything to know about why Taylor Swift chose October 3 to release her new album.

Travis Kelce said he's listened to "The Life of a Showgirl" in its entirety and has nothing but positive reviews.

The news was preceded, in typical TAS fashion, by a few big hints: First came a post from Taylor Nation, the official Instagram account of Swift’s management team, with a 12-image carousel of the singer in orange ensembles, to the sweet strains of 2020’s “August.” The caption? “Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…’”