"The Life of a Showgirl" will be Swift's 12th studio album. It follows Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which was released on April 19, 2024. That album came with an extra surprise for fans when Swift dropped an additional 15 songs at 2 a.m. that same day.

"And, baby, that’s show business for you. New album The Life of a Showgirl. Out October 3," Swift captioned the post. She included the album's producers in her caption: herself, Max Martin and Shellback. The record marks a reunion between Martin, Shellback and Swift, who previously worked together on her albums "Red," "1989" and "Reputation."