October 3, 2025 - Unsurprisingly, The Life of a Showgirl is a stark departure from last year’s deeply personal, prosaic, and tortured-as-hell The Tortured Poets Department. “There’s nothing I hate more than doing what I’ve always done,” Swift wrote in The Eras Tour book.

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October 4, 2025 - Many reviews for The Life of a Showgirl have been unabashedly enthusiastic, with Rolling Stone giving it a five-star review which means they have it their equivalent of a “100 percent” perfect score.

October 3, 2025 - A forever thank you goes out to my mentors and friends Max and Shellback for helping me paint this self portrait.” The singer also teased, “If you thought the big show was wild, perhaps you should come and take a look behind the curtain… The Life of a Showgirl is out now.”

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October 3, 2025 - This year, he was sampled on songs like Haim’s “Gone” (“Freedom ‘90”) and Karol G’s “Cuando Me Muera Te Olvido” (“Careless Whisper”). And now we have The Life of a Showgirl, because it’s only right that the Eighties glam legend appears on Swift’s most glam album yet.

3 weeks ago - The Recording Industry of America announced its annual tally of the most successful albums and songs of the year, and it should serve as no surprise that Taylor Swift obliterated all competitors by moving more than 5 million units of The Life ...

October 3, 2025 - Variety gave Showgirl a score of 100: “Taylor Swift Has Made Such a Contagiously Joyful Record, Even Her Score-Settling Detours Sound Sunny.” I guess that is one way to put it.

October 7, 2025 - Taylor Swift has dropped the year’s biggest album with The Life of a Showgirl. It’s also the year’s most polarizing album — but how would it not be? Something about Taylor will always trigger those over-the-top love-or-hate reactions from people.

October 14, 2025 - The top spot on the Billboard 200 ... off that feat, songs from Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl also occupy all Top 12 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....

October 3, 2025 - Well, that’s where The Life of a Showgirl comes in. Only a sucker would think the curtain close of the Eras Tour marked the end of Swift’s almighty reign in the pop sphere. With her twelfth studio album, the musician shoots into a fresh echelon of superstardom — and hits all her marks. ... Fleetwood Mac-inspired drum roll and melancholy keys of “The Fate of Ophelia,” it’s clear Swift has stepped into uncharted territory.

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October 1, 2025 - The Life of a Showgirl was created at the height of a tour that celebrated her most transcendent records. What’s one more song to sing along to? IDK What I Want! ... IDK What I Want! ... By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. ... Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation.

October 8, 2025 - According to Billboard, Swift has already earned 3.5 million equivalent album units for The Life of a Showgirl. Released on Friday, Oct. 3, the record is still in its first tracking week. Its final first-week count will be announced on Sunday, Oct.

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Rolling Stone gives ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by Taylor Swift a 5 out of 5 star rating.

August 13, 2025 - Rolling Stone loves white mediocrity. I don’t trust their reviews. ... Some Swifties on Threads, for instance, have expressed their disappointment for this album as well. An irrelevant "music" publication that does their usual crap writing. The Life Of A Showgirl possibly won't be remembered as much as her earlier albums (Speak Now, Fearless, Red, etc), moreso to an album released in 1982 and is undeniably influential.

@taylorswift13 Conquers Her Biggest Stage Ever on #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl Read the Rolling Stone review: https://rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-album-review-1235439733/…

3 weeks ago - The early October release of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl was, like the arrival of any new music from the colossal pop star, a marquee event. As it scaled the charts to become the fastest-selling album in history, fans and detractors alike picked its dozen songs apart like forensic investigators — but they went far beyond analysis of the lyrics. People also scrutinized the artwork on the varied versions of the LP and CD, as well as the merchandise rolled out to accompany Swift’s ode to artistic and romantic triumph, hunting for the Easter eggs she likes to scatter throughout the landscape of her meticulously managed personal brand.