Taylor Swift announces ‘The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore’ – featuring four new songs

Taylor Swift has announced an extended ‘Encore’ edition of her latest album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ featuring four new songs. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be The pop giant released the original version of her 12th studio album in October 2025. Co-produced with Max Martin and Shellback, the collection contains the hit singles ‘The Fate Of Ophelia’, ‘Opalite’ and ‘Elizabeth Taylor’. Last night (Tuesday September 22), Swift revealed on social media that she would be sharing a brand-new single called ‘Patient Zero’ this Friday (September 25). Fans subsequently began speculating over whether the singer was gearing up to release her next album, or if the song was an extension of the ‘Showgirl’ era. Now, Swift has confirmed that the new track will form part of ‘The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore’, which is set to arrive in full this Friday, featuring three other new songs. Pre-order/pre-save here. “About a year ago, you guys did a truly unfathomable thing. Something that completely blew my mind… You gave ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ the biggest first week for an album in history,” the star...