Taylor Swift has released her highly anticipated 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl – and she’s in the UK to mark the occasion.
The 12-track record, which is expected to top charts around the world, was unveiled at 5am.
US pop star Sabrina Carpenter joins Swift on the title song as the only collaboration on the album, which was written during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour.
The album was produced by Swift’s long-time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, two Swedish producers who have worked with her on some of her biggest hits.
The cover of Swift’s new album. Pic: Republic Records
The back cover of the album. Pic: Republic Records
Friday will also see the debut of The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl in cinemas, which features the world premiere of the music video for the single The Fate Of Ophelia, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and lyric videos from the album.
The 89-minute film will be shown in cinemas around the country, though many screenings have already sold out.
To mark the release of the album, Swift will be interviewed on the Capital Breakfast show at 8am.
Pic: PA
Swift discusses ‘fun’ task of planning wedding
The 35-year-old will appear on The Graham Norton Show on Friday evening, where she will say she wants to finish promoting her album before the “fun” task of planning her wedding.
In the segment, filmed on Thursday, the 14-time Grammy winner spoke about her engagement with NFL star Travis Kelce.
She told Norton: “He really crushed it in surprising me. While we were talking on his podcast, he had a complete garden built out the back of his house to propose in. He went all out – 10 out of 10.”
Read more about Taylor Swift:
Swift’s final London show was the ‘best’
The impact of the ‘excruciating’ Era’s tour
Asked when the wedding will take place, she said: “You’ll know.”
She added: “I want to do the album stuff first, and the wedding is what happens after in terms of planning. I think it will be fun to plan.”
The Life Of A Schoolgirl is Swift’s first album since she announced her engagement to 35-year-old Kelce in an Instagram post in August, which was captioned: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
