BY DREW FLEMING Executive Producer Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," in October of 2025.

It was Swift's first album to be released after her record-shattering Eras Tour, which concluded at the end of 2024. "The Life of a Showgirl" had a standard 12 songs, the most notable of the bunch being the lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," to which Swift made a music video released in select theaters that was celebrated as "The Official Release Party of a Showgirl." The album went on to be the biggest first-week album in history according to Billboard.

Swifties around the world were shocked when Swift shared via Instagram on September 23 her gratitude to fans for making "The Life of a Showgirl" the biggest first week for an album in history.