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John Everett Millais, “Ophelia” (1851-2) (image via Wikimedia Commons, PDM 1.0) A 19th-century artwork that has inspired artists from Surrealist Salvador Dalí to contemporary painter Ed Ruscha may be the influence behind the cover for Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, The Life of A Showgirl. The dramatic teal green and reddish-orange cover art, shared by Swift on Instagram last week, was …

Morgan Wallen is not going to submit his album I’m the Problem for consideration at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Hits Daily Double and Billboard were first to report the news, and Wallen’s team confirmed to Pitchfork he is withholding the album and its singles from Grammys consideration. Wallen is one of the most successful and populars artists operating in country …

On Aug. 12, Taylor Swift announced her 12th original studio album, The Life of a Showgirl and a sparkly orange era on her website. This news spread like a ray of golden sunshine, cutting through some bleak headlines for women. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lost its female leader because President Donald Trump did not like the published jobs numbers. …

Taylor Swift released a new vinyl version of her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl on August 18. In the art for the vinyl record, Swift is sultry and seductive in a high-cut, beaded bodysuit and fishnet tights. Swift’s album art for her latest project—her 12th studio album—has been more risqué than fans have seen in the past. Taylor …

An accident that’s been waiting to happen since 2003: the sound of Radiohead onstage, five madmen attacking the Hail to the Thief songbook. The British rock kingpins’ new Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) is basically a track-for-track remake of their politically charged 2003 prog-punk gem, except with live versions, culled from different tours across six years. Since Radiohead …

Taylor Swift’s album art for “The Life of a Showgirl” has reportedly irked pop icon Britney Spears. According to a source, the “Toxic” hitmaker has accused the 35-year-old of copying her wardrobe in the announcement cover. Spears seemingly felt “ripped off.” Moreover, she is apparently not alone in this. Pamela Anderson reportedly also feels the same. Sources say Britney Spears wants …

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  When Taylor Swift’s releases her new album, “Life of a Showgirl,” in October, it can be heard on the usual places, including streaming, vinyl and…cassette tape? The cassette tape was once one of the most common ways to listen to music, overtaking vinyl in the 1980s before being surpassed by CDs. But the …

The never-ending egg hunt is a big part of what non-Swifties find exhausting about her rollouts. It does something else, too: it trains fans to appreciate art in a particular way. Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana/Getty Images North America This essay first appeared in …

Zoë Kravitz has already “heard bits” of pal Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl” — and she’s giving it five stars. “It’s fantastic, of course. No skips,” the “Batman” star recently told Extra during a junket interview for her new film, “Caught Stealing.” Interviewer Tommy DiDario then pointed out that having “no skips” is “rare,” to which …

The Life of a Showgirl: Meaning and Inspiration Explained While announcing her 12th album would arrive Oct. 3, 2025, Taylor said that she selected just 12 songs for The Life of a Showgirl to keep “the bar really high” and make the record “just right” with a holistic theme (so no, there won’t be more songs coming). The inspiration was …