NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl."

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter made the announcement early Tuesday in a short clip from her upcoming appearance on New Heights, the podcast hosted by boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason, on a new episode that will premiere Wednesday. In the clip, Swift pulls the new album — with the cover blurred — from a box and reveals it to the hosts.

The album will be available for pre-order on Swift's website. A special limited vinyl edition of the album will be released in “portofino orange glitter," according to a pre-order page.

The release date was not shared in the short clip, but the website says vinyl, CD and cassette pre-orders will ship before Oct. 13.

Rumors quickly swelled Monday that n

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