Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl - the first since the pop star regained control over her work.

Swift announced the album on her website at 12:12 on August 12, after hours of speculation about a new release.

The Shake It Off singer's marketing team had hinted at the incoming album earlier in the day by posting a series of 12 images with the caption, “Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…”

No release date has been announced for The Life of a Showgirl, but Swift's website stated that vinyl editions of the new album would be shipped in mid-October.

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This album follows her highly successful release of

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