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Taylor Swift is dropping her 12th studio album titled "The Life of a Showgirl."

The Grammy-winning entertainer announced the album on her website just after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday.

"The Life of a Showgirl" album

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The Associated Press reported that no release date had been announced, but her site said vinyl editions of the album would ship before Oct. 13.

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A special limited vinyl edition of the new album will be released in "Portofino orange glitter," according to a pre-order page on her site. And a special cassette edition is also available for pre-order for consumers.

Swift's new album marks her first release since she regained control over her ent

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