It's a big week for Swiftie nation . After a year-and-a-half hiatus—the longest gap between Taylor Swift albums since the nearly two-year jump between 2017's reputation and 2019's Lover —her latest release, The Life of a Showgirl , is set to drop on Friday, Oct. 3.

Swift has long been a genre-hopping force in the music industry, moving from country to pop to folk and points in-between in the two decades since her career began. Now, her 12-track 12th studio album promises to be a pop extravaganza that mirrors the emotions she was experiencing during the nearly two-year run of her record-shattering Eras Tour.

"This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant," Swift said during an appe

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