{"id":33765,"date":"2025-08-12T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33765"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:01:48","slug":"taylor-swift-announces-new-album-with-major-milestone-in-travis-kelce-relationship-metro-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33765","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift announces new album with major milestone in Travis Kelce relationship | Metro News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__content__inner\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Much to the joy of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/19\/swifties-react-taylor-swifts-new-song-calling-fans-saboteurs-20678535\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/04\/19\/swifties-react-taylor-swifts-new-song-calling-fans-saboteurs-20678535\/\">Swifties<\/a> everywhere \u2013 and the despair of their long-suffering friends and families \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a> has announced her hotly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old pop star made the announcement in an unusual way, compared to past album reveals, enlisting her boyfriend,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\">Travis Kelce,<\/a>\u00a0and his brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/03\/jason-kelce-lashes-heckler-calling-brother-travis-homophobic-slur-21917694\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/03\/jason-kelce-lashes-heckler-calling-brother-travis-homophobic-slur-21917694\/\">Jason Kelce<\/a>, to announce the title.<\/p>\n<p>In the tightly controlled PR machine that is Taylor\u2019s life, giving Travis\u2019 podcast that kind of publicity is just about as significant as an engagement ring. Cementing him in the legacy of her music? A major romantic milestone, to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>The news came via a teaser for Swift\u2019s upcoming appearance on the brothers\u2019 mega-popular New Heights <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/podcasts\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">podcast<\/a> \u2013 with the episode sure to be widely watched and dissected by fans who can\u2019t get enough of the power couple.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, which was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Instagram<\/a> at 12.12am ET on Tuesday, Taylor said: \u2018Can I show you something?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jason, 37, replied, \u2018Okay. What do we got? We got a briefcase? Mint green, with T.S. on it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Taylor confirmed: \u2018Yup.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jason asked: \u2018What\u2019s in it?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Taylor then replied: \u2018This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Travis exclaimed in response: \u2018TS12!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The cover art for the record remained obscured in the clip, with Taylor\u2019s website now displaying a mysterious, blurred orange and green cover, alongside options to preorder CD, cassette, and vinyl versions of the album.<\/p>\n<p>While the album\u2019s artwork remains under wraps, clues suggest that a glittery orange will be the defining shade of this era.<\/p>\n<p>On the New Heights set, behind Taylor, a stack of orange-covered art books nodded to an eclectic roster of inspirations: the urban grit of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the dreamlike colour worlds of Marc Chagall, the sculptural poetry of Ruth Asawa, and the meditative abstractions of Mark Rothko.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">All of Taylor Swift&#8217;s albums in order<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>To date, Taylor\u2019s albums are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Taylor Swift\/Debut (2006)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fearless (2008)\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u2013 Taylor\u2019s Version released in 2021<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Speak Now (2010)\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u2013 Taylor\u2019s Version released in 2023<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Red (2012)\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u2013 Taylor\u2019s Version released in 2021<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>1989 (2014)\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/taylor-swift-1989-fan-reactions-newsupdate\/\">Taylor\u2019s Version released in 2023<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reputation (2017)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lover (2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Folklore (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evermore (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Midnights (2022)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tortured Poets Department (2024)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Life of a Showgirl<\/strong> <strong>(2025\/TBA)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Swift also released the following official live albums:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speak Now World Tour \u2013 Live (2011)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, from the Disney+ Special (2020)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lover (Live from Paris) (2023)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just off to the side, a silver microphone and a football winked at both her current surroundings and her co-hosts\u2019 NFL heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The visual breadcrumbs continued online. On Monday (11 August), Taylor added a countdown to her website \u2013 a glittery orange backdrop framing a mint green clock \u2013 which ticked down to 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday, the exact moment her new album was announced.<\/p>\n<p>The reveal dovetailed neatly with confirmation that the Blank Space singer would appear on New Heights this Wednesday (13 August).<\/p>\n<p>In a teaser clip posted to X, Taylor complimented Travis on his sky-blue sweatshirt: \u2018That\u2019s such a nice colour on you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His reply was pure rom-com: \u2018Yes, I know. It\u2019s the colour of your eyes, sweetie. It\u2019s why we match so well.\u2019 Taylor, visibly delighted, blurted: \u2018We\u2019re about to do a f***ing podcast!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fans had been primed for her visit \u2013 the guest announcement image showed her unmistakable silhouette between podcast hosts Travis and Jason Kelce, framed in that same glittering orange and mint-green motif now synonymous with this rollout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-embed__twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"all\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCREAMING CRYING IN ORANGE GLITTER <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSTheLifeofaShowgirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TSTheLifeofaShowgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nucaNqWpnT\">pic.twitter.com\/nucaNqWpnT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc38\ud835\udccb\ud835\udcbe\ud835\udc52 \u2728\ud83c\udf19\ud83c\udf0c (@Evie_rose_d) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Evie_rose_d\/status\/1955153246416183793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-embed__twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"all\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SHE POSTED A PLAYLIST WITH 22 SONGS AND THEY\u2019RE ALL MAX MARTIN BANGERS OH MY GOD??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TSTheLifeofaShowgirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TSTheLifeofaShowgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/77FplRp493\">pic.twitter.com\/77FplRp493<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 michael \ud83c\udf39 (@thatgaymichael) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thatgaymichael\/status\/1955128239220781404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-embed__twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"all\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Posted at 12:12 on the 12th. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 Tay\u2019s 12th album is called\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026pre pre-order now at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oGYV230otf\">https:\/\/t.co\/oGYV230otf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gUAIEEDZmm\">pic.twitter.com\/gUAIEEDZmm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Heights (@newheightshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newheightshow\/status\/1955120055647343093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>To add to the intrigue, Taylor posted a playlist on Spotify called, \u2018And, baby, that\u2019s show business for you\u2019 featuring a compilation of some of her past songs, all of which were produced by Max Martin.<\/p>\n<p>This has led many to believe that the upcoming album will be a collaboration with the legendary producer, rather than another creative outing with past collaborator Jack Antonoff.<\/p>\n<p>It has not yet been revealed when The Life of a Showgirl will be released, but Taylor\u2019s website confirmed that orders will be sent out before October 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much to the joy of Swifties everywhere \u2013 and the despair of their long-suffering friends and families \u2013 Taylor Swift has announced her hotly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33767,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33765\/revisions\/33767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}