{"id":33968,"date":"2025-08-13T19:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33968"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:43:49","slug":"taylor-swift-launches-another-countdown-just-hours-before-her-new-heights-debut-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33968","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Launches Another Countdown Just Hours Before Her \u2018New Heights\u2019 Debut: Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-hero__container default article-hero__live-blog article-hero__live-breaking\" data-testid=\"article-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__bg-container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-holder layout-grid-container article-hero__media-holder--compact\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-container layout-grid-item grid-col-11-m grid-col-10-xl grid-col-push-1-xl\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__video\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body is-live-blog\" data-activity-map=\"article-article-body\" data-taboola-target=\"\" data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-body__grid--container article-body__grid--container-live-blog\">\n<div class=\"article-body__section\">\n<div class=\"article-body layout-grid-item layout-grid-item--with-gutter-s-only grid-col-10-m grid-col-push-1-m grid-col-6-xl grid-col-push-2-xl article-body--custom-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section layout-grid-container article-body__last-section article-body__first-section\">\n<div class=\"article-body layout-grid-item layout-grid-item--with-gutter-s-only grid-col-10-m grid-col-push-1-m grid-col-6-xl grid-col-push-2-xl article-body--custom-column\">\n<section class=\"mb6\">\n<div class=\"article-bookmark-menu\" data-testid=\"article-body-bookmark-menu\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<div id=\"anchor-ea74a3\" class=\"summary-box\" data-testid=\"summary-box\">\n<div class=\"summary-box__content\">\n<ul class=\"summary-box__items\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<div id=\"liveBlogCards\" class=\"LiveBlog relative liveBlogCards\" data-testid=\"live-blog-posts\">\n<div class=\"cardsContainer\">\n<div data-testid=\"intersection-observer\">\n<div id=\"rcrd86291\" class=\"live-blog-card article-body__content w-100 mh0 mb8 fn\" data-testid=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardTimestamp__dAe6N\">\n<div class=\"styles_timestamp__H642o\" data-testid=\"timestamp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-icid=\"live-blog-card-link\" data-testid=\"card-body-container\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">When Taylor Swift was gearing up for the final leg of her \u201cEras Tour,\u201d many of us \u2014 along with the rest of the Swiftie universe \u2014 were sure a \u201cReputation (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d announcement was coming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">But now, fans think she may have revealed exactly when to expect new music in the most Swift way possible: with her cat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">On Oct. 18, 2024, Swift posted a video of herself walking into Miami\u2019s Hard Rock Stadium with her feline sidekick Olivia Benson. She stops in front of section A12, flashes a grin at the camera and keeps walking. Fast-forward to just after midnight on Aug. 12, when Swift announced her next album, &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl,&#8221; was on its way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rcrd86291-overflow-content\" class=\"hidden-show-more-content dn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rcrd86290\" class=\"live-blog-card article-body__content w-100 mh0 mb8 fn\" data-testid=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardTimestamp__dAe6N\">\n<div class=\"styles_timestamp__H642o\" data-testid=\"timestamp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-icid=\"live-blog-card-link\" data-testid=\"card-body-container\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">If Swift fans weren&#8217;t already freaking out Wednesday, Aug. 13, Swift&#8217;s website countdown has sent them into a frenzy. And she&#8217;s seemingly fueling the flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">After launching the countdown, which originally just featured the famous orange door, Swift seemingly added another detail to her website. In the corner of the page, there&#8217;s a glittery orange box with a lock on it. Zooming in, the lock&#8217;s keyhole has a peculiar shape \u2014 a rectangle at the top, followed by a thin line, broken up by a diamond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Some fans think it&#8217;s a reference to Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Eras Tour,&#8221; which kicked off in March 2023 and officially ended in December 2024. The stage for the tour had a similar unique shape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">It wouldn&#8217;t be the first time she connected her musical work to her mega &#8220;Eras Tour.&#8221; Her 11th album, &#8220;The Tortured Poets Department,&#8221; dropped in the middle of the tour, and one song, &#8220;I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,&#8221; referenced her experience on the tour performing for fans nightly amid heartbreak.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rcrd86290-overflow-content\" class=\"hidden-show-more-content dn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rcrd86289\" class=\"live-blog-card article-body__content w-100 mh0 mb8 fn\" data-testid=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardTimestamp__dAe6N\">\n<div class=\"styles_timestamp__H642o\" data-testid=\"timestamp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-icid=\"live-blog-card-link\" data-testid=\"card-body-container\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">We know, we know \u2014 Taylor Swift only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/music\/live-blog\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-vancouver-live-updates-rcna183073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrapped up her multi-year &#8220;Eras Tour&#8221; <\/a>eight months ago, and her last album,<a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=site%3Atoday.com+tortured+poets&amp;oq=site%3Atoday.com+tortured+poets&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEIMjkxMmowajSoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;The Tortured Poets Department,&#8221; <\/a>dropped just over a year ago in April 2024. But the breadcrumbs for this new project have been falling since March 2023 (and possibly even earlier \u2014 don\u2019t come for me, Swifties), when the pop star kicked off her iconic tour in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">As Maddie noted below, when she would sing her final song in the 44-plus-track performance, an orange door could be seen descending from the screen behind her show after show. Fans began speculating then that the door had something to do with a new album. And now, more than two years later, we have our answer in &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"rcrd86289-overflow-content\" class=\"hidden-show-more-content dn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rcrd86288\" class=\"live-blog-card article-body__content w-100 mh0 mb8 fn\" data-testid=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardTimestamp__dAe6N\">\n<div class=\"styles_timestamp__H642o\" data-testid=\"timestamp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-icid=\"live-blog-card-link\" data-testid=\"card-body-container\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Before Taylor Swift announced her 12th album, the Empire State Building lit up orange in support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">&#8220;See you next era,&#8221; the historic building&#8217;s official account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmpireStateBldg\/status\/1954962380645077199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a> Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Swift is a longtime New Yorker, with her fifth album, &#8220;1989,&#8221; effectively serving as a love letter to moving to the city. The Empire State Building has also established itself <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmpireStateBldg\/status\/1734997806849429541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as a devoted fan of Swift&#8217;s<\/a>. (In December 2023, for example, the top of the building lit up all the colors of the singer&#8217;s many &#8220;eras&#8221; in honor of her birthday.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">But this time, another notable building joined in on the fun. Shortly before the album announcement, Kansas City&#8217;s Union Station \u2014 the city&#8217;s primary train station and home to several attractions and museum exhibits \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnionStationKC\/status\/1955099359235772648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also lit up its exterior in bright orange.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">&#8220;In our \u201cready for a new era\u201d era,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnionStationKC\/status\/1955099359235772648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">station&#8217;s X account said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"rcrd86288-overflow-content\" class=\"hidden-show-more-content dn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rcrd86287\" class=\"live-blog-card article-body__content w-100 mh0 mb8 fn\" data-testid=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardTimestamp__dAe6N\">\n<div class=\"styles_timestamp__H642o\" data-testid=\"timestamp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-icid=\"live-blog-card-link\" data-testid=\"card-body-container\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">There&#8217;s no rest for Taylor Swift fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Just days after shocking fans with a countdown on her website resulting in the announcement of her 12th album,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/popculture\/taylor-swift-new-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl-rcna224450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl,&#8221; <\/a>Swift launched a second countdown Wednesday afternoon. The timer is set to expire at 7 p.m. ET on Aug. 13, the date her podcasting debut, an appearance on the Kelce brothers&#8217; &#8220;New Heights,&#8221; will drop online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"880\" data-original-width=\"1766\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2025-08\/taylor-swift-countdown-me-250813-6cd5e1.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-08\/taylor-swift-countdown-me-250813-6cd5e1.png 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2025-08\/taylor-swift-countdown-me-250813-6cd5e1.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-08\/taylor-swift-countdown-me-250813-6cd5e1.png 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-08\/taylor-swift-countdown-me-250813-6cd5e1.png\" alt=\"The second countdown notably features an orange door, which was displayed on screen at the end of each &quot;Eras Tour&quot; show.\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">For the uninitiated, a website countdown is a classic Swift maneuver, often drumming up immediate speculation and plenty of fan fervor. While we know a new album is on the way, we are still awaiting details on the album&#8217;s official release date and cover art. And while Swift hinted via a playlist titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/65uAjFTt4N8sEJeonhNOBL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAnd, baby, that\u2019s show business for you,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that her new era could mark a return to her pop roots (think: &#8220;22&#8221; and &#8220;Gorgeous&#8221;), fans have yet to hear a note from the new album.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rcrd86287-overflow-content\" class=\"hidden-show-more-content dn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"liveBlogCards__scrollUpButtonContainer liveBlogCards__scrollUpButtonContainer--desktopTop liveBlogCards__scrollUpButtonContainer--mobileTop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body--right-rail-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body__right-rail layout-grid-item grid-col-4_5-l grid-col-3_5-xl grid-col-push-half-xl\" data-testid=\"right-rail-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body__right-rail--sticky\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-bottom-recommended\" data-testid=\"body-bottom-recommended\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Taylor Swift was gearing up for the final leg of her \u201cEras Tour,\u201d many of us \u2014 along with the rest of the Swiftie universe \u2014 were sure a &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33968","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\/33968","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=33968"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33971,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33968\/revisions\/33971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}