MusicNew Music Friday October 3: Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl': Easter Eggs and More From Inside Her NYC Pop-Up Drake Seemingly Addresses Kendrick Lamar Rap Beef In New Song 'Gimme a Hug' Martinez Twins: Inside Their Road to the 2021 MTV MIAW Awards (Exclusive) *NSYNC Plotting Arena Tour Reunion, But Without Justin Timberlake (Report) Lionel Richie Tears Up Over Adopting Daughter Nicole, Reflects on His Memoir (Exclusive) Watch Cyndi Lauper and Cher Sing 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' (Exclusive) By Linda KimPublished: 8:39 AM PDT, October 3, 2025Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, is finally here and ET has got it covered!Taylor shared a series of behind the scenes photos when the album dropped and shared, "Tonight all these lives converge here. The mosaics of laughter and cocktails of tears where fraternal souls sing identical things and it's beautiful. It's rapturous. It is frightening. I can't tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right. A forever thank you goes out to my mentors and friends Max and Shellback for helping me paint this self portrait. If you thought the big show was wild, perhaps you should come and take a look behind the curtain..."Taylor SwiftEarlier this week, Taylor celebrated good news with RIAA announcing that Taylor has become the first and only female artist in history to surpass 100 million RIAA Certified album units.
Also this week, Spotify celebrated Taylor's new album by inviting fans into a 3-day immersive activation, "The Life of a Showgirl: A Spotify Experience," in New York City ahead of the release. Fans were able to step into the life of a showgirl, capture photo moments, hunt for Easter eggs, and also got a first look at lyrics from the album. Today, Spotify announced Taylor's album became its most streamed album in a single day in 2025 so far.
SpotifySwifties will be celebrating Taylor's new album this weekend with the release of TAYLOR SWIFT | THE OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY OF A SHOWGIRL, which will be shown on thousands of movie theatre screens in the U.S. October 3 through October 5. Fans will see the exclusive world premiere of the music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," along with behind the scenes footage from the music video shoot, brand new lyric videos, and Taylor's never before seen personal reflections on songs from her new album. Get ready to dance as Taylor said, "Dancing is optional but very much encouraged."And we can't forget about all the different vinyl editions. Taylor shared that she was so happy with her photo shoot and wanted her fans to have as many images from this album era. She chose a high gloss finish which she has never before and wanted this album to feel really luxurious. Taylor said, "The vinyl packaging, the CD packaging, the photographs, the photo cards, it's all just something I'm very proud of and it took a lot of time to put together, a lot of concentration, a lot of organization but hopefully it pays off, I hope the fans are happy."For her 12th album, Taylor reunited with producers Max Martin and Shellback and delivered twelve "bangers" as she called them during her "New Heights" appearance in August. She shared, "This is the record I've been wanting to make for a very long time." Now, let's break down some of our favorite lyrics!"The Fate of Ophelia"Taylor references Ophelia from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" but instead of a tragic fate, she was saved. She told Hit Radio that she has a fixation on Shakespeare characters and that this is a love song she is proud of. Travis also dropped an Easter egg from his post back in July when he wrote "Had some adventures this offseason, kept it 100."And if you'd never come for meI might've drowned in the melancholyI sore my loyal to me, myself and IRight before you lit my sky upYou dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of OpheliaKeep it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky"Elizabeth Taylor"Oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be meAll the right guys promised they'd stayUnder bright lights, they withered away but you bloomPortofino was on my mindAnd I think you know why"Opalite"Travis shared on "New Heights" that this is his favorite song on the album which Taylor confirmed during her Capital Breakfast interview. She explained that opal is Travis' birth stone and she has always loved that stone. She told Hits Radio that this song was so fun to write and how we think certain moments in our lives are major setbacks but actually catapult you forward in growth, wisdom and perspective.I had a bad habit of missing lovers pastMy brother used to call it eating out of the trashIt's alrightYou were dancing through the lightning strikesSleepless in the onyx nightBut now the sky is opaliteOh oh oh oh my LordNever met no one like you beforeYou had to make your own sunshineBut now the sk