The ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Exit Survey

Taylor Swift’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, is here—and it’s a dramatic departure in length (just 12 songs!) and production (welcome back, Max Martin!) from 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department, and Midnights and Folklore and Evermore before that. Now, Swift is loudly in love, engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, and the proud owner of her entire musical catalog. So what does an album from a satisfied megastar sound like? Our staff dives in.