US EditionTaylor Swift Addresses Some of Her Fans' Most Insane 'Showgirl' Theories
Taylor Swift's 12th album sparked 1.32 million mentions on X with mostly neutral reactions and notable discussions about a possible diss track.
- On Oct. 3, 2025, Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, sparking 1.32 million mentions on X and widespread posts on Reddit and Instagram.
- The buildup included Spotify pre-saves passing 5 million and Swift discussing the album on the New Heights podcast with a 1.3 million audience, following her Eras Tour.
- On the contentious front, 'Actually Romantic' is widely flagged as a diss track aimed at Charli XCX, sparking backlash and amplified by a Nicki Minaj post viewed over 950,000 times on X.
- Data shows mostly neutral reaction with 975,000 neutral mentions, 492,000 positive and 105,000 negative, while The Guardian gave two stars and Rolling Stone five, as fans and critics noted an audio-visual disconnect.
- Swift will promote the album with TV appearances on The Graham Norton Show Friday and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Monday, while fans quickly theorized several tracks are love songs for Travis Kelce.
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Taylor Swift Addresses Some of Her Fans' Most Insane 'Showgirl' Theories
Taylor Swift had seen many of her fans’ theories predicting The Life of a Showgirl — but not all of them were correct. “There are definitely some theories that are based in absolutely nothing close to reality,” Swift, 35, said during a Friday, October 3, appearance on Elvis Duran’s iHeartRadio show. “But, you know what? There are some that are so fun when they figure them out.” Swift has been known for lining her social media pages, album covers…
Taylor Swift unpacks in The Life Of A Showgirl. Fans puzzle about the piquant lyrics.
Candace Owens thinks Taylor Swift is quoting her in her 'Cancelled!' lyrics
The conservative commentator says she believes the singer is referencing her in the "Life of a Showgirl" track with the lyrics "did you girl-boss too close to the sun?" Jason Davis/Getty; John Shearer/Getty Candace Owens in 2022; Taylor Swift performs for her Eras Tour in 2023Candace Owens is taking credit for lyrics from Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl. The conservative pundit and author claims that Swift is directly quoting he…
A countdown, cries of excitement and meticulous reading of each of the lyrics marked Taylor Swift’s release of “The Life of a Showgirl” on Thursday night in Mexico City.
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