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Taylor Swift’s New Album Life of a Showgirl Gets Mixed Reviews

Last updated: October 3, 2025 10:28 pm
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Taylor Swift has consistently stirred debate among fans and critics alike, and her latest album seems to continue this trend.

Released at midnight on Friday, October 3, The Life of a Showgirl garnered a blend of critiques from music reviewers. While some lauded its clever songwriting, others felt it doesn’t measure up to her classic works like 2012’s Red, 2014’s 1989, and 2020’s Folklore.

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Rolling Stone awarded Swift’s latest album a perfect five-star rating, with assistant editor Maya Georgi noting that the artist, aged 35, “ascends to a new echelon of superstardom and meets every expectation.” Georgi described Swift’s lyrics as “witty as always” while highlighting her newfound boldness. Notably, the track “Wood” features explicit double entendres regarding her fiancĂ© Travis Kelce, while “Actually Romantic” has been suggested to be a Charli XCX diss track.

Variety praised the album as well, asserting that Swift stands in a class of her own. “No artist matches her when it comes to creating globally appealing pop that resonates emotionally and intellectually,” wrote chief music critic Chris Willman, who admired the album’s “sunny” tone. He referred to “Ruin the Friendship” as one of Swift’s “most beautifully crafted songs” and commended the “delightful” production by Max Martin and Shellback.

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The New York Times recognized The Life of a Showgirl as a Critic’s Pick. Music critic Jon Caramanica described the album as a “surprisingly subtle collection of tracks that addresses the facades of stardom, and the efforts to peel them away.” He suggested that Showgirl presents a more coherent sense of chaos compared to her previous two releases, Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department, although he expressed a desire for a more drastic change reminiscent of her 2017 album, Reputation.

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Meanwhile, reviews from British outlets were more critical.

UK’s The Guardian rated the album with just two stars, with chief rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis commenting that it lacks memorable tunes and is rife with grievances. He pondered whether newfound romantic happiness hampers creative depth, suggesting the possibility the album felt rushed or that Swift may simply be fatigued—something he finds entirely reasonable.

The London Standard provided the harshest critique with a single star and headlines critiquing Swift’s “penis metaphors and tales of the privileged.” The deputy editor India Block even speculated whether she was inadvertently experiencing a parody album, lamenting that the multiple Grammy winner’s once-celebrated lyrics seem to be regressing.

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Despite the varied reviews, both Swifties and casual listeners flocked to hear the new tracks.

In less than 11 hours post-launch, Spotify revealed that The Life of a Showgirl set a new record for the most-streamed album in a single day for 2025.

Such is the nature of show business.

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