Taylor Swift Announces Four New Songs

Taylor Swift announced that The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore, an extended edition of The Life Of A Showgirl, will include four new songs. The release is scheduled for Friday, September 25. Swift said she wrote the new songs with Max Martin and Shellback at a studio in Sweden. Swift also announced that the new single Patient Zero will be shared on Friday, September 25, and that The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore will include three other new songs.

The original version of The Life Of A Showgirl was released in October 2025. The album was made in collaboration with Max Martin and Shellback and includes the singles The Fate Of Ophelia, Opalite and Elizabeth Taylor. Swift said the album was written out of pure gratitude arising from fans enthusiastic celebrations and was inspired by her experiences on the record-breaking Eras tour.

The Life Of A Showgirl became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in the year it was released. Swift will also receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors award as part of the VMAs. Swift released I Knew It, I Knew You for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack.