Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Records with Expanded Album

Taylor Swift has broken two Spotify records following the arrival of her new single and expanded album, Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore. Swift released four new tracks as part of the release, which include Patient Zero, Pink Clouding, and Babylon. Her new song Patient Zero became the most-streamed song in a single day by a female artist in 2026. The tracks on the expanded edition were not leftovers from the 2025 original album, having been written after the album became a hit.

The expanded album received ratings of two stars each from The Telegraph, The Independent, and The Guardian. In contrast, The Times gave the new tracks four stars. Earlier this year, Swift was named the most-streamed artist of all time on the platform since its launch. Furthermore, in June, Swift became the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The music video for Patient Zero, which features Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, will premiere on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. During the ceremony, Swift will receive the first MTV Artist Director award, which is given to musicians who direct their own music videos.