Taylor Swift releases 'Encore' to her hit 'Showgirl' album

Pop music icon Taylor Swift unveiled four fresh tracks for her 2025 hit album “The Life of a Showgirl,” adding them to the existing collection. The new album, titled “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” made its debut at midnight US Eastern Daylight Time (0400 GMT) on Friday. An accompanying music video for the single “Patient Zero” is scheduled to premiere on Sunday during MTV’s Video Music Awards, where Swift will receive the prestigious inaugural artist director trophy. Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson will portray characters in the video.

Swift sings in “Patient Zero,” “If you’re sick of him, I’ve got you. I was patient zero,” referencing the toxic nature of the song’s theme. Other additions to the album include “Cleveland!,” a nod to her husband Travis Kelce’s hometown of Kansas City, Chiefs player. In the song, Swift states, “My baby likes what he likes.”

The “Showgirl” album established several records upon its October 2025 release. It became the first album ever to have all 12 songs break into the Billboard top 12 at the same time. The album's opening week achieved a sales record for the contemporary music era, considering both album purchases and streams. During the album’s production, Swift wrote the new songs while in Sweden, collaborating with producers Max Martin and Shellback.