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  "id": 9696341,
  "title": "Taylor Swift Releases The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore With Four New Songs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/taylor-swift-releases-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore-with-four-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T04:01:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2512476/taylor-swift-releases-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore-with-four-new-songs/music/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Swift has released The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore, an alternate version of her 12th album with four new songs. This comes just a year after Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden, marking the first new music since her extravagant celebration. The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore aims to reflect on gratitude for the album's success, with the new tracks being born out of pure enthusiasm for the project. The four new songs are Patient Zero, Cleveland!, Pink Clouding, and Babylon. Swift teased the first new track, Patient Zero, by changing her Instagram bio and announcing it as a single. She also shared a music video for the song, starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, which will premiere at the VMAs on September 27. The new album is available for pre-order, set to release on Friday.",
  "summary": "Taylor Swift is back with her first new music since her extravagant, much-discussed wedding at Madison Square Garden. Before that, her last song was June's Toy Story 5 tune \" I Knew It, I Knew You ,\" but now she's prolonging her The Life Of A Showgirl era with an encore version of the album that features four new songs. The post Taylor Swift Releases The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore With Four…",
  "key_points": [
    "Taylor Swift releases The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore with four new songs",
    "New tracks named Patient Zero, Cleveland!, Pink Clouding, and Babylon",
    "Music video for Patient Zero premieres at VMAs on September 27"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Taylor Swift's release of The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore with four new songs marks a shift from her celebratory wedding year to renewed focus on her music.",
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        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore: Stream",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/taylor-swift-releases-four-new-songs-on-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:59:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Retakes the Stage With ‘Encore’ Deluxe: Stream It Now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-retakes-the-stage-with-encore",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/taylor-swift-releases-four-new-songs",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:06:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Still Has Unfinished Business With Her Exes — Thank God! — While Also Mooning Over Her Groom in ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’: New Tracks Review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/taylor-swift-still-has-unfinished-business-with-her-exes-thank-god",
        "published": "2026-09-25T06:09:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}