Taylor Swift drops huge collaboration hint after announcing new album The Life of a Showgirl

A huge hint has been shared by pop sensation Taylor Swift after announcing her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. The release comes just two years after the release of The Tortured Poets Department, which prompted a massive world tour from Swift. Details of the album are yet to be shared by the Grammy Award winner, but a huge hint has been dropped by the singer.

While fans eagerly await a release date for the album, they believe a new Spotify playlist holds the key to unlocking a massive The Life of a Showgirl secret. The album seems to have been made without the help of frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff.

Swift has, if the hint is to be believed, worked with Max Martin and Shellback for the first time since 2017. Antonoff had produced Swift's previous album, as well as efforts from Lana Del Ray and Lorde, but has not been brought back for The Life of a Showgirl.

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Hints as to Martin and Shellback producing Swift's upcoming album come from a Spotify playlist featured on her page.

In the playlist are 22 of the songs she and Martin made together, with hits like Bad Blood, End Game, and I Knew You Were Trouble appearing in a playlist titled "And, baby, that's show business for you."

A red heart on fire emoji is also used at the end of the title. The hour and 22 minute long playlist has sent fans into a frenzy, with many taking to social media platform X as they figure out what the playlist could mean.

One fan was thrilled by the playlist, writing: "Back in her pop star s***, no more ringtones." Another added: "Y'all have no idea how happy this makes me!!!!!

A third remarked: "I love her and Jack, but I've been ready for her to mix up producers a bit to push her sound in a different direction."

And a fourth added: "A full pop album? This is going to jam for real."

Not everyone was excited by the apparent Martin and Swift collaboration though. One listener fumed: "Her worst album is on the way."

Others believe the number of songs featured on the playlist is a hint at how many songs may feature on The Life of a Showgirl, though this has not been confirmed.

One fan suggested: "Twenty two songs on The Life of a Showgirl?" Swift's previous album, The Tortured Poets Department, featured 35 songs across its extended editions and various vinyl prints.

Swifties are no doubt excited to learn more about the album, which marks Swift's 12th studio release. Fans have since crashed Swift's website when searching for more information on the album.

Taylor's official social media team, Taylor Nation, waited twelve minutes before posting a series of pictures. All the photos were of Taylor performing at the Eras Tour wearing orange.

"Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…' [fiery heart emoji]," the post was captioned.