Taylor Swift has done it again. The global pop icon broke multiple streaming records on Friday with the release of her highly anticipated new album, The Life of a Showgirl.

The 12th studio album from the 35-year-old superstar blends upbeat pop anthems with introspective lyrics about love, fame, and redemption prompting fans to dissect every line within hours of its debut.

Despite a mixed critical reception, the album dominated global streaming charts. It set the 2025 single-day streaming record on both Spotify and Apple Music, while also becoming Amazon Music’s all-time most-streamed album in a day, surpassing her own The Tortured Poets Department.

The lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” also shattered records, claiming the top first-day streams of 2025 on Apple Music and setting an all-time single-day record on Spotify.

Posting on Instagram, Swift wrote, “I can’t tell you how proud I am to share this with you — an album that just feels so right.”

Reuniting with longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, Swift leans into glossy production and infectious hooks that recall her 1989 era, while lyrically embracing a more confident, celebratory tone.

Swift described the project as coming “from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in my life.” The songs reflect her current chapter — celebrating her relationship with fiancé Travis Kelce, reclaiming ownership of her catalog, and basking in the triumph of her record-breaking Eras Tour.