Life away from the stage

While the Eras Tour was “exuberant, electric, and vibrant", The Life of a Showgirl reveals what was happening when the lights went down.

Taylor describes the album as a tightly focused, intentional body of work - filled with vivid lyrics and, in her words, “melodies so infectious that you’re almost angry at it".

Speaking on the New Heights podcast, Taylor said: “I would say it’s everything that was going on behind the curtain. My main goals were melodies that were so infectious that you’re almost angry at it … and lyrics that are just as vivid but crisp and focused and completely intentional.”