Taylor Swift is turning heads with her latest album imagery — and not just for the music.
The pop superstar, 34, unveiled a striking new shot to promote The Life of a Showgirl and its limited-run Shiny Bug Vinyl Collection, available on her website for just 48 hours.
In the photo, Swift leans against a bare, pale green wall in a sultry pose, arching her back and highlighting her derriere.
She’s dressed in a glittering, dark red and black sequined bodysuit that clings to her figure, paired with nude fishnet tights.
Her long, tousled blonde hair falls over her shoulders as she casts a smoldering look at the camera, her bold eyeliner and red lip completing the high-drama aesthetic.
The shoot, captured by acclaimed photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, matches the theatrical glamour of Swift’s upcoming album era.
Taylor Swift is turning heads with her latest album imagery — and not just for the music
Along with the bold image, Swift gave a shoutout to the project’s producers — Max Martin and Shellback on Instagram.
While fans are eagerly snapping up the limited-edition vinyl, the revealing nature of the cover shot has already stirred debate online, with some praising her confidence and artistry and others surprised by her more provocative turn.
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‘We wanted a lead single but you look beautiful, so it’s fine,’ one Swiftie praised.
Another took to X to declare: ‘We wanted a single but you served so its a win.’
‘OMG TAYLOR?’ a third exclaimed.
A fourth predicted: ‘Taylor isn’t dropping an album, she’s dropping a bomb. The industry is trembling.’
Others, however, felt the racier look was ‘obscene and indecent’ and questioned why she was practically naked.
‘Why are you suddenly so desperate to be seen as a sex symbol? LOL,’ one troll wrote on X.
The pop superstar, 34, unveiled a striking new shot to promote The Life of a Showgirl and its limited-run Shiny Bug Vinyl Collection, available on her website for just 48 hours
While fans are eagerly snapping up the limited-edition vinyl, the revealing nature of the cover shot has already stirred debate online
Another critic asked: ‘Question to all Swifties. when did Taylor start showing skin like the rest of Hollywood?’
‘The more you strip, the more you sell,’ one X user theorized as to why Swift was changing up her look so drastically.
Last week, the 14-time Grammy winner announced The Life of a Showgirl and the names of all 12 track titles while appearing on Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast.
‘We’ve made songs that I’m so proud of,’ she gushed while sitting next to her boyfriend. ‘It felt like catching lightning in a bottle.’
While speaking out the artwork for The Life of a Showgirl, Swift explained she previously worked with Alas and Piggott on her 2017 album, Reputation.
Some praised her confidence and artistry while others expressed disapproval over her provocative turn
‘I loved what they did with those photos, so I called them up for [this album],’ she shared on Kelce’s New Heights podcast. ‘I am so happy with the way the photos came out with this one.’
Swift said she wanted to go ‘all out’ on the imagery for The Life Of A Showgirl because she is ‘so proud’ of the music.
‘This is a full send. I care about this record more than I can even overstate.’
Swift revealed that the album cover is meant to depict what the ‘end of [her] night’ looks like on tour.
Last week, the 14-time Grammy winner announced The Life of a Showgirl and the names of all 12 track titles while appearing on Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast
While speaking out the artwork for The Life of a Showgirl, Swift explained she previously worked with Alas and Piggott on her 2017 album, Reputation
‘My day ends with me in a bathtub — not usually in a bedazzled dress — but we try to keep it decent,’ Swift joked. ‘I wanted to glamorize all the different aspects of how [the Eras Tour] felt and [the The Life Of A Showgirl cover] is how that felt at the end of the night.’
Swift said she chose that image because it best represents the album, which centers around the feelings and experiences in her ‘offstage’ life.
As revealed by Swift, the album’s song titles are: The Fate Of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor, Opalite, Father Figure, Eldest Daughter, Ruin The Friendship, Actually Romantic, Wi$h Li$t, Wood, CANCELLED!, Honey and The Life Of A Showgirl.
Her pal and former Eras Tour opener, Sabrina Carpenter, is featured on the title track.
Kelce described the songs as all ‘bangers’ while Zoë Kravitz teased to Extra that there were ‘no skips’ on this record.