Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ Divides Critics: Is It ‘Terrible’ or ‘Superb’?

Taylor Swift gives 'The Life of a Showgirl' a bigger identity crisis with her disjointed 'Encore': review

Page Six reviewed Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore," which gives her 12th album a bigger identity crisis.

Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl: Encore called 'derivative and flat'

Swift, 36, put out the original version of The Life of a Showgirl last October, a few weeks after going public with her engagement to Travis Kelce.

Taylor Swift Gave Us One Good Song

Of the four new songs Taylor Swift released on ‘The Life of the Showgirl: The Encore,’ ‘Babylon’ is the only one that works.

Even Swifties Admit Taylor Swift's 'The Encore' Doesn't Deserve A Standing Ovation

There is fun to be had with Taylor Swift’s latest drop of songs for those willing to look past the meta-commentary often baked into the singer’s work. Swifties could conceivably bop along to “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland,” “Pink Clouding,” and “Babylon” without giving any of it much thought. However, when the singer’s most loyal fans spent […]

Taylor Swift's new 'Encore' songs, ranked from worst to best

The pop superstar just dropped an expanded edition of 2025's blockbuster 'The Life of a Showgirl.' Here's a critical rundown of the album's new songs.

Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' deluxe album has 4 new songs. They range from inspired to indefensible.

Taylor Swift in a promo photo for "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore."Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott; TAS Rights ManagementOn Friday, Taylor Swift released "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore."The "Showgirl" deluxe edition includes four new songs that Swift wrote after the original's release."Patient Zero" and "Babylon" are standouts, but "Cleveland!" is one of her worst songs to date.Precious few music critics would've said that Taylor Swift's "Th…