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Taylor Swift releases deluxe edition of “The Life of a Showgirl” with acoustic versions and expanded studio materials.
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The album has a 2025 copyright and is available for digital download on Apple Music.
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“The Life of a Showgirl” breaks records with 3.5 million first-week equivalent units, surpassing Adele’s benchmark.
Taylor Swift has rolled out a new edition of her latest album titled The Life of a Showgirl (Deluxe Life Is A Song Acoustic Version). The release is listed on Apple Music with a 2025 copyright and is available as a digital download.
The announcement was shared widely across social media. The project centers on acoustic versions tied to “Life Is a Song,” along with studio materials that expand the original track stack.
Being in the studio and creating these songs was an unforgettable experience, but luckily I don’t ever have to forget it because I was recording while we were writing – and now it’s a way to look back on the process and give you guys a glimpse into how we wrote these songs, and… pic.twitter.com/VSYQTFX3Gl
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 6, 2025
The deluxe arrives as The Life of a Showgirl continues a strong commercial run. Luminate data reported by the Associated Press shows the album sold about 2.7 million copies in the United States on day one, a modern record for single-day traditional sales.
Billboard and multiple outlets subsequently tallied 3.5 million first-week equivalent units, enough to surpass Adele’s 2015 benchmark for the biggest debut week of the era that includes streaming. Those totals include roughly 3.2 million pure sales and about 1.2 million vinyl copies, a new vinyl-week high.
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For fans tracking the rollout, Apple Music hosts the deluxe entry and editorial notes for the Showgirl era, while trade publications are expected to finalize week-one chart placements as reporting closes.
