Taylor Swift’s twelfth album, The Life of a Showgirl, drops on Friday, Oct. 3. Her official fan account, Taylor Nation, shared a release day schedule featuring her upcoming press appearances—and a mysterious “stand by” message on Saturday, Oct. 4.

The music video for Taylor Swift's latest single, "The Fate of Ophelia," will premiere in movie theaters, but when will it be online?

A fan also pointed out that a TikTok Swift posted last week features an updated version of her song “Gorgeous” with lush guitars replacing 2017’s punchy synths. The track, originally from “Reputation,” has a more mature sound that could signal she’s been working on vault tracks after all.

Taylor Swift’s promotional schedule for "The Life of a Showgirl" includes a "standby" event on Saturday 4. Fans are theorizing what this could be.

For Charli, her 2024 track “Sympathy is a knife” appeared to address feelings of insecurity tied to the Grammy-winning songwriter. Swift’s 2025 release, “Actually Romantic,” seemed to suggest she interpreted Charli's "attention" as ironic affection and behind-the-scenes drama.

Swift, 35, even name-dropped some celebrities such as James Dean, Clara Bow, and Elizabeth Taylor (who has a song named after her among the tracks for The Life of a Showgirl, and was also mentioned in a Reputation track alongside her lover Richard Burton ).