Though Swifties initially believed "Ruin the Friendship" would reference her alleged fallout with Lively, the song's lyrics talked about a different kind of heartache. In the emotional track, she sings about a high school crush who met a tragic end.

Taylor Swift’s new music video for The Fate of Ophelia was packed with Shakespearean references and subtle winks at her real-life romance with Travis Kelce. The hotly anticipated video first premiered at movie theaters during the Official Release Party of a Showgirl event on October 3.

Another Taylor Swift era, another round of pre-release speculation about who her new songs could be about. When the pop icon announced the tracklist to her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on the New Heights podcast Wednesday, Swifties ...

This is the kind of blatantly autobiographical confessional that Taylor Swift has probably done better than any pop artist. It’s an outstanding composition that traces a story arc with an earworm chorus, clever rhyme schemes and tricky internal rhythms.

Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,' is out now. Pick your favorite song and find out what Swift track you should listen to next.

Swift has said "The Life of a Showgirl" is meant to embody her "Eras Tour" — a singular global phenomenon, a canonical event in the history of pop performance that, in its over three-hour runtime, was a sensory explosion. On these 12 tracks, she’s approximating glitz and glamour with humanity and humor. She spends no time waiting in the wings.

Taylor Swift’s new album features a single inspired by Ophelia from ‘Hamlet.’ Here’s what scholars know about the William Shakespeare character’s true origins.