“Taylor Swift’s fans are plotting to shake off Adele’s streaming crown when she releases her new album on Friday.”, — write: www.dailymail.co.uk
The Blank Space hitmaker, 35, releases The Life of a Showgirl, with her devoted superfans giddy with excitement over the upcoming new music offering.
And ahead of the album Swifties are hoping to break the record for number one’s on Apple Music for both album and single – a title currently held by Adele.
The most number one’s on Apple Music Songs is currently held by Adele for her hit Easy On Me which managed to hit the top spot in 121 countries.
A fan account penned on Wednesday: ‘We will organize ourselves this time to break the record for #1’s on Apple Music for album and single.
‘The Fate of Ophelia will need 122 #1s on Apple Music to break the platform’s record.
‘The Life of a Showgirl will need 143 #1s on Apple Music Albums.
‘We’ll only have one version of each according to Taylor, so it’ll be 10x easier than other times.’
It comes after lyrics from the upcoming album Life of a Showgirl have earned eyerolls from fans, after they were revealed in anticipation of the record’s release.
She was lampooned by various netizens after a lyric in which she grumbles over the pitfalls of her glitzy life was unveiled to the public.
‘Oftentimes it doesn’t feel so glamorous to be me,’ the phrasing from the unknown song read.
The lyric was unveiled at a Spotify pop-up celebrating her upcoming record in New York City, along with a massive billboard in the middle of Times Square.
Swift, who was declared a billionaire by Forbes in 2024, faced backlash over the ‘tone deaf’ message, with one writing: ‘Aww, poor baby. She can sulk and count her millions.’
‘Taylor Swift really cosplaying the struggle like her Eras Tour grossed less than $1k,’ another wrote.
Another noted: ‘She’s calling out the dark side of fame, but critics will say it’s the same old victim card in a new costume.’
On Reddit, the backlash continued, with one calling out the optics of showcasing this particular lyric.
‘Even if it turns out to be a great song, this is an awful lyric to lead with PRwise,’ one posted.
‘What an odd thing to say considering what most people are going through today,’ another perplexed Redditer commented.
Another wrote: ‘Agreed, it’s tone deaf. There’s a lot of us that work jobs that feel like a prison for a hell of a lot less. If you hate it so much, step back. She could still have a successful career songwriting for other people.’
Another preemptively addressed criticism over viewers taking the lyric out of context, pointing out that the phrasing was advertised without any additional explanation.
‘Yup. & here before everyone says ‘bUt ThE COnTeXT maTtErS’ when they made an intentional decision to post this lyric without context lol,’ another said.
One fan, however, did make clear they were going to withhold judgement until after hearing the song, while another compared the lyric to Britney Spears’ song Lucky, a track about a misunderstood pop star.
Another pointed out that the criticism about the superstar was unfair, summarizing: ‘She’s extremely privileged, but she’s a person too.’
However a Redditor said the lyrics still got them rolling their eyes: ‘There are plenty of celebrities at/near her level that enjoy and/or strive for more privacy than her and don’t reheat the same complaints about fame on their albums… I’m excited for the album don’t get me wrong but I do roll my eyes at lyrics like this.’
It’s not known exactly what song the lyric is from, however several theorized the phrasing may be from the album’s upcoming song Elizabeth Taylor.
Swift revealed her next album’s title in the early hours of 12 August, announcing it at 12.12am.
The following day, she appeared on New Heights, the podcast hosted by her NFL star fiancé Travis Kelce, 35, and his brother Jason, to share further details of the release.
The Life of a Showgirl will feature 12 songs, including a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track.
It follows Taylor’s previous release, The Tortured Poets Department, which came out in April 2024.
On 31 August, Spotify confirmed via Instagram The Life of a Showgirl had become the most pre-saved album in the history of its Countdown Page.
The album will be available to stream, download and purchase on its release date, as well as broadcast on SiriusXM.