Taylor Swift has flipped the script. Just 18 months after 'The Tortured Poets Department,' a gloomy autopsy of heartbreak and messy endings, the world’s biggest pop star is back with her 12th album, 'The Life of a Showgirl.' Where her latest release was raw and bruised, this one is vibrant and unashamedly joyful. On fiancé Travis Kelce’s 'New Heights' podcast last month, Swift teased the record as nothing but “bangers.”
Written between stadium dates on her record-shattering Eras Tour, the album captures Swift at 35, newly in love with NFL star Kelce, and sounding very much like she’s having the time of her life. With 12 tracks and a 42-minute runtime, this is her most compact release since her 2006 debut. But the music is only half the story: Swift has once again hidden a trail of Easter eggs for fans to chase.
The pop star has a tradition of embedding cryptic clues in her music, videos, and social media posts. These Easter eggs encourage fans to solve a riddle, speculate on the meaning behind a subject, or crack a code about her next moves. And they always leave everyone, even the most casual of fan, super curious!
Intrigued? In this gallery, we take a look at the imaginative scavenger hunt Taylor Swift has sent her fans on over the years. Click on for a true discovery!