Taylor Swift releases four new songs on The Life of a Showgirl expanded edition

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Taylor Swift released four new songs as part of an expanded edition of The Life of a Showgirl.

Taylor Swift has released four new songs—'Patient Zero', 'Cleveland!', 'Pink Clouding' and 'Babylon'—as part of an expanded edition of her album The Life of a Showgirl, subtitled The Encore. The new tracks have prompted fan speculation about their subject matter, with some Swifties suggesting 'Patient Zero' refers to an ex-boyfriend rather than other figures.

How it is being reported

• What to know about Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" and "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore"CBS News · 25 Sept, 15:21
• Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore review – flashes of humanity and bafflingly vindictive love songsThe Guardian · 25 Sept, 14:13
• Taylor Swift fans say new song is about ex-boyfriend — not Travis KelceMetro · 25 Sept, 13:56
• Taylor Swift issues brutal warning about toxic ex in scathing ‘Patient Zero’ lyricsNew York Post · 25 Sept, 13:36
• All the Easter eggs from Taylor Swift’s 4 new songs off ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ explainedNew York Post · 25 Sept, 06:28

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