Taylor Swift releases album despite lowest critical reviews

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Taylor Swift's deluxe edition The Encore received her lowest-ever Metacritic score of 39 out of 100.

Taylor Swift released a deluxe edition of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, titled The Encore, featuring four new tracks written over the past year. The album has been widely panned by critics, achieving an average score of 39 out of 100 on Metacritic, marking the lowest critical reception of her entire career.

Despite the poor reviews, Swift appears on track for strong chart performance. One of the new tracks, 'Cleveland!', has particularly caught attention on social media. Travis Kelce praised Swift for 'giving the city a little more life' through the song, according to reporting on his and his brother Jason Kelce's reactions to the music.

How it is being reported

• Travis and Jason Kelce reveal what they really think of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cleveland!’Travis praised Swift for "giving the city a little more life" in her new song "Cleveland!"New York Post · 30 Sept, 15:46
• Travis and Jason Kelce give their verdict on Taylor Swift's new music... including track about her romance with Chiefs starSwift released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore featuring four brand-new bonus songs, with the track 'Cleveland!' immediately drawing attention on social media.Daily Mail Sport · 30 Sept, 15:27
• Taylor Swift Is On Track For Another Chart Domination Despite Worst Reviews Of Her CareerIt would appear that the reviews for Taylor Swift ’s latest musical offerings certainly haven’t deterred people from listening to them in their droves. On Friday, the Grammy winner unveiled a deluxe edition of her latest album The Life Of A Showgirl, known as The Encore , consisting of four brand new tracks written over the course of the last year. Unfortunately, The Encore has been widely panned by critics, with an average score on the review aggregation site Metacritic of just 39 out of 100, the lowest of her entire career (prior to that, her 2006 debut album held this distinction, with a…HuffPost UK · 29 Sept, 08:48

In this story: Taylor Swift · Travis Kelce · Jason Kelce · Metacritic · Cleveland

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