Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swift spoke about the song “The Fate of Ophelia” on Hits Radio, explaining that she has “this fixation on Shakespeare characters ...

Big news, Swifties: Not only is Taylor Swift dropping her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on October 3—she’s also gifting fans with an 89-minute “release party” movie. Per Tay’s ...

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl dropped Oct. 3, and William Shakespeare buffs will relish in the title of the first track “The Fate of Ophelia” and accompanying music video, ...

Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," may draw inspiration from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," particularly the character of Ophelia. The album cover and first track, "The Fate of Ophelia," ...

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Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration. By Lindsay Zoladz When Taylor Swift first released the track list for ...

In her follow-up to the "The Tortured Poets Department," Taylor Swift is continuing to delight her bookish fans with literary references on her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl." The 35-year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. “The Fate Of Ophelia” Becomes America’s Bestselling Song Again “The ...

Taylor Swift was inspired once again by great works of literature while writing several songs on her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," which dropped Oct. 3. The album kicks off with the ...

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Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," may draw inspiration from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," particularly the character of Ophelia. The album cover and first track, "The Fate of Ophelia," ...