- Taylor Swift has unveiled imagery for her forthcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, featuring a burlesque-style diamante leotard and 1920s flapper-style costumes.
- Some fans accused Swift of copying Kylie Minogue’s Showgirl era, an aesthetic the Australian pop singer adopted for her greatest hits tour in 2006.
- Minogue responded on Instagram by sharing throwback photos from her tour, saying the “Showgirl life is ... so much more than feathers and dazzle”, and expressing respect for other “hard working Showgirls”.
- Fans said Minogue’s post showed she admires Swift and was not intended as criticism or “shade”.
- Swift’s new album was inspired by her experiences during her record-breaking Eras Tour and is her first release since she regained the full rights to her initial six records.
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