Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl ends the year as the most-certified 2025 album, as it moved five million equivalent units in less than two months.

The pop star, who turns 36 on Dec. 13, 2025, continued her 2020s winning streak into the new year with an internet-breaking announcement and a record-breaking 12th album

The crystal-covered Versace bodysuit, the first costume she appears in during the opening “Lover” segment, was akin to body armor for the singer, who spent nearly two years on the road selling out 149 performances. Given the demands of the show, it’s understandable that the “Shake It Off” singer found strength in unusual places.

Taylor Swift didn’t make an announcement — she didn’t even post — but a quiet update to Reputation landed at a very specific moment. On Dec. 12, just one day before her 36th birthday, fans noticed lyric changes to two Reputation tracks as the first two episodes of her six-part Eras Tour docuseries, The End of an Era, premiered.

Ahead of the release of her new Disney+ docuseries 'The End of an Era,' Taylor Swift reunited with her Eras Tour band, dancers and backup singers for a special screening in N.Y.C. The reunion comes one year after the record-breaking tour came to an end.

One sweet scene shows the Kansas City Chiefs tight end giving his now-fiancée a pep talk over the phone ahead of one of her Eras Tour shows.

Taylor Swift turns 36 today, and her songwriting journey shows how a teenager grew into one of modern music’s defining voices.