Listen "Showgirl Week: Taylor’s 12 for 12 with 4M+ Units"
Episode Synopsis
Taylor Swift rewrites the record books: The Life of a Showgirl storms past 4M+ first-week units (and sets a new pure-sales mark) while “The Fate of Ophelia” logs the biggest streaming week ever. We break down the sales math, platform records, and the looming Hot 100 sweep (12-for-12)— plus how Taylor stands up for her work vibrantly despite the variants strategy and the criticism around her album.Elsewhere, sombr shines in New York; HUNTR/X step further into the spotlight off “Golden”; Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas get squeezed out of likely top-10s in the Swift-quake; and the push behind Tate McRae’s “Tit for Tat” raises eyebrows. Plus: quick hits on JISOO & ZAYN’s team-up, where Khalid’s new era sits for 2010s stars in 2025, early Grammy buzz (Nov 7), a Bad Bunny Super Bowl surge, and our Week-2 outlook—what Showgirl tracks hold, which slide, and who sneaks back into the top tier.
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