--- title: "Taylor Swift's new release receives low Metacritic score" description: "Most outlets reported that Taylor Swift’s latest four-track release, *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*, received a low score on Metacritic and attracted criticism from music reviewers. Geo News added that the release ranked last on the chart and described the reviews as \"very poor,\" while Minute Mirror focused more broadly on the low score and the critical reception without specifying the ranking." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13654-taylor-swift-s-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore-receives site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Taylor Swift's new release receives low Metacritic score entertainment · updated 12 Oct 2026, 3:28 AM PKT · 11–12 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Taylor Swift’s latest four-track release, *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*, received a low score on Metacritic and attracted criticism from music reviewers. Geo News added that the release ranked last on the chart and described the reviews as "very poor," while Minute Mirror focused more broadly on the low score and the critical reception without specifying the ranking. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Taylor Swift faces critical setback as ‘The Encore’ ranks last on chart](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1565960/taylor-swift-faces-critical-setback-as-the-encore-ranks-last-on-chart/) · 12 Oct 2026, 3:28 AM PKT > Taylor Swift’s latest release, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, has received some very poor reviews from music critics. The four song release has scored just 39 out of 100 on Metacritic, putting it at the bottom of list of 237 albums released in 2026, according to TV Fandom Lounge. Several reviewers have raised […] - **Minute Mirror** — [Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ receives low metacritic score amid criticism](https://minutemirror.com.pk/taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore-receives-low-metacritic-score-amid-criticism-642976/) · 11 Oct 2026, 8:40 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Taylor Swift’s latest four-track release, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, has attracted criticism from music reviewers, - **Geo News** — [Taylor Swift faces critical setback as 'The Encore' ranks last on chart](https://www.geo.tv/latest/686047-taylor-swift-faces-critical-setback-as-the-encore-ranks-last) · 11 Oct 2026, 4:58 PM PKT · 99% identical wording to the newest filing > Taylor Swift’s latest release, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, has received some very poor reviews from music critics.The four song release has scored just 39 out of 100 on Metacritic, putting it at the bottom of list of 237 albums released in 2026, according to TV... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Taylor Swift sets new Spotify records with 'Encore' release](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10212-taylor-swift-lifts-the-veil-off-encore-after-dropping-hints) · 26 Sep 2026 · 7 outlets · 3 developments · 77% related - [Taylor Swift wins first award for The Life of a Showgirl after mixed fan reactions](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7259-taylor-swift-wins-first-award-for-the-life-of-a-showgirl) · 9 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 73% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 11–12 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.