‘Baby, That’s Show Business’: 4 albums worth crazed consumption

Taylor Swift's Business Savvy

Taylor Swift has proven herself to be a savvy businesswoman with the release of her 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl," which set a record for first-week sales with over four million album units sold.

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Swift and her team took advantage of the growing popularity of vinyl and CDs, as noted by The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber, who called it the "unexpected byproduct of streaming."

These are just a few of the 30-plus album variants released for "The Life of a Showgirl," which would cost approximately $868 to purchase in entirety as of Oct. 8.

Author's summary: Taylor Swift releases 12th album with record sales.

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