CHICAGO – Attention Swifties! If you want to be one of the first to get your hands on Taylor’s newest music, prepare to get in line.
What we know:
Target is planning a midnight release for Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” when it drops next month.
Five hundred select stores across the country will stay open past midnight on Friday, Oct. 3, to sell three Target-exclusive CD editions of the album.
Here’s where you can grab your copy in the Illinois/Indiana area:
Illinois Bloomington Normal  |  301 Veterans PkwyChampaign  |  2102 N Prospect AveChicago Near North Elston  |  2656 N Elston AveEast Peoria  |  480 W Washington StEdwardsville  |  2350 Troy RdQuincy  |  3701 Broadway StRockford  |  6560 E State StShiloh  |  3400 Green Mount Crossing DrSpringfield  |  3445 Freedom Dr Indiana Avon  |  10209 E US Highway 36Bloomington  |  2966 E 3rd St.Carmel East 151st Street  |  1600 E 151st St.Evansville Lloyd Expressway  |  6625 E Lloyd ExpyFishers  |  11750 Commercial Dr.Fort Wayne SW  |  1102 S Thomas Rd.Ft Wayne Glenbrook  |  3801 Coldwater Rd.Greenwood South  |  895 S State Rd 135Lafayette  |  3630 South StreetMishawaka  |  155 University Dr E, GrangerMuncie  |  3601 N Barr St.Southport  |  4850 E Southport Rd, IndianapolisValparaiso  |  2420 Laporte Ave.Waterford Park  |  1125 Veterans Pkwy, Clarksville
The backstory:
Taylor Swift unveiled her 12th studio album titled “The Life of a Showgirl” while guest starring on “New Heights,” a podcast hosted by her fiancé Travis Kelce and his brother Jason.
Taylor Swift unveils ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album release date and track list
The album is set to drop on Oct. 3.
“The Life of a Showgirl” will feature 12 tracks, including one featuring Sabrina Carpenter, and is set to drop on Oct. 3.
The Source: The information in this report came from the “New Heights” podcast, Target and Taylor Swift.