Watch : Taylor Swift Trolls Herself Ahead of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ ReleaseThis is something special, something sacred. George Michael—who passed away in 2016 at the age of 53—is getting a posthumous music credit on Taylor Swift’s forthcoming 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl. But instead of directly sampling the beloved song, Taylor’s version will interpolate the original into her new edition. As Kenny told TMZ in August, he thinks the late singer would be proud of the homage, and though George had never met Taylor, Kenny imagined he would’ve been a fan of the Midnights artist. But while Taylor has kept the curtain closed on the specific details of The Life of a Showgirl, in true Taylor fashion she has left a trail of Easter eggs.