According to Apple Music, Swift flew to Sweden during the European leg of the Era’s Tour to record her latest album “in a very showgirl manner.”

With former collaborators such as Max Martin and Shellback, Swift told Apple Music that she’s “never been more proud of anything than I am of the Eras Tour, and I just thought, ‘I want to make an album that I’m proud of.'”

Penn State Altoona student Ava Mayer, 18, saw the tour twice with her mother and her mother’s friend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

This album cover image shows “The Life of a Showgirl” by Taylor Swift. Republic Records via AP

When she listened to Swift’s album at midnight, she said she ranked each song in her notes app and shared it with her mother.

“Elizabeth Taylor” was at the top of her list, which Apple Music describes as having a “thumping, rock vibe.”

Mayer said this album shows listeners that Swift is “in love,” referencing the star’s fiance and tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelce.

“She’s with someone with a smaller vocabulary, so the songs are less intricate and well-rounded,” she said.

First-year students Cassidy Clark and Olivia Behe were also enthusiastic Friday morning about the new release.

Clark said “The Life of a Showgirl” was “different than everything else (Swift) has released” because it incorporates a “fun, new sound.”

“I could tell she had fun and got out of her box,” she said.

Behe added that the album was “cohesive” while maintaining a different sound for each song.

Clark said she listened to the album this morning, whereas Behe stayed up until midnight in their friend’s dorm room.

Behe was the only person who “cared about it” last night, they said, so they counted down to the release and “made everyone else listen to it.”

In Clark’s opinion, the new album showed that people can “stay in their little bubble, but you can also be a showgirl.”

“(Swift’s) a lot more sure of herself and who she is and what she wants,” Behe said. “That translates really well.”

Sophomore Emily Garbacz, meanwhile, does not consider herself a Swift fan.

She believes Swift is “overhyped and overplayed,” which she then said has a lot to do with her own personality as Swift is too “girly” for her.

“You need to change the love story up a bit,” she added.

Garbacz doesn’t plan on listening to the album, but she went on to say that she likes some of Swift’s songs, stating that she’s not a “complete hater.”

Seeing many people repost Swift’s album online, Garbacz asked rhetorically, “Is it that good, or are you just a fan?”

Sienna Smith, 18, is also not a fan of the pop icon.

Studying nursing at Penn State Altoona, Smith said she used to be a big fan of Swift’s country music, but she no longer is due to Swift’s genre shift.

Smith added that Swift “brought politics into her fame,” stating that she “doesn’t like when people associate things that don’t correlate with each other.”

Subtle fans also expressed their opinions on the artist before listening to “The Life of a Showgirl” Friday morning.

First-year student Victoria Bates said she was waiting to “wind down” to listen to Swift’s newest album to give it her fullest attention.

The Valley Forge-area native said she likes Swift’s music — mentioning that she watched the “Love Story” many times — but her friends are “super into it.”

Swift is a “badass,” according to Bates, because of “women empowerment, but also vulnerability” through her lyricism.

Her music also brings back memories for Alexa Kinlaw, 18, who studies industrial engineering at Penn State Altoona.

Kinlaw said she “loved” Swift’s sixth studio album “Reputation,” stating that “Don’t Blame Me” is her favorite song.

Whether they love her or hate her, many college students recognized Swift’s name from their childhood because she has been actively making music since 2006.

Clark said she started to listen to Swift when she was in kindergarten, while Behe said that they have been a Swiftie “since I could listen to music.”

There are “a lot of memories” surrounding Swift’s music, Kinlaw said.

Mirror Staff Writer Colette Costlow is at 814-946-7414.