If you’ve ever wondered how much influence Taylor Swift actually has, head on over to the Empire State Building’s official Instagram page and take a look. The New York City landmark lit up orange just after midnight on August 12 because Tay had news. She began a little tease on her website with a countdown. Swifties immediately got excited in hopes of something big. Of course, the orange Easter eggs made fans curious and extremely hopeful. Then, at exactly 12:12 a.m. on August 12, Taylor Swift announced her upcoming 12th album, The Life of A Showgirl. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Empire State Building (@empirestatebldg) The Life of a Showgirl Is Taylor Swift’s First New Album Since Purchasing Her Entire Catalogue While Taylor Swift rerecorded albums like Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version), The Life of a Showgirl will be all-new music. Taylor also went on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, to share the news with Travis and his brother, Jason Kelce. Fans are beside themselves and eagerly await this new album. As soon as they saw the Empire State Building turn orange for Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, Swifties went wild in the comment section. “Welcome to New York, TS12! We’ve been waiting for you,” one wrote. Of course, there were lots of jokes. “You’re the tallest swiftie I know. Love that about you,” a fan wrote. “Even the Empire State is swiftie,” another laughed. A few fans dropped some Taylor lyrics. “Couldn’t have imagined something better.. even in our wildest dreams,” one wrote. Others pointed out just how insane Taylor Swift’s influence is and that The Life of a Showgirl changed the city’s skyline. “Bruh ain’t many people in the world that have the enough power and influence to just call up Mr. Empire and say hey can you turn the top of your building orange?” A comment reads. We love this comment because it’s so true. “It’s Taylor’s world and we are just living in it.” This story’s featured image is by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images. The post The Empire State Building Made A Big Change For Taylor Swift appeared first on InspireMore.