United Kingdom, Aug. 26 -- Taylor Swift has reportedly restricted access to her new album The Life of a Showgirl to only five people.

The 35-year-old singer-songwriter recorded the record in secret in Sweden alongside longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback during breaks from her ongoing Eras Tour, and a source has now said she also even kept some contributors left in the dark about the final product.

According to the Daily Mail, only a handful of people - including Taylor's boyfriend Travis Kelce - have heard the finished record, with tight non-disclosure agreements in place and extreme security measures taken to protect its contents.

An insider told the publication: "Everyone, from the writers, producers, studio engineers and...