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Los Angeles
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour

Joe Garcia killed a dealer during a 2003 dispute, was arrested and jailed, thought of his girlfriend while hearing Taylor Swift, and was reunited with her last year.
fromConsequence
1 day ago

Robbie Williams Delayed His New Album Because of Taylor Swift's Life Of A Showgirl: "You Can't Compete With That"

The UK pop legend recently revealed that he had to delay his latest album, Britpop, to avoid direct competition with all that is Swift-Mania. "We're all pretending [the scheduling change] is not about Taylor Swift, but it f**king is," Williams said. "You can't compete with that." The revelation (via ) came during Williams' Thursday evening set at London's Dingwalls.
Music
#album-sales
fromFast Company
6 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift sells 2.7 million copies of 'The Life of a Showgirl' on Day 1, breaking the U.S. record

fromFast Company
6 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift sells 2.7 million copies of 'The Life of a Showgirl' on Day 1, breaking the U.S. record

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fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

Taylor Swift's song 'Elizabeth Taylor' pays homage to the Hollywood starlet's life and scandals. Here are the details you might've missed.

Taylor Swift's Showgirl album overtly honors Elizabeth Taylor, linking their commercial dominance and tabloid-fueled fascination with romantic scandal and cultural defiance.
Television
fromVulture
2 days ago

Seth Meyers Won Late Night This Week (Taylor's Version)

Late-night television remains culturally relevant, blending celebrity promotion, political protest, and satire to shape public conversation and engage viewers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The Guide #212: The Taylor Swift backlash has me asking: how much good music can one artist really produce?

Amid the flood of discourse around Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl, one recurring sentiment jumped out: that the album which many critics have declared a misstep in Swift's otherwise consistently solid discography felt hurried, hasty, rushed. The Life of a Showgirl Is 40 Minutes of Elevator Music Rushed Out to Break a Beatles Record, read the particularly savage headline of a piece on Collider.
Music
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

"Actually Romantic": When Displacement Looks Like a Diss Track

In her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift invites us into the psychological backstage of fame. One of the album's more provocative tracks, "Actually Romantic," has been widely interpreted as a diss track. While fans and critics alike often have a hard time reaching agreement on who Swift references in her bops, many believe "Actually Romantic" targets fellow pop icon Charli XCX. The track highlights Charli's reported drug use and likens Charli's critical attention to Taylor to infatuation.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

Taylor Swift's 20 best breakup songs, ranked

Taylor Swift specializes in emotionally varied breakup songs, including 'Dear John,' 'Champagne Problems,' 'All Too Well,' and recent additions from The Tortured Poets Department.
Film
fromBustle
3 days ago

Taylor Swift Shared Travis Kelce's Hilarious Celebrity Mix-Up

Travis Kelce confused Greta Gerwig with Anna Eberstein while complimenting her at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour VIP tents, creating a humorous misunderstanding.
Fashion & style
fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

Daring outfits Taylor Swift has worn throughout her career, from see-through dresses to plunging necklines

Taylor Swift's evolving bold fashion choices influence trends and drive significant sales while she promotes new music and personal milestones.
#generative-ai
fromFuturism
6 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She's Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album

fromFuturism
6 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She's Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album

fromVulture
3 days ago

Travis Kelce Should Watch Frances Ha

I was like, 'I gotta let you know, your favorite director is in the tent,' Swift said. 'He loves Greta Gerwig.'
Film
#album-release
fromBuzzFeed
3 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift's Marketing Tactics Have Me Questioning If We Really Know Her Or Just Her Personas?

fromBuzzFeed
3 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift's Marketing Tactics Have Me Questioning If We Really Know Her Or Just Her Personas?

#the-life-of-a-showgirl
fromConsequence
5 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift Says She Isn't Bothered by The Life of a Showgirl Reviews: "I'm Not the Art Police"

fromConsequence
5 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift Says She Isn't Bothered by The Life of a Showgirl Reviews: "I'm Not the Art Police"

Media industry
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Inside the Fan Insanity Unleashed by The Life of a Showgirl

Newsrooms flood coverage around buzzy cultural moments; Taylor Swift currently monopolizes music journalism, driving relentless, granular media saturation.
Music
fromBustle
4 days ago

Taylor Swift's Update On 'Rep (TV)' Vault Tracks Is Disappointing

Taylor Swift will delay releasing Reputation (Taylor's Version) Vault tracks while focusing promotion on her new album The Life of a Showgirl.
#album-sales-record
fromConsequence
4 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Breaks Adele's Sales Record for Biggest Album in a Single Week

fromConsequence
4 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Breaks Adele's Sales Record for Biggest Album in a Single Week

US politics
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Here's why Taylor Swift fans don't pay tariffs on her vinyl records

The Berman Amendment exempts informational materials from presidential tariffs, preventing extra import costs on books, films, posters, photographs, and physical music.
#travis-kelce
Fashion & style
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Taylor Swift's $53,000 outfit for a New York City outing is the perfect inspiration for fall fashion

Taylor Swift wore a simple, chic, high-end NYC outfit featuring designer clothing and luxury jewelry, including a Cartier watch that retailed for about $27,300.
#super-bowl-halftime-show
fromBustle
5 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift Reveals The Real Reason She Declined The Super Bowl Halftime Show

fromBustle
5 days ago
Music

Taylor Swift Reveals The Real Reason She Declined The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Television
fromBustle
5 days ago

Taylor Swift Has Thoughts On The 'TSITP' Love Triangle

Taylor Swift endorsed Belly's choices, declined to pick between Conrad and Jeremiah, and praised the show's thoughtful, prominent use of her music.
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

25 Taylor Swift songs with literary references you may have missed, from 'All Too Well' to 'The Fate of Ophelia'

Taylor Swift may be a pop star and business mastermind, but she's most beloved by fans for being a storyteller. "Everybody has their own sort of niche or specialty thing that they do that, you know, sets them apart from everybody else," Swift said in "Miss Americana," her 2020 Netflix documentary. "And my storytelling is what is for me. I know that without me writing my own songs, I wouldn't be here."
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#selena-gomez
#box-office
fromFortune
1 week ago
Film

In heavyweight movie showdown, Taylor Swift's 'Show Girl' smashes The Rock's 'Smashing Machine' | Fortune

fromVulture
1 week ago
Film

Showgirls Beat Revolutionaries at the Box Office This Weekend

Taylor Swift's cinematic album release topped the weekend with $45 million while One Battle After Another earned $42 million and crossed $100 million.
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 week ago
Film

Taylor Swift's The Official Release Party of a Show Girl' debuts at No. 1 with $33 million

Taylor Swift’s AMC companion film opened at No. 1 with $33 million, outperforming Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine, which opened to $6 million.
fromFortune
1 week ago
Film

In heavyweight movie showdown, Taylor Swift's 'Show Girl' smashes The Rock's 'Smashing Machine' | Fortune

fromConsequence
5 days ago

Taylor Swift Skips Grammy Nomination Race for First Time Since She Was 17

For the first time since she was still a teenager, Taylor Swift won't be competing for a nomination at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. This is for the simple reason that the pop superstar didn't release any music during the eligibility window, which ran from August 31st, 2024, to August 30th, 2025. Her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, and its lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," were both released this past Friday, October 3rd, missing the cutoff date by more than a month.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

Every Taylor Swift album, ranked from worst to best

Folklore ranks as Taylor Swift's best album while The Life of a Showgirl ranks last in a 12-album ranking combining originals and rerecordings.
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

10 Taylor Swift songs that seem to reference Scooter Braun, Scott Borchetta, and the battle for her masters

By Swift's own account, she'd had a fraught history with Braun long before he acquired her back catalog in a deal with Scott Borchetta, the CEO of Big Machine Records, Swift's former label. "Everyone in my team knew if Scooter Braun brings us something, do not bring it to me," she told Rolling Stone in 2019. "The fact that those two are in business together after the things he said about Scooter Braun - it's really hard to shock me. And this was utterly shocking."
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Taylor Swift's ode to Travis Kelce is cringe but is it worse than these other terrible lyrics?| Arwa Mahdawi

Shall I compare thee to a redwood tree? Thou art more sappy and more decadent. Rough winds do shake OK, enough of that. I apologise for the cod Shakespeare but I just couldn't help myself. Taylor Swift mania is at fever pitch and I have found myself swept up in the chatter about the lyrics from her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.
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#super-bowl-halftime
#charli-xcx
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fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

I'm a Poet. I Believe That This Song Is Taylor Swift's Masterpiece. I'll Explain Why.

The 10-minute version of "All Too Well" expands pop-song form to demonstrate Taylor Swift's mastery through sustained narrative and justified long-form structure.
fromIndependent
6 days ago

Kirsty Blake Knox: What's 'engagement breadcrumbing'? And did Taylor Swift do it to ensure she'd receive her dream proposal?

When it comes to proposals, we've all met that person who seems like they are storyboarding or executive producing the big 'surprise' "I just watch it like it's a TV," singer Taylor Swift said, showing off her sparkling engagement ring to chat show host Graham Norton and an array of guests on his red couch.
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fromVulture
6 days ago

Doughn't Think Taylor Swift Won't Talk About Sourdough

Taylor Swift enjoys baking sourdough, wants to share recipes, and celebrated Travis Kelce's nervous proposal, revealing he had the ring for a long time.
Music
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos | TechCrunch

Taylor Swift's scavenger-hunt album rollout used location-based QR clue videos and collective online actions, prompting fan suspicion that some clips were AI-generated.
fromScary Mommy
6 days ago

13 Baby Names Taylor Swift Would Probably Choose For Her Future Kids

Taylor Swift isn't just a pop icon - she's a cultural force, a masterful lyricist, and a walking aesthetic mood board. Her songs have become modern poetry and her eras have defined a generation, so it should come as no surprise that baby names inspired by the artist's essence are top of mind for many fans seeking inspiration. We decided to take things a step further and imagine what Swift might choose to name her own children,
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#songwriting
US politics
fromVulture
6 days ago

Taylor Swift Never Said She Was Anti-AI

Taylor Swift emphasizes control over her image amid fears about AI-generated deepfakes and fan scrutiny of possible AI use in her album promotion.
Music
fromBustle
6 days ago

Taylor Swift Just Made History With 'The Life Of A Showgirl'

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl achieved record-breaking sales, streaming milestones, and box office impact on its Oct. 3 release day, selling 2.7 million copies.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago

All the details you might have missed in Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' music video

Taylor Swift released the music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," featuring references to the Ophelia painting, the Eras Tour, and Travis Kelce.
Music
fromVulture
6 days ago

'Ruin the Friendship' Should Be Track 5

Track five traditionally holds the most personal song; "Eldest Daughter" occupies it but lacks depth, while "Ruin the Friendship" provides album's true emotional gut punch.
fromDefector
6 days ago

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

I had high hopes for this album, because Swift was finally returning to the producers she used for 1989 and Reputation. I've listened to her music since we were both in high school, and my body remembers the anticipation it felt before some of her better albums, and the ecstasy of having that anticipation rewarded with an LP full of bangers.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Taylor Swift Flashes Engagement Ring, but It's Cillian Murphy's Reaction That's Raising Eyebrows

Cillian Murphy remained composed as Taylor Swift flashed her new engagement ring on The Graham Norton Show, prompting viral memes about his expression.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift is more popular than ever while her recent music and releases feel less compelling and overly commodified.
#music-video
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Taylor Swift's 'Ruin the Friendship' Isn't What We Expected

Taylor Swift's "Ruin the Friendship" revisits teenage nostalgia and likely references her late high school friend Jeff Lang through hometown memories and prom details.
Music
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

I Went to See the New Taylor Swift "Movie." It Crystallized the Problem This Time Around.

Taylor Swift is monetizing fandom by releasing a theatrical visual accompaniment that functions primarily as an album promotion and communal fan event.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Taylor Swift is breaking her own records with 'The Life of a Showgirl'

Taylor Swift's 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl' broke multiple global streaming records and is generating strong box-office activity.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Ben Shapiro Skewers Taylor Swift: 'Acting Like a Child'

Ben Shapiro criticized Taylor Swift's new album as immature, urged her to return to country music, and recommended singing about marriage and family.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Taylor Swift's 12th album is out. BI breaks down what it's all about.

'Showgirl' is the most brazenly pop-forward, melodically savvy, and structurally polished album that Swift has released in about a decade,
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fromVulture
1 week ago

All the Celebs Stanning Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl

"We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael's classic song 'Father Figure' into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album," the wrote on social media. ""When we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review lazy big screen cash-in

Taylor Swift's release strategy increasingly commodifies fans through repetitive, low-effort re-releases and ticketed promotional films that prioritize profits over artistic value.
#nicki-minaj
San Francisco 49ers
fromRMNB
1 week ago

Spencer Carbery hasn't listened to Taylor Swift's new album 'The Life of a Showgirl' yet, but 'I wish I had'

Capitals coach Spencer Carbery had not listened to Taylor Swift's new album and instead discussed football and his allegiance to the San Francisco 49ers.
Yoga
fromYoga Journal
1 week ago

Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" Has Yoga Playlist Potential. We Ranked Each Song

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl provides songs that pair with different parts of a yoga practice to amplify energy, emotion, and flow.
Real Madrid
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Real Madrid get name-dropped in Taylor Swift's new song

Taylor Swift likens signing a contract with Real Madrid to winning an Oscar or the Palme d'Or in her new album song "Wi$h Li$t".
Music
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Only 11 albums have spent at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this century - here they all are

Since 2000, eleven albums have spent ten or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with Taylor Swift having three such albums.
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