Taylor Swift’s years-long legal battle over the “Shake It Off” lyrics will stretch on into at least 2022 after a federal judge ruled Thursday that she must stand trial in the copyright case. The singer was first sued in 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claimed her …
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Paul McCartney is not an easy man to impress, but a little over four hours into the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony — which saw surprise appearances from Dave Chappelle, Eminem, and Jennifer Lopez, along with incredible performances by Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Carole King, …
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On the first anniversary of Folklore, Taylor Swift has shared the original and orchestral version of “The Lakes,” the bonus track from her eighth studio album. “It’s been one year since we escaped the real world together and imagined ourselves someplace simpler,” Swift wrote on social media Saturday. “With tall …
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Taylor Swift returned to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart following the release of her new version of “Love Story.” The musician wracked up 127.2 million song streams for the week of February 12th through the 18th, with “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” debuting at Number Four on …
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Taylor Swift‘s “‘Tis the Damn Season’ tells the tale of someone returning to their hometown and embarking on a fleeting but intimate relationship with someone from their past. It’s an emotional gut-punch, full of charming gusto that helps Evermore match so much of the fraught nostalgia from its sister record …
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In the week following the release of the singer/songwriter’s delight that is Folklore, Taylor Swift‘s early catalog got some extra attention on streaming platforms, with albums like Fearless and Red seeing double-digit growth in streams. Her 2008 album Fearless saw the biggest boost in streams, rising by 45 percent during …
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Hidden within the new Taylor Swift album we were gifted with at the stroke of midnight is a teenage love triangle, told from distinct perspectives in three separate songs: “Cardigan,” “August,” and “Betty.” “I created character arcs and recurring themes that map out who is singing about who,” she explained. …
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John Travolta presented Taylor Swift with the award for Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday night, for her pro-LGBTQ video “You Need To Calm Down.” At least, that’s what was supposed to happen. When Travolta and his co-presenter Queen Latifah announced Swift’s name, the …
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