It’s Taylor Swift‘s birthday, and she’s gifting her fans something special to celebrate. Swift’s marketing and public relations company, Taylor Nation, launched an “Eras Archive” site which honor each of the superstar’s musical eras. The archival site features eight videos of behind-the-scenes footage from several music videos over the last …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Movie Will Make You Sing, Scream, and Sob
The first of many great moments in Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie: Right as the lights went down, the girl in Row H spoke up. “Oh my God, I should have asked permission before now, but we’re all gonna sing, right?” she pleaded in the dark. “Because I wanna sing!” …
Read More »Taylormania! How Taylor Swift Emerged from the Pandemic Bigger Than Ever
When 20,000 people start showing up outside Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stadium shows, it should become clear that something unique is happening. Streaming numbers make it clear as well: Seventeen years into Swift’s career, she’s managed to hit a new height of popularity. Call it Taylormania. In the new episode …
Read More »Maximum Taylor: Here's How the Eras Tour Hits New, Swift-ier Heights
Taylor Swift has no fewer than four new albums —Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights —to cover in the Eras Tour, which was both an opportunity and a major challenge. It wasn’t hard to imagine that she’d end up sidelining the quieter material of Folklore and Evermore in favor of her …
Read More »Taylor Swift Tickets Are On Sale. Fans Say It's Their Hunger Games
What does Tuesday, Nov. 15 mean to you? If you’re an average person, it’s probably just another day. But for Taylor Swift fans desperate to snag tickets to the pop star’s latest stadium tour, today isn’t just another Tuesday — it’s all-out war. The October release of Swift’s 10th studio …
Read More »Taylor Swift Becomes First Artist in History to Take All Top-10 Spots on the Hot 100 With 'Midnights'
Swifties often refer to Taylor Swift as “the music industry.” Monday may be as close to that moniker as she’s ever been. The release of Swift’s Midnights has already been established as one of the biggest opening weeks for an album in recent memory — and now, the pop star …
Read More »Taylor Swift Surprises Crowd at Bon Iver's London Show With 'Exile' Duet
Taylor Swift made a surprise visit to Bon Iver‘s concert in London on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the OVO Arena in Wembley. As Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, began the first few verses of “Exile” from Swift’s eighth album, Folklore, the Midnights artist walked on stage. Immediately, the crowd lost it. …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is the First Artist to Sell 1 Million Records in Week One Since… Taylor Swift in 2017
The days when a superstar could sell a million records for their album’s opening week are supposed to be at an end — a relic of a time before streaming services, when fans still mainly purchased albums and directly drove artists’ album sales. But as Taylor Swift often does, she …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Is the Final Horseman of the Tumblr-Era Revival
The dulcet clangs and synths of a Jack Antonoff-produced pop album are ringing through the air, Urban Outfitters is selling a new Arctic Monkeys LP, and American Apparel turtlenecks are cool again. What year is it? If you’ve started to feel some deja vu, you’re not alone. With the release …
Read More »Synths, Anxiety, and a Genius 'Dear John' Sequel: The Ultimate 'Midnights' Track-by-Track
From the sonic and lyrical influence of the Lover track “The Archer” to the harrowing revelations of the “Dear John” sequel “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve,” the depths of Taylor Swift‘s new album Midnights deserve deep examination. That’s exactly what happens on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, in which …
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