This is a great moment to be the Pet Shop Boys. The ultimate Eighties synth-pop duo are having a renaissance right now, just in time for the 40th anniversary of their classic hit “West End Girls.” They have a brilliant new album, Nonetheless, their zippiest of this century and one …
Read More »Taylor Swift Dominates Entire Top 10 on Hot 100. Again
Until late 2022, no artist had ever taken up the entire top 10 on the Hot 100. Now Taylor Swift has done it twice. Just a day removed from The Tortured Poets Department making history as the second-biggest album debut since Billboard first started tracking streaming numbers for its chart …
Read More »Taylor Swift Makes Chart History With 'The Tortured Poets Department'
Taylor Swift has once again made history on the charts. The Tortured Poets Department landed at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 4). It’s her 14th album to top the charts, setting a tying record with Jay-Z for the most Number Ones among solo artists; the …
Read More »How St. Vincent Unlocked Her Realest Album Yet
“I’ve known I was going to make a record called All Born Screaming since I was 23,” says St. Vincent. “But I just wasn’t ready. I wasn’t really worthy of the title, ’cause you have to live a lot to be worthy of a title that really says it all. …
Read More »Is Taylor Swift Teasing 'Tortured Poets Department' Additions to the Eras Tour?
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was already a marathon — three hours, a 45-song setlist on average — and now, ahead of the European leg of the trek, she has 31 more tracks from her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, to choose from. Swift returns to the stage in just …
Read More »The Old Taylor Swift Is Dead — This Time for Real
At the very moment Taylormania was hitting preposterous heights, threatening to turn the artist at its center into an untouchable icon, it turns out that the real Taylor Swift was spending her time between glittery three-hour concerts making some of her most fearless art. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology …
Read More »Donna Kelce Calls Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Her 'Best Work'
Donna Kelce has praised Taylor Swift‘s new album The Tortured Poets Department. Speaking to People at the Age of Possibility summit in Las Vegas, Travis Kelce‘s mom confirmed, “I listened to the whole album, and I listened to it all morning long when it was released.” She added, “I was …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly Isn't Dumb Enough to Cross Taylor Swift: I Don't 'Want Any Smoke' With Swifties
Machine Gun Kelly has gotten himself into his fair share of conflicts with other artists — and their fanbases, by extension — throughout his career. But there’s one group of fans the rapper would never want to be on the outs with: Swifties. MGK faced off with Trippie Redd on …
Read More »Hayley Williams Has Been Blasting Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's New Albums, Too
Hayley Williams‘ music taste is top-notch — and on Monday, she shared some of the albums that have been “keeping [her] company” recently. Among the albums on the Paramore frontwoman’s list were Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter and Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department, both of which she had sweet things to …
Read More »From VMAs Drama to 'thanK you aIMee': A Timeline of Taylor Swift's Feud With Kim Kardashian, Kanye West
Since 2009, Taylor Swift and Kanye West have been locked in one of the tensest battles in celebrity history. They mostly stayed out of each other’s ways after their first, infamous, televised moment together until a public reconciliation in 2015 made it seem like all of that was just water …
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