Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Taylor Swift hits all her marks with her 12th studio album, Young Miko delivers a sultry tune full of Afrobeats nods, and Mariah the Scientist and Kali Uchis …
Read More »Taylor Swift Won't Be Touring Anytime Soon: 'I Am So Tired'
Maybe the 149 Eras Tour shows in 51 cities across a year and a half were enough for now. In a new interview withBBC Radio 1 following the release of The Life of a Showgirl on Friday, Taylor Swift said she plans to take a break from touring for a …
Read More »A $3 Book About the 'Strategic Genius' of Taylor Swift Returns to Top of Music Business Charts
Taylor Swift has won over legions of fans with her buoyant melodies and heart-stirring lyrics, but the 14-time Grammy winner and Diamond-certified recording artist has also charmed an entire music industry with her acuity and savviness, turning a usually cynical crowd into some of her biggest fans. The singer’s business …
Read More »Taylor Swift Releases 'The Life of a Showgirl' Album & Swifties Are Celebrating With Fan-Inspired Merch
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “And, baby, that’s show business for you,” Taylor Swift wrote online to debut the album cover for her new LP The Life of a Showgirl, officially out now …
Read More »Is Taylor Swift's 'Actually Romantic' About Charli XCX? A Look Back at Their Friendship
There are moments across Taylor Swift’s newly released album, The Life of a Showgirl, that revel in the theatrics of public spectacles and high drama, something she knows well. Her 12-album discography has no shortage of friends, foes, lovers, and skeptics playing key characters in her music, but her new …
Read More »13 Taylor Swift Books to Read While You Listen to 'The Life of a Showgirl' Album
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Swifties, deep breath. Is your heart rate back to normal now that Taylor Swift has officially dropped her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl? Released today …
Read More »'No Hesitation': George Michael's Estate 'Delighted' Over Taylor Swift Using 'Father Figure'
As Swifties prepare for The Life of a Showgirl to drop at midnight, George Michael‘s estate released a statement about one of the most anticipated tracks on Taylor Swift‘s new album: “Father Figure,” which shares the same name as Michael’s 1987 hit song and interpolates it with her own version. …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl': Here's Where to Buy Every Edition of the New Album
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Some of the best things happen when the clock strikes midnight (just ask Cinderella). But this time, we’re talking about Taylor Swift’s brand-new album, The Life of a …
Read More »Taylor Swift Doesn't Need Singles Anymore. Does That Mean She Shouldn't Release Them?
In Hamlet Act III, Scene I, Shakespeare’s titular character tells Ophelia, “God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another.” His accusation comes at the end of an epic crashout, where he claims he never loved her. Later, after Ophelia drowns in a creek surrounded by flowers, Hamlet …
Read More »Taylor Swift Breaks Her Own Spotify Record for Most Album Pre-Saves
The Life of a Showgirl might be the most anticipated album on Spotify, like ever. On Monday, the streaming service announced that Taylor Swift‘s 12th studio album surpassed five million pre-saves on the platform, surpassing the record held by The Tortured Poets Department. Monday’s announcement also comes as Spotify revealed …
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