Joni Mitchell will have a lot of company when she takes the stage on Sunday for her first-ever Grammy Awards performance. Her friend and collaborator Brandi Carlile will be performing alongside her, as will Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, SistaStrings, Lucius, and Blake Mills, according to executive producer Raj Kapoor. As …
Read More »'Argylle' Director Matthew Vaughn Talks Taylor Swift Rumors and Marvel
British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn’s helmed a gonzo fantasy with a cross-dressing Robert De Niro, a vigilante superhero flick with a foul-mouthed, killer kid, and a delirious spin on Bond with Colin Firth. But Argylle, his $200 million globe-trotting espionage thriller, has proven to be his most divisive film yet. The …
Read More »Embassy of Japan Assures Panicked Swifties Pop Star Can Make It to Super Bowl on Time
The Japanese Embassy in Washington moved to quell panicked Swifties over the the megastar’s chances of making it to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl following her post-concert flight from Tokyo. Taylor Swiftis set to take the stage in Tokyo to a sold-out concert as part …
Read More »21 Savage and Brandy Will Join Burna Boy for Historic Grammys Performance
Burna Boy will be the first Afrobeats performer ever to play the Grammys at Sunday night’s ceremony —and he’ll be joined onstage by Brandy and 21 Savage, executive producer Raj Kapoor tells Rolling Stone Music Now. The collaboration will also mark 21 Savage’s Grammy performance debut, while Brandy hasn’t sung …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo Songs Vanish from TikTok as Licensing Battle With Universal Music Heats Up
A day after Universal Music Group threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from UMG‘s unparalleled stable of artists began vanishing from the social media platform late Wednesday. The removals started gradually late Wednesday evening. The official versions of UMG-owned recordings such …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Announces Country Album: 'It's Happening'
Lana Del Rey has confirmed she has a new album in the works and this time it’s a little bit country. The singer announced the LP, Lasso, at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. During the event, Del Rey took the stage to fete producer Jack Antonoff, …
Read More »Watch Late-Night Hosts Remind Donald Trump He's Not More Popular Than Taylor Swift
Donald Trump recently claimed that he’s more popular than Taylor Swift, but several late-night TV hosts would beg to differ. Last night, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and more took aim at Trump with some poignant reminders that Swift is exceptionally popular. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel told Republicans to “enjoy …
Read More »Fans React to Removal of UMG Artists From TikTok: 'Were We Silent or Silenced?'
Fans of Universal Music Group’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo, are not pleased that the record label group has ceased to license its music to TikTok. The day after UMG threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from …
Read More »Bryce Dallas Howard Addresses Taylor Swift 'Argylle' Rumors on 'Fallon'
Bryce Dallas Howard appeared on The Tonight Show to promote her new film Argylle and host Jimmy Fallon took the opportunity to question her on whether Taylor Swift actually wrote the novel on which the film is based. In the movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn, Howard plays an author named …
Read More »Travis Kelce Thanks Taylor Swift for Joining Super Bowl-Bound Chiefs in Her 'Rookie Year'
The Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs have a deep history with the championship game. In the mid-Sixties, the team’s founder, Lamar Hunt, led them to the first-ever Super Bowl, for which he is credited with coining the name. They’ve been back quite a few times since, including in 2020 when …
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