When Taylor Swift dropped 1989 in 2014, Diane Warren wondered why the song they wrote together, “Say Don’t Go,” didn’t make it on the LP’s tracklist. So when the famed songwriter heard from her lawyer that Swift would finally release it nearly 10 years later, she was surprised — and …
Read More »Here's Where Swifties Can Buy Every Edition of '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Online, From Vinyl to Cassette
Her name is Taylor and she was born in 1989. Nearly nine years since releasing her Grammy-winning pop album of the same name, Taylor Swift has finally dropped the re-recorded edition, 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Her fourth re-recorded album, the new soundtrack is complete with five vault tracks that’ll have Swifties …
Read More »The Sadness of 'Slut' — And More of Our Takeaways from Taylor Swift's New Vault Tracks
Sweetening the deal of every re-recorded Taylor Swift album is the promise of hearing new vault tracks. These previously unreleased songs, which were written during their assigned eras, flesh out the diaristic narratives Swift laid out on their respective albums — and they also give us a glimpse into how …
Read More »'Gaylors' Respond to '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Intro Line About 'Sexualizing' Friendships
When Taylor Swift released the long-awaited rerecording of her genre-leaping album 1989, fans eagerly pored over vault tracks, theories of double albums, and limited edition vinyl releases that could predict Swift’s next re-record. But for Gaylors, a dedicated Swift fanbase that’s existed for over a decade, Swift’s prologue and a …
Read More »'1989 (Taylor's Version)' Is Our Deepest Look Yet Into the Record That Made Everyone a Swiftie
Long before Taylor Swift went into the woods for Folklore, she desperately wanted out of them. In the sixth music video she released from 2014’s 1989, she’s running through the forest in a blue dress, escaping a pack of wolves and magical roots that long to twist and curl around …
Read More »Cher Swears 'No Beef' With Madonna After Calling Her 'Mean' In Celebration Tour Clip
There are no grudges held between Cher and Madonna – if you are to believe Cher, at least. Rumors of a feud were reignited, when, as part of her 40thanniversary Celebration Tour, Madonna introduced a clip from a 1991 interview where the “Believe” singer calls the Queen of Pop “mean.” …
Read More »Is Elvis Presley a Monster in 'Priscilla'? Sofia Coppola Wants You to Judge for Yourself
I n Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature, Priscilla, she shoots tail-finned Cadillacs as lovingly as she does her latest extraordinary lead actress (Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley), capturing the beauty and hidden darkness inside Graceland — and in America writ large. Along the way, Coppola tells her most haunting coming-of-age tale …
Read More »Taylor Swift Teases Aquamarine-Themed 'From the Vault' Lyrics Ahead of '1989 TV' Release
This one is for the “lonely Starbucks lovers” conspiracists. On Tuesday, days before Taylor Swift is set to release her 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the singer shared a photo of what seems to be handwritten lyrics from one of the “From the Vault” tracks on her upcoming record. “Let’s fast forward …
Read More »Can 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' Turn a Non-Swiftie? We Put It to the Test
There’s a moment early on in Taylor Swift Era’s Tour concert film before she launches into her nearly dozen studio albums, but after she points to parts of the crowd to see how loud they’ll scream, when she looks into the audience. “This is getting dangerous, it’s about to start …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Finally Tops Hot 100 — Four Years After Its Release
“Cruel Summer” has officially taken over the Fall. More than four years after Taylor Swift‘s Lover track was released in August 2019, the song has finally topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday, marking yet another victory for Swift that likely would have been unexpected until a …
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