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Ed Sheeran Joins Taylor Swift as Eras Tour Resumes

After terror threat, Southport attack, the 'positivity of the night felt like an antidote,' reviewer says

(Newser) - Taylor Swift returned to London's Wembley Stadium Thursday night for her first concert since reports of a terror plot caused the cancelation of three Vienna gigs—and her first in the UK since three young girls were stabbed to death at a Swift-themed dance workshop in northwest England.
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Ye Won't Stop Trolling Swift, Who Gets Her Revenge

Her Tortured Poets Department keeps West's Vultures 2 from top spot, breaking his No. 1 streak

(Newser) - Kanye West has had 11 consecutive No. 1 albums, and was going for 12, but an old nemesis has just broken his streak. Us Weekly reports that Vultures 2, Ye's new album with Ty Dolla $ign, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his 13th...

After Canceled Shows, Swifties in Vienna Throw Their Own

Foiled plot to attack Swift concerts doesn't stop fans from singing, dancing in Austrian capital's streets

(Newser) - While authorities in Austria continue to piece together an apparently foiled plan to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the singer's fans are showing that not even a terror plot can hold them back. The AP reports that, after three Swift shows were canceled as a result of...

Another Arrest Made in Taylor Swift Terror Plot

18-year-old Iraqi national also pledged allegiance to ISIS, authorities say

(Newser) - Police in Austria say they have arrested a third suspect in connection with a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. The country's interior minister said the latest person arrested is an 18-year-old Iraqi national, CNN reports. Authorities say he has links to the main suspect,...

Alleged Terror Plot at Swift Shows: 'A Tragedy Was Prevented'

Authorities believe suspects had ties to ISIS-K; fans bemoan canceled Vienna shows

(Newser) - Swifties are reeling after three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna were canceled Wednesday, following the arrest of two men who Austrian authorities say were planning a series of terror attacks in the nation's capital. At least one of the two suspects is said to have pledged his allegiance to...

3 Taylor Swift Concerts in Austria Abruptly Canceled

Police said terrorists planned to target Vienna gigs

(Newser) - Three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna were called off on Wednesday after two men who were allegedly planning terrorist attacks on large events in the Austrian capital were arrested. "With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to...

Swift to Fans: Don't Panic When You Hear Sirens on Thursday

Her Warsaw concert coincides with commemorations of 1944 uprising

(Newser) - Taylor Swift is telling fans traveling to her concert in Warsaw on Thursday to not panic, and to expect to hear loud sirens in the afternoon honoring a key World War II anniversary. The Polish capital is holding observances to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the 1944...

Children Among 8 Injured in UK Mass Stabbing
2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt
in UK Mass Stabbing
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Jul 29, 2024 3:00 PM CDT

2 Children Killed, 9 Hurt in UK Mass Stabbing

Police say teen attacker targeted Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop

(Newser) - Two children were killed and nine others injured in what police described as a "ferocious attack" in northwest England on Monday. Six of the injured children are in critical condition after the attack in Southport, north of Liverpool, the Telegraph reports. Two adults who tried to protect the children...

Free to First 25K Arrivals: Distant Taylor Swift Seats

Fans gathered on hill near Munich stadium for two concerts

(Newser) - Thousands of Taylor Swift fans in Germany have had free seats to two of her concerts, taking over a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations in Munich for the second straight day Sunday. That gave them a...

Eminem Unseats Taylor Swift Atop Billboard Charts

Swift's reign at No. 1 comes to an end after 12 weeks

(Newser) - Eminem's latest album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department after 12 weeks, the AP reports. In its first week, TTPD hit 891.34 million album streams stateside, according to...

Alleged Stalker Arrested Before Taylor Swift Concert

The first of 7 Eras tour gigs in Germany went smoothly

(Newser) - A suspected Taylor Swift stalker was arrested before the superstar's first concert on the German leg of her record-breaking Eras tour Wednesday. Police said the man was detained after a tip from organizers of the event in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, the AP reports. Police said the suspect...

Southwest Changes Schedule for Swift Fans

Airline adds 10 flights in October, expecting demand when her tour returns to America

(Newser) - You may have heard reference to the "Taylor Swift economy." A new move by Southwest Airlines provides an example of just how much of an effect she has: The airline is adding 10 flights to its schedule in October to accommodate fans trying to see her shows, reports...

Welcome to the Dave Grohl-Taylor Swift Feud
Welcome to the
Dave Grohl-Taylor Swift Feud
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Jun 29, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Welcome to the Dave Grohl-Taylor Swift Feud

It's definitely a weird one

(Newser) - Dave Grohl apparently picked a fight with Taylor Swift Saturday night while the Foo Fighters played a show in London, not far from Wembley Stadium, where Swift was playing that same night. Grohl mentioned her Eras Tour—a remark that was met with boos from the audience, whom Grohl quickly...

Taylor Swift Makes Big Announcement at 100th Eras Gig

She says record-breaking tour will end in December

(Newser) - The end of Eras is coming. Taylor Swift marked the 100th date of her record-breaking concert tour Thursday night by confirming that it will end in December, NBC News reports. "The celebration of the 100th show for me means the very first time I've ever acknowledged to myself...

Taylor Swift Makes Rare Social Media Comment

Swift sticks up for Lady Gaga after fellow singer addresses pregnancy rumors

(Newser) - Taylor Swift doesn't often make comments on social media, so her Wednesday comment on one of Lady Gaga's TikTok videos is "significant," as TMZ puts it. It all has to do with pregnancy speculation both singers have recently been subjected to. The rundown:
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Well, the Entire Taylor Swift Album Charted on Billboard

She has a total of 32 songs on the Hot 100. Sorry, other people who make music

(Newser) - Rumors of The Tortured Poets Department fatigue may have been greatly exaggerated: As Billboard reports, every single song on the double album that dropped April 19 has found a spot on the Hot 100, and she's dominating the entire top 14 slots. The No. 1 spot went to "...

Enter the Era of Taylor Swift Fatigue
Enter the Tortured
Swift Fatigue Department
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Apr 23, 2024 8:56 AM CDT

Enter the Tortured Swift Fatigue Department

'NYT' describes complaints 'unlike any Swift has faced' recently

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has been on everyone's lips for months. That hasn't changed with the release of The Tortured Poets Department, her 31-song 11th studio album and the fifth new release in five years (not to mention those four rereleases). But what people are saying has changed. Indeed, as...

Taylor Swift's Personal Trainer Reveals Himself

As well as the pop star's brutal workout regimen

(Newser) - "I'm ready to be known as 'Taylor Swift's trainer.'" That's the word from Kirk Myers, who reveals himself as, yes, the personal trainer of none other than Taylor Swift in an interview with Vogue . Myers, the founder of Dogpound Gym (where a membership...

Record Store Day Celebrates Vinyl, Indie Shops

Taylor Swift has helped LP sales, and the stores picked her early as a star

(Newser) - Special LP releases, live performances, and at least one giant block party were planned around the US on Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate the 16th Record Store Day during a surge of interest in vinyl and the day after the release of Taylor Swift's latest album. In suburban...

Taylor Swift Dropped a Double Bomb Overnight

'Tortured Poets Department' was released at midnight Friday, with a surprise at 2am

(Newser) - Taylor Swift's eleventh album was released at midnight Eastern time Friday, and to say Swifties are going wild over The Tortured Poets Department would be a bit of an understatement—reactions were being posted live to Twitter (where Swift herself revealed at 2am Eastern time that—surprise!— it'...

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