Taylor Swift reimagines the fate of the tragic “Hamlet” heroine on her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” But did she really need saving?
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Future: Prison, Fine and a Shunning
Many who have tracked the music mogul’s career think his reputation has been irreparably damaged by testimony that cast him as an abusive boss and boyfriend.
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5 Takeaways From Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Movie
The pop star’s new album arrived with a limited-run film in which she debuts a video for “The Fate of Ophelia” and chats about the LP’s songs.
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Why Fans Think Taylor Swift Wrote ‘Actually Romantic’ About Charli XCX
Speculation abounds as to which songs have references to the various celebrities in Ms. Swift’s life.
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On ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes)
On her 12th original album, the pop superstar sounds hungry to embrace her future — but not until she attends to some unfinished business.
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Taylor Swift Wears Bob Mackie’s Bejeweled Designs for ‘Life of a Showgirl’
Bob Mackie, whose bejeweled designs have appeared on a list of performers that now includes the singer, reflects on a role he has dressed many for.
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Goose vs. Geese: How to Tell the Bands Apart
They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Is Her Eras Tour Victory Lap
The star’s power and reach has grown with each of her releases. Now she’s following her record-breaking live show with her 12th original studio LP, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
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Evan Dando Is Back From the Brink
The Lemonheads frontman’s life was really bleak for a while. He tells the tale in a new memoir, to be followed by his band’s first album of original songs in nearly 20 years.
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Judges Dismisses Lawsuit Over Naked Baby on Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’
The man pictured as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s seminal second album argued that the band had engaged in child sex abuse imagery.
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Does Hayley Williams Want to Escape Paramore’s Shadow? It Depends.
The frontwoman and songwriter on how the evolution of her long-running band has shaped her third solo release, and what might come next.
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When Taylor Swift Met Pop’s Supreme Hitmaker, Max Martin
The pop star and the Swedish producer connected on her 2012 LP, “Red.” They’ve reunited (with his collaborator Shellback) for “The Life of a Showgirl.”