“The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” drastically outperformed “The Smashing Machine,” a vehicle for Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as the Rock.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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In ‘One Battle After Another,’ a Tom Petty Song Enhances a Scene
The Tom Petty hit has a rich cinematic legacy that Paul Thomas Anderson draws on for the closing moments of his tale of radical revolutionaries.
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In Taylor Swift’s Version, Ophelia Has a Fairy-Tale Ending
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?
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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.