Pop culture is saturated with franchises, and Swift is the master of creating them. But her marketing is beginning to overtake the music.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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The Liam Payne Fans Tending His Memorials
For an entire year, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel where he died.
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How D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’
The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Listen to recent releases from Geese, Doja Cat, Neko Case and more.
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Museums Recall the Lost Ship Edmund Fitzgerald, in Displays and Song
It has been a half-century since the ship sank on Lake Superior, and a pop single memorialized its fate. Now museums are commemorating those events.
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In a New Memoir, Kevin Federline Says He’s Worried About Britney Spears
Her ex-husband says in his book that since the pop star’s conservatorship ended, “It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK.”
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Taylor Swift Smashes Another Record With ‘Showgirl’
The pop superstar sold four million copies of her latest album, topping a decade-old milestone by Adele. The tally included 1.3 million vinyl LPs.
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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.
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Danny Thompson, Bassist Who Defied Folk Conventions, Dies at 86
A bedrock of the idiosyncratic British group Pentangle, he went on to play with a host of luminaries, including Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton and Kate Bush.
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Why Is Taylor Swift So Polarizing? And Other Big ‘Showgirl’ Questions
Our team of Swift experts debate her blockbuster new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and take listener questions about its themes and controversies.
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She’s Like Édith Piaf (but With Techno and Teen Angst)
Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Has Already Sold 3.5 Million, Beating Adele
In its first five days of release, Swift’s new album broke a record set by Adele’s “25” a decade ago. Swift’s equivalent sales include 1.2 million on vinyl.