Category: Swift, Taylor

Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.
Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s Regretful Duet, and 9 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Arooj Aftab, Cigarettes After Sex, Claire Rousay and others.
Taylor Swift Lyrics: Who’s Mentioned on ‘Tortured Poets Department?

Ex-boyfriends may be alluded to. Travis Kelce, too, fans believe. And some actual poets.
Taylor Swift’s New Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Could Use an Editor: Review

Over 16 songs (and a second LP), the pop superstar litigates her recent romances. But the themes, and familiar sonic backdrops, generate diminishing returns.
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Arrives

The pop superstar’s latest album was preceded by a satellite radio channel, a word game, a return to TikTok and an actual library. For her fans, more is always welcome.
Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.

Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Avoided a Collision on the Charts. (Again.)

Pop’s two reigning queens are often cast as rivals, but they have continually supported each other — and spaced out their album releases.
15 Looks That Did the Most at Coachella

The music festival had plenty of memorable fashion. Most (but not all) of it was ostentatious.
Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Ahead of New Album

Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases Swift’s music.
They Loved Taylor Swift. They Loved Football. Then Their Worlds Collided.

The Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance has brought together two of the internet’s most engaged fan bases. What happens when you’re already in both?
Taylor Swift’s Singapore Shows Stir Anger in Southeast Asia

The country is defending paying the pop star to play nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s prime minister said the price was up to $3 million per show.
Popcast (Deluxe): Usher, Beyoncé and Ye Lead a Busy Week in Pop

Recapping the Super Bowl halftime show, two new singles from Beyoncé, Ye’s “Vultures 1” album and more.