The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.
Category: Swift, Taylor
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Can a Celebrity Be Conservative in Trump’s America?
A conversation with the columnist Ross Douthat about how popular culture is reacting to a second Trump administration.
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Can Taylor Swift Be an Underdog and the Biggest Pop Star on Earth?
Feelings of persecution have long driven Swift’s most powerful songwriting. But even as fans and critics dinged her latest album, her numbers continue to explode.
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Taylor Swift Is Our Biggest Cinematic Universe. But the Magic Is Fading.
Pop culture is saturated with franchises, and Swift is the master of creating them. But her marketing is beginning to overtake the music.
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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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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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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.
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The Sound of ‘Ophelia’
Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration.
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With ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift Keeps Getting Bigger. Can the Music Keep Up?
“The Life of a Showgirl” dominated streaming, conversation and movie theaters this weekend. But reaction to the album — especially its lyrics — was mixed.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Promotional Film Collects $33 Million
“The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” drastically outperformed “The Smashing Machine,” a vehicle for Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as the Rock.