After the release of her latest album, an aquarium in California and a museum in Germany suddenly were thrust into the center of Taylor Swift’s fandom. Just how big is Swift’s cultural reach?
Category: Swift, Taylor
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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.
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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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Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
For a rapid-response episode of Popcast, we journeyed track-by-track through the pop star’s new album, assessing the highs, lows and hot gossip.
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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.