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Now that we’re in the wake of Taylor Swift’s epic release of The Tortured Poets Department anthology, other artists have gathered the courage to release music yet again…I mean, the album literally broke every Spotify record in the book- already surpassing 1 billion streams in five days, she has the most streamed song and album

Matty Healy, Taylor Swift‘s brief flame, and his mother have shared their thoughts on her new album The Tortured Poets Department. Healy was approached by paparazzi in Los Angeles on April 25 where he asked if he would “rate” his alleged diss track from Swift. “My diss track? Oh!” Healey said according to the New

Since the release of her massive debut album Innocent Eyes in 2003, Delta Goodrem has remained one of Australia’s most popular entertainers. She’s scored several number one hits in her home country, starred in popular shows, and served as a coach on the Australian version of The Voice. American audiences may recognize Goodrem from the

When Elvis Presley debuted in Las Vegas on April 23, 1956, the sophisticated crowds there were not at all impressed with the man who was revolutionizing popular music. Presley was only a short way into the career that would see him become one of the most legendary figures in the history of music when he accepted

Akira Galaxy is a romantic. You can hear it in her music. You can see it in her music videos as she runs across Normandy in a glittering bodysuit. Even when she’s on stage in a vintage nightgown, strumming a glittering silver guitar. I encountered it firsthand in Austin, Texas, while she sat in between

This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced live on ABC’s American Idol by Ryan Seacrest and Hall of Fame inductee Lionel Richie. They include Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest. Four out of the eight inductees were on

Ever wondered what Taylor Swift did with the tons of friendship bracelets she received from fans on the Eras Tour? The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum now features a display using Eras Tour friendship bracelets in the Taylor Swift Education Center. The display features all of the tour posters from each U.S. city

Kelsea Ballerini is taking legal action against a former fan who allegedly leaked unfinished, unreleased music after hacking the country singer. People reports that Ballerini, 30, has filed for a temporary restraining order against a man named Bo Ewing. According to court documents People obtained, Ballerini claims Ewing shared “still-in-production, unreleased masters and demos” of

Perceptive fans have found a coincidental past connection between a young Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift‘s new album. In a clip from Girl Meets World, a spin-off of Boy Meets World that aired from 2014 to 2017, Carpenter ironically mentioned “tortured poets.” “Was she all tortured poet wanderer female-you type?” Carpenter’s character Maya said. A fan posted

Jimmy Buffett is set to receive a special award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. The Hall of Fame is honoring the late pop, rock and sometimes country singer with the Musical Excellence Award. Buffett died on Sept. 1, 2023, at the age of 76. His cause of death was skin

Why is Charlie Puth featured on The Tortured Poets Department? On Friday (Apr. 19), Taylor Swift released her eleventh studio album. The titular track features a lyric with the name drop of the “Left and Right” singer while the actual song includes a collaboration with Post Malone. “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate/

Taylor Swift is poking fun at her fans and breaking the fourth wall a bit on her new album The Tortured Poets Department. On the track “But Daddy I Love Him” she took the opportunity to troll her fans with some sarcastic lyrics. In one line, she even trolls fans with a fake pregnancy announcement that

Taylor Swift is facing harsh criticism over a lyric off of her new album that is making people question why she would write it to begin with. On Friday (Apr. 19), Swift released her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. The track, “I Hate It Here,” features the infamous lyrics in the second verse. “My

Whether she’s remixing classic club hits like Mary J. Blidge’s “Family Affair” or creating fresh beats of her own, fans can’t help but dance to Amal Nemer’s music. Delving into her music career only three years ago, Amal Nemer quickly became highly sought after thanks to her natural ability to create house music that is

By now, I’ve expected almost everyone to have streamed Taylor Swift’s new album: The Tortured Poet’s Department. Thanks to Swifties, and those curious to see if the album was about ex Joe Alwyn or ex Matty Healy (hint: both). TTPD broke Spotify’s streaming record in less than 12 hours. And then, two hours after the

The theories about Taylor Swift‘s new album The Tortured Poets Department are already pouring in and one that’s going viral is that the album is reportedly about The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. Back in early 2023, the two were rumored to be dating after being spotted together in New York City and at Swift’s Eras Tour

Poems on display at Taylor Swift‘s Tortured Poets Department library installation at The Grove in Los Angeles contain a noticeable typo. In one of the lines, the word talisman is seemingly misspelled as “talimans.” “My muses acquired like bruises / My talimans and charms,” the poem reads on an antique-looking sheet of paper from a typewriter. READ

It seems like there’s a new “emerging artist” every day. TikTok viral hits become international earworms overnight, propelling artists to instant, but fleeting, fame. It makes sense then, that artists with staying power have often toiled away for years before achieving mainstream success. It’s easy to believe that, these days, the music industry values virality

Where did JoJo Siwa‘s “Karma” single really come from? First, rumors circulated that it was an early Miley Cyrus track that was cut from her Can’t Be Tamed album. Then, a late-2010s music video by Brit Smith went viral on TikTok in which the mysterious pop artist performed the song as “Karma’s a B—h.” Despite Siwa’s implications