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Taylor Swift fan dismisses lawsuit filed of Eras Tour ticketing meltdown

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Taylor Swift fan dismisses lawsuit filed of Eras Tour ticketing meltdown

One of the Taylor Swift fans who sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster after the debacle around ticket sales for The Eras Tour has dismissed her case - it’s not clear if an out-of-court settlement was reached with the live giant…

Chris Cooke • 15 Dec 2023

Taylor Swift's record breaking tour topped a billion dollars

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Taylor Swift's record breaking tour topped a billion dollars

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in over a billion this year, according to Pollstar, making it bigger than previous record-breaking tours by U2, Ed Sheeran and Elton John which all included many more performances…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2023

Labels really don’t want other artists mimicking Taylor Swift’s re-recording initiative

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Labels really don’t want other artists mimicking Taylor Swift’s re-recording initiative

Following Taylor Swift’s high profile project recording new versions of old albums, some US labels are reportedly seeking to extend re-record restrictions in new artist deals…

Chris Cooke • 31 Oct 2023

Grimes calls on Taylor Swift to “unite” the US with presidential run

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Grimes calls on Taylor Swift to “unite” the US with presidential run

Grimes has said that Taylor Swift is the only person who could “unite the country” in next year’s US presidential election…

Andy Malt • 18 Oct 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras concert film coming to the UK and Ireland next month

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Taylor Swift’s Eras concert film coming to the UK and Ireland next month

Taylor Swift has announced that her ‘Eras Tour’ concert film will be shown in cinemas across the UK and Ireland next month…

Andy Malt • 27 Sep 2023

Taylor Swift pays everyone’s bill in a restaurant and tells them to get out

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Taylor Swift pays everyone’s bill in a restaurant and tells them to get out

Taylor Swift reportedly paid everyone’s bills in a Kansas City restaurant at the weekend - then told them all to get out whether they’d eaten or not…

Andy Malt • 26 Sep 2023

Elon Music says Taylor Swift should post some music to unlicensed X

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Elon Music says Taylor Swift should post some music to unlicensed X

Responding to a tweet promoting the upcoming release of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’, X boss Elon Musk said Taylor Swift should post some actual music to his social media platform, despite it currently being sued by the music industry…

Chris Cooke • 21 Sep 2023

Taylor Swift needs her own reporters and camera operators, apparently

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Taylor Swift needs her own reporters and camera operators, apparently

As a US media firm recruits a standalone Taylor Swift reporter, we found out that the VMAs had a camera operator specifically tasked with capturing her every reaction…

Chris Cooke • 15 Sep 2023

Demand high as tickets go on sale for Taylor Swift concert film screenings

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Demand high as tickets go on sale for Taylor Swift concert film screenings

Tickets went on sale yesterday for North American screenings of a Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ concert film, with Deadline reporting that pre-sales have already topped $10 million.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Sep 2023