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Taylor Swift Bling, Blings Around the World in End Game Video (See!)

Keith GirardJanuary 12, 2018

Taylor Swift morphed from country music singer to pop star. Now she’s all about the bling in the video for her urban-inflected song “End Game.” Ed Sheeran and the Future join her. It’s not like Swift can’t afford the bling. She’s worth millions and millions of dollars....

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Rita Ora Still Looking for U.S. Audience; Hits GMA With New Song (watch!)

Keith GirardAugust 7, 2017

Rita Ora has never found success in the United States equal to her popularity in native Great Britain. But her second album may be the charm that puts her over the top. She her latest song from the album this morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” ...

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Ed Sheeran, Lorde Top iHeartRadio Awards, Even Justin Bieber Scored

Keith GirardJune 19, 2017

Ed Sheeran, Lorde and Drake were among the top stars to win international awards at the iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards show last night in Toronto. Camila Cabello was named best new international artist. Cabello, Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Iggy Azalea, DNCE and other artists also rocked the house....

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Justin Bieber Finds Some Love at MTV EMAs, But One Direction Rules (video)

Keith GirardNovember 10, 2014

Justin Bieber, who hasn’t released a studio album in more than two years, nonetheless found some love at the MTV EMAs, winning the Best Male Artist award. But boy band One Direction blew by him with three wins of their own, including “Biggest Fans.” Nicki also performed along with Grande, Sheeran, UK singer Charli XCX, a very pregnant Alicia Keys and Irish rockers U2. Katy Perry was also a big winner....

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‘Today Show’ Uses UK Singer Ed Sheeran to Kick Off Fourth WTF? (video!)

Keith GirardJuly 4, 2014

Ed Sheeran kicked off the Fourth of July holiday on NBC’s “Today Show” this morning (July 4). Only problem is Sheeran is British, and well, the holiday marks U.S. independence from Great Britain. Why not a U.S. singer. If there is any day of the year to be patriotic, it’s Independence Day. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia. Of course, the Declaration marked the official beginning of the American Revolutionary War. ...

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Ed Sheeran, King of One-Word Song Titles, Takes on SNL (Watch!)

Keith GirardApril 13, 2014

Ed Sheeran, the fast-rising UK singer and songwriter, put on an impressive display of musicianship on Saturday Night Live, with two of his hits, both of which have one-word titles and shouldn’t be said together. The songs, “Sing,” and “Don’t,” will appear on his upcoming album “X,” pronounced “multiply.” It will be released in June....

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Taylor Swift Bounces Out a New Tune ‘Everything Has Changed’ (listen)

Keith GirardOctober 18, 2012

Taylor Swift’s latest song, by design or accident, has appeared online. The tune, titled “Everything Has Changed,” features UK popster Ed Sheeran. It’s a bouncy tune… literally, from her new album Red. The 22-year-old singer revealed that she wrote the song with Sheeran while they were playing around on her backyard trampoline. “We, for real, [were] sitting on my trampoline in my backyard cause we had been writing a song and I was like ‘Hey, I just got a trampoline. You want to see it?’” Swift recounted to MTV....

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