Taylor Swift

This Artist Just Passed 2 Billion Apple Music Streams and It’s Not Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift may be everywhere with her music, but she’s yet to pass this landmark–2 billion Apple Music streams. That honor belongs to… Rihanna! The “Diamonds” singer has become the first female artist to achieve that goal. She hit it over the weekend. She crowed about it on social media. She posted a meme of a child dancing for joy and quipped “when I found out that I was the first female artist to cross 2 billion worldwide streams on Apple Music!”...

Kid’s Choice Music Nominees Are No Kids; See Who’s Pushing 40!

The 2018 Nickelodeon Kids Choice music awards is shaping up to be a battle between the oldsters and the youngsters–relatively speaking. Beyonce, who is 36, is nominated for Favorite Female Artist along with singer Pink, the grand dame at 38. They’re going up against the younger kids, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. The brat pack ranges in age from 25 (Gomez) to 33 (Perry). Lovato is also 25 and Swift is 28, a full 10 years younger than Pink....

Lorde Pop Music Spiral Confirmed by New Song ‘Perfect Places’ (listen)

Lorde has released her promised song, “Perfect Places,” a dreamy ballad that confirms her spiral into pop music. The song is from her widely anticipated sophomore album Melodrama. Say goodbye to indie-rock. Her debut album, 2013’s Pure Heroine was an international success. The album’s indie-rock vibe was a refreshing change from homogenized pop of singers like Ariana Grande, Katy Perry,Taylor Swift and others. ...

Taylor Swift Dances Like a Wild Woman in New Apple Advert (See!)

Taylor Swift dances like a wild whirling dervish in a new commercial for Apple’s new iPhone streaming music app. It lets you customize playlists for all kinds of occasions. In this case, Taylor chooses a song from her “getting ready to go out” list and reverts to her middle school years. Swift is all arms, legs and headbanging as she fires up and lip-syncs to Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle,” the second single off their fourth album, 2001’s Bleed American....

Ingersol Joins Wave of Female Singer-Songwriters With Debut Album

Ingersol may not be an artist you immediately associate with Adele, Taylor Swift or Katy Perry, but the young singer, songwriter is part of a trend that has re-ignited the music world. The passion and insight of today’s female singer, songwriters recalls the golden era of Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde and Sarah McLachlan. Ingersol, will released her self-titled, debut album (via JIC Music) on Nov. 6....

Taylor Swift, At Top Of Game, Talks Disillusion, Over-Exposure (photos)

Taylor Swift is about so much more than music. She’s a million-megawatt celebrity trapped in the never-ending, pop-culture news cycle and she thinks she–and her fans–may have had enough of fame and celebrity for the moment. Beside her unprecedented career success, the year hasn’t been all smooth going. She drew heat for her “Bad Blood” video, which many interpreted as a broadside against singer Katy Perry....

Taylor Swift Mixes It Up with Little Mix at Santa Clara Show (watch!)

Taylor Swift shared the stage at her Santa Clara, Calif., show with English girl group Little Mix, and turned over the stage, so could perform their new single “Black Magic.” Taylor sang and shimmied along. Swift has featured a number of groups, including Fifth Harmony, on the latest leg of her 1989 tour. The all-girl band, made up by Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson share something in common with boy band One Direction....

Taylor Swift Takes Victory Lap, Performs on ‘The Voice’ (watch!)

Taylor Swift took a victory lap on NBC’s reality music show “The Voice,” performing her hit song “Blank Space,” from her chart-topping fifth studio album, 1989. After serving as an adviser, she showed how it’s done. Swift released the only platinum-selling album this year as the music industry continues to struggle with declining sales. “Blank Space” is the follow-up single from the album to “Shake It Off,” which was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks....

Taylor Swift Lands a Hot New Gig: Get the Details Here! (Video)

Taylor Swift will be working come New Year’s Eve and partying later. She’s been tapped to headline “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” from Times Square in New York City. Seacrest made the announcement himself over Twitter. “This new year’s we’re partying like it’s 1989…my friend @TaylorSwift13 is coming to Times Square for @OfficialNYRE!” he wrote....

Selena Gomez: I Know What It’s Like to be Judged and Put Down

Selena Gomez told 20,000 students at a We Day event in Canada Wednesday (Oct. 22) that she knows what it’s like to be judged and put down and offered them some advice. She urged them to follow BFF Taylor Swift;s lead and to just “shake it off.” The youth empowerment event, sponsored by Free the Children, also drew Nick Jonas, Orlando Bloom and singing duo, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis among other celebrities....

Taylor Swift Releases ‘Welcome to New York’ Hear It, Plus Full Lyrics!

Taylor Swift has created an Internet frenzy in anticipation of her new song, “Welcome To New York.” Get a jump on your friends and read the full lyrics here. Be ready to sing a long as soon as it hits! Swift unveiled the new song on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and it supposed to be released tonight (Oct. 20) at midnight. A number of gossip sites, such as EntertainmentWeekly and GossipCop have already dropped link bait claiming to have the song. But it’s just a set up....

Taylor Swift Is All Legs in Latest Campaign for Keds Shoes (pics!)

Taylor Swift is back in another campaign for Keds shoes, featuring her long, long legs, and the brand’s signature sneakers, of course. The new campaign is called “The Making of an Icon.” That’s no idle boast. Over the years, the brand says Ked’s shoes have been wore by Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and even former First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Swift makes her feature film debut in "The Giver" which includes an all-star cast led by Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Odeya Rush and Katie Holmes....

Ed Sheeran Leaps From Taylor Swift Opener to Major Star (watch!)

Before last night, Ed Sheeran was mostly known as Taylor Swift’s opening act, but his moving acoustic performance of The Beatles’ “In My Life,” on last night’s (Feb. 9) CBS’s tribute show, was nothing less than magical. The show included Stevie Wonder, a reunited Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, E.L.O.’s Jeff Lynne with Dave Grohl, Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Katy Perry, John Legend, Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Keith Urban. Pharrell Williams, Brad Paisley, Imagine Dragons and Maroon 5 also covered classic Beatles songs....

Selena Gomez: I’m Supporting Lorde, Even If She Does’t Like Me

Selena Gomez was dissed mightily by New Zealand pop sensation Lorde along with several other singers, including Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. But Selena isn't getting mad, she’s killing her with kindness. Lorde, 17, was asked to comment about her contemporaries in a recent Rolling Stone interview and she didn't mince words....