Taylor Swift joined NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series for an intimate acoustic set featuring three songs from her latest LP, Lover. The singer-songwriter — and recent Rolling Stone cover star — approached the mini-show like an episode of Behind the Music, detailing the inspirations behind “The Man,” “Lover,” “Death By …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift Dethrones Young Thug on Artists 500
Taylor Swift ascended the throne of Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart for the week of August 23rd through August 29th, while last week’s Number One, Young Thug, and, of course, Drake rounded out the Top Three. Swift’s total domination of the chart was a forgone conclusion, thanks to the release …
Read More »Watch Keith Urban Cover Taylor Swift's 'Lover'
Keith Urban is apparently a Taylor Swift fan. During the singer’s performance at the Washington State Fair he took the opportunity to unveil an impassioned cover of Swift’s “Lover,” off her recent album of the same name. Urban shared the cover on his Instagram page, writing, “Every now and then …
Read More »Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta: What the Hell Happened?
Sunday morning’s announcement that Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group caused the a-pop-calypse to swiftly descend upon us. Braun, an entrepreneur and talent manager best known for representing Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, among others, seemed like an unlikely partner for Borchetta’s Nashville-based independent label. …
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