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UK politician calls for Taylor Swift to receive London’s highest honor

UK politician calls for Taylor Swift to receive London’s highest honor

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementNow that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has finished its European leg, a U.K. politician want to reward the star for boosting the British economy by more than a billion dollars.Sarah Olney, the Treasury spokesperson for Britain’s Liberal Democrat Party, said that Taylor’s career has been one of “endless philanthropy” and added,…read more »

Hot Girl Gig: Megan Thee Stallion to host 2024 VMAs

Hot Girl Gig: Megan Thee Stallion to host 2024 VMAs

MTVMegan Thee Stallion is ending her Hot Girl Summer in a huge way: She has just been announced as the host of the 2024 Video Music Awards, following Nicki Minaj’s two-year reign as emcee.This will be Meg’s first time ever hosting an award show, but she has previously hosted Saturday Night Live and served as co-host for The Tonight…read more »

Coldplay pays tribute to Taylor Swift at Vienna show

Coldplay pays tribute to Taylor Swift at Vienna show

Roberto Panucci – Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, Coldplay performed at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium — the same venue Taylor Swift was supposed to perform at before the shows were canceled in the wake of a foiled terrorist plot. So Coldplay rewarded the Swifties in their audience with their own version of one of her signature…read more »

Babies will have their “Wildest Dreams” thanks to new installment of ‘Lullaby Renditions of Taylor Swift’

Babies will have their “Wildest Dreams” thanks to new installment of ‘Lullaby Renditions of Taylor Swift’

Rockabye Baby RecordsIf “You Need to Calm Down,” we’ve got the album for you: Lullaby Renditions of Taylor Swift Volume 2.The new collection comes nine years after the Rockabye Baby brand released the first volume. Needless to say, there have been a lot of new Taylor albums released since 2015. That’s why this new collection is mostly comprised…read more »

Sabrina Carpenter says new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ is “multi-genre” but “distinctly myself”

Sabrina Carpenter says new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ is “multi-genre” but “distinctly myself”

Island RecordsSo far, we’ve heard two big pop bangers from Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, Short n’ Sweet — “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” — but the album also features R&B, disco and country songs. That’s because Sabrina’s determined not to be put in a box by “a lot of grown men.”Speaking to Paper magazine, Sabrina says, “When…read more »

Taylor Swift addresses foiled Vienna terror plot for first time in post

Taylor Swift addresses foiled Vienna terror plot for first time in post

Kate Green/Getty ImageTaylor Swift addressed the foiled terror plot in Vienna that led to the cancellations of her shows for the first time in an Instagram post on Wednesday.Swift called the cancellations “devastating” in her first comments since the three shows, previously scheduled for Aug. 8, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, were called off following…read more »

Music notes: Sabrina Carpenter, Raye and more

Music notes: Sabrina Carpenter, Raye and more

Do chicken nuggets pair well with espresso? I guess so! Sabrina Carpenter is guesting on Friday’s episode of Chicken Shop Date with Amelia Dimoldenberg. “I’m working late, because I’m dating @sabrinacarpenter !” Chicken Shop Date’s official account wrote on Instagram. Sabrina shared the post to her Instagram Story. “chemistry exploding through the screens scared of…read more »

Niall Horan releasing two live albums to document 2024 tour

Niall Horan releasing two live albums to document 2024 tour

Christian TierneyApparently, just one live album isn’t enough to capture Niall Horan’s current tour — he’s releasing two of them.The first one, The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden, arrives Aug. 30. It will include highlights of Niall’s two-night stand at the iconic New York City venue. On Sept. 6 fans will get The Show:…read more »

Watch Bruno Mars dance with a giant penguin in ad for Japanese discount store

Watch Bruno Mars dance with a giant penguin in ad for Japanese discount store

Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesIn the U.S., Bruno Mars is selling out arenas and singing with Lady Gaga. In Japan, he’s starring in an ad for a discount store.According to TokyoWeekender.com, the funny video he posted to Instagram on Aug. 20 is actually a commercial for Japan’s Don Quijote, a discount…read more »