Taylor Swift sweeps silver screens across America on October 13 with her box-office busting The Eras Tour concert film. The film hits theaters just as A24’s 40th anniversary re-release of what’s often referred to as “the best concert film of all time,” post-punk art-pop outfit Talking Heads’ 1984 flick Stop Making Sense, wraps up its nationwide run. But did David …
NIKI | Tiny Desk Concert
NPR Music’s Tiny Desk is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. These artists represent just a sliver of the cultural diversity that exists within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. NIKI, a.k.a. Nicole Zefanya, took a circuitous route to the Tiny Desk. Born in Jakarta, she scored a major opportunity by winning a competition at 15 to …
The Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco is Refocusing a Spotlight on Ticketmaster’s Dominance
Ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour have not gone, in the words of the chart-topping singer, all too well. Mixed messages, long wait times and temporary outages on the Ticketmaster website left scores of fans frustrated and empty-handed when the first wave of tickets for the 52-date Eras Tour, scheduled for next year and Swift’s first since 2018, went …
In the haze of ‘Midnights,’ Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound
Can Taylor Swift soften up? Like many high-achieving workaholics, I imagine she’s lost the instinct and, practical girl, uses enhancements. In the evening, with her lover nearby, does she vape a little Lavender Haze CBD Rosin and focus on the quietude creeping into her body beneath the relentless chatter of her thoughts? Does she grasp his hand and put it …
An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart
For most of December, Adele had the top-selling album in Australia, followed by Ed Sheeran, and then there was a collection of absolute bangers that took everyone by surprise. Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country’s top 50 albums chart – ahead of …
How Taylor Swift and her master recordings play into the Virginia race for governor
Updated October 5, 2021 at 6:09 PM ET Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is betting that Taylor Swift fans can help prevent his state from turning red. The Democrat, who is running for the seat again on Nov. 2, has a new five-figure ad buy that connects his opponent, Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, to Swift’s bitter battle to gain control …