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A report on pending anti-LGBTIQ legislation in Ghana has found that it’s already resulted in a surge of violence and hostilities towards sexual and gender minorities.

Taylor Swift dropped a bombshell at the 2022 MTV VMAs on Sunday - she would be releasing a  "brand new album" on 21 October 2022.MORE: Joe Alwyn opens up about relationship with Taylor Swift in very rare interviewThe news came out of the blue for fans as she shared the details at the end of her acceptance speech for the Video of the Year Award.WATCH: Taylor Swift reveals details of new album"I made up my mind that if you were this generous and give us this, I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out October 21st," she said to screams in the stadium.Taylor then took to social media at midnight east coast time to reveal more information, including confirming that this would be an album of brand new material ,and not a rerecording of her previous work.MORE: Inside Taylor Swift's incredible $81m property portfolio: from New York to Nashville"Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight," she shared on her website.The album will come almost a year after her last release, the rerecording of Grammy nominated album Red.

and they’re making time to see friends.On August 24, the Daily Mail published photos of leaving the private members club Casa Cipriani in NYC earlier in the week. The pair were joined by Girls creator , one of the holdovers from ’s highly publicized era. In the photos (which can be seen ), Swift is wearing a sweet floral sundress with buttons along the side while complements his girlfriend (and ) in a white button-up. Dunham can be seen in a gray top and layered gold jewelry.Taylor Swift and Lena Dunham have been friends for many years and remain close confidants when it comes to their work and private lives.

After a hiatus, we’re back with a new episode of Deadline Hallyuwood. Joining us is actor Jang Hyuk, star of the movie The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die. 

Thania Garcia Amanda Miguel, Yordano, Rosario Flores, Myriam Hernández and Rita Lee will receive the Latin Recording Academy’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement awards, the academy announced on Thursday. Label executive Manolo Díaz, Cuban saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera and Abraham Laboriel will be recipients of the Trustees Award. The private awards ceremony will be held one day before the 2022 Latin Grammys on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “The collective accomplishments of this extraordinary group of artists and their contributions to Latin music are immeasurable,” said Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy. “It will be a great privilege to honor these legendary figures during Latin Grammy week in Las Vegas.”

Taylor Swift is being sued by a poet and author named Teresa La Dart who claims a book Swift released alongside her 2019 album ‘Lover’ copied elements of La Dart’s book of the same name.In a complaint filed in Tennessee federal court on August 23, La Dart claims that “a number of creative elements” from her book – a collection of “poems, anecdotes and photos” self-published in 2010 – were copied in Swift’s book that accompanies a deluxe version of her ‘Lover’ album.As the Daily Mail reports, in the filing, La Dart alleges Swift copied both “the vibe and design” of her own book, as well as its “format” of “a recollection of past years memorialized in a combination of written and pictorial components”.In her allegations, La Dart specifically references the similarities of both books sharing a title, having covers that use “pastel pinks and blues”, images of their author “photographed in a downward pose” and the designs comprising of “interspersed photographs and writings”.La Dart is reportedly seeking in “excess of one million dollars” in damages.NME has reached out to representatives for Swift for comment. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, La Dart’s lawyer said her client “feels strongly that her full work needs to be compared with [Swift’s] before a conclusion is made here”.They added that the decision to file the complaint “was not made nor taken lightly considering the other side is quite formidable”, and they “hope the masses can understand these issues from her perspective”.Earlier this month, responding to a separate copyright lawsuit, Swift denied she had copied the lyrics of her 2014 hit ‘Shake It Off’ from ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ by the American pop trio 3LW.

It’s almost here! The 2022 Emmys will be a night to remember with many fan-favorite shows and actors nominated for their contribution to prime time TV programming.

The University of Texas at Austin is offering a new class this fall and it's all about musical icon Taylor Swift. Elizabeth Scala, an English professor will be teaching the class that is new to the university this fall.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen has shown off her astonishing horse riding skills and revealed the ginormous training grounds at her £4m mansion.The reality star demonstrated her top tier dressage skills as she rode elegantly around the stables.The video was released as an Instagram story on Sunday night of Gemma riding her horse, Sirius. Gemma also shared the video on her TikTok as she put the horse through its paces. She captioned the post: "Not at all rider fit yet but loving being back." Luca Bish and family watched on for the day, as Gemma was filmed gallivanting around on horseback.

Twilight: New Moon director Chris Weitz has admitted he somewhat regrets his decision not to cast Taylor Swift in the series’ second film.In a new interview on The Twilight Effect, the podcast of Ashley Greene (who starred as Alice Cullen in the film franchise), Weitz revealed that while Swift had wanted to be an extra in 2009’s New Moon, he turned the opportunity down.“Taylor Swift and I had the same agent at the time, and he said, ‘Taylor would like to be in this movie – not because of you, but she’s a Twi-hard,” Weitz said during the episode, as The Independent points out. Though it was made clear Swift only wanted to appear as “someone at the cafeteria, or the diner, or whatever,” Weitz nevertheless thought her presence in the film would be too distracting.“The hardest thing for me was to be like, the moment that Taylor Swift walks onto the screen, for about five minutes, nobody is going to be able to process anything,” he said on the podcast.

Taylor Swift wanted to be a part of . On Ashley Greene's podcast, Chris Weitz, who directed the second film in the franchise, revealed that the pop star asked for a role in the film.hit theaters in 2009, the same year Swift was romantically linked to one of the franchise stars, Taylor Lautner.«Taylor Swift was a huge Twi-hard,» Weitz said. «Taylor Swift and I had the same agent at the time and he said, 'Taylor would like to be in this movie -- not because of you, but she’s a Twi-hard.

Love Island star Gemma Owen has been inundated with compliments as she posed for a brand new Instagram snap. The 19-year-old, who finished runner-up on the ITV2 dating show, was showing off her 'boyfriend fit' and quickly sent fans wild for one reason and one reason only.

CBS was the most-watched broadcast network Sunday, thanks to an original of Big Brother 24 and a repeat of 60 Minutes Presents. 

A man in love! Joe Jonas‘ love life has made headlines over the years as he navigated dating in the public eye.

Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner and her husband Joe Jonas surprised fans when they mentioned his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, in a new video. The British star touched upon her favourite album by the country singer - and fans will no doubt be obsessed!READ: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcome second babyDuring a TikTok live stream on Wednesday, the couple answered questions, one of which included Taylor.WATCH: Taylor Swift gifts tour merchandise to charityTaylor, 32, and Joe, 32, had a short but sweet romance that lasted for a few months in 2008.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation“Arcane” • The Boy Savior • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixAnne-Laure To, Color Script Artist“Arcane” • Happy Progress Day! • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixJulien Georgel, Art Direction“Arcane” • When These Walls Come Tumbling Down • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixBruno Couchinho, Background Designer“The Boys Presents: Diabolical” • Boyd In 3D • Prime Video • Amazon Studios, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Titmouse, Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey PicturesLexy Naut, Storyboard Artist“The House” • Netflix • Nexus Studios for NetflixKecy Salangad, Animator“Love, Death + Robots” • Jibaro • Netflix • Blur Studio for NetflixAlberto Mielgo, Character DesignerOutstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming“We’re Here” • Evansville, Indiana • HBO/HBO Max • HBO in association with House of Opus 20 and IPCCasey Caldwell, Costume Designer; Diego Montoya, Costume Designer; Joshua “Domino” Schwartz, Costume Designer; Marco Marco, Costume Designer; Patryq Howell, Costume DesignerOutstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program“Annie Live!” • NBC • Chloe Productions, The Green Room, Zadan/Meron Productions, Sony Pictures TelevisionMia Neal, Department Head Hairstylist; Leah Loukas, Assistant Department Head HairstylistOutstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program“Legendary” • “Whorror House”• HBO/HBO Max • HBO Max in association with Scout ProductionsTonia Green, Department Head Makeup Artist; Tyson Fountaine, Key Makeup Artist; Sean Conklin, Makeup Artist; Marcel Banks, Makeup Artist; Jennifer Fregozo, Makeup Artist; Silvia Leczel,

Game shows are going primetime. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences have agreed to move the game show categories under the Television Academy beginning in 2023.