Live Nation President Apologies For Taylor Swift Ticket Debacle, Defends Competition At Senate Hearing

Who said exes have to have bad blood? Definitely not Taylor Swift and Harry Styles! Not anymore, at least!

Taylor Swift has hit back at a lawsuit filed by writer Teresa La Dart over similarities between a book of poetry written by the latter and a publication that accompanied the deluxe version of the former’s 2019 ‘Lover’ album. The lawsuit is, says Team Swift, “legally and factually baseless”.La Dart sued last year accusing Swift of ripping off various creative elements of her 2010 poetry book, which was also called ‘Lover’.The lawsuit claimed that the earlier ‘Lover’ poetry book and the later ‘Lover’ album book had “a substantially similar cover format”, “substantially the same introduction page formats with a similarly styled ‘Lover’ title”, “a substantially similar inner book design” and “a substantially similar colour scheme (pastel pinks and blues)”.“Stylistically”, La Dart’s lawsuit concluded, “the Swift ‘Lover’ book includes creative elements that are not typical of or present within other published books and – as compared with the La Dart work – leaves an overall impression that the Swift ‘Lover’ book is, again, substantially similar in terms of the above-noted design elements as those within the La Dart work”.That was all well and good, but are any of the creative elements shared by the two ‘Lover’ books actually protected by copyright? No, says Swift’s formal response.

Reunited! In Us Weekly’s exclusive video from the 2023 Grammys, former couple Taylor Swift and Harry Styles can be seen proving that some exes never go out of style.

stings.“I used to get really nervous at awards shows because, seemingly, they're a huge pressure cooker,” Swift once said when asked about her “bad dancing” at award shows. “And everybody seems to be sitting there trying to look more unaffected by being at this award show than the next person next to them.

was a reference to the . But what about the reported $3 million in Lorraine Schwartz jewelry the Grammy-winner wore to accessorize? As she sings on one aptly-titled track, “Best believe I'm still bejeweled/When I walk in the room/I can still make the whole place shimmer.”According to a press release from Lorraine Schwartz, the “Bejewled” singer's bling included over 136 carats of natural purple sapphires, paraibas, and diamonds in her dramatic dangly earrings as well as her sapphire and diamond rings.

Showing her support! Taylor Swift stood up and clapped for ex-boyfriend Harry Styles as he won a trophy for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2023 Grammys on Sunday, February 5.

Always on theme. Taylor Swift wore a midnight blue outfit to the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 5.

won't be eligible until next year's Grammys. On February 5, arrived on the red carpet in a seriously on-brand blue Roberto Cavalli crop top and skirt combo with sparkling star-inspired sequined embellishments. Swift wore her hair pulled back to show off her statement sapphire and diamond earrings, topping off the look with her and subtle blue eyeshadow with inky black eyeliner. Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.Taylor Swift attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.Just because she won't be picking up any Grammys for Midnights (yet), doesn't mean she'll go home empty-handed.

isn't the only one haunted by the . Swift's ex-boyfriend remembers the fateful September night vividly.In a new episode of his podcast The Squeeze, which hosts with his wife Taylor Lautner (she goes by "Tay" to avoid confusion), Tay asked her husband about one moment in his life he'd go back to if he had the option.

Taylor Lautner found himself in a very awkward position during the 2009 MTV VMAs — and now he’s spilling alllll the tea!

Taylor Lautner has a new podcast with his wife, also named Taylor Lautner, and they reflect about that infamous 2009 VMAs moment with his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and Kanye West.

Taylor Lautner is going back to the 2009 Video Music Awards. The Twilight star recalled the night that then-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s awards show win was overshadowed by Kanye West. 

Meet her at midnight! Taylor Swift released the music video for her song “Lavender Haze” on Friday, January 27 — and it is unsurprisingly full of Easter eggs.

Not her first foray into the spotlight! While Christina Mandrell impressed Zach Shallcross upon The Bachelor premiere, eagle-eyed fans noticed she already has a special connection to Taylor Swift.

After for the singer's upcoming Eras tour, the company was brought in to testify before Congress about potential antitrust violations. Simply put, we're not supposed to have monopolies in this country…but it's virtually impossible to go on tour without selling tickets through Ticketmaster.

, which did not make it on the best short film shortlist. Swifties were mad about the snub at the time, but there was still hope that the singer could win her first Academy Award for best original song at this year's ceremony with “Carolina,” a track written and performed by Swift for .

for her 2023 Eras tour, her first since 2018, leaving furious and stressed fans unable to purchase tickets. Ticketmaster ultimately had to cancel the general ticket sale “due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand,” per a statement, resulting in Taylor Swift herself that the botched process “pissed her off.”Politicians including AOC began weighing in almost immediately. Now, overcoming their usual gridlock, Congress is poised to make some moves.

There were many lessons to take from the 95th Academy Award nominations. And publicists, studio executives, and personal publicists will spend the next few weeks wondering what went wrong and, more importantly, what went right.

The nominations for the 95thAcademy Awards were unveiled this morning, and while for some like Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet On The Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin  the race to Oscar glory is on, there are some who never made it off the starting line.