Taylor Swift and Haim Join Forces to Pour ‘Gasoline’ on ‘Love Story’ at London Concert

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticTaylor Swift clearly believes she’s being played in court, as a declaration she filed to the judge in a “Shake It Off” plagiarism lawsuit laid out her contention that she never heard the song she’s accused of lifting, “Playas Gon’ Play,” until after she was made aware of the legal action.“The lyrics to ‘Shake It Off’ were written entirely by me,” Swift said in paperwork filed in response to the allegation from two songwriters that her 2014 smash infringed upon a single from the group 3LW that peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.“Until learning about Plaintiffs’ claim in 2017, I had never heard the song ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ and had never heard of that song or the group 3LW,” Swift wrote in a filing first reported on by Billboard.

Changing with the times. Beyoncé has joined the ranks of Taylor Swift, Lizzo and other artists who have changed their lyrics after realizing they offended listeners.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThat pose that Amanda Shires strikes on the cover of “Take It Like a Man” — is it the look of allure, or alarm? Even after some time spent with the record therein, it still seems like it could be either. The singer-songwriter-violinist kicks off her seventh solo release with “Hawk for the Dove,” about as broodingly carnal a track as you’re going to hear this year.

Taylor Swift's representatives are speaking out on the singer's behalf after she received backlash following a study conducted by the digital marketing firm, Yard, which claimed that flights taken by her private jet have emitted 8,293.54 metric tons of carbon in the last seven months, which is as the study found, «1,184.8 times more than the average person's total annual emissions.»Swift's reps were quick to respond, telling ET that Swift isn't on all those rides, in fact, they say, she isn't even on most of them.«Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect,» a spokesperson for the «Bad Blood» singer said.The study, which cited its information from the Twitter account, Celebrity Jets, went on to claim that Swift's plane took more than 170 trips, racking up 22,923 minutes in the air since the beginning of the year. The study also alleged that her aircraft had an average flight time of around 80 minutes and traveled around 139.36 miles, with the plane's shortest flight — a trip from Missouri to Nashville — clocking in at just 36 minutes.While it's unclear who has been taking these flights, Swift has been most recently spotted in London and Los Angeles, so she has been doing some traveling.Taylor Swift's Falcon 7X 825 mile (717 NM) flight from ALB to BNA ~ 752 gallons (2,847 liters).

with the pop star’s music. In the clip, Johnson plays Swift’s re-recorded rendition of her 2014 song “Bad Blood” — a k a “Taylor’s Version” — while Hart listens to “Message in a Bottle,” from her 2021 album remake “Red (Taylor’s Version),” on his AirPods.“What are you listening to?” the funnyman asks the action star several times in an attempt to talk over the loud speakers in his ears.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSandy Roberton, a producer and manager who worked with artists ranging from Steeleye Span in the early 1970s to the Matrix in the 2000s, has died, colleagues report. His age and the cause of death were not immediately known.After a successful career producing records and managing artists in London in the ’70s, the Scottish-born Roberton moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, where he had based his Worlds End Management Company for nearly four decades.

Here are more images for anticipated cannibal love story Bones And All, which has just been confirmed for a Venice Film Festival Competition bow.

“Jeopardy!” fans, who also appear to be fans of Taylor Swift, slammed the show’s contestants of Wednesday’s episode.

The bonus sister! Taylor Swift joined her BFFs Haim for a surprise appearance at the band’s London show.

Taylor Swift took London’s O2 Arena by surprise when she stepped onstage during Haim’s concert on Thursday.

The fans at Haim‘s concert in London got an amazing surprise – Taylor Swift!

Taylor Swift stunned an audience in London on Thursday when she made a surprise appearance during HAIM's concert at the O2 Arena.The 32-year-old pop icon took the stage with a mic in hand as the audience went wild, and Swift introduced a «mash-up» performance that she sang with the trio of singing sisters.“I haven’t been on stage in a very long time. It’s nice [to be back]," Swift declared.«When I heard my girls were playing in London at the O2, I thought, 'I'm gonna have to see that,'» she continued.

Taylor Swift has joined HAIM on stage in London tonight (July 21) – check out footage of the moment below.Swift surprised fans by joining the HAIM sisters on stage at London’s O2 Arena for a rendition of ‘Gasoline’, along with some lines from the song ‘Love Story’.After joining the band, Swift said: “I haven’t been on stage in a very long time. It’s nice…it’s nice, it’s very nice [to be back].

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThere aren’t many Tony-winning productions in which one of the veteran creator-performers can announce that he’s retiring, right in the middle of a performance… and do it in song form… and have it be part of the natural flow of the evening. But that’s what happened at the opening night of “Freestyle Love Supreme” at the Pasadena Playhouse Thursday night, as the high-profile musical revue reached the final stop of an 11-city tour.