Taylor Swift: ‘I’ve secretly based genres of my songs on the type of pen I’m using’

Long live Taylena! Selena Gomez is just like Us — listening to Taylor Swift’s Midnights the moment it dropped.

A true Mastermind! It wouldn’t be a Taylor Swift album without a few surprises — and Midnights has more than its fair share. 

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to her boyfriend of six years, , and on her latest album , she 's finally addressing the matter. Just not in the way you may have wanted. Rather than confirming or denying her betrothal, —in true Swift style—instead shares her feelings about the media circus about her relationship status. On “Lavender Haze,” which is the first track from Midnights and not a strain of cannabis, Swift sings: “I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say/ the 1950s shit they want from me/ I just wanna stay in that lavender haze.” In a separate verse, she adds, "All they keep asking me is if I'm gonna be your bride/ the only kinda girl they see is a one night or a wife."This content can also be viewed on the site it from.As she explained on Instagram earlier this month, the 32-year-old happened upon the phrase “lavender haze” while watching Mad Men. “ I looked it up because I thought it sounded cool.

APPOINTMENTSProduction music firm Epidemic Sound has announced Rikard Herlitz as its new CTO and Julian Persaud as CCO, both starting in January 2023. Herlitz joins from Google, while Persaud moves over from travel platform Omio. “We’re THRILLED to welcome both Rikard and Julian to our leadership team”, says CEO Oscar Höglund.

Conor Kennedy - the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr and ex-boyfriend of pop megastar Taylor Swift - has revealed that he has been secretly fighting against Russia in Ukraine and was “willing to die there”.

Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriend Conor Kennedy has been secretly fighting Russian forces in Ukraine. Conor, the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has returned home safely and is now encouraging others to get involved. "Like many people, I was deeply moved by what I saw happening in Ukraine over the past year. I wanted to help.

Taylor Swift's co-writers have been revealed! The album's credits list includes quite a few familiar names and one highly recognizable pseudonym. In addition to Swift's frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff, who is credited on 11 of the LP's 13 tracks, Zoe Kravitz is also named as a co-writer on «Lavender Haze» and «Karma.» Swift's boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, is also listed under his familiar songwriting pen name, William Bowery, on the song «Sweet Nothing.» Alwyn previously contributed to Swift's 2020 albums and  on the tracks «Exile,» «Betty,» «Champagne Problems,» «Coney Island» and «Evermore.» Alwyn's secret alias was eventually confirmed by Swift herself in her Disney+ special,

Taylor Swift has announced details of the first single from her upcoming album ‘Midnights’, and shared some of its lyrics on billboards.The singer will release her 10th album on Friday (October 21), and has already confirmed an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the following Monday (October 24).In a social media post, the singer has now confirmed a host of other events happening in the week around the album’s release, including the release of an official video for the single ‘Anti-Hero’ at 8am EST (1pm BST) on album release day.Swift declared the track ‘Anti-Hero’ to be “one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written”, and noted of its significance: “I really don’t think I’ve delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before.”On Thursday (October 20), a teaser trailer will be shown in the third quarter of Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video, while a “special very chaotic surprise” is also set to take place at 3am EST (8am BST) on Friday. Lyric videos will then follow later that evening.See the full calendar of events for album release week below, alongside a Spotify billboard in New York City’s Times Square, which revealed the lyric: “I should not be left to my own devices.”A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)A post shared by Spotify (@spotify)Swift is yet to preview any material from ‘Midnights’, instead promoting it with a series of videos explaining the stories behind tracks.

Wow! Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Conor Kennedy secretly joined the fight in Ukraine!

Taylor Swift is headed back to late night. announced on Friday that Swift is among an all-star slate of upcoming guests to appear during the show's «Fall-Star Favorites» week, beginning Monday, Oct. 24.

Taylor Swift has been announced to appear on an upcoming episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, marking her first late-night talk show engagement for the year.Celebrating her 10th album, ‘Midnights’, Swift will sit down for a chat with Fallon on Monday October 24 – three days after ‘Midnights’ is released on October 21. She won’t perform on the show, though; Meghan Trainor will appear as that episode’s musical guest, with others appearing across the week including the duo of Zedd and Marren Morris (on Tuesday October 25) and Selena Gomez (on Wednesday 26).Swift is yet to preview any material from ‘Midnights’, instead promoting it with a series of videos explaining the stories behind tracks.

Grammys are in, with the first round voting for next year’s awards kicking off yesterday (October 13).There are a number of notable submissions and absentees from the 2023 submissions list, including six from Taylor Swift. Swift has put forward ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ for consideration in the Album of the Year and Best Country Album categories, eight years after the original ‘Red’ release lost in both at the 2014 awards.Her other submissions include ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, ‘I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)(From The Vault)’ for Best Country Song and Best Country Performance, and the Phoebe Bridgers-featuring ‘Nothing New (Taylor’s Version)(From The Vault)’ for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.Beyoncé has entered two dance/electronic category nominations for the first time.

Rapper, singer and rising actor Bad Bunny scored a leading eight nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards, which will be handed out next month. Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift are next with six noms each, followed by Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd with five apiece.

Jordan Moreau Bad Bunny leads the 2022 American Music Awards nominations with eight nods, followed by Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift with six apiece. The Weeknd, Adele and Harry Styles each earned five nominations. The winners will be announced at the awards show on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Fan voting for all awards is now open via VoteAMAs.com and Twitter, except for favorite K-Pop Artist which will open on Tuesday, Nov. 1. See the full list of nominations below. ARTIST OF THE YEARAdeleBad BunnyBeyoncéDrakeHarry StylesTaylor SwiftThe Weeknd

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