Taylor Swift Made Up 1.7% of Total U.S. Music Market in 2023, According to Luminate’s Year-End Report

Ellise Shafer It’s official: Taylor Swift is heading to the Super Bowl. And by Taylor Swift, we mean her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who led his team to victory against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night and clinched a spot in Feb. 11’s big game.

We guess Kylie Kelce and Taylor Swift got along just fine! Because they’re about to have a second party in the VIP suite cheering on Travis Kelce!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, Justin Timberlake has dropped his new single and video, “Selfish,” continuing the rollout leading up to his first album in five years, “Everything I Thought It Was.” “Selfish,” which was premiered at a special concert in Timberlake’s hometown of Memphis last week, was written by the singer, Louis Bell (Taylor Swift, Post Malone), Cirkut (Maroon 5, The Weeknd), Theron Thomas and Amy Allen and produced by Timberlake, Louis Bell and Cirkut. The video was directed by Bradley J.

Disturbed’s singer David Draiman has defended Taylor Swift in a recent concert in Illinois, stating that she was “for real”.The incident took place at a Disturbed concert in Peoria, Illinois on January 19. The singer had brought two fathers and their respective daughters onstage, prompting Draiman to address the girls. “So, I take it [the fact] that you came to the Disturbed concert, as opposed to the Taylor Swift concert, means that your parents are raising you on rock and roll,” he asked them.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Songwriter Jenna Andrews, whose hits include songs performed by BTS, Drake, David Guetta and more, has sold her catalog to Warner Chappell Music, her management company Milk & Honey Music + Sports has announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Travis Kelce gave a couple sweet gestures towards girlfriend Taylor Swift in the stands during his game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night (January 21) at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.Swift is on hand to watch her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, fight for a spot in the AFC Championship.Joining her in the box is Kelce’s family, including Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and his parents, Donna and Ed Kelce.At one point, Swift was spotted chatting up Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Mark Ronson will be honored with the Music for Life award and sit for an interview to open the National Association of Music Merchants show in Anaheim, Calif., next week, the organization has announced. The not-for-profit music trade organization will hold its annual gathering from Thursday, January 25 through Sunday, January 28.

Taylor Swift poster while wearing Strings’ merchandise.The Tulsa Police Department posted on social media on Friday (January 12) asking for help in identifying the man who took the poster.“This person of interest and apparent fan went a little extreme to get a souvenir of his favorite performer,” they wrote.Need help identifying this "Swiftie"This person of interest and apparent fan went a little extreme to get a souvenir…Posted by Tulsa Police Department on Friday, January 12, 2024The man in question was wearing a Billy Strings hat, as shown by the CCTV footage that captured him leaving the AMC cinema with the 6×4 poster, which had been displayed in a glass frame.“While this may seem relatively juvenile and benign,” the police post continued, “it caused thousands of dollars of damage to the poster frame. Whether you love T.

Taylor Swift in reference to an episode in season two of The Bear, in which the musician is mentioned.His shout out refers to an episode where his character, Ritchie, tries to obtain concert tickets for his ex-wife and daughter to see Swift.Moss-Bachrach also shouted out Olivia Coleman, who appears in the same episode as Chef Terry, a character who leads Ritchie’s training at one of the world’s best restaurants. Elsewhere in the season, Moss-Bachrach can also be seen singing Swift’s ‘Love Story’ in what quickly became a fan-favourite moment.“I’ve gotta thank my two special scene partners this year, Olivia Colman and Taylor Swift,” he said, before going on to thank his family.He continued: “This is such a privilege to play this part.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After weeks of rumors, Universal Music Group has confirmed that it will be laying off an unspecified but significant number of employees in the coming weeks. The company’s recorded-music division is said to be receiving the brunt of the layoffs.

Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav has spoken about his favourite Taylor Swift song and expressed his love for the singer in a new interview.The rapper recently appeared on HOT 97’s Ebro In The Morning radio show to discuss his extensive career. When asked about attending the recent 81st Golden Globes, he launched into a lengthy discussion of Swift, in light of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film’s nomination for the ceremony’s inaugural Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category. “Yes, I am a Swiftie,” Flav declared.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As the ongoing series of lawsuits and allegations prove nearly every week, sexual misconduct and abuse remain a major problem in the music industry. In the coming weeks, songwriter Tiffany Red and the 100 Percenters, who have long rallied for more equitable treatment for songwriters in the industry, have spoken out against sexual abuse and have announced plans to launch two programs designed to combat it: the Safe Music Business Pledge and the Abuse in Music Recovery Fund.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The UnitedMasters music platform will again kick off Grammy weekend with a trio of buzzing independent artists: Nigerian-American singer Davido, Dominican rapper Tokischa and South Africa-based DJ-artist Uncle Waffles. The show takes places at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, Feb. 2.

another green dress—but that's not the detail on which fans are fixated.Swifties honed in on the singer's thigh-high from Jimmy Choo's collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier ( is also a fan), which feature “tattoos” of snakes at the knee.Blake Lively and Taylor Swift at a private party at Lucali Pizza restaurant in Brooklyn on January 10.The boots, which are meant to look like tattooed skin, also feature tattoo-inspired images of chains, a crown of thorns, and intricate, almost tribal patterns, making them one of the most edgy pieces in Swift's wardrobe. The 34-year-old singer kept the rest of her outfit more tame, opting for a long-sleeve crushed velvet minidress, sheer black tights, and a black leather top-handle bag.If you're keeping track, this is Swift's third green dress of the week, following her lime green Gucci gown at the and Tuesday night's Taylor in New York City on Tuesday, January 9.Naturally, fans immediately jumped to conclusions—namely that Ms.

to work a merchandise stall during Swift’s concert has gone viral online, as keen Swifties grab at every opportunity to attend the sold-out shows.The listing received mass attention online after a job board posted a video on TikTok advertising the position.In the clip, a woman can be seen shocked, as she looks through the job ad, with the caption reading: “POV you just worked out you can see Taylor Swift in Melbourne for free!”The job ad invites people to apply for multiple casual merchandising staff roles with Delaware North which include supervisors, sales staff, crowd control, and stock attendants.Delaware North is a global hospitality and sports retail company, which is the newly appointed merchandise partner at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).The company will be setting up multiple temporary hubs primarily outside of the venue, selling merchandise to fans.“Due to the size and staffing requirements of this event, these positions are employed to support the Taylor Swift concert only and there should be no expectation of ongoing work post this event,” the listing read.To be considered for the role Swifties have to have prior experience in retail or high-volume events environment, as well as feel comfortable in large crowds.Delaware North does not guarantee hired staff will be able to see the singer, as they warn Swifties: “As whilst we have some stalls on the inside of the venue, majority of the work will be outside of the stadium.”The Taylor Swift casual job ad has received mass attention online with the TikTok receiving more than 200 thousand views, as keen fans take to comments to share their excitement – des[ite the job not being inside and having no way to see the singer.“I SAW THAT ON SEEK AND SENT IN AN

an out-of-its-mind 4,764-word op-ed analyzing why Taylor Swift might be a lesbian or bisexual.Yes, the equivalent of 13 pages of a novel was spent on a yucky wild goose chase to out a famous woman who has a famous boyfriend.No, we’re not back in homophobic 1985. It’s still supposedly enlightened 2024!If you read that highfalutin crock in the morning paper, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were still asleep — it was that bonkers.As I cross-country skied through the endless article, many questions popped up.How did a creepy, irresponsibly speculative analysis of years of pop lyrics, flamboyant costumes and out-of-context interview quotes wind up in a publication that once ran a lofty ad campaign proclaiming, “Truth.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jo Koy appeared on “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and reacted to the overwhelmingly negative reviews he received as the host of the 2024 Golden Globes. The comedian admitted that backlash to his hosting duties hurts a bit. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman panned Koy as “woefully unqualified” to be an awards show host.

Selena Gomez is starring in the first juicy gossip of 2024 after approaching Taylor Swift and a friend to share some insights about what fans believe to be about Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet. Amateur lip-readers assured the friends were talking about Kylie avoiding her boyfriend taking a photo with Gomez.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As streaming has returned the music industry to health over the past decade, with year after year of growth, people have not wanted to admit that, since the pandemic, that growth has slowed down significantly. While we saw double-digit revenue increases for several years in the latter half of the 2010s, the average number of subscriptions through the first six months of 2023 grew just 6% to 95.8 million , compared with a growth of 10% to 90 million for the first half of 2022, according to the RIAA.