Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are back together again. This time the beloved couple have gone international with their romance.
23.10.2023 - 19:01 / variety.com
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift fans don’t always love delayed gratification, but they have embraced it in the case of “Cruel Summer,” a 2019 song they have finally driven to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, four years and two months after it made its first appearance on the chart. The track from the “Lover” album — or era — first reached the top 10 in early July, and had hovered there since, becoming a consensus pick among many for 2023’s “song of the summer,” even though it came out four autumns ago.
But as recently as last week, “Cruel Summer” had fallen to No. 9, after previously reaching a peak of No. 3.
So what not only resuscitated it but finally gave it a turbo boost to the top? One big factor is obviously the blockbuster theatrical release of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” lifting all boats. Streaming for her entire catalog rose substantially in the week following the film’s release. But Swift did not leave anything to chance when it came to the fortunes of “Cruel Summer” in particular.
On Oct. 18, with just two days left in the chart period last week, she announced she was releasing two new versions of the song: a live recording excerpted from the new movie, “Cruel Summer (Live from Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour),” and a remix, “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix).” They were bundled together as an EP titled “The Cruelest Summer.” As might be expected, the boost in sales numbers for the song as a result of those fresh versions was huge. Download sales were up by 1,482%, according to Luminate data reported by Billboard, with 41,000 tracks sold during the week.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are back together again. This time the beloved couple have gone international with their romance.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s rumoured relationship, a team shareholder has said.Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. – who is a limited partner in the Washington Commanders American football team – said in a recent interview that the NFL is pleased with the situation, suggesting that it’s good PR for the league.During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Kimmel said: “By the way, get one of those Commanders to date Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift for help in order to find a teenage soldier who has been missing since the Hamas attacks.Israel’s Foreign Ministry took to their official X/Twitter page and tweeted Swift to urge her to help locate Roni Eshel, who was described as a huge Swiftie.“Putting this message out into the universe with the hope that it reaches @taylorswift13,” began the tweet.“Roni (19) Eshel who is a huge Swiftie has been missing since the October 7th Massacre.
Taylor Swift can’t stop.The tireless pop star just added three additional concerts to her international ‘Eras Tour’ in late 2024.From Dec. 6-8, Swift, 33, will perform back-to-back-to-back gigs at Vancouver, BC, CA’s BC Place Stadium with special guest Gracie Abrams.For those keeping score at home, she now has 76 (!) upcoming shows on her 2023-24 tour calendar.And if you want tix to catch Swift in “the Couve” — that’s what the cool kids call Vancouver — you can pick them up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, Nov.
Taylor Swift is leaving the Kansas City Chiefs’ luxury box and returning to the stage.After a few months of gallivanting around with Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce and topping the box office, the “Bad Blood” singer is resuming her worldwide ‘Eras Tour.’On Nov. 9-11, the 33-year-old icon will swing into Buenos Aires, AR’s River Plate Stadium for three back-to-back-to-back concerts with special guest Sabrina Carpenter.And, for once, you won’t have to break the bank to see Tay Tay live.At the time of publication, our team found some tickets going for as low as $143 before fees on Vivid Seats.For comparison, the cheapest tickets at her last ‘Eras Tour’ mini-residency in Mexico City started at $643 before fees.Want to catch the biggest tour of the year — or possibly even the century — live?You’re in the right place, Swifties.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing Taylor Swift in Argentina below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on seats for each of Taylor’s trio of Argentina gigs can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Taylor Swift, according to reports.The trend – while having been around for decades – has been brought to light recently by Taylor Swift, who has accumulated billions of streams and broke Spotify records with the updated ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recordings of her albums.The new projects, which have seen her re-record albums such as ‘Red’, ‘Speak Now’, ‘Fearless’ and most recently ‘1989’, came after Scooter Braun bought Big Machine Records (who owned the masters to Swift’s first six albums) back in 2019 for $300million (£247.2m).When news broke of Braun gaining the rights to Swift’s masters, Swift wrote in a Tumblr post that this was “the worst-case scenario” for her, calling him out for his “incessant, manipulative bullying”, and proceeded to regain control of her master recordings by re-releasing the albums.Now, major labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group are looking to put a stop to artists following in Swift’s footsteps, and have reportedly overhauled contracts for new signees.Previously, artists were expected to wait two periods before they could re-release music – for instance, around five years after the original release date, or two years after the contract ended. However, according to a report by Billboard, top music attorneys are saying that they have been seeing contracts that expand that timeframe up to 30 years.“The first time I saw it, I tried to get rid of it entirely,” Josh Karp, an attorney who saw the new restrictions in UMG contracts told the outlet.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the most talked about couple of 2023, and for good reason. Swift is one of the biggest names in music. She’s got a huge world tour going on, and a movie in theaters.
Jack Black took it upon himself to raise the spirits of his fellow striking actors by stripping to his underwear and singing a Taylor Swift song at a fundraiser.Black was performing at the Give Back-ular Spectacular! Show on Wednesday (October 25) at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, an event held to support members of the acting union SAG-AFTRA who are struggling due to the strikes.Black, who had been expected to perform a stand-up set, ripped his shirt off and walked through the crowd, asking for any song requests.Responding to one suggestion for Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’, Black said, “I know that one. Everyone knows that fucking song!”Audience member Amrita Khalid shared the clip of the performance on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding, “Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023”.Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023.
Taylor Swift may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but she doesn’t act like one, according to Ed Kelce, the father of her boyfriend Travis Kelce.The elder Kelce, who made history as the first parent to have two sons play against each other in the Super Bowl, opened up about his impression of Swift in a recent interview with People Magazine.Recounting how Swift had begun clearing up discarded bottles, cans and plates in the suite at their first meeting, he said, “And I’m just thinking, I don’t think she got the diva memo”.“She didn’t get the spoiled musician. She doesn’t know how to pull that off.
Taylor Swift’s song ‘Cruel Summer’ has reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, four years after it was released on her 2019 album ‘Lover’.The song, co-written by Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent, has become Swift’s 10th Number One single.
Taylor Swift will join the cast of Deadpool 3 are rife, but is there any truth to them?It’s long been speculated now that the singer will feature in the film as musical mutant Dazzler, a rumour that began all the way back in 2016 when Swift’s likeness was used for the character’s album cover in a scene from X-Men: Apocalypse.While nothing came of those rumours back then, Swifties may now have a more legitimate reason to believe that she’ll be making her MCU debut alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.Swift’s involvement in the upcoming film has neither been confirmed nor denied. However, the pop megastar was recently spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs versus New York Jets football game with Reynolds, Jackman and director Shawn Levy, sending speculation into overdrive.In an interview with TheWrap, Levy was asked if fans should read into this, but the director remained tight-lipped.“They sure are loud,” Levy said of the rumours.
Christopher Nolan has praised Taylor Swift for her innovative approach in releasing her concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, directly through AMC theatres.Nolan said that Swift’s deal with AMC is an “incredible lesson” for studios that are reluctant to embrace the theatrical experience, IndieWire reported. Swift’s concert film, which documents her six-night residency at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, broke records for the highest-grossing concert film or documentary of all time, earning $123.5 million globally in its opening weekend.Swift also notably sold tickets at $19.89 each (and $13.13 for children) in the US, in reference to her acclaimed album and her favourite number.
Taylor Swift might need to open her calendar because the National Women’s Soccer League is ready to see her in the stands. The words “Swift” and “sports” have been hand in hand since she started dating Travis Kelce, and her friend and soccer star Alex Morgan is ready for her support.In a press conference, earlier this week, with USWNT and San Diego Wave FC stars Alex Morgan and Jaedyn Shaw, a reporter asked Morgan if she had invited Swift to a game.
Taylor Swift has dropped two new versions of her 2019 hit ‘Cruel Summer’ – find out more and listen to both versions below.Today (October 19), Taylor Swift took to social media to announce that she has released a live version of ‘Cruel Summer’, taken from her recently released concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.Swift wrote, reflecting on the concert film’s reception by fans: “One of my favorite things you’ve done was when you supported Cruel Summer SO much, I ended up starting The Eras Tour show with it. For old times sake, I’m releasing the live audio from the tour so we can all shriek it in the comfort of our homes and cars.”See her post below.A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)However, the live cut of ‘Cruel Summer’ from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour isn’t the only version of the track that the singer has released today.
Erin Andrews is opening up about Taylor Swift wearing her WEAR By Erin Andrews windbreaker to Travis Kelce‘s Kansas City Chiefs game last week!
fight with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against Hamas, The Post has learned that he’s not the only celeb bodyguard to do so.Oded Krashinsky, who has protected celebrities like Nicole Kidman, flew from Los Angeles to Israel to help train IDF soldiers and kibbutz members in Northern Israel.“I came here to help my unit. The morale is tense.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Minutes before “Saturday Night Live” was set to kick off Season 49 inside Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the show’s production team — led, of course, by executive producer Lorne Michaels — received word that two special guests were on their way. According to a source, that was when they learned that Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who were in New York City, wanted to drop by the show.
Matthew Heineman’s documentary profiling Grammy and Oscar winning musician Jon Batiste and the medical struggles for his wife that have marked trying times in their marriage leads the pack of nominees for the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards with six. The inspiring docu from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground was picked up by Netflix after premiering and winning acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival last month. Not far behind are a trio of docus each with 5 mentions including 20 Days In Mariupol, Kokomo City, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. And not to be ignored, this weekend’s boxoffice champ, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which landed a nomination as Best Music Documentary. The CCDA nod marks the first awards recognition for the film (however it is not eligible for a Documentary Oscar) which only just had its first premiere screening on Wednesday of last week and came in just under the eligibility wire.
J. Kim Murphy “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is doing all too well in theaters. The concert film made a cool sum of $39 million on its opening day from 3,855 North American locations, a figure that includes $2.8 million in Thursday previews.
Taylor Swift takes the theatrical box office by storm this weekend with “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” And with $100 million made already in pre-sales, it’s the highest-grossing concert film of all-time before its opening weekend comes to a close. But EW reports that “Deadpool 3” director Shawn Levy thinks this is only the beginning of cinematic success for the pop star icon.