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Taylor Swift fans to get “up to speed” on their knowledge of the artist before she comes to the UK in June.Altogether, 219,000 fans will descend on Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to across three nights to see the ‘Eras’ tour. The crowd numbers are expected to beat Harry Styles’ record in 2023 for the biggest show in Scotland.The one-off 90-minute course, which will be delivered by Glasgow Clyde College (GCC), teaches parents and plus ones about Swift’s back catalogue, the setlist, her wardrobe and hairstyles and even the crowd chants.“Taylor mania doesn’t seem to be slowing any time soon, and we expect it’ll reach its peak here in Scotland in June,” said Robert Anderson, curriculum assistant principal at GCC [via The Independent].“We understand that not everyone will be up to speed on all things Taylor and might not get the full Eras experience.“That’s why we created this masterclass – to prepare those who’ll be heading along to the gig with their superfan kids, friends or partners to ensure they have just as memorable a time.“Taylor’s gigs are known for being so well crafted, and unless you’re a fan yourself, you might miss some of the iconic moments.“Our expert will take you through everything you need to know – leaving you a Swiftie in no time.”The course will take place on May 7 from 6 till 7:30pm – you can get hold of a free ticket here.Meanwhile, Swift has shared a video from rehearsals for the ‘Eras Tour’ – fuelling speculation that her new album could be added to the setlist.

Taylor Swift has celebrated the ongoing success of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ by sharing a series of photographs of her with collaborators Post Malone and Florence Welch. Check them out below.The polaroids were shared by the pop icon on Instagram last night (April 28), as she celebrated the new album debuting at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart, and selling over 2.6million units in America.“My mind is blown.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship — and one milestone bettors can put money on is when the power couple will announce they’re tying the knot.There is a 75% chance that the pop princess and the football star will make their engagement public before the NFL season kicks off Sept. 5, according to a report this week by the online sports betting community OLBG.“People will bet on them, especially with the rise of Swift being on television a lot with the NFL,” Jake Ashton, OLBG senior news editor, told The Post.“The markets now for each of Kelce’s games, they all have Taylor Swift specials in there because there has been an increase in men watching it with their partners who have shown interest in Swift.

Taylor Swift on her new album.The boozer, which is based in Vauxhall, south London, is mentioned by the pop star in the song ‘The Black Dog’ from the extended ‘Anthology’ edition of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.“And your location, you forgot to turn it off/ And so I watch as you walk/ Into some bar called The Black Dog/ And pierce new holes in my heart/ You forgot to turn it off,” Swift sings. “And it hits me/ I just don’t understand/ How you don’t miss me/ In The Black Dog….”The track is thought to address Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who lives in the same area as the pub (and inspired 2019’s ‘London Boy’).

Machine Gun Kelly has said that he refuses to say anything bad about Taylor Swift as he doesn’t “want any smoke” with her fanbase.The rapper, singer and guitarist has gotten himself into the deep end of controversy with other artists throughout his career, and therefore been on the receiving end of beef from their fan bases. However, according to a new interview, he has no intention of upsetting Swifties.He made the comments during a new edition of Hot Ones Versus – a truth-or-dare version of the popular show hosted by Sean Evans.

Taylor Swift has shared a video from rehearsals for the ‘Eras Tour’, with fans speculating that her new album could be added to the setlist. Watch below.The pop star is due to begin the European and UK/Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour in Paris on May 9.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a pairing that intrigues fans and media alike, recently enjoyed a getaway in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. But they weren’t alone in their beachside escapade; Hollywood heartthrob Bradley Cooper and supermodel Gigi Hadid joined them.

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delivered unto us last week and while the reviews have been an extreme mix, the fanfare is without equal. The Post’s Chuck Arnold writes, “There is plenty of “Bad Blood” spilled on Swift’s latest. And with the raw honesty and specificity of her lyrics, she is clearly in her ‘IDGAF’ era.” Her ‘TTPD,’ era sees Swift take aim at exes and enemies Kim Kardashian, Matt Healy and stand-out British sad boy, ladies and gentlemen Joe Alwyn.

Who’s Taylor Swift anyway?Taylor Swift has gone through “hell” because of her name — but not the Taylor Swift you’re thinking of.A 19-year-old from the Scottish village of Newarthill, Lanarkshire, shares a name with the global superstar — and is often told she’s an imposter of the pop phenomenon, who released her latest chart-topping, blood-spilling album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on April 19.Her ID has been questioned by taxi drivers and border officials to the point that she now additionally carries around her passport to prove she’s not trying to impersonate the “Cruel Summer” singer.“I’ve had hell because of my name,” the Swift of Scotland told The Sun.Swift’s parents, Mairi Rice and Peter Swift, both 43, named their daughter before Taylor Swift became the huge star she is today.The singer’s self-titled debut album was released in 2006 when baby Swift, born in December 2004, would’ve been about 2 years old.“Normally, most of us only need to have documentation for a few things,” her mom told the outlet. “But for Taylor, she needs it for absolutely everything.

Taylor Swift fans will be overjoyed to find out that there are still is a possibility that they can attend her long-awaited Eras Tour leg in the UK.

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ has been swamped by Swifties.Swift dropped the album yesterday (April 19), before later revealing that it is in fact a double album, sharing 15 additional tracks. She has also released the official video for the single ’Fortnight’, which features Post Malone.One unexpected side effect of the album’s release has seen hundreds of Swift fans flock to The Black Dog in Vauxhall, South London, after Swift sang about it on the song of the same name.“And your location, you forgot to turn it off / And so I watch as you walk / Into some bar called The Black Dog / And pierce new holes in my heart,” she sings.The song is thought to address her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who lives in the same area as the pub.The staff at The Black Dog are now frantically searching through their CCTV archives to try to find any evidence of either Swift or Alwyn visiting the premises in the past.A post shared by The Black Dog Vauxhall (@theblackdogvauxhall)“This is the Taylor Swift Effect – anything she touches goes viral,” said Amy Cowley, who works at the pub (via the Standard).

Taylor Swift has namechecked the cult Scottish indie band The Blue Nile on a track on her huge new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.On the album’s ninth track ‘Guilty As Sin?’, Swift sings: “Drowning in The Blue Nile / He sent me Downtown Lights / I hadn’t heard it in a while / My boredom’s bone deep / This cage was once just fine / Am I allowed to cry?”‘The Downtown Lights’ was the band’s biggest song, reaching the Top Ten on the American Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1989, famously also the year that Swift was born.Listen to the two tracks in question below:Aside from having similar themes to Swift’s new album – navigating difficult relationships, the aftermath of heartbreak – the reference to the song also appears to be another nod to The 1975’s Matty Healy, with whom Taylor was romantically linked for a short period of time in 2023.Healy once told Vulture that The Blue Nile were his “favourite band of all time”, and he has named ‘Hats’, from which ‘The Downtown Lights’ is taken, as his favourite album of the ‘80s. He has also stated that his song ‘Love It If We Made It’ is like “The Blue Nile on steroids”.Led by singer Paul Buchanan, Glasgow’s The Blue Nile have a devoted underground following, and are praised for their elegant, melancholic melodies and restrained, patient synth and guitar arrangements.

her highly anticipated eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which appears to feature nods to her current boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.It’s been speculated the three-time Super Bowl champ — who started dating the pop superstar last summer — is the focal point of the song “The Alchemy,” while others suggested the track “So High School” has a special Kelce meaning.“So High School is so Travis Kelce coded and I’m just like

Lloyds Bank has warned that more than £1 million could already have been lost by music fans in the UK to fraudsters pretending to offer Taylor Swift concert tickets. Over 600 customers with the Lloyds Banking Group have already come forward to report being scammed.

Courtney Love has shared her thoughts on Taylor Swift – see what she had to say below.Speaking to The Standard in an interview recently the Hole singer to promote her new BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds series called Courtney Love’s Women, Love spoke about Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Madonna.Though she uses the Women show to uplift and celebrate women in music, Courtney Love slammed Swift in her interview with The Standard. Love told the outlet: “Taylor is not important.

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Taylor Swift has teased some lyrics from her upcoming new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.The pop star is due to release her 11th studio record next Friday (April 19), following on from 2022’s Grammy-winning ‘Midnights’.Yesterday (April 8), Swift shared a line from the LP on her Instagram Stories to coincide with the total solar eclipse in North America. A black-and-white video showed the lyrics being punched into a typewriter.They read: “Crowd goes wild at her fingertips/ Half moonshine, Full eclipse.” Swift included a pre-order link for the album alongside a white love-heart emoji.

set an attendance record for Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, joking that he would boast the title “until Taylor Swift comes to town.” “They told me right before I walked on stage that this is the single most-attended concert in the history of this building,” Wallen, 30, told a cheering crowd in a video uploaded to TikTok. “And that we are the first people to do that two nights in a row.” “I’m going to say that until Taylor Swift comes to town in the fall,” the country singer said good-naturedly.Despite his good intentions, the “Whiskey Glasses” crooner‘s remarks were met with a tidal wave of boos when Swift’s name was mentioned. “We ain’t got to boo, we ain’t got to boo,” the country star said as many fans continued to express their displeasure.