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Taylor Swift, Singapore Cut Deal and Neighbors Aren't Happy

Enter the growing industry of event tourism

(Newser) - We know Taylor Swift concerts generate billions in consumer spending . And now we know countries are willing to pay big for the advantage, at the cost of their neighbors missing out. Earlier this week, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed the country's tourism board paid an undisclosed sum—...

Taylor Swift Urges Fans to 'Make a Plan to Vote'
Swift: Vote for the People
'Who Most Represent YOU'
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Swift: Vote for the People 'Who Most Represent YOU'

She urges her 282M Instagram followers to go to the polls

(Newser) - Taylor Swift urged her fans to get out and vote on Super Tuesday, though she didn't endorse any candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries. "I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power," Swift told her 282 million folllowers...

Taylor Swift Is Related to an Actual Tortured Poet

Guess who's related to Emily Dickinson?

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has a rather interesting sixth cousin, three times removed. Ancestry.com gives Today the scoop that dangling out on the songstress's family tree is another bit of American royalty: Emily Dickinson. "Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th-century English immigrant (Swift's ninth great-grandfather and...

It's Biden's Turn to Poke Trump's Mental Acuity

On 'Late Night,' president said Trump 'can't remember his wife's name,' then referred to 2024 as 2020

(Newser) - President Biden made a surprise appearance on the Late Show with Seth Meyers on Monday and got in a few digs at Donald Trump's "age and mental acuity," per Axios . "You got to take a look at the other guy. He's about as old as...

Paparazzo: Taylor Swift's Dad Punched Me in Face

Scott Swift accused of assaulting photographer after Taylor's Australia tour ended

(Newser) - Australian authorities are investigating an alleged assault on a paparazzo by Taylor Swift's father, Scott Swift. The photographer told police the elder Swift punched him in the face around 2:30am Tuesday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. "I was just out on the job chasing Taylor," Ben...

Museum Seeks the 'Most Studious Swiftie'

London's Victoria and Albert Museum needs someone well versed on pop star to help curators

(Newser) - Are you the "most studious Swiftie"? London's Victoria and Albert Museum wants you stat, as a new "Superfan Advisor" to help inform curators on the museum's Taylor Swift collection, reports the Guardian . Candidates for this part-time gig, which will pay per session, "will meet...

Taylor Swift Jet Tracker: 'Look What You Made Me Do'

Student's lawyer fires back after cease-and-desist letter from star's attorneys

(Newser) - Jack Sweeney, the college student who received a cease-and-desist letter from Taylor Swift's lawyers for tracking her private jets and sharing updates on social media, has responded using the title of one of her hits. "Look What You Made Me Do," he wrote in a post on...

KC Victim's Family Gets Gift From Taylor Swift

Singer donates $100K to page for Lisa Lopez-Galvan

(Newser) - A GoFundMe set up for the woman killed in this week's mass shooting in Kansas City quickly doubled its goal thanks to a single donor—Taylor Swift. The singer gave $100,000 to the page for Lisa Lopez-Galvan with a pair of $50,000 donations, reports the New York ...

Here's What Trump Had to Say About Taylor Before the Game

'There's no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden'

(Newser) - The part of the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce far right conspiracy theory where the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl did in fact come to pass, but no endorsement of President Biden was forthcoming during or after the big game—which Donald Trump had predicted would be the case. Posting...

Biden Tweaks Conspiracy Theorists After Super Bowl

'Just like we drew it up,' he tweets, channeling the Dark Brandon meme

(Newser) - President Biden didn't tip his hand on which team he was rooting for in Super Bowl 58, but he took advantage of Kansas City's win afterward to mock conspiracy theorists. "Just like we drew it up," he tweeted after the overtime victory , reports Deadline . Biden did...

Was There Ever a Doubt? Taylor Swift Is at the Game

Superstar makes it to Vegas to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce

(Newser) - The start of Sunday's Super Bowl brings to an end some feverish celeb speculation: Taylor Swift is indeed at the game in Vegas to cheer for boyfriend Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, reports the AP . She had to fly in over nine time zones from Japan on...

He Tracks Jets of the Rich and Famous. Swift Isn't Happy
He Tracks Jets of the Rich
and Famous. Swift Isn't Happy
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He Tracks Jets of the Rich and Famous. Swift Isn't Happy

Singer threatens legal action if college student Jack Sweeney doesn't stop keeping tabs on her plane

(Newser) - Taylor Swift seems to be enjoying her life lately , and doesn't seem to mind the attention that comes with it—with the exception of the attention now coming from an infamous college student with a penchant for tracking the private planes of celebrities, politicians, and billionaires. Jack Sweeney, now...

Taylor Swift Announces Streaming Date

Disney+ will debut ' The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)' next month

(Newser) - Last Sunday, Taylor Swift was in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. On this Sunday, she'll be in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. In between, she's performing in Tokyo. "This week is truly the best kind of chaos," the singer wrote Wednesday on Instagram before...

Fake Taylor Swift Images Traced to 4Chan Challenge

Research firm finds online group made evading safeguards a game

(Newser) - A research firm has traced sexually explicit fake images of Taylor Swift that began circulating online last month to an already-infamous message board. Graphika found that a game-like challenge on 4Chan probably led to users trying to create lewd images of famous women, the New York Times reports. They were...

Grammys Pull Off a Big Surprise: Celine

Singer, who is battling a rare neurological disorder, presented the night's final award

(Newser) - Taylor Swift's announcement of a new album wasn't the only big surprise at Sunday night's Grammys. Another was when Celine Dion, who is battling a rare neurological disorder , came on stage to present the final award of the night. The 55-year-old's unannounced appearance drew a standing...

Taylor Swift Makes History With Grammy Win
Taylor Swift
Makes History
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Taylor Swift Makes History With New Grammy Win

Sets new record for most 'album of the year' wins

(Newser) - Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for Midnights, breaking the record for most wins in the category with four, the AP reports. She began her speech by thanking her producer and friend Jack Antonoff and added, "I would love to tell you this is...

Taylor Swift Announces Surprise New Album at Grammys

Fans had been expecting a re-release announcement, instead got a new release

(Newser) - Taylor Swift won best pop vocal album for Midnights at Sunday's Grammy Awards, and used her acceptance speech to reveal a "secret" she said she's been keeping for two years: She's coming out with a new album April 19. "It's called The Tortured Poets ...

Taylor Swift's Far-Right Critics Float Epic Conspiracy Theory
Taylor Swift's Far-Right Critics
Float Epic Conspiracy Theory
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Taylor Swift's Far-Right Critics Float Epic Conspiracy Theory

In some versions, the Super Bowl featuring her boyfriend will be rigged to help Democrats

(Newser) - Make no mistake: President Biden would love to get an endorsement from Taylor Swift, as he did in 2020. In fact, his team views that as the "biggest and most influential endorsement" to be had in the coming election, the New York Times reports. That may play some small...

This Nation Just Weighed In on Swift at the Super Bowl

DC's Japanese Embassy says star could technically get to Vegas 'comfortably' after her Tokyo concert

(Newser) - There's still no official word on whether Taylor Swift will be swooping into Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11 to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl—but Japanese officials are stepping in to assuage fears that the "Karma" singer won't be able...

Taylor Swift Is Even Queen of the Snowplows

Winner of Minnesota DOT's annual snowplow-naming contest: Taylor Drift

(Newser) - Travelers in northwestern Minnesota can shake off their trepidation about hitting the winter roads knowing Taylor Drift is clearing a path ahead of them. The snowplow named for Taylor Swift was the runaway winner of Minnesota's fourth annual "Name a Snowplow" contest , with eight new names announced this...

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