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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...

Some of Your Favorite Music May Vanish From TikTok
TikTok May
Lose Some
Very Big Songs
Jan 31, 2024 11:55 AM CST

TikTok May Lose Some Very Big Songs

Yes, it's over a licensing deal, and it affects Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, and more

(Newser) - Universal Music Group—which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny, and Billie Eilish—says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok after a licensing deal between the two expired on Wednesday. UMG said that it had not agreed to terms of a new deal...

X Makes 'Temporary' Move Over AI Images of Taylor Swift

Platform halts searches of her name after fake nudes emerged

(Newser) - Elon Musk's social media platform X has blocked searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online, per the AP . Attempts to search for her name on the site resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, which...

Taylor Swift Kisses Travis Kelce After Chiefs Win, Internet Swoons

But will the pop superstar be headed to the Super Bowl amid upcoming concerts?

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to win the AFC championship game Sunday night, but in certain corners of the internet , the main story was what happened afterward: Taylor Swift was among the crowd that stormed the field to celebrate, making her way to Travis Kelce alongside...

AI's Latest Transgression: Fake Nudes of Taylor Swift

Pop star is just one victim of sexually explicit deepfakes, which show the lack of safeguards

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has had a massive impact on the cultural landscape. Now, she could potentially play a role in forming federal law, though without her consent. The superstar songwriter found herself the focus of calls for US lawmakers to crack down on AI-driven deepfakes this week as fake pornographic images...

Alleged Taylor Swift Stalker Arrested Twice in 3 Days

And security worker says man had been spotted there about 30 times in 2 months

(Newser) - The man arrested on charges of stalking and harassing Taylor Swift had been seen near her Manhattan townhouse about 30 times since November 25, according to newly released court documents. The security worker cited in the documents says David Crowe, 33, was asked to leave, or to not approach the...

Jason Kelce Carries Girl to Meet Taylor Swift

'I don't care if your heart is as hard as the Grinch's, that's pretty damn cool'

(Newser) - Jason Kelce, older brother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, literally gave a young Buffalo Bills fan a boost during Sunday's playoff game. People reports that the Philadelphia Eagles center, who took off his shirt to celebrate the first of his brother's two touchdowns, came out...

Stadium Puts Swift References on the Menu
Stadium Menu
Caters to
Swift Fans
Jan 21, 2024 11:15 AM CST

Stadium Menu Caters to Swift Fans

Buffalo concessionaire pays homage to Chiefs' 'star-studded fans'

(Newser) - Whether Taylor Swift makes it to Sunday's NFL playoff game in Buffalo or not, her presence will be felt. Select concession spots at the Bills' Highmark Stadium will sell "Bad Blood" waffle fries, "Karma" quesadilla, and other items with hit-inspired names for the matchup against the singer'...

NFL's First Playoff Game Behind Paywall Sets a Record

Match on Peacock between Chiefs and Dolphins drew an average 23M viewers

(Newser) - Whether fans tuned in Saturday night to the Chiefs-Dolphins AFC playoff match on Peacock to watch Taylor Swift having fun in the stands or because they were actually invested in the game, those viewers helped make it the most-streamed live event ever, reports the AP . Nielsen stats show the game...

Taylor Swift Fans, Friends Unhappy With NYT Article
NYT Piece
Speculating on
Taylor Swift's
Sexuality Sparks Ire
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 13, 2024 4:20 PM CST

NYT Piece Speculating on Taylor Swift's Sexuality Sparks Ire

Fans, friends call it inappropriate

(Newser) - There's quite a bit of fallout after the New York Times, in an uncharacteristic move, published an opinion piece openly speculating on a person's sexuality. The move would have been "highly unusual for a reputable news organization," as CNN puts it, no matter who the column...

Golden Globes Host: Yeah, Taylor Swift Joke Was 'Weird'

Jo Koy speaks out after challenging hosting gig

(Newser) - Golden Globes host Jo Koy is responding to the backlash over his performance at the awards show in general, and his joke about Taylor Swift specifically. "It's a tough room. It was a hard job, I'm not going to lie," he said Monday during an appearance...

One Taylor Swift Reaction Sums Up Night for Globes Host

She gave 'a look cold enough to form ice on TV screens' after joke about her by Jo Koy

(Newser) - By many accounts, comedian Jo Koy had a rough night Sunday as host of the Golden Globes. And one moment in particular might sum things up—the instant one of his jokes went viral, though not in the way the 52-year-old might have hoped.
  • The joke: "The big difference
...

Taylor Swift Isn't the Only One Who Made Travis Kelce Famous

'NYT' profiles football player's managers, twin brothers who plotted to put their client on the map

(Newser) - Travis Kelce didn't earn his own Newser tag until he started dating Taylor Swift, but there was apparently a plan in place to propel the Kansas City Chiefs tight end to stardom way before that romance—a plan that would make him potentially "as famous as the Rock....

Taylor Swift Breaks Elvis Presley&#39;s Record
Taylor Swift
Dethrones
the King
Jan 2, 2024 12:30 AM CST

Taylor Swift Dethrones the King

She now has 68 weeks in the No. 1 spot of the Billboard 200, more than Elvis Presley

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has now amassed 68 weeks with one of her albums atop the Billboard 200—beating the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a solo artist, which was previously held by Elvis Presley with 67 weeks. The only act to have more is the Beatles, with 132...

Cause of Death for Taylor Swift Concertgoer Revealed

Heat exhaustion killed 23-year-old woman at Brazil concert in November

(Newser) - Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a Taylor Swift concert in November, a forensics report obtained by the AP on Wednesday shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, passed out during Swift's second song at the Nov. 17 concert in Rio de Janeiro, "...

Taylor Swift Now Has an Era Named After Her

Her home state of Pennsylvania designates the current epoch as such

(Newser) - She's Time magazine's person of the year . She's the most-played artist globally on Spotify . She's helmed the first tour to gross more than $1 billion and then the highest-grossing concert film of all time. And now, Taylor Swift has an entire era named after her. A...

Taylor Swift Hits a 10-Figure Milestone

Singer's Eras Tour is first concert tour to hit the billion-dollar mark, per 'Pollstar'

(Newser) - It's been quite the week for Taylor Swift. First, the pop star was named Time's Person of the Year . Now, Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour...

Time Dubs Taylor Swift the 'Main Character of the World'

It chooses her as its Person of the Year for 2023

(Newser) - To say that 2023 was a good year for Taylor Swift would be a gross understatement, and Time just made it even more so. The magazine chose the 33-year-old singer as its Person of the Year for 2023. The pick was announced on the Today show, which notes that Time'...

This Beyonce Song Is (Literally) a Lifesaver

'Virgo's Groove' has the correct beats per minute ratio

(Newser) - The American Heart Association is out with two more songs that could quite literally save a life. Beyonce's "Virgo's Groove" and Taylor Swift's "You're Losing Me" both have between 100 and 120 beats per minute, which is the speed at which you need to...

Taylor Swift Kicks a Male Off of Spotify's Throne

She was the most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's run

(Newser) - It's her, hi—Taylor Swift is Spotify's 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1. That means that the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who...

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