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A Los Angeles federal court judge has decided that two songwriters who claim their lyrics were pilfered by Taylor Swift for her massive 2014 hit “Shake It Off” may have a case. US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a sequence …
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He behaves in mysterious ways. After more than a decade, Kanye West has finally revealed the true motive behind crashing Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs acceptance speech in 2009: God ordered him to do so. “God has a calling on all of us and he uses us in different ways,” West, 43, told Nick Cannon during …
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It’s the Park-ed Hyatt. In light of countless singers canceling their gigs due to the coronavirus, one enterprising Tennessee RV firm has devised a novel way to stay afloat — by renting celebrities’ idle tour buses to the public. “We had to pivot our business,” said Joey Hemphill, co-owner of Nashville’s Hemphill Brothers, which has …
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When music’s biggest stars descend on New York for the Video Music Awards this week, NYPD cops will show up to check out the shows. But they won’t be judging the talent. Officers in the NYPD’s TV/Movie unit will see if the performers and their entourages are wearing masks and staying socially distant, city officials …
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Taylor Swift has donated $30,000 to help an 18-year-old woman pay for her college costs. UK resident Victoria Mario — who describes herself as a “Black woman with a dream” — set up a GoFundMe page asking for $53,000 and explaining that she’d aced her exams and been accepted to study math at a prestigious …
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Taylor Swift is keeping things indie. On Thursday morning, a multitude of indie record stores across America took to social media to share that signed “Folklore” CDs “just showed up” — as Chicago’s Reckless Records put it — at the door. Fans were instructed that the supply was limited to one per customer and that …
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While he may not be looking to reignite his past feud with Taylor Swift, Kanye West conjured up their former rift Friday afternoon when he tweeted a photo of a snake along with caption, “Not gonna use a snake emoji cause you know why … I’m not sure if Christians are allowed to use snake …
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Taylor Swift’s latest album, “Folklore,” has sold over 2 million copies worldwide in one week, already solidifying its place as one of 2020’s top-selling albums. Swift’s eighth studio album, which she announced roughly 15 hours before its surprise release, also generated more than 500 million streams across various platforms throughout its debut week. Republic Records, …
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It’s a cardi party. On Thursday, supermodels Cara Delevingne and Kaia Gerber asserted their status as Swifties by getting cozy in one of Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” knits. Delevingne, 27, and Gerber, 18, shared the same oversized sweater, an exact replica of the one worn by 30-year-old Swift in her new music video for “Cardigan” and …
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Taylor Swift has reportedly changed the verbiage on merchandise for her new album, “Folklore,” after complaints by an online store specializing in African brands. Amira Rasool, of Black-owned business The Folklore, reportedly posted on Instagram of Swift’s logo for her “Folklore” threads, “She is currently selling merchandise with the words ‘The Folklore’ printed on them. …
A Los Angeles federal court judge has decided that two songwriters who claim their lyrics were pilfered by Taylor Swift for her massive 2014 hit “Shake It Off” may have a case. US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a sequence …
