Taylor’s ‘Showgirl’ Weekend Totals: $33M Box Office, 2.7M Day-One Album Sales Plus Sizable Vinyl Sales
Photo Credit: TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl launch weekend rakes in $33 million at the box office, alongside 2.7 million day-one album sales. Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl launch has shown once again that it’s Taylor’s world and the rest of us are just living in it. The […]
This Taylor Swift ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ x ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Dance Edit Is Actually Perfect
Twenty years before Taylor Swift‘s “The Fate of Ophelia” was recorded, a character named Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) was leaning into his uniqueness with a magnificently awkward dance routine, as seen in a memorable scene from the 2004 coming-of-age comedy Napoleon Dynamite. His sweet moves were soundtracked by Jamiroquai’s “Canned Heat,” but anyone who hasn’t […]
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Video Is Finally Up on YouTube: Watch
Taylor Swift‘s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video is now streaming on YouTube, following an exclusive early release to movie theaters in the U.S. on Friday (Oct. 3). Written and directed by Swift herself, the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” made it online Sunday night (Oct. 5). The reference-filled visual has the pop […]
The album Cate Le Bon never planned to write was born of heartbreak
Welsh artist Cate Le Bon has been reluctant to write about love in the past but embraces the heartache and challenges of breakup on her new album Michelangelo Dying.
Wolfgang Van Halen Dives Into Mammoth’s New Album, ‘The End’
In this interview, Wolfgang Van Halen gets ready for his latest album with Mammoth, ‘The End,’ discusses live music and celebrates the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne. Continue reading…
Fans Choose Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has claimed the top spot in this week’s new music poll. In a poll published Friday (Oct. 3) by Billboard, music fans overwhelmingly chose the 35-year-old pop icon’s latest release as their favorite new project of the week. Related Friday Music Guide: New Music From […]
Taylor Swift Adds Acoustic Bonus Tracks on Four New ‘Life of a Showgirl’ CD Variants
Any Taylor Swift fans chanting “more!” after the release of The Life of a Showgirl‘s 12 tracks on Friday (Oct. 3) were in for a little surprise Saturday night (Oct. 4). Swift dropped four new CD variants of her latest album, each featuring two acoustic tracks not found on the standard version of Showgirl. Now […]
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Honored by Living Legends Foundation: ‘We’re Just Two Guys Who Like to Make Music’
The Living Legends Foundation celebrated its 32nd anniversary by bringing its annual awards gala to Atlanta for the first time Friday (Oct. 3). And among the honorees on hand were Grammy-winning songwriting/production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Otis Redding Foundation vp/executive director Karla Redding-Andrews (representing her mother, Zelma Redding), RCA Records head of promotion […]
Taylor Swift Sells 2.7 Million Copies of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ on First Day of Release in U.S.
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl album is off to a sparkling start in the United States. On its first day of release, Oct. 3, the set sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales (physical and digital purchases) across all versions of the album, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate. […]
Taylor Swift Steals the Spotlight as ‘Release Party of a Showgirl’ Hits No. 1 at Box Office
Taylor Swift’s The Official Release Party of a Showgirl is off to a spectacular start with a No. 1 debut at the domestic box office. The pop superstar’s limited theatrical event — a one-weekend-only experience giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl — is […]