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Taylor Swift poses with fans at jury duty a day after VMA snub
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Taylor Swift was the most high-profile absence at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) but on Monday (August 29) the singer happily took photos with fans after reporting for jury duty in Nashville. Swift, 26, was photographed by other potential jurors as she was waiting to be selected as a jury member ahead of a trial in a Nashville court, according to a Twitter user. Swift, named Forbes’ top-earning […]
Calvin Harris attacks ex Taylor Swift on Twitter
LOS Angeles, California, USA (Reuters) — DJ and producer Calvin Harris took to Twitter to vent after celebrity publication People magazine published an article saying that his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift helped in writing Harris’ hit with Rihanna, ‘This Is What You Came For’. At first, Harris took to the social media site praising Swift posting a link to the article saying “And she sings on a little bit too. Amazing lyric writer and she smashed […]
Taylor Swift world’s highest paid celebrity: Forbes
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — At the tender age of 26, Taylor Swift is the world’s highest-paid celebrity, pulling in a whopping $170 million over the past year, Forbes magazine said Monday. The pop diva’s take from June 2015 to June 2016 is the highest total of her young career, the magazine said, more than doubling her previous record of $80 million last year. She out-earned other famous musicians including Adele ($80.5 million), Madonna […]
Tabloids abuzz over photos of Taylor Swift with Tom Hiddleston
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Photos of Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston walking hand in hand and cuddling and kissing on a rocky beach have created a media storm since they were published in British tabloid The Sun on Wednesday (June 15). Some news outlets and social media postings have even gone so far as to say the photos, reportedly shot near Swift’s seaside Rhode Island home, were staged. Swift, 26, has long lived her […]
Pop power couple Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris break up
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Two of the biggest names in music, Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris, have called it quits — and are trying to be amicable. A day after gossip sites reported their breakup, Harris tweeted Thursday: “The only truth here is that a relationship came to an end & what remains is a huge amount of love and respect.” In the social media version of confirmation, Swift — who with nearly […]
Taylor Swift wins big at iHeartRadio Music Awards
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Singer Taylor Swift was the big winner at the iHeartRadio awards on Sunday (April 3), taking home Album of the Year for her best-selling “1989”, as well as Female Artist of the Year and Best Tour at the iHeartRadio music awards. Accepting the award for Best Tour for her seven-month “1989 World Tour,” Swift thanked her boyfriend, DJ Calvin Harris, whose given name is Adam Wiles. “You know, for […]
Director hits back at critics of Taylor Swift’s African video
SEPTEMBER 3 (Reuters) — The director of Taylor Swift’s new music video set in Africa struck back on Wednesday (September 2) at mounting criticism of the scarcity of black people in the mini-film and its romanticized portrayal of the continent. “Wildest Dreams,” a love story filmed against a backdrop of giraffes, lions, waterfalls and stunning sunsets, has been viewed more than 15 million times since it was released on Monday to accompany the American pop […]
Impact of Apple’s change of heart on music service
JUNE 23 (Reuters) — In a year in which Taylor Swift’s star has risen in to the upper stratosphere, her biggest victory may have been watching Apple ‘blink” after the pop star called out the tech giant for its initial policy of refusing to pay artists during free trials of its new Apple Music streaming service. Apple’s change of heart came after the 25-year-old singer posted on Tumblr that she’d hold back her latest hit […]
Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ will not be offered on Apple Music
JUNE 22 (Reuters) — Pop star Taylor Swift will not be making her hit album “1989” available on Apple Inc’s upcoming streaming service, the singer’s label said on Friday (June 19). Apple Music, which will launch at the end of June, will offer subscribers a large catalog of songs for a subscription fee of $10 a month, but Swift’s “1989,” her fifth studio album; will not be offered on any streaming service, her label Big […]
Taylor Swift wins big at Billboard Music Awards
LAS Vegas, Nevada, May 18 (Reuters) — Taylor Swift dominated the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (May 17), winning eight awards including top artist, while British soul singer Sam Smith took the honors for both top male artist and new artist. Swift, 25, one of the top-selling musical acts in the United States last year, also picked up awards for top female artist, top Billboard 200 artist and album and top hot 100 artist, […]
Singer Taylor Swift says mother has cancer, urges screening
Pop star Taylor Swift, famous for sharing important events in her life, said on Thursday (April 9) that her mother is suffering from cancer and urged her millions of fans to tell their parents to get screened for the illness. The “Shake It Off” singer said in a post on the micro blogging site Tumblr that her mother was feeling fine but she and her brother asked her to go for a check-up. “The results […]





