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• 'Florida!!!' Lyrics & Meaning Revealed: Taylor Swift Explains Inspiration for Song, Written With Emma Stone

  19-04-2024 22:38
  
  One of the most-talked about songs off of The Tortured Poets Department so far is the track “Florida!!!” and we’ve learned that Taylor Swift enlisted a famous friend to help write the song.
  Taylor collaborated with Florence + the Machine for the song, but her longtime BFF Emma Stone also helped write the track, according to People.
  In a new interview, Taylor explained the inspiration behind the song.
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• Music sales hit 20 year high – but “beneath the surface, UK artists earn far below average salaries” 

  08-01-2025 13:19 via nme.com
  
  New figures have shown that music sales have hit their highest peak in 20 years, but artists in the UK continue to earn far less than the average salary.READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can helpThe latest statistics were published by the Digital Entertainment And Retail Association (ERA), and show that the number of streaming subscriptions and physical music sales continued to grow in 2024. Over the last 12
  
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• Joe Alwyn wants people to “move on” from past relationship with Taylor Swift

  06-01-2025 14:01 via nme.com
  
  Joe Alwyn has shared his hopes that people will “move on” from his past relationship with Taylor Swift.
  The Conversations With Friends actor and the global pop star dated for over six years, before calling it splits in April 2023. Afterwards, Swift briefly dated The 1975 frontman Matty Healy before getting together with her current boyfriend, NFL footballer Travis Kelce.
  Now, Alwyn has responded after being asked by The Guardian if he wants to “move on” from being associa
  
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• These were the UK’s best-selling vinyl albums and singles of 2024

  03-01-2025 20:04 via nme.com
  
  The biggest selling vinyl albums and singles of 2024 in the UK have been revealed, with Taylor Swift and Liam Gallagher topping the respective charts.READ MORE: The 50 Best Albums Of 2024Swift’s 11th album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ tops the vinyl albums list for the year, after selling a total of 112,000 LPs (via the Official Charts Company). No other album has shifted so many copies in its first year of release this century, with 66,000 of those sales taking place in its
  
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• Number One UK record label of 2024 revealed

  03-01-2025 14:55 via nme.com
  
  EMI has been named the Number One record label of 2024.READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summerThe Universal Music UK label topped the market share rankings with a 10.5 per cent share of combined consumption, according to data from the Official Charts Company (via Music Week).
  It was also the corporate group market leader with a year-on-year consumption growth of 10 per cent and a market share of 36.2 per cent.
  
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• UK-recorded music consumption up nearly 10 per cent in 2024, physical sales see increase for the first time in 20 years

  31-12-2024 03:34 via nme.com
  
  The consumption of UK-recorded music has seen a substantial increase in 2024, per the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summerToday (December 31), the BPI has shared its music market analysis for the year, which includes positive figures in regards to the consumption of UK-recorded music and physical sales for the first time in two decades.
  Per the BPI, UK-recorded music saw
  
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• Chrissie Hynde says seeing Taylor Swift play live was one of her “personal highlights” of 2024

  30-12-2024 17:31 via nme.com
  
  Chrissie Hynde has shared her “personal highlights” of 2024.Read More: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe Pretenders frontman shared a whole list of her favourite things of the year and one of them was seeing Taylor Swift perform at London’s Wembley Stadium as part of her ‘Eras’ tour over the summer.
  Listing her favourite live show she said the concert was “beautiful and inspiring”. Hynde also drew
  
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• Taylor Swift donates $250,000 to Kansas City children’s non-profit

  24-12-2024 11:28 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 (£200,000) to a children’s poverty charity in Kansas City, Missouri.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe pop megastar made the donation to Operation Breakthrough just days before Christmas (December 21), with the organisation sharing a video on social media to send their thanks to her.
  Operation Breakthrough was founded in 1971 by Sister Corita Bussanmas and Sister Berta Sailer and str
  
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• Taylor Swift and “Weaponization of Feminism” mentioned by Justin Baldoni’s crisis team in alleged Blake Lively “Takedown plan”

  23-12-2024 21:45 via nme.com
  
  Justin Baldoni’s crisis team has mentioned both Taylor Swift and the “Weaponization of Feminism” within their alleged Blake Lively Takedown Plan.
  On Friday (December 20), Lively filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint against her former costar. As reported by TMZ, the suit claims that Baldoni exhibited behaviour that caused Lively “severe emotional distress”.
  Now, according to US Weekly, exhibits of an email exchange from August 6 between Baldoni and one
  
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• Sarah Michelle Gellar once asked for time off work to see Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour

  23-12-2024 09:46 via nme.com
  
  Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed that she once asked for a day off work so she could attend Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe actress is currently promoting the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin alongside her co-star Christian Slater.
  During an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, she revealed that she’d been to Miami in October to see one of Swift’s fina
  
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• Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez releases covers album with songs by Taylor Swift and The Smiths

  21-12-2024 20:50 via nme.com
  
  Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has released a new covers album, including versions of songs by Taylor Swift and The Smiths.
  The frontman has surprise-released the record, titled ‘Claudio Covers’, onto streaming services, with the album being labelled under the name ‘Coheed And Cambria’, despite the rest of the acclaimed progressive rock band apparently not being involved.
  The eight-track release includes Sanchez’s renditions of Swift’s ‘Welco
  
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• Andrew Schulz calls Kendrick Lamar the “Taylor Swift of hip-hop”

  19-12-2024 13:15 via nme.com
  
  Comedian Andrew Schulz has called Kendrick Lamar “the Taylor Swift of hip-hop” because “no matter what [Lamar] does, he’s still the victim”.READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’ review: turning hatred into a teachable momentBack in July, Schulz was criticised for suggesting the “Black girlfriend effect” was a “protective instinct” for white men in interracial relationships, and alluding that Black women are abusive.
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• Taylor Swift celebrates birthday with Travis Kelce, Brittany and Patrick Mahomes at ‘Eras’-themed party

  19-12-2024 11:57 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift celebrated her 35th birthday with an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party earlier this week. Check out the photos below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe singer’s birthday on December 13 came just days after she wrapped up the colossal tour with the very last scheduled show taking place in Vancouver, Canada on December 8.
  Yesterday (December 18), it was revealed that the tour was the highest-grossing of 2024&
  
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• Taylor Swift celebrates at surprise ‘Eras’-themed party to mark end of huge tour

  19-12-2024 11:57 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has celebrated the completion of her massive world tour by attending an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party. Check out the photos below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe singer performed the very last scheduled show of the mammoth tour in Vancouver, Canada on December 8 – just days before her birthday on December 13.
  Yesterday (December 18), it was revealed that the tour was the highest-grossing of 2024 
  
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• Taylor Swift celebrates at ‘Eras’-themed party to mark end of huge tour

  19-12-2024 11:57 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has celebrated the completion of her massive world tour by attending an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party. Check out the photos below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe singer performed the very last scheduled show of the mammoth tour in Vancouver, Canada on December 8 – just days before her birthday on December 13.
  Yesterday (December 18), it was revealed that the tour was the highest-grossing of 2024 
  
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• Southport Taylor Swift dance class murders: not guilty pleas entered for suspect

  18-12-2024 19:59 via nme.com
  
  Axel Rudakubana has had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf regarding the charges of the Southport Taylor Swift dance class murders.
  Earlier this summer, the 18-year-old was accused of being the attacker who fatally killed three children during a Swift-themed dance and yoga workshop on Hart Street. The three victims were six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar.
  As reported by The Guardian, Rudakubana appeared at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• Taylor Swift’s final show of ‘The Eras Tour’ felt like “the last day of school”, says Gracie Abrams

  18-12-2024 13:27 via nme.com
  
  Gracie Abrams has reflected on Taylor Swift’s huge ‘Eras Tour’ coming to an end, and said that the final show felt like “the last day of school”.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactAbrams joined Swift for the final leg of the mammoth run of tour dates, and opened for the pop icon at the very last scheduled show, which took place in Vancouver, Canada on December 8.
  Now, in a new interview, she has reflected on
  
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• These were the top 10 highest-grossing music world tours of 2024 – and how much they earned

  18-12-2024 11:53 via nme.com
  
  The Top 10 highest-grossing music world tours for this year have been revealed, along with how much they made. Check it out below.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impactThe new report into the live music sector over the past 12 months was shared by Pollstar, and confirmed which 10 artists were behind the biggest tours.
  Unsurprisingly, it was Taylor Swift‘s massive ‘Eras Tour’ which took the top spot – breaking the rec
  
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• In 2024, pop stars told invasive fans to back off. How did we get here?

  17-12-2024 09:30 via nme.com
  
  In 2024, one of pop’s biggest breakout stars has also been one of fame’s most notable critics. Chappell Roan dominated the charts with her frank, funny songwriting – and shaped discourse about the difficulties of sudden notoriety. From telling off a “disrespectful” photographer and chastising “weird” and “creepy” fans to cancelling shows for mental health reasons, the singer-songwriter has been in the headlines for her decision to self-advoca
  
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• Taylor Swift surpasses Drake for most Billboard Music Award wins ever

  13-12-2024 11:52 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has surpassed Drake to become the artist with the most wins at the Billboard Music Awards.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UKThe pop star cleared up at the 2024 edition of the ceremony, which was held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night (December 12) and broadcast on Fox. Straight off the back of her massive ‘Eras Tour’ coming to an end – having been confirmed as the highest-grossing tour of all time’
  
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• Here’s how Taylor Swift reacted to Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s engagement

  12-12-2024 19:54 via nme.com
  
  Many famous faces have congratulated Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco on their engagement, with Taylor Swift among them.READ MORE: ‘Emilia Perez’ review: Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez let loose in flawed musical melodramaAfter Gomez announced her engagement to producer and songwriter Blanco on Instagram last night (December 11), her close friend Swift was one of the first to send well-wishes.
  On the post, which featured a couple of close-ups of Gomez’s hand sporting an
  
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• Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impact

  10-12-2024 15:18 via nme.com
  
  When Taylor Swift played Edinburgh in June, the effect was quite literally seismic. When the pop star played ‘… Ready For It?’ at the Scottish capital’s 73,000-capacity Murrayfield Stadium, energy caused by fans dancing peaked and created 80kW of power.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: a record-breaking turn in the Scottish capitalSo, it’s really no exaggeration to say that the Eras Tour, which came to an end on Sunday (December 8), had an earth-shaking im
  
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• Taylor Swift gives $197million in bonuses to crew members on ‘The Era Tour’

  09-12-2024 20:31 via nme.com
  
  It has been reported that Taylor Swift has given her crew members on her ‘Eras’ tour about $197million (£152million) in bonuses.READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UKThe colossal tour ended last night (December 8) at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium, after 149 shows that took place across 21 months. Earlier today (December 9), it had been revealed that in total, the worldwide trek sold $2,077,618,725 (£1.6bill
  
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• Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour brings in record-breaking $2billion

  09-12-2024 13:47 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour grossed a record-breaking $2billion through ticket sales.Read More: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UKThe colossal tour ended last night (December 8) at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium, after 149 shows that took place across 21 months.
  Last December, at the tour’s midpoint, Swift made history when the tour became the first to gross $1billion (£796million). Prior to that, it was estim
  
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• Watch Taylor Swift perform with Gracie Abrams on final ‘Eras Tour’ leg in Vancouver

  08-12-2024 16:50 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has performed with Gracie Abrams during her final leg of her blockbuster ‘The Eras Tour’. Watch footage of that moment below.Read More: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UKSwift, who is wrapping up her lengthy ‘Eras’ trek with three dates at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium, brought out the young singer-songwriter, whom she collaborated with on ‘Us’, taken from Abrams’ latest album &lsquo
  
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• Will.I.Am admits he was skeptical about ‘Eras’ tour and its “impossible” hype

  07-12-2024 11:52 via nme.com
  
  Will.I.am has admitted that he was skeptical about Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ and its “impossible” hype.Read More: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UKIn an interview on radio station SiriusXM’s Hits 1 Miami With Mack & Jen, Will.i.am spoke about the Black Eyed Peas’ upcoming residency in Las Vegas, which begins in February 2025 at Planet Hollywood Live.
  The rapper and entrepreneur said that, if no
  
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• Jack Antonoff credits Taylor Swift for starting his production career: “I was sort of shocked”

  06-12-2024 04:52 via nme.com
  
  Jack Antonoff has credited Taylor Swift for starting his production career, saying he “was sort of shocked” during their first collaboration together.READ MORE: Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”In an interview with Variety, published yesterday (December 5), Antonoff talked about how his career as a producer first began. Antonoff was awarded ‘Producer Of The Decade’ by the publ
  
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• Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ book sells more than 800,000 copies in first weekend

  05-12-2024 22:47 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift’s Eras book has sold more than 800,000 copies during its first weekend on sale, new figures have revealed.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstepAccording to data from Circana (via The Hollywood Reporter), the book sold 814,000 copies during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the US.
  The book was sold exclusively through Target in the US and hasn’t been available to buy through outlets such as Amazon.
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• Amy Adams wants to play Taylor Swift’s publicist in a future biopic: “That would be so fun”

  04-12-2024 17:23 via nme.com
  
  Amy Adams has said she would love to play Taylor Swift‘s publicist in a future biopic.READ MORE: ‘Nightbitch’ review: it’s a dog’s life for Amy Adams in mediocre horror comedyDuring an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (December 3), the star, who was promoting her new film Nightbitch, was told that Swifties have been campaigning for her to play Tree Paine on screen due to her red hair.
  “Uh, that would be amazing. That would be so
  
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• Taylor Swift shares reaction to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ topping Apple Music’s most streamed albums

  04-12-2024 05:02 via nme.com
  
  Taylor Swift has shared her reaction to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ achieving the most streamed album of 2024 on Apple Music.READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstepThe streaming platform unveiled Apple Music Replay yesterday (December 3), allowing Apple Music users to analyse their listening habits over the past 12 months.
  Apple Music Replay comes ahead of the highly anticipated Spotify Wrapped 2024 –
  
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