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Fans who have secured themselves tickets to Taylor Swift’s huge UK tour next year are ‘panicking’ after discovering a small-print detail that could see them turned away from the gig.

OK, that’s it. Paul Rudd is just the best. No more arguments.

a fellow Taylor Swift fan. In a TikTok video posted Sunday, singer-songwriter Claud Mintz revealed they’d met the “Ant-Man” actor by accident at a stop on Swift’s “Eras” tour — and decided to strike up a conversation. “I like randomly met him in passing at the Taylor Swift concert,” explains Mintz, 24, who said that he saw the star at the VIP tent.

Paul Rudd being Paul Rudd. Claud, a musician signed to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records, recently ran into Rudd inside the VIP tent at one of Taylor Swift’s concert and decided to introduce themselves.That introduction paid off because the next thing you know, Claud and Rudd are dancing in their music video for «A Good Thing.»In a TikTok post, Claud explains how working with Rudd came to fruition and how kind the actor was to them. The singer explains they approached Rudd and told him they had a song on their album, Supermodels, called «Paul Rudd.»A post shared by Claud (@claud.mp3)«He was so nice about it and he gave me his email and he was like, 'Send it to me! I'd love to hear your album,'» Claud says.Claud goes on to discuss the meaning behind the «Paul Rudd» song, explaining that, «It's me trying to envision myself as this cool and confident, charismatic, lovable character,» like the song's namesake, despite feeling that they are «often not.»Rudd actually responded to Claud, saying that he loved the album and agreed to be in the video for «A Good Thing.» In the music video, Rudd wears a mailman uniform and delivers an inspired monologue about a visually-impaired ferret.«He came for the whole entire day,» Claud explains in their TikTok post.

Taylor Swift ‘Era.’On July 22-23, Swift is heading to Seattle’s Lumen Field for two huge concerts with high-profile special guests HAIM and Gracie Abrams as part of her mega, globe-trotting ‘Eras Tour.’As expected, ticket prices aren’t exactly a bargain.At the time of publication, the cheapest tickets we could find were going for $1197 before fees on Vivid Seats.While that may seem quite pricey, our past coverage on last-minute Taylor Swift tickets indicates that prices should drop later in the week.In fact, it’s happened in Denver, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and virtually every other stop on the tour.Therefore, we recommend returning to this story and refreshing this link all week.You just may find a surprising deal.Looking for more information before committing to seeing Swift in Seattle?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s pair of Denver gigs can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

The online queue for Taylor Swift tickets to her UK tour dates was paused as tickets for the singer's Eras Tour went on sale this morning. Panic-stricken fans took to social media to report the update as they waited to get their hands on the much sought-after tickets.

Taylor Swift has broken two new records.With the release of ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’, Swift has become the first woman in history to have four albums chart in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time, per Billboard. This is the first time that a woman has accomplished the feat since Billboard merged the mono and stereo album charts into one list in August 1963.The only other artist who has ever had more albums chart in the top 10 simultaneously was Prince, who had five albums chart among the top 10 following his death in May 2016. Swift is also the first artist ever to have four albums in the top 10 since Herb Alpert in 1966/Besides have the most albums chart in the Top 10 at the same time, ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ has also earned Swift her 12th Number 1 album, giving her the title for the most No.

Just as expected, Taylor Swift is back at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart, this time with her new album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift is setting some high chart benchmarks with the release of her “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album. Not only has it debuted at No. 1 with the biggest numbers of the year so far for any release, but it’s one of four albums she now has in the top 10 of the album chart. According to Billboard, that’s the first time a woman has done that in the entire six-decade history of there being an album chart — and she’s one of only three artists to ever accomplish the feat. Swift also set a record for the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in history: She now has a dozen, moving ahead of Barbra Streisand, with whom she was formerly tied with 11 each.

Taylor Swift fans will be gearing up to get tickets for her UK tour dates go on general sale from tomorrow. The Bad Blood singer is bringing a fun-filled, three-hour long set to London, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh next summer as part of the European leg of her epic Eras Tour.

It's the week Taylor Swift fans have been waiting for as tickets for her UK Eras tour go on general sale.

Taylor Swift has scored her 10th UK Number One album with ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’, outselling the rest of the Top 10 combined.The album was released last week (July 7) as the latest in Swift’s ambitious re-recording project.Along with the full re-recorded original album, a host of ‘From The Vault’ tracks were also shared, featuring collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.Elsewhere this week’s charts, Wham! picked up a Number Two album with compilation record ‘The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven’, while Gabriels came in at Number Three with ‘Angels & Queens’.We can see you…at the top of the Official Albums Chart

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ hit Denver this week – watch her debut ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ track ‘Timeless’ live below.At the first of two gigs in the city on Friday night (July 14), she played two rarities in the ‘surprise’ segment of the show.After giving a debut to ‘Timeless’, one of a host of ‘from the vault’ tracks released as part of her latest re-recording project this week, she also then played debut album cut ‘Picture To Burn’ for the first time in 13 years.‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ also features collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.Watch the live debuts and rare performances from the first Denver ‘Eras Tour’ show below.Swift will bring her highly praised ‘Eras’ tour to international venues following extensive shows across North America. The UK and Europe leg of the tour kicks off on May 9, 2024 in Paris and wraps on August 17, 2024 in London.Last week the singer announced the addition of 14 new ‘Eras’ tour dates in the UK and EU, with Paramore serving as support.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the songs that go with it. The fan-favorite Amazon Prime Video show released the first three episodes of its highly anticipated second season on Friday, complete with a concert-worthy soundtrack. Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler The Creator and Caroline Polachek all make returns to the song list for season 2.  author Jenny Han recently revealed on TikTok that the second season will feature nine of Swift's songs — in the first episode of season 2, the lineup begins with Swiftie-favorite «Last Kiss (Taylor's Version)» from Swift's recently released .Last year's installment included five tracks from Swift, including «Cruel Summer» and «The Way I Loved You (Taylor's Version).» The show's season 1 teaser debuted «This Love (Taylor's Version)» from Swift's still forthcoming rerecording of.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the soundtrack that goes with it. The fan-favorite Prime Video show quickly won viewers' hearts last year with its season 1 playlist, boasting multiple hits from Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo and more from Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B, BLACKPINK, Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jack Harlow. Based on a trilogy of novels by Jenny Han, follows a search for romance between Isabel «Belly» Conklin (Lola Tung) and brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) during their family trips to the idyllic beach town Cousins Beach. Sean Kaufman stars as Steven, Belly's brother, and Jackie Chung plays the children's mother.

Taylor Swift fans have been venting their stress as they wait to receive ticket codes for The Eras Tour general sale next week.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Denver concerts are finally going down.After starting the week at $1070 before fees on Vivid Seats, tickets are now much more affordable.At the time of publication, we found some going for as low as $677 before fees.A little math will tell you that’s a savings of $393.Not bad for waiting just 96 hours.Sometimes “all of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation” as Tay Tay sings in “Dress,” really does pay off.Want a closer look at how much tickets cost over Swift’s two days of shows at the Broncos’ home field?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more below about Taylor’s Denver ‘Era’ below.All prices listed below are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Monday, July 10 for each of Taylor’s two Denver concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.Never been to the Broncos’ home turf now turned concert venue?Here’s a better look at all the seating options Empower Field at Mile High has to offer.*The above map does not include floor seating for concerts.If ticket prices to see Taylor in Denver don’t make sense for your budget, it might be in your best interest to see the ‘Eras Tour’ at a later date.After this two-show weekend, Swift has 10 U.S.

Miles Teller and Aaron Rodgers spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier in South Lake Tahoe at the American Century Championship — celebrating the 25th anniversary of American Century Investments, sponsoring the superstar celebrity golf tournament — about their viral dance moment at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour stop in New Jersey in May.In a video posted to social media during the show, the longtime friends were seen dancing and singing along to Swift's hit «Style» from her  album.The clip quickly went viral, with the passionate pair dancing their hearts out to the track. The Super Bowl winner also shared a video on his Instagram Story that night, revealing that he was attending the concert with  star and his wife, Keleigh.«Taylor Time,» Rodgers captioned the clip, tagging Swift and Keleigh in the post.

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There was a surprising issue with Taylor Swift‘s latest vinyl release.

video on TikTok, which has garnered 4.1 million views and 464,400 likes.Turns out, a small batch of the vinyl LPs were “incorrectly pressed.” Fans who’d purchased the duds got quite the scare when they heard British electronica rather than the hits of the 33-year-old singer-songwriter.And, in a darker twist, lyrics about “flakes of flesh” and “endless rows of sardines” accompanied the music.“At first, I thought maybe the vinyl had a secret message from Taylor. But when I flipped to the B-side, it started saying ‘There’s 70 billion people on earth, where are they hiding?’ I started to get a little scared,” TikToker Rachel Hunter — @mischief_marauder on TikTok — told the BBC.

Troye Sivan has announced ‘Something To Give Each Other’ – his first full-length album in five years. Check out the lead single, ‘Rush’, below.Revealed today (July 13), the release will be the Australian pop star’s first LP album since 2018’s ‘Bloom’, and is set to see Sivan create “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love and friendship”.The singer, actor and former YouTuber wrote the album in light of the tumultuous circumstances faced through the last few years.

Thania Garcia Upon receiving their vinyl records for Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” a select number of Swifties were treated to the sounds of British electronica instead of the country-pop flair of Taylor Swift. A mis-pressed version of the vinyl was brought to light by a viral TikTok posted by user @myschief_marauder. “Does anyone else’s ‘Speak Now’ vinyl not have Taylor Swift on it?” she asks in her video before proceeding to spin the record’s “Side A.” Instead of hearing “Taylor’s Version,” Cabaret Voltaire’s “Soul Vine (70 Billion People)” plays. On Wednesday, Universal Music Group (home to Swift’s label Republic Records) confirmed an “extremely limited” number of “Speak Now” vinyl copies had been mis-pressed and directed fans to contact their retailer for replacements.

Taylor Swift is the latest artist to have objects thrown at her. Swift, who is currently on The Eras Tour, received some friendship bracelets from fans as she exited backstage at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday in Kansas City. The "Midnights" singer seemingly ducked as the bracelets were tossed her way from above and her security team could be seen telling people to stop as they tried to catch them.

Everyone has been saying Taylor Lautner’s surname wrong for years.

Taylor Swift fans scrambled to get their hands on the first batch of Eras Tour presale tickets which went live on Monday morning and people are already punting them at ridiculously overpriced amounts for her highly-anticipated Edinburgh gigs.

Taylor Swift’s upcoming ‘Eras’ tour dates following issues on the site.The issue arose earlier today (July 11) after tickets for the pop star’s tour across Europe and the UK went live. To buy tickets, fans had to first register and receive a unique code that granted them access to tickets in the city of their preference.However, upon tickets going live this morning, fans in France experienced issues as the site began crashing and sales were brought to a halt.“Some of you may be having issues with the site this morning – we are working on it and will let you know,” the company wrote on its Twitter page initially.Around an hour later, it confirmed that tickets for the upcoming show in Paris had been put on hold due to the ongoing issues fans were experiencing and confirmed that it would announce a new on-sale time shortly.“The Taylor Swift sale […] Eras Tour for Paris La Défense Arena has been put on hold,” the translated update read.

Taylor Swift fans have another chance today to get their hands on tickets for the star's Eras Tour when it comes to the UK next year.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” is not just a one-day streaming wonder. Yes, it did hit the highest single-day numbers for Spotify so far this year when it came out Friday. But as of Monday evening, not quite 96 hours into the new album’s release, Swift is so thoroughly dominating the streaming world that she holds 23 of the top 50 slots on the Spotify U.S. Top 50. That includes all 22 of the newly released songs, plus the resurgent “Cruel Summer.” Her domination is nearly that complete globally, too. On Spotify’s Global Top 50 at the same hour Monday night, Swift held down a third of that chart’s 50 spots, with 17 songs represented.

Taylor Swift. The country singer turned pop star has an unparalleled talent for tackling the good, the bad and the ugly of real-life love and, as she sings on her 2014 album, , she's «got a long list of ex-lovers» for inspiration. That list of ex-lovers in question is also about as star-studded as they come — one might even call it «Bejeweled.» Joe Jonas, Calvin Harris, Harry Styles and Joe Alwyn are just some of the names the GRAMMY winner has dated during her multi-decade career. Despite a surplus of fan theories, Swift, 33, is actually quite private about her lyrical inspirations.

Taylor Swift fans in London and Edinburgh are celebrating today after getting their hands on the first tickets for the star's UK shows next summer - but not everyone is happy.

Taylor Swift fans scrambled to get their hands on the first batch of Eras Tour presale tickets which went live on Monday morning.

Taylor Swift’s ongoing ‘Eras Tour’ is dropping into Denver, CO’s Empower Field at Mile High.And, as you may have guessed, ticket prices are mile high.At the time of publication, the cheapest tickets we could find were $1070 before fees on Vivid Seats.Thankfully, they’ll likely come down to earth later in the week.Based on our records, ticket prices typically drop dramatically on the day of the concert.Therefore, if you’re on the fence about buying last-minute tickets, we recommend refreshing this page all week to see if a deal pops up.Who knows?You just might find a truly “Enchanted” deal.In the meantime, here’s everything you need to know — from best lower-level and floor seat prices to big name opening acts to a map of Empower Field — about Swift’s short stay at the Broncos’ home this weekend.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s pair of Denver gigs can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Heartbroken Taylor Swift fans say they have missed out on tickets for the star's Eras Tour after getting kicked out of the presale queue.

Taylor Swift's newly released "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" has brought back her fan favorite hit "Dear John" and resurfaced her alleged romance with musician John Mayer. Swift re-recorded her 2010 album at the age of 32, and revisited some of the emotions she felt back then.The much anticipated re-record was released on July 7, and has fans buzzing about her romantic link to the "Gravity" crooner, who is rumored to be her inspiration for the album's fifth track.

Taylor Swift fans will have a chance to get their hands on the first tickets to watch the pop megastar in the UK.