Kendrick Lamar re-records ‘Bad Blood’ verse for deluxe edition of ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

Imogen Heap has shared images taken during the recording sessions for Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’.Heap first worked with Swift back in 2014 when the pop star was working on the original release of her ‘1989’ album – co-writing and co-producing the track ‘Clean’ with the singer.Now, to celebrate Swift re-releasing the album as ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ – in a bid to regain control of her master recordings – the British musician has shared images from the studio sessions last year, where the two rejoined forces to re-record the song.“Today marks the release of ‘Taylor’s version’ of 1989 …the album originally released in 2014,” she wrote on Instagram on Friday (Oct. 27), sharing photos from the studio.

Taylor Swift sent her co-writer Diane Warren flowers and a thank you note for writing ‘1989‘ Vault track ‘Say Don’t Go’ with her.Swift’s latest ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recording came out last week, which featured five new ‘From The Vault’ track of songs from the ‘1989’ era that didn’t make the original record.The second new track, ‘Say Don’t Go’, was co-penned with songwriter Diane Warren nine years ago.As the song has finally come to light, Swift shared her appreciation with the songwriter by sending her flowers and a thank you note.“Diane, It was a dream come true to write with you. I hope you love ‘Say Don’t Go’ as much as I do!! Sending the biggest hug to you! Love, Taylor,” Swift wrote in the message, posted to Warren’s Instagram on Sunday (October 29).A post shared by Diane Warren (@dianewarren)“Just got this from @taylorswift.

Taylor Swift has shared an appreciation post for her friend and collaborator Jack Antonoff, revealing in the process that their song ‘Sweeter Than Fiction’ has received the ‘Taylor’s Version’ treatment.Last night (October 29), Swift to social media to praise Antonoff, saying the song was the first they wrote together. “There you’ll stand ten feet tall, I will say ‘I knew it all along’.

Spotify has revealed that Taylor Swift has broken two new records on the streaming platform.The singer released her re-recording of ‘1989’ on Friday (October 27), the fourth album in a series of re-recordings. It follows an ongoing dispute between the superstar and Scooter Braun, former owner of her previous label Big Machine Records – read here for a refresher of the situation.Since ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ was released, Spotify has said that Swift broke two new records.

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first place for two weekends in a row. The supernatural horror film, based on the video game franchise, raked in $39.46 million on its opening night, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.It is slated to enjoy a $78 million opening weekend, according to the Hollywood Reporter.“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” which held the top honor at the box office since its opening two weeks ago, fell to second, with earnings of $4.8 million.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and even crafted a cowboy hat to wear for the occasion.Roger Stock, 74, grew up listening to the Doors, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, and the Grateful Dead — and is now a member of two Swift Facebook fan groups.A native of Wales who now lives in Cyprus, Stock began listening to Swift’s music in 2011 after he realized “she wrote almost a perfect story in the lines of a song” with “I Knew You Were Trouble.”When her album “Red” was released in 2012 and he heard “All Too Well,” the ballad Swift penned based on her short-lived relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, he was hooked.“I bought ‘Red’ on CD and when she released her catalog on Spotify, I was well pleased,” Stock said. His wife is “not really” a Swiftie, and sometimes pokes fun at him.

Taylor Swift oozed glamour as she headed out to dinner with newlyweds Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley in New York City on Friday evening. The singer, 33, gave a masterclass in autumnal dressing as she modelled a metallic brown mini skirt with an oversized burnt orange leather blazer.Taylor sported a tight black top and a pair of statement burgundy platform boots, and added bright red lipstick to contrast her look along with light brown eyeshadow.

Taylor Swift, whose ultra-lucrative Eras Tour is still going, has officially become a billionaire.

Taylor Swift had on “1989” — including “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style,” “Bad Blood” and “Wildest Dreams” — it’s tough to see how she could have any good stuff left over from that era.But with Friday’s release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” — her re-recording of her fifth studio LP, which won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2016 — Swift is the gift that keeps on giving with bonus material from the “1989” sessions.Here, we rank the five previously unreleased vault tracks, from worst to best.With her eternally girlish persona, Swift has never really given us a grown-and-sexy vibe. And wholesomeness is her whole brand.

1989.Screenshots of the prologue for “Taylor’s Version” of the beloved 2014 pop LP began circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter, on October 26, as and other outlets noted. The text of the prologue—which was later verified as authentic by —includes a reference to the intense speculation surrounding Swift’s mid-2010s friendships with women like model Karlie Kloss.“I swore off dating and decided to focus only on myself, my music, my growth, and my female friendships,” Swift wrote, referring to this period of her career.

screenshots leaked on TwitterThursday.Swift, who has recently been making waves attending NFL games to support her latest rumored beau, NFL star Travis Kelce, 33, has been romantically linked to a slew of men in the past, including Harry Styles, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hiddleston and Joe Jonas. “I swore off dating and decided to focus only on myself, my music, my growth, and my female friendships.

Taylor Swift is officially a billionaire, according to new reports.The new announcement of the pop star’s wealth arose yesterday (October 26), with a new report from Bloomberg that broke down her estimated net worth.It comes as little surprise that Swift has broken into billionaire territory – with her string of new albums, live shows and recent concert film making countless headlines over the past year and breaking various records in the process.The publication describes Swift’s brand as “essentially a multinational conglomerate with the world’s most devoted customer base”, and reports her total net worth as being $1.1bn (£907m).No doubt, much of this fortune will come from the singer-songwriter’s string of re-recorded albums which she has made in a bid to regain control of her master recordings. The most recent of which was the re-release of her 2014 album ‘1989’, which arrived today (October 27) and is predicted to become one of the bestselling records of the year (via The Independent).Another huge source of revenue for the singer is her record-breaking run of live shows as part of her ongoing ‘Eras’ tour.The stadium-filling gigs – which kicked off in March and are set to run until late next year – are set to become the most lucrative in music history.

Taylor Swift has fuelled more speculation that she will appear in the upcoming Deadpool 3 film after she was spotted with the film’s director this week.It’s long been speculated that the singer will feature in the film as musical mutant Dazzler, a rumour that began all the way back in 2016 when Swift’s likeness was used for the character’s album cover in a scene from X-Men: Apocalypse.Swift’s involvement in the upcoming film has neither been confirmed nor denied, but the pop megastar was recently spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs versus New York Jets football game with Reynolds, Jackman and director Shawn Levy, sending speculation into overdrive.This week, Swift was spotted walking around New York City with the film’s director Shawn Levy, fuelling speculation that she will make an appearance in the long-anticipated sequel.Check out the image here:Taylor Swift spotted with ‘DEADPOOL 3’ director Shawn Levy. https://t.co/LhUuo4GjNc— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 26, 2023In an interview with TheWrap recently, Levy was asked about the rumour, but the director remained tight-lipped.“They sure are loud,” Levy said of the rumours.

newest album, “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”The 33-year-old pop star dropped her fourth audio that she decided to re-record on Oct. 27.Aside from the 19 OG tracks from her 2014 “1989” album version, she also added five new songs that never made the original cut.Sharp-eared listeners have deduced that some of the new Easter eggs are about her split from Harry Styles.

Taylor Swift delivered the ultimate surprise to her fans who have been eagerly awaiting 1989 (Taylor’s Version).

Ellise Shafer Taylor Swift gave a shoutout to Kendrick Lamar on Friday morning for re-recording his “Bad Blood” remix verse for the deluxe edition of “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” which is out now. “Watching @kendricklamar create and record his verses on the ‘Bad Blood’ remix was one of the most inspiring experiences of my life,” Swift wrote in a social media post alongside a photo of them from what appears to be the original recording session.

Grimes has revealed in a new interview that one of her songs, ‘California’, was written while she was “cosplaying” as Taylor Swift.While speaking to K-pop girl group aespa for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, Grimes and the group exchanged their thoughts on technology and AI in music and more. aespa’s Giselle asked Grimes how she came up with the sounds of her 2015 songs ‘California’ and ‘Easily’, adding that she loves both tracks.“‘California,’ I think I was just doing Taylor Swift cosplay, but it’s also vaguely about how the media is obsessed with portraying you as this troubled soul or something,” Grimes said in response to Giselle’s question. “I don’t know if you guys get that the same way in your media.”Elsewhere in the interview, Grimes was asked by aespa member Ningning if she was preparing for a new album.

Jack Black took it upon himself to raise the spirits of his fellow striking actors by stripping to his underwear and singing a Taylor Swift song at a fundraiser.Black was performing at the Give Back-ular Spectacular! Show on Wednesday (October 25) at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, an event held to support members of the acting union SAG-AFTRA who are struggling due to the strikes.Black, who had been expected to perform a stand-up set, ripped his shirt off and walked through the crowd, asking for any song requests.Responding to one suggestion for Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’, Black said, “I know that one. Everyone knows that fucking song!”Audience member Amrita Khalid shared the clip of the performance on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding, “Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023”.Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023.

revenue at Universal Music Group in the third quarter, the world’s largest record label said Wednesday.Total revenue was 2.75 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the quarter, up 3.3%. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at 581 million euros ($612 million), up 5.1%, the company reported.When adjusting for constant currency, revenue was up nearly 10% in the quarter and adjusted EBITDA rose 11.3%.EBITDA for the quarter fell 11.3% to 478 million euros, reflecting the impact of non-cash share-based compensation expenses of 103 million euros during the quarter.Recorded music sales totaled 2 billion euros, down 1.1% from a year ago.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift‘s big year is being further commemorated with a leading 20 nominations for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, followed by SZA and Morgan Wallen, who each have 17 nominations in a total of 16 categories. Other stars with a big look in the BBMAs nominations include the Weeknd, a finalist for 16 awards with 17 entries; Drake, who’s up for 14 awards; and first-time finalist Zach Bryan, who’s contending with 14 nominations in 13 categories. The winners in the data-driven awards will be revealed Nov.

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, SZA, The Weeknd, Drake and Zach Bryan are top of the list in 2023 Billboard Music Awards nominations revealed Thurdsay, with Swift leading the charge as a finalist in 20 categories, the most of any artist this year.

Taylor Swift fans are convinced she is behind the identity of a mysterious author named Elly Conway, whose debut novel has been adapted into Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming spy movie Argylle.The spy action comedy film, starring Henry Cavill and Dua Lipa, is based on an as-of-yet unreleased book by Conway, a first-time novelist. The book was originally scheduled to be released in September, but has since been pushed back to April next year.As noted by The Hollywood Reporter last month, the author’s identity has proven elusive.

Taylor Swift during games.While on FanDuel TV’s Up & Adams morning show on Wednesday (October 25), Gronkowski was asked by host Kay Adams asked the former New England Patriots tight end what he thought of the matter.Adams made the argument that the game of football hasn’t changed since Swift began attending more games recently, and that her attendance will in turn bring in more viewership to the sport.“Bye bye bye, it’s just a little bit too much. Yes, you can show her, maybe have her perform a song now since they’re hyping her up every single week but we want more football.

Travis Kelce is reacting to the stats!

plays twice as well when Taylor Swift is in the stands at his games than when she's not.In a recent episode of Trav's podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, New Heights, the tight end reacted to the stats that show his Swift-inspired performance improvement. “When T.

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Corey Taylor has said that Slipknot are only “upper middle class” while speaking about the band members’ financial statuses.During a recent appearance on the FeedbackDef podcast, the frontman of the masked metal group was asked how “tempting” it was to get caught up in the money side of his profession.“Honestly, in a weird way, we don’t make a lot of money,” Taylor responded. “I mean, we make enough to live, obviously, and we can live comfortably. But we’ve never been offered massive deals.“There’s a lot of us in the band, and there’s a whole crew that we have to pay.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been all over the news since going public with their relationship. The singer and the NFL player are the hottest celebrity couple of the year. However, rumors have been flying about their personal life as of late.

Taylor Swift may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but she doesn’t act like one, according to Ed Kelce, the father of her boyfriend Travis Kelce.The elder Kelce, who made history as the first parent to have two sons play against each other in the Super Bowl, opened up about his impression of Swift in a recent interview with People Magazine.Recounting how Swift had begun clearing up discarded bottles, cans and plates in the suite at their first meeting, he said, “And I’m just thinking, I don’t think she got the diva memo”.“She didn’t get the spoiled musician. She doesn’t know how to pull that off.

Jason Kelce is looking out for his little bro.

ONE Music Fest.On Oct. 28-29, the annual extravaganza returns to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park for two days featuring the biggest names in Hip-Hop and R&B.Just a few of the mega headliners on this year’s star-studded bill include Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion, Brent Faiyaz and Bryson Tiller.They’ll be joined by Tems, Kodak Black, Coi Leray, Key Glock and Chief Keef.Plus, old school favorites like Nelly, T-Pain, Lil Kim, Jadakiss and Fat Joe will be there on the “50 years of Hip-Hop stage” too.And, of course, Big Daddy Kane, Too Short, Waka Flocka, KRS-One and El DeBarge to round out the lineup.We’re barely scratching the surface too — all in all, 49 acts are set to take the stage at this year’s ONE Music Fest.Want to go?As of now, it isn’t too late to pick up last-minute tickets.At the time of publication, two-day general admission passes are going for as low as $250 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes are currently going for more than $250 — therefore, your best bet is to grab tickets that will get you in on both Saturday and Sunday.Need a few more details before smashing that buy button?Keep scrolling.We’ve got all the details you’re looking for and more about the 2023 ONE Music Fest below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes for the festival can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, 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 say looks can kill, and you might try.If you’re a human living on Earth in the year 2023, you know that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has become one of the biggest events of the year — and the popularity will likely live on with the addition of 2024 tour dates.On top of the tour, Swift, 33, has been releasing her re-recordings of her older albums, drawing in a lot of nostalgia for long-time fans and creating new memories for newer fans.That said, there’s no better time to go as the “Cruel Summer” singer for Halloween. Most people will be able to know exactly who you’re dressed up as and there are so many options, even outfits you can put together with items you already own.You can dress as any of her eras, re-create an iconic tour look or even go for a music video-inspired costume.

Baldur’s Gate 3 player has customised their character to look like Taylor Swift, however, they’ve selected an extremely bloody origin story for the bard.In the role-playing game, players have the option to create their own character or embody one of the eight origin stories – Astarion, Gale, Lae’zel, Wyll, Karlach, Shadowheart and the Dark Urge.That last one causes the character to battle with an internal impulse to kill others, which the player can choose to try to overcome.Based on the screenshots that Reddit user mokomokojojo1 of their Taylor Swift, it seems that they were not totally successful in that task.

Taylor Swift’s song ‘Cruel Summer’ has reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, four years after it was released on her 2019 album ‘Lover’.The song, co-written by Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent, has become Swift’s 10th Number One single.