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Canadian pop star The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to a charge of assaulting a police officer and will therefore avoid jail time, according a new report.

Back in January this year, the singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, made headline when he was alleged to have punched a police officer in the head after the cops arrived at the Cromwell Hotel in Las Vegas, reacting to reports of a disturbance. The officer in question is believed to have separated Tesfaye and the person he was brawling with and dragged him into an elevator, where he then lashed out and struck the officer in the head.

The Weeknd at the MTV VMAs

Continue reading: The Weeknd To Avoid Jail Time After Pleading No Contest To Assaulting Police Officer

Fans get a glimpse into the luxury hotel life of One Direction with the new video for their latest single 'Perfect' - a song which has already had tongues wagging regarding who it's actually about when it was released on October 16th, though if you were wondering, the visual doesn't give many clues away.

One Direction cheers fans up with the video for 'Perfect'

With sprawling panoramic city views from the massive windows, we see the boys while away the hours with DIY mini-golf, indoor football, reading, getting tattoos and eating dinner in the black and white video. It just seems to be an everyday collection of footage from their days hiding away from the flashing cameras and screaming fans of the streets and public places in general.

Continue reading: Discover One Direction's Favourite Hotel Entertainment In The Video For 'Perfect' [Watch]

Taylor Swift’s mammoth 1989 world tour has so far grossed over $173 million, according to Billboard’s Hot Tours list. It’s the sixth time so far this year that the singer has topped Billboard’s weekly tally of highest-grossing touring artists, making $13.6 million in this week alone.

Taylor Swift has made over $173 million from her ‘1989’ world tour.

Swift took $13.6 million from just three venues on the second leg of her North American tour, bringing the total gross of her ‘1989’ shows to $173 million from 59 reported concerts. The tour’s second leg began on July 6 in Ottawa and is set to end in Tampa at the end of October.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift's '1989' World Tour Has Made Over $173 Million So Far

Taylor Swift appears on the cover of this month’s GQ magazine, with a sexy beach photoshoot and a headline proclaiming she rules the world. But inside the mag Swift isn't afraid to open up on a variety of topics, including Kanye West and writing about her former friends (even if she wont reveal who they are).

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Covers GQ Magazine, Talks Kanye West And 'Bad Blood'

One Direction unleashed their new single ‘Perfect’ upon the world on Friday morning, and the song’s potential subject matter has got the Twittersphere in a frenzy!

1D fans have been speculating that the new song’s lyrics are about Harry Styles’ ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, whom the singer dated for three months between October 2012 and January 2013.

“If you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about / baby I'm perfect, baby we're perfect” go the words to the chorus, possibly a reference to Swift’s fondness for writing songs about her ex-partners. However, the potential Swifty allusions don’t stop there.

Continue reading: Harry Styles Denies That One Direction's New Single 'Perfect' Is About Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has pretty much taken over the world in the last 12 months, with the enormous success of her current album 1989, which has sold 8.6 million copies around the world since it was released in November last year. However, she’s revealed that she’ll be taking a hard-earned break from music when her world tour finishes in December.

25 year old Swift has been on the road pretty much constantly since May, when the guest star-studded '1989 World Tour' kicked off with a brace of shows in Tokyo. She’s apparently worried that spending so long in the public eye might cause people to get tired of her.

“I think I should take some time off,” she confessed in a new interview. “People might need a break from me. I'm going to hang out with friends. Write new music. Maybe not write new music. I don't know,” she said.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Set For A Break From Music When The '1989 World Tour' Finishes

Pop megastar Ed Sheeran and TV star Ruby Rose have been unveiled as the co-hosts for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan.

Both stars have revealed their excitement at being selected to host the event together, which is being held at the Mediolanum Forum in the northern Italian city on October 25th.

Sheeran announced to his 15 million Twitter followers on Wednesday (September 30th) that he had been picked to present. “So happy to say I'm hosting the #MTVEMAs on 25th October! Cannot wait,” he wrote.

Continue reading: Ed Sheeran And Ruby Rose To Present MTV EMAs 2015

Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to an online fund to help the baby nephew of one of her back-up dancers, who is ill with cancer.

On Wednesday (September 30th), 25 year old Swift made the sizeable donation on GoFundMe page set up by 13 month old Ayden’s family just the day before, which had a funding target of $20,000 at the outset. With the singer’s help, it’s already raised $53,000 in 24 hours.

“Baby Ayden, I'm lucky enough to perform with your uncle Toshi on tour. All of us are praying for you and your mama and sending so much love your way. Love, Taylor,” she wrote on the page.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Donates $50k To Back-Up Dancer's Baby Nephew

Ryan Adams has finally released his take on Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, covering all 12 of the LP’s tracks and putting his own unique twist on them. The album had been highly anticipated, with no one more eager to hear it than Swift herself, who counts Adams as one of her musical inspirations.

Ryan Adams has released his 1989 cover album.

Adams first announced the project last month, with Swift commenting on twitter, 'Cool. I’m not gonna be able to sleep tonight or ever again, and I'm going to celebrate today every year as a holiday. I’m Calm.'

Continue reading: Ryan Adams Finally Drops His Cover Of Taylor Swift's Entire '1989' Album [Listen]

Taylor Swift may be the toast of pretty much the entire world right now, but there’s one person who definitely doesn’t want to be part of her “squad”. Fellow pop star Rihanna has said that she wouldn’t join the ‘Bad Blood’ singer on stage if she was asked, because to her it wouldn’t make sense.

Throughout her 1989 World Tour, Swift has attracted tons of headlines for bringing a huge array of female celebrities – plus Matt LeBlanc, for some reason - up on stage with her. “Please welcome to the stage…” has become one of the most parodied phrases of the summer, ending up in that hilarious viral video.

Rihanna says she wouldn't join Taylor Swift on-stage

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Jessica Alba was left a little bit shaken when she was “body checked” by Kylie Jenner’s bodyguards. Alba, the 34-year-old actor best known for her roles in Dark Angel and Sin City, was attending the opening night fashion show of New York Fashion Week on Monday (14th September) when the incident occurred. According to reports, it appears Alba was forcibly “shoved” out of the way so 18-year-old Jenner could make her way through.

Jessica Alba photographed in Manhattan in September 2015.

Read More: Jessica Alba Named America’s Richest Self-Made Woman By Forbes.

Continue reading: Jessica Alba On Being “Shoved” By Kylie Jenner’s Bodyguards: “I Was Just Really Shocked”

Just a fortnight after trouncing the opposition at the VMAs, Taylor Swift looks set for another strong performance at MTV’s Europe Music Awards. She’s up for a record-breaking total of nine trophies in the EMA nominations, which were announced on Tuesday (September 15th) via MTV’s Snapchat Discover channel.

‘Bad Blood’, the fourth single from 1989 which also features Kendrick Lamar, is the centre of attention, nominated in three categories (Best Song, Best Video and the newly-created prize for Best Collaboration). Furthermore, Swift was nominated in every possible category that she could have been – Best Pop Act, Best Live Act, Best Female, Biggest Fans and Best Look.

Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs in August, with her "squad" of celebrity pals

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Leads The Way At The MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations

Blake Lively, the 28-year-old Age of Adaline actor and wife of Ryan Reynolds, wasn’t mocking Taylor Swift with her recent Instagram post. Lively posted a picture in which she joked – as she later clarified in good humour – about being part of a music video for John Legend’s cover of Swift single ‘Bad Blood’.

Blake Lively appearing on Good Morning America in Times Square, New York, in April 2015. 

Read More: Blake Lively Shares The ‘Perks Of Breastfeeding’ With Beautiful Instagram Post.

Continue reading: Blake Lively Wasn’t 'Throwing Shade' At Taylor Swift - She’s Actually 'Obsessed' With The ‘Bad Blood’ Singer

Taylor Swift is reportedly being sued by a Colorado radio DJ who claims he was fired from his job after the singer accused him of grabbed her bottom during a meeting in 2013. According to CNN, Mueller, who goes by the name of Jackson, has filed a lawsuit against in U.S. District Court looking to ‘recuperate his lost income’.

Taylor Swift is being sued by a Colorado radio DJ.

The alleged incident happened in June 2013 when Mueller attended a Swift concert meet-and-greet with his girlfriend and co-worker Shannon Melcher. During the meeting Mueller and Melcher greeted Swift and had their picture taken with the singer.

Continue reading: Radio DJ Sues Taylor Swift After Being Fired For Allegedly 'Grabbing Her Bottom'

Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are friends again! The two reportedly fell out a while ago but have managed to get their friendship back on track. Lovato indicated they were back on speaking terms again by sharing a selfie with Gomez on Instagram on Thursday (10th September). It is the first selfie the two have appeared in together in more than a year.

Demi Lovato photographed outside her London hotel, September 2015.

Read More: Demi Lovato Reveals ‘Confident’ Album’s Track List With Help From 12 Celebrity Friends.

Continue reading: Friends Again? Demi Lovato Shares Selfie With Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift has dethroned Kim Kardashian as the Queen of Instagram, with the news that the all-conquering pop star now has more followers than the selfie aficionado. Swift’s following has grown to 45.9 million people, while Kardashian’s is 45.7 million.

This figure is quite impressive when you consider that the 25 year old doesn’t actually post that many pictures. She’s only taken 689 pics (at the time of writing), whereas Kardashian has posted over 3,000 times, most of them selfies.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Overtakes Kim Kardashian As Most Followed Instagram User

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Democrat nominee hopeful Hillary Clinton, revealed she thinks Kanye West’s decision to run for President in 2020 is “awesome”. Clinton’s enthusiasm isn’t necessarily with West’s policies but with his ability to inspire young people to get involved in politics.

Chelsea Clinton at the Jazz Foundation of America's 24th Annual Jazz Loft Party in New York, May 2015.

Read More: Kanye West’s VMA 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches.

Continue reading: Chelsea Clinton’s Thinks It’s “Awesome” Kanye West Wants To Run For President

All the bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kanye West would now seem to be over for good, after the rapper sent her a pretty ostentatious bouquet of flowers in the week after she presented him with the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs.

25 year old Swift revealed the kind, and rather sizeable, present on Instagram, sharing a photo of her standing by the massive block of white roses on Friday (September 4th). However, the choice of words she used afterwards suggested something even more spectacular!

Kanye West with his wife Kim Kardashian at the MTV VMAs

Continue reading: Kanye West Sends Taylor Swift Flowers - She Volunteers For Vice-President

The director of Taylor Swift’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ music video has defended his work against accusations of racism. The video, which is set on a 1940s style film set on safari, has been accused of presenting a "white colonial fantasy of Africa". 

Watch Swift’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ Music Video:

“We are shocked to think that in 2015, Taylor Swift, her record label and her video production group would think it was OK to film a video that presents a glamorous version of the white colonial fantasy of Africa,” two bloggers, Viviane Rutabingwa and James Kassaga Arinaitwe, wrote.  

Continue reading: Director Of Taylor Swift’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ Video Defends His Work Against Accusations Of ‘Racism’

In a recent magazine interview, Anne Hathaway discussed her friendship with another two of Hollywood’s leading female actors, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. She also revealed, much like the rest of the planet, she has a girl crush on Taylor Swift.

Anne Hathaway at the after-party of Grounded at the Public Theater in New York, April 2015.

Read More: Anne Hathaway On Losing Out On Roles To Younger Actresses.

Continue reading: Anne Hathaway Discusses Friendship With Emily Blunt Jessica Chastain, Reveals Girl Crush On Taylor Swift

In case you missed it, earlier this week, Kanye West announced he plans to run for President of the United States in 2020. This isn’t the first time West has shocked audiences with his outlandish claims so, in celebration of West’s oratory, we’ve compiled a short list of his most wonderfully bizarre speeches to date.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the VMAs in Los Angeles on 30th August.

Read More: Kanye West Will Perform 808s & Heartbreak Album In Full During L.A. Show.

Continue reading: Kanye West’s VMA 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches

The African-themed video for Taylor Swift’s new single ‘Wildest Dreams’ has been denounced by some corners of the internet as being racially insensitive, portraying an “African colonial fantasy”.

The video, which was officially unveiled at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 30th), has already attracted more than 15 million views. It was directed by Joseph Kahn, who previously directed two of Swift’s five singles so far from 1989 – ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Bad Blood’.

Taylor Swift's squad at the MTV VMAs

Continue reading: Taylor Swift's 'Wildest Dreams' Video Accused Of Racist Undertones

He may recently have become a member of her squad along with Sir Patrick Stewart and was seen as part of a mash-up viral video of celebs miming along to 'Shake It Off'', but Sir Ian McKellen has suggested that there could be some bad blood between himself and Taylor Swift, after he said in a new interview that he was “thrown out” of a New York apartment in which he was staying.

Swift bought a property in the well-heeled Tribeca area in the Big Apple back in March 2014, from Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson for $19.95 million. It turns out that the legendary actor was living there temporarily at the time and was unceremoniously turfed out!

Sir Ian McKellen

Continue reading: Sir Ian McKellen Jokes That Taylor Swift Threw Him Out Of New York Apartment

Kanye West was honoured with the the Video Vanguard Award at last night’s MTV VMAs and used his acceptance speech to get a few things off his chest. West was presented the award by Taylor Swift and delivered a passionate speech touching on the idea of artistry, the merits of award shows and his possible move into politics.

Kanye West with wife Kim Kardashian at the 2015 MTV VMAs.

West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, when she won the award for Best Female Video over Beyonce. Addressing the incident during his speech West said, “First of all, thank you Taylor for being so gracious and giving me this award this evening. And I often think back to the first day I met you…”

Continue reading: Kanye West Uses MTV VMA's Speech To Announce 2020 Presidential Run

Kanye West has announced that he’ll be performing his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in its entirety during a show in Los Angeles next month.

Kanye, who’s still keeping everybody on tenterhooks regarding his seventh album Swish, will be revisiting the 2008 album during his show at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. on September 25th. 808s & Heartbreak was characterised by AutoTune and saw him largely ditch rap in favour of R&B, and was met with a mixed reception at the time.

Kanye West with Kim Kardashian

Continue reading: Kanye West Will Perform '808s & Heartbreak' Album In Full During L.A. Show

Avril Lavigne became the latest surprise guest of Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour, as she joined the singer onstage in San Diego on Saturday night. The two popstars were rumoured to have fallen out earlier in the year, but its appears they’ve patched things up, as Swift declared her love for Lavigne and her 2002 hit ‘Complicated’.

Continue reading: Not So 'Complicated': Avril Lavigne Joins Taylor Swift Onstage After Rumoured Fall Out

Miley Cyrus wasn’t impressed when Nicki Minaj complained about not receiving nominations for certain MTV Video Music Awards. 22-year-old Cyrus is hosting the awards on Sunday (30th August) but she had a few things to say about Minaj’s reaction to the nominations.

Miley Cyrus posing for fans outside ABC studios in Los Angeles in August.

Read More: Miley Cyrus Voted Worst Celebrity Role Model By British Parents.

Continue reading: Miley Cyrus Claims Nicki Minaj Missed Opportunity To Highlight “Bigger Issues” With VMA Nominations Complaints

Although she was very upset to be snubbed for her ‘Anaconda’ video earlier this month, Nicki Minaj has revealed that she’ll be opening the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony on Sunday evening with a live performance.

32 year old Minaj has performed twice before at the VMAs ceremony, but this is the first time she’ll open the evening. She’s fresh off the back of her sold-out Pinkprint Tour across the US.

She decided to tease her fans a little bit as part of her announcing the upcoming performance, posting a picture of what looked like a sonogram scan on Thursday evening (August 27th) – poking fun at those pregnancy rumours that have been doing the rounds this month.

Continue reading: Nicki Minaj To Open The MTV VMA Ceremony With Live Performance

Miley Cyrus has been voted the worst celebrity role model for children in a new survey of British parents. A whopping 78% of parents of children under 10 say that the former ‘Hannah Montana’ star is “off the rails” and wouldn’t want their kids to idolise her.

The survey by British website vouchercloud.com asked 2,287 British parents, all of whom have at least one child under the age of 10, the question: “are there any celebrities you would hate for your children to idolise?” and were provided with a list of male and female celebrities to select from.

Miley Cyrus arriving at the Jimmy Kimmel studios in L.A.

Continue reading: Miley Cyrus Voted Worst Celebrity Role Model By British Parents

Taylor Swift ended her five-night run at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Wednesday night by inviting yet another clutch of guest stars onstage to perform with her – including ‘Friends’ actress Lisa Kudrow for a totally awesome rendition of ‘Smelly Cat’. Yes, really.

Swifty may have also invited A-lister BFF Selena Gomez on stage as well as Justin Timberlake, but the evening was unquestionably stolen by Phoebe Buffay, at last getting her big break at the massive L.A. arena. It did really happen, if you want to check out this amazing fan video on Twitter, with the crowd joining in to help belt out the classic ditty.

Taylor Swift's guest stars on her 1989 World Tour have been some of the highlights

Continue reading: Taylor Swift And Lisa Kudrow Perform 'Smelly Cat' During Los Angeles Show

Taylor Swift was joined onstage by three very special guests on Monday evening, during her third of five sold out gigs at the Los Angeles' Staples Center. Comedian Ellen Degeneres, singer Alanis Morissette and the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines became the latest celebs to join Swift’s '1989' tour squad, which has also seen appearances from Julia Roberts and Lena Dunham.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Is Joined Onstage By Alanis Morissette, Ellen DeGeneres And Natalie Maines During LA Concert

For the third year in a row, Calvin Harris has been announced as the world’s highest paid DJ. From June 2014 to June 2015, the Scottish EDM star made $66 million in pre-tax earnings from live performances, licensing, sales and other contracts, according to Forbes’ annual Electronic Cash Kings list.

The 31 year old has made exactly the same amount as he did in 2014, only this time around he’s done it despite playing fewer gigs. Coupled with his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s colossal earnings, the pair have dethroned Jay-Z and Beyonce to become the biggest power couple in the music industry.

Calvin Harris at the V Festival in August 2015

Continue reading: Calvin Harris Is The World's Highest-Earning DJ For Third Year In A Row

Taylor Swift has given her doting fans a sneak peek of her upcoming music video for ‘Wildest Dreams’. Swift shared a short video, which appeared to be a montage of shots from the upcoming music video, on social media on Sunday (24th August).

Taylor Swift at the 2015 Brit Awards in London in February 2015.

Read More: Kobe Bryant Helps Taylor Swift Celebrate Record-Breaking Gigs.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Previews ‘Wildest Dreams’ Music Video, Starring Scott Eastwood & A Lot Of Zebras

Taylor Swift's career is going from strength to strength, with her latest achievement - 16 sold-out shows at the Staples Center in LA - celebrated live on stage by basketball star Kobe Bryant.

Tickets for Taylor's concerts have sold Swiftly (sorry)

The five-time NBA champ joined Swift on Friday (21 August) for the first of her five-night stop at the arena, and presented the surprised singer with a banner marking her record-setting feat, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Continue reading: Kobe Bryant Helps Taylor Swift Celebrate Record-Breaking Gigs

The Oxford Union, the debating society at Oxford University is trying to persuade Taylor Swift to travel to the city to give a speech by releasing a hilarious mash-up video of former guest speakers reciting the lyrics to her hit single ‘Shake It Off’.

Stephen Fry kicks off the clip opening with the line “I stay up too late”, before a range of prestigious speakers including Morgan Freeman, Sir Patrick Stewart, Piers Morgan, Richard Dawkins, Sir Ian McKellen, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ‘Gangnam Style’ singer Psy are cut up and rearranged to recite other key lines from the song. You can check out the clip at the bottom of the page.

Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' is the subject of a brilliant mash-up video by Oxford Uni's debating society

Continue reading: Oxford Union Makes "Shake It Off" Mash-Up Video

With rumoured ‘bad blood’ with Katy Perry, Twitter feuds with Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus criticising the violent content of one of her music videos, Taylor Swift isn’t that popular with many of her fellow artists. The latest artist to come to blows with Swift, or rather her boyfriend Calvin Harris, is former One Direction star, Zayn Malik. Malik and Harris spent yesterday evening squalling on Twitter after Malik retweeted a picture comparing Swift and Miley Cyrus.

Zayn Malik photographed in London in March 2015.

Read More: Niall Horan Shies Away From Awkward Zayn Comment.

Continue reading: Zayn Malik And Calvin Harris Quarrel Over Taylor Swift’s Decision To Leave Spotify On Twitter

Ellen Degeneres used her speech at the Teen Choice Awards to relay an important message to those watching: “Be proud of being different”. The talk show host received the award for Choice Comedian at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday (16th August).

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards at the Galen Centre in L.A. on Sunday.

Read More: Britney Spears, Little Mix, Nina Dobrev: Highlights From The 2015 Teen Choice Awards.

Continue reading: Ellen DeGeneres Encourages Teens To "Be Proud Of Being Different" In Teen Choice Award Speech

Taylor Swift showed off two awesome new additions to her ever growing Swift Squad during her show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday, Hollywood mega-star Julia Roberts and folk legend Joan Baez. The two joined Taylor on stage during the second of her back to back California concerts which also saw appearances from girlgroups Little Mix and Fifth Harmony.

Continue reading: Julia Roberts And Joan Baez Become The Latest Members Of Taylor Swift's Squad

Taylor Swift vs Katy Perry round 458 (probably)! The ‘Shake It Off’ singer suspects that her nemesis Katy Perry is the mastermind behind Miley Cyrus’ recent criticisms of her.

An unnamed insider told HollywoodLife on Saturday (August 15th) that Swift believes Perry has somehow incited Miley to attack her. Cyrus has recently spoken of her distaste for Tay’s ‘Bad Blood’ music video, criticising it for being “violent”, and has recently hinted that she and her current boyfriend Calvin Harris will be the prime targets of her upcoming MTV VMAs performance on August 30th.

Taylor Swift has been the target of Miley Cyrus' criticisms in the last week or so

Continue reading: Is Katy Perry Behind The Feud Between Taylor Swift And Miley Cyrus?

Singer Taylor Swift is reportedly thinking of buying a £4.6 million castle in Scotland to be close to her boyfriend Calvin Harris. The ‘Bad Blood’ singer and the Scottish DJ have only been dating for the past few months but it sounds like things could be getting serious quickly.

Taylor Swift is said to be looking at a £4.6m castle in Scotland.

According to The Telegraph the singer is expected to soon seal the deal for the eight bedroom property which is located in the Scottish county of Perthshire. The luxury property comes complete with two tennis courts, an outdoor heated swimming pool and a private golf course.

Continue reading: Is Taylor Swift About To Buy A Scottish Castle Worth £4.6 Million?

The rest of the world may be head over heels in love with Taylor Swift but Miley Cyrus isn’t quite as impressed. Cyrus criticised Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ video in an interview with Marie Claire, also taking a pop at those who criticise her for being comfortable with her body and sexual identity. 

Miley Cyrus at the 2015 Met Gala in New York in May.

Read More: Taylor Swift References Her Alleged Feud With Katy Perry, Toy Shark Appears During ‘Bad Blood’ Performance.

Continue reading: Miley Cyrus Isn’t Impressed With Taylor Swift’s “Violent” ‘Bad Blood’ Music Video

Ryan Adams has plans to cover the whole of Taylor Swift’s album, 1989. The 40-year-old singer announced the news on Wednesday (5th August) on Instagram and Twitter. Recording of the cover has already begun and Adams shared a series of short videos from his recording sessions with his followers on social media.

Taylor Swift at the Brit Awards in 2015.

Read More: Is Calvin Harris About To Pop The Question?

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Is Super Excited About Ryan Adams Covering Her ‘1989’ Album

Even though her massively successful album 1989 still riding high in the Billboard Top Ten after nearly nine months and its current single ‘Bad Blood’ on heavy radio rotation, Taylor Swift is wasting no time in promoting it even more, announcing the release of a fifth single from the album.

Swift tweeted her 61 million followers on Wednesday morning (August 5th) that the slow-burning ballad ‘Wildest Dreams’ would be the next cut to be released from 1989. “Just wanted to let you know that the next single from 1989 will be........... Wildest Dreams,” she wrote.

Taylor Swift will be releasing 'Wildest Dreams' as her next single

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Announces 'Wildest Dreams' As Fifth Single From '1989'

As soon a pop partnership Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift got together, we knew it wouldn’t be longer before the two of them as an ordinary couple wasn’t enough for fans. And now, mere months into their relationship, gossip columns are ablaze with the prospect of an imminent engagement announcement from the pair.

Music's biggest couple could be about to become part of music's biggest marriage

According to The Mirror, the Scottish DJ - who isn’t short of a bob or two - is preparing to shell out a whopping $500,000 on a fancy sparkler for the Bad Blood songstress.

Continue reading: Is Calvin Harris About To Pop The Question?

Taylor Swift has taken some adorable photos of her first meeting with her newborn godson. Her best friend Jamie King welcomed the baby boy last week, and the singer posted a cute image on Instagram on Tuesday (July 29th) with the caption “Meeting my boy”.

Leo Thames Newman was born on July 16th, the second child for 36 year old King and her husband Kyle Newman. The couple are already parents to another son, James Knight, who was born in October 2013. King announced in February that she was expected another baby, and revealing the following month that the 1989 superstar would be the child’s godmother.

Continue reading: Godmother Taylor Swift Meets Jaime King's Baby For The First Time

Gigi Hadid is set to bring her glamorous image to the high street with the announcement that she’ll be the face of retail giant Topshop’s new campaign.

The 20 year old American model is taking over from Cara Delevingne in time for Topshop’s autumn/winter range, adding this to her burgeoning portfolio of work that already includes campaigns for Balmain and Maxmara this year alone. She’ll also be joining her friend Ciara, whose photos have not yet been released.

Gigi Hadid has been unveiled as the new face of Topshop

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Taylor Swift – or some of her more mischievous backing dancers - appeared to reference her alleged feud with Katy Perry whilst performing on stage. Swift is currently on her 1989 tour and during her performance of ‘Bad Blood’ in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a toy shark appeared behind her on stage.

Taylor Swift at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015.

Read More: Nicki Minaj Reveals Her And Taylor Swift Made Up Over The Phone.

Continue reading: Taylor Swift References Her Alleged Feud With Katy Perry, Toy Shark Appears During ‘Bad Blood’ Performance

It was a Twitter row that kept fans gripped for days. Queens of the American pop world battling against each other in a feud that very few people saw coming and very many people enjoying watching. But alas, Taylor vs. Nicki is no more and Minaj has revealed that Swifty actually called her on the phone to apologise for the ‘beef’.

Rapper Nicki Minaj Told Fans Taylor had apologised to her after her performance on Good Morning America

After a performance on Good Morning America, Nicki updated us all on the latest instalment of the saga.

Continue reading: Nicki Minaj Reveals Her And Taylor Swift Made Up Over The Phone

Taylor Swift has taken down trolls, taken on Apple Music and squared up to Katy Perry but it seems her latest ‘beef’ with Nicki Minaj was one argument she couldn’t win and she's now said sorry to the Anaconda rapper following the pair’s VMA spat.

Swifty has apologised to Nicki MInaj saying she "misspoke"

Taylor ignited furious flames when she took personal umbrage to Nicki’s suggestion that her Anaconda video had missed out on a VMA nomination because the music industry celebrates "woman with very slim bodies".

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Shuts Down The VMA Feud And Apologies To Nicki

More feathers are flying in the Nicki Minaj v Taylor Swift Twitter saga, with Katy Perry wading into the argument with some pretty subtext-heavy comments that all but confirm the subject matter of Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ video.

Perry called out Swift’s reaction to Nicki Minaj’s complaints to not receiving enough MTV Video Music Awards nominations as ironic. “Finding it ironic to parade the pit women against other women argument about as one unmeasurably capitalizes on the take down of a woman…” she said, a tweet quickly favorited by Minaj.

Perry all but confirmed her 'Bad Blood' with Taylor Swift, one of the worst kept music industry secrets

Continue reading: Katy Perry Wades Into Nicki Minaj Vs Taylor Swift Twitter Feud

Following a recent open letter by a British photographer, Taylor Swift has apparently relaxed restrictions on image rights at her live shows. The rules have apparently been renegotiated between Swift’s representatives and groups representing photographers and news agencies in the US.

Walsall-based freelance photographer Jason Sheldon posted an open letter on his personal blog back in June accusing Swift of “double standards” in her (eventually successful) dispute with Apple Music over the three-month trial period for their streaming service which meant that artists would not be paid royalties for their music.

Taylor Swift has "backed down" after criticism by a British photographer over her image rights

Continue reading: Taylor Swift Relaxes Image Rights Restrictions After Open Letter By Photographer

Nicki Minaj is not happy with the MTV Video Music Award nominations. The 32-year-old singer took to Twitter to complain about two of her music videos not receiving enough recognition. Her collaboration with Beyoncé, ‘Feeling Myself’, was completely missed out from nominations and her ‘Anaconda’ video didn’t get a nomination in the Best Video or Choreography categories.

Nicki Minaj has a bone to pick with MTV.

Read More: Taylor Swift Reigns Supreme With Nine MTV VMA Nominations.

Continue reading: Nicki Minaj Complains About Not Receiving Enough MTV VMA Nominations

Taylor Swift has topped the MTV VMA award nominations with a staggering total of nine nods. It’s a far cry from 2009 when self-proclaimed "genius" Kanye West interrupted the country singer’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video and claimed it should have gone to his friend, Beyoncé. Looking back, that doesn't look like an entirely ‘genius’ move from Mr West.

Everyone's favourite pop star has topped the nomination list at this year's VMAs

Taylor, whose popularity just continues to grow and grow, has topped the list of the most nominations for this year’s Video Music Awards, which were announced on Apple Music’s Beats 1 platform.

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Jaime King welcomed her second child – a baby boy – on Thursday (16th July). The 36-year-old model turned actress announced the news in an Instagram post on Monday (20th July).

Jaime King and Kyle Newman at the L.A. premiere of Barely Lethal in Los Angeles in May 2015.

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In recent months Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has become one half of one of the world’s most talked about couples as his relationship with American singer Taylor Swift plays out in the public eye. But the 31 year old isn't too bothered about all the attention, instead he's busy being ‘insanely happy’ with his mega famous girlfriend.

Calvin Harris says he’s ‘insanely happy’ dating Taylor Swift.

Speaking about the couple's realtionship to Kiss FM this past week Harris said, "There's been a whole bunch of times where we've been hanging out and nobody's caught it, it's not like every single time we go out we get a photograph taken, that's not the case. But for me it could still be a lot worse and I'd still be like insanely happy with it, so I'm good with it.”

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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart have become the unlikely new members of Taylor Swift’s ‘squad’ after the two legendary actors impressed the singer this week by reciting some of her lyrics. After both clips of the actors went viral Star Trek actor Stewart reached out to the singer on Twitter asking if he and BFF McKellen could become the newest members of Swift’s famous squad.

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen have been reciting Taylor Swift lyrics.

It all started when McKellen, during the promotion of his latest film Mr Holmes, was filmed by Yahoo reading some of his ‘favourite’ lyrics which included Swift's ‘Bad Blood’ and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' ‘Uptown Funk’.

Continue reading: And The Newest Members Of Taylor Swift's Squad Are...Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen!

Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence has praised her friend Taylor Swift, calling the singer a ‘badass bitch’ for standing up to Apple over the company’s decision not pay artists' royalties during the trial period of their new streaming service.

Jennifer Lawrence has praised Taylor Swift as a ‘badass’ bitch for standing up to Apple Music.

Speaking at Comic Con, where she was appearing to promote the final Hunger Games movie, Mockingly Part 2, Lawrence said, "Taylor Swift is a badass. That letter she wrote about Apple... I texted her and was like, 'You is a badass bitch.' She's awesome.”

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Taylor Swift had some very special new friends to show off during her concert at New Jersey’s Met Life stadium on Friday night, as the singer was joined onstage by America’s sporting heroes of the hour, the US Women’s Soccer Team (and their World Cup trophy). The squad demonstrated some serious girl power last weekend when they took home the Fifa Women's World Cup by beating Japan 5-2 in the tournament’s final.

Taylor Swift honoured the US Women’s soccer team during her gig on Friday.

Swift had begun her show by telling fans, “We’ve got some surprises for you tonight,” and as always the singer lived up to her promises. During her hit ‘Style’ the USA team members (four of whom are from New Jersey) joined the singer onstage bringing with them their coveted trophy.

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Rapper Meek Mill has scored his first American Number One album, with his second effort Dreams Worth More Than Money entering at the top of the Billboard 200 in its first week with sales of nearly a quarter of a million over all platforms.

The Philadelphia-born star, real name Robert Rahmeek Williams, sold 246,000 copies of his sophomore effort in the week ending July 5th including 215,000 traditional album sales (i.e. excluding stream and track equivalents). His first album, 2012’s Dreams and Nightmares, peaked at Number 2 as a new entry, and three years later he’s gone one better.

Rapper Meek Mill is celebrating his first Number 1 album with 'Dreams Worth More Than Money'

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Once again proving she really is the nicest woman in pop, Taylor Swift has given one fan and her family an amazing surprise with a donation of $50,000. Swift donated the generous amount to 11 year old Naomi Oakes via her GoFundMe page, which was set up after she was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to a fan battling leukaemia.

Oakes, who counts Swift as her favourite singer, had been planning to attend the ‘Shake it Off’ singer’s August 18th concert in Phoenix with her best friend, but her plans sadly had to change when she received her diagnosis on June 25th.

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If you spent your fourth of July weekend eating burnt hotdogs and watching underwhelming fireworks in the backyard then be prepared to feel very jealous of Taylor Swift. The singer pulled out all the stops this weekend to give her pals a fourth to remember, hosting a lavish bash at her Rhode Island home.

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Following his close collaboration with Apple in the recent past, Dr. Dre has announced that he’ll be hosting a new radio show on Apple Music starting tonight (Saturday July 4th).

The 50 year old former N.W.A. rapper and producer will be hosting a regular fortnightly show called ‘The Pharmacy’, apparently focussing on west coast hip-hop. It goes out on Beats 1 at 6pm EST (or 10pm GMT), and will last for one hour, with DJ Pooh, Eddie Francis and Wyann Vaughn all joining Dre in the studio.

Dr Dre will be hosting a fortnightly show on Beats 1

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Considering Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris are two of the biggest names in pop, we know surprisingly little about their blossoming relationship. The couple have been dating for a number of months yet they keep details of their relationship largely away from social media. Harris and Swift’s fans were over the moon when Harris shared a picture of Swift on Instagram on Friday (3rd July).

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris in New York in May.

Read More: Taylor Swift Spotted Cheering On Rumoured Boyfriend Calvin Harris During Wango Tango Concert.

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Katy Perry graces the cover of Forbes' annual ‘Highest Earning Celebrities’ issue this month, as the singer is ranked as the world’s highest paid female entertainer as well as the biggest money making musician. Perry comes in a number three overall on the list and is beaten only by boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao after their record breaking fight last month.

Katy Perry is 2015’s highest earning musician.

Mayweather tops the list after making an incredible $300 million in earnings, mostly thanks to the ‘fight of the century’ which took place May 1st in Las Vegas. His opponent Manny Pacquiao didn't do too badly for himself either, coming in second place with earnings of $160 million.

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Taylor Swift put the UK leg of her mammoth 1989 tour to rest on Saturday evening, with a sold out open air show at London’s Hyde Park. During the show Swift showcased tracks from her most recent release 1989, while still treating fans to re-workings of classic tracks such as ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ and ‘Love Story’.

Taylor Swift performed at London’s Hyde Park on Saturday.

Swift arrived on stage 15 minutes early, opening with ‘Welcome to New York’, before going in to ‘New Romantics’ and then smash hit, ‘Blank Space’ all from 1989. The two hour show featured 17 of Swifty’s finest songs, with the singer joined on stage by 12 male dancers, four female backing singers and a five-piece band.

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Throughout his lengthy and prestigious career, singer-songwriter James Taylor has achieved many great things, but a US Number One album has always eluded him: until today! Taylor’s 47 year wait for a Billboard chart topping LP came to an end this week as it was announced that his new effort Before This World had outsold all rivals.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Taylor’s 17th studio album sold 97,000 copies in its first week of release to debut atop the Billboard 200, with 96,000 of those coming through actual album sales (as opposed to streaming or track equivalents). His very first album, a self-titled effort, was released in December 1968 but only achieved a chart peak of Number 62 in the US.

James Taylor scored his first ever US No.1 album

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A photographer has published an open letter accusing Taylor Swift of “double standards” in her hardline stance over the Apple Music streaming service.

Earlier on Monday (June 22nd), the pop star made headlines after a letter she addressed to Apple Music caused a U-turn in its policy. Swift had claimed that the company’s stance on withholding payments to artists during a three month trial period was “not fair”, and had threatened to prevent Apple from streaming her current smash hit album 1989.

Sheldon effectively argued that this stance was hypocritical because she does not play fair over image rights. “If you don't like being exploited, that's great - make a huge statement about it, and you'll have my support,” he wrote. “But how about making sure you're not guilty of the very same tactic before you have a pop at someone else?”

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When Taylor Swift speaks even Apple takes notice. Yes, following an open letter from the singer to Apple over the weekend the company has announced it will be paying royalties to artists during the three-month trial period of its new streaming service, Apple Music.

Taylor Swift has taken on Apple and won.

Eddy Cue, a senior executive at Apple Music made the announcement on Twitter, writing ‘Apple will always make sure that artist are paid. #AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during customer’s free trial period. We hear you @taylorswift13 and indie artists. Love, Apple.’

Continue reading: Apple Music Agrees To Change Policy After Taylor Swift's Open Letter

Taylor Swift has criticised Apple’s new streaming service ‘Apple Music’ in a lengthly open letter posted on the singer’s personal Tumblr page. In the letter Swift attacks Apple for its decision not to pay artists royalties during the three-month free trial of its new streaming service. It’s not the first time the singer has hit out against streaming companies as last year she famously pulled all of her music from Apple's rival Spotify.

Don’t expect to hear Taylor Swift’s 1989 on Apple Music anytime soon.

Swift begins the letter, titled ‘To Apple love Taylor’, by telling fans she wishes to explain why she’ll be holding back her million selling album, 1989, from Apple Music. “I’m sure you are aware that Apple Music will be offering a free three month trial to anyone who signs up for the service,” Swift begins.

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