Women in music

Taylor Swift reprimanded a security guard mid-performance in order to protect a fan Saturday during The Eras Tour’s second concert in Philadelphia.

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Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour has become one of the biggest live spectacles of the year, lauded for her historical performances, gorgeous set designs, dazzling costumes, cutting-edge lighting effects, and more. The ability to pull off a show of that scale, night after night, takes a phenomenal team to make it happen — and the superstar is expressing her gratitude.

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Punk great Kathleen Hanna will hit the road next spring for a special book tour supporting her upcoming memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, out May 14 via Ecco.

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Just weeks after Ariana Grande promised fans she’d “see you next year” and teased her next album, the singer has revealed that her new single is out on Friday, January 12.

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Ariana Grande has revealed two more song names slated for her upcoming seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which arrives March 8.

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Nearly 15 years ago, Mariah Carey took aim at an extensively gossipy person spreading her business around. On “Obsessed,” the first single from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, opens with the songstress chuckling before asking: “Why are you so obsessed with me?” It’s the same question Ariana Grande tried to get to the bottom of on her latest single, “Yes, And,” where she ponders: “Why do you care so much whose — I ride? Why?” Naturally, Grande sought out Carey — an expert on dodging obsessed spectators — for the song’s official remix.

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The singer’s three-day stint at Wembley Stadium drew famous fans, including a cameo onstage from her boyfriend Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift invited several surprise guests on stage to perform during this weekend in London, but her Eras Tour run at Wembley Stadium also brought out a bunch of famous fans, including Sir Paul McCartney, Tom Cruise, Prince William, and more.

Sunday, fans captured footage of McCartney entering the VIP tent and also dancing along with the crowd while Swift performed “But Daddy I Love Him.” The set was reportedly also attended by Peter Gabriel and Jon Bon Jovi.

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On Friday night, música mexicana band Grupo Firme surprised the crowd at their show in Austin with an unexpected special guest: Demi Lovato. Yes, you read that right. Lovato hit the stage with frontman Eduin Caz to duet their upcoming single, “Chula.”

Mid-set, Lovato, who is on the heels of back-to-back rock projects, joined the “Ya Supérame” group for the debut of their Spanglish, dance-pop collaboration, out Aug. 15. The track, which hears Lovato return to her pop roots, also laces some of Firme’s Mexican music elements.

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Taylor Swift has donated $5 million in relief efforts for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of the southeastern United States, and to help with recovery as Hurricane Milton approaches.

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Just a day after Chappell Roan picked up six Grammy nominations, the singer has reportedly parted ways with her management team.
Billboard reports that Roan has split with management group State of the Art and her manager Nick Bobetsky, a move that was seemingly confirmed when State of the Art posted a congratulatory Instagram post to all of their Grammy nominees that excluded mention of Roan.

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