This week in her quest for world domination, Taylor Swift released her long-anticipated re-recording of Red, the 2012 album that helped cement her transition from country-pop singer-songwriter to complete pop superstar. Over the weekend, she took to Saturday Night Live to perform the 10-minute version of the fan favorite song “All Too Well.” “All Too Well” immediately became known upon Red’s release as some of the best of Swift’s storytelling. Its tale of heartbreak — written in the aftermath of her breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal — is rife with imagery of romantic trips upstate and “casually cruel” phone calls once the romance burned out. Written on the fly as a sort of soundcheck rant, the track’s original 10-minute minute version has been spoken of in hushed, reverent tones in fan cir...
Taylor Swift‘s re-recorded Red album has made Spotify history in its first day of release. Red (Taylor’s Version), Swift’s 30-track album that arrived on Nov. 12, is already breaking records on the streaming service: On its opening day it became the most-streamed album in a day by a female, with more than 90.8 million global streams, Spotify confirmed with Billboard. With this feat, Swift tops her previously held record with 2020’s Folklore, which in its first day saw 80.6 million streams. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and ...
The two-hour prime time event, filmed at the legendary Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, premieres on Sunday (Nov. 14) at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+ here. The special will feature the singer performing beloved hits and never-before-heard new songs. There will also be an interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which Adele will discuss her new album and stories behind her songs. She’ll also talk about her divorce, raising her son and her recent weight loss. 30, Adele’s fourth album and her first since 2015’s 25, is set for a Nov. 19 release. Watch the Adele: One Night Only preview clip below and stream the show on Paramount+ here. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with givi...
Swift’s short premiered Friday night (Nov. 12), on the release day of her re-recorded Red album. At a New York City screening of the film, where packets of All Too Well-branded tissues were handed out to attendees, Swift encouraged fans to “feel your feelings” as they watched. “You do not need to be stoic, serious, or anything that you are not if that is not how you want to feel during this. Be yourselves.” In an appearance on The Tonight Show this week, Swift hinted to Jimmy Fallon that she’ll be performing the full, 10-minute version of the song while serving as musical guest on SNL Saturday night. See Cardi B’s reaction to Swift’s All Too Well short film below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we r...
Lady Gaga is celebrating the end of Britney Spears‘ 13-year conservatorship. The House of Gucci star took to social media on Saturday (Nov. 13) to share some heartfelt words for Spears, whose conservatorship — which has controlled her personal and professional life since 2008 — was recently terminated in a ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny. “I have loved @britneyspears her whole career,” Gaga captioned a photo of herself on Instagram with Spears at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. “I looked up to her, admired her strength—she empowered so many people and still does. I couldn’t be more happy for you today. You never deserved what happened, Thank God 4 today you’re a superstar and a super-human being I LOVE YOU.” You Deserve to ...
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Taylor Swift takes us down an emotional path that we know all too well. There’s no denying that “All Too Well” has always been the broken heart and mended soul of Taylor Swift’s Red. The song became an instant fan favorite when the album was released back in 2012 — its flashbacks of a romantic trip upstate with a lost love crystallized in amber and wrapped in a long-lost scarf, tucked away in a drawer for safekeeping. But in the months and years following the album’s release, whispered rumors began circulating within the annals of...
At last, Britney Spears is a free woman. On Friday (November 12th), Judge Brenda Penny formally terminated the singer’s conservatorship, ending a 13-year period in which every aspect of Spears’ life and career was controlled by her father. “The court finds and determines that the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is no longer required,” Los Angeles County Judge Penny said during the hearing. “Effective today… the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is hereby terminated.” The decision came after her father, Jamie Spears, agreed to step down as conservator and petitioned the court to end his daughter’s conservatorship amid mounting pressure and public outcry. Judge Penny suspended Jamie as conservator during a hearing in late Septembe...
Spears and her fiancé, Sam Asghari, showed their support for the very vocal movement that has put a spotlight on her controversial conservatorship by wearing #FreeBritney T-shirts on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s hearing. Asghari posted a video of himself and Spears wearing the shirts, soundtracked by Britney’s 2013 hit “Work Bitch.” (Even their dog wore a #FreeBritney tee on his Instagram Story.) Asghari also celebrated Friday’s ruling by immediately posting a graphic emblazoned with the word “FREEDOM” on Instagram. Asghari wrote in the caption: “History was made today. Britney is Free!” He ended the message with a single red heart emoji. At a press conference outside the courthouse on Friday, Britney’s attorney Mathew Rosengar...
Cyndi Lauper offered “congrats,” Cher declared “She’s Free,” and Dionne Warwick said it’s “a day to celebrate the liberation of Britney Spears.” Spears herself celebrated the ruling on her social media, calling it the “best day ever” and saying she’s “gonna cry the rest of the day!!!!” Below, find more reaction to the ruling from Andy Cohen, Questlove, 98 Degrees’ Jeff Timmons and more. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet reven...
Now that we’ve all finished wiping our tears from listening to Taylor Swift‘s new 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” the waterworks are starting right back up again with the accompanying short film, which is out now. Starring Sadie Sink (of Stranger Things fame) as Her and teen-heartthrob-who-has-somehow-turned-30 Dylan O’Brien as Him, All Too Well: The Short Film was written and directed by Swift, who also makes an appearance. All Too Well was shot on 35mm film by cinematographer Rina Yang, whose resume includes music videos by Dua Lipa, FKA Twigs, Zara Larsson, and Porches. Opening with a Pablo Neruda quote, the short offers up, narrative-wise, a relatively literal interpretation of the song’s narrative beats, while also delivering a dreamy, Instagram-ready glimpse ...
When Swift arrived at the screening, she introduced the short film as not just a testament to the enthusiasm around her process of re-recording her first six albums, but as a tribute to the longtime fan support for “All Too Well,” a non-single from Red that has morphed into one of her most fiercely beloved tracks. “I think the most important thing about this project is that this is a song that would not be a special song in every setlist I do, in every single list where someone says what are the best songs she’s ever [made] — that was all because of you,” Swift told the fans in attendance. “That was because you chose this song. A record label didn’t pick this song as a single, we never made a video for it. This was a song that started out as a song on the album, just a si...
The 10-minute version of “All Too Well” appears to be the fan favorite from the re-release, if social media’s overwhelmingly positive response is any indicator, but is there another “From the Vault” track that’s currently stealing your heart? The Phoebe Bridgers-assisted “Nothing New” sees the women lamenting the unfair social expectations of young women, while upbeat cuts “Babe” and “Message in a Bottle” see Swift lifting up her listeners before preparing them for a gut-wrenching avalanche of emotions at the end of the record. (And if you need a second opinion, be sure to check out Jason Lipshutz’s ranking of all the “From the Vault” tracks here.) So which “From the Vault” track is your f...