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Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ Short Film: Watch It Now
Swift wrote and directed the film. As if Taylor Swift hasn’t gifted her fans with enough new material this week, the singer/songwriter released her All Too Well short film on Friday evening (Nov. 12). The short film, starring Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner) and Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), is soundtracked by “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” from Swift’s just released Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recording of her 2012 album. Swift wrote and directed the film. Sink and O’Brien portray a couple whose idyllic romance unexpectedly sours, just like the tortured relationship at the center of the fan-favorite song. The 10-minute song soundtracks the short film then drops away for an extended interlude focused on a post-dinner argument. At the New York screening o...
First Stream: New Music From Taylor Swift, Silk Sonic, Beyoncé and More
Red, Taylor Swift’s fourth full-length released in 2012, has grown into an indispensable fan favorite, with songs so personal to the superstar and crucial to unlocking her mass appeal that it’s hard to imagine her current artistry without it. Along with re-recorded versions of hits like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “I Knew You Were Trouble” and “Everything Has Changed,” Red (Taylor’s Version) boasts nine “From The Vault” tracks — including never-before-heard collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Chris Stapleton and Ed Sheeran, as well as a staggering, 10-minute version of album apex “All Too Well.” Click here to read a full breakdown of the nine “From The Vault” tracks from Red (Taylor’s Version). Silk Sonic, An Evening With Silk Sonic When Bruno Mars and Anderson ...
Taylor Swift, BTS, Missy Elliott, Lady Gaga, T.J. Osborne & More of the Week’s Biggest Winners (Nov. 12)
Take a look at Billboard‘s weekly roundup and the “awards” it’s giving to this week’s headlines. Reddest Music News: Taylor Swift releases Red (Taylor’s Version) The album Swifties know all too well is the gift that keeps on giving. Taylor Swift finally released the re-recorded and expanded version of her 2012 album Red (Taylor’s Version) on Friday (Nov. 12), totaling 30 tracks. She’ll also slated to perform on Saturday Night Live again on Saturday, Nov. 13. Listen to Red (Taylor’s Version) here, and watch her accompanying All Too Well short film here. Smoothest Music News: BTS will perform “Butter” remix with Megan Thee Stallion at 2021 AMAs The American Music Awards announced on...
Taylor Swift Unlocks the Vault, Unleashes ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ and Swifties are Crying
As the album arrived on digital music platforms, social media lit up as Swifties jumped in and stanned her latest offering. TayTay got the ball rolling, when she posted a tweet along with the results of a new photo session. “It never would have been possible to go back & remake my previous work, uncovering lost art & forgotten gems along the way if you hadn’t emboldened me,” she writes. “Red is about to be mine again, but it has always been ours. Now we begin again.” Swift and her reworking of a classic was trending through the night, as fans shared their thoughts. Check out some of the memes and messages below. 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 ...
Taylor Swift Unveils Red (Taylor’s Version): Stream
Burnin’ red! Taylor Swift has released Red (Taylor’s Version). Stream the re-recording below. The massive, 30-track collection outdoes the superstar’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) from earlier this year by four tracks. It contains all 16 songs from the 2012 version of Red as well as four of the bonus tracks from the deluxe edition. Additionally, the Grammy winner has reached into her vault and dusted off seven previously-unheard tracks from the original Red writing sessions including new collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers (“Nothing New”), Chris Stapleton (“I Bet You Think About Me”), and bestie Ed Sheeran (“Run”). Finally, the album closes with the long-awaited 10-minute version of fan favorite “All Too Well,” which has reached near-mythic status among Swifties in the nine years since the ...
Regina Spektor Details 11:11 20th Anniversary Box Set Reissue
This year marked the 20th anniversary of 11:11, the long out-of-print debut studio album by Regina Spektor. To celebrate its release, the Russian-American singer-songwriter is releasing a special limited-edition box set, set to arrive in May 2022. The 11:11 20th anniversary edition will feature a remastered copy of 11:11 with its original tracklist — a.k.a., the album Spektor self-released and distributed as she rose to indie prominence in New York City. The box set will also include Papa’s Bootlegs, two mastered vinyl-only collections of live performances with unreleased deep cuts from the 11:11 era recorded by Spektor’s father. A colorful lyric booklet with liner notes, fliers, art, photos, and doodles flesh out the box set in true Spektor-kitsch fashion. See the full...
Rosalía and The Weeknd Team Up for Collaborative Single “La Fama”: Stream
Rosalía and The Weeknd have released their new collaboration “La Fama.” Check it out via its Director X-helmed video below. “La Fama” serves as as the lead single for MOTOMAMI, Rosalía’s forthcoming follow-up to 2019’s El Mal Querer. The Bachata-infused track finds Abel Tesfaye crooning in Spanish alongside the Barcelona native about how a quest for fame can get in the way of romantic relationships. “Es mala amante la fama, no va a quererte de verdad/ Es demasia’o traicionera, y como ella viene, se te va,” the pair sing on the chorus. “Yo sé que será celosa, yo nunca le confiaré/ Si quiero duermo con ella, pero nunca me la voy a casar.” (Roughly translated via Google Translate, that’s, “Fame is a bad lover, she won’t truly love you/ She is too treacherous, and as she comes, she leaves...
Jamie Lynn Spears Says Family Told Her to Hide Teen Pregnancy From Britney
After coming out with the news to her family, “one person after another—and there were many—came to my room trying to convince me that having a baby at this point in my life was a terrible idea,” she says. The topic of a termination was put forward. Home “felt like a prison without a smartphone or connection to the outside world. My team believed everyone outside of the inner circle was a potential threat,” she explains. “They went so far as hiding my pregnancy from my sister, claiming, ‘It’s too risky to tell Britney about the baby.’ I needed her more than ever and she wasn’t able help me in my most vulnerable time.” At the time, Britney’s “condition” was “spiraling into something more concerning,” she writes, in an extract from Things I Should Have Said. “They wer...
Demi Lovato Says They’ve “Made Contact” with Aliens, Would “Absolutely” Date an ET
Normal humans may not always understand Demi Lovato, but the singer is open to broadening their horizons. In a new interview on Face to Face with Becky G, Lovato said they had “made contact” with other lifeforms and would “absolutely” be willing to date an extraterrestrial. “I have made contact,” Lovato said. “It’s not been in like, the ‘E.T. phone home,’ type of sense, but I made contact by meditating and looking up and seeing things in the sky that weren’t there when I started meditating.” Becky G then asked, “If there was an ET that hit every box of criteria that would be like the most ideal partner, would you date an ET?” Advertisement Related Video “Yes, absolutely,” Lovato laughed. “I am so tired of humans! I am so tired of humans and their human bullshit. I am so over it! ...
Mariah Carey Teams Up With McDonald’s For a Menu of Free Goodies Leading Up to Christmas
“Some of my favorite memories with my kids are our family trips to McDonald’s, and of course, each of us has our go-to order. Mine is the Cheeseburger, and I get it with extra pickles,” Carey said in a press release for the announcement. “Bringing together some of our favorite food from McDonald’s with my all-time favorite season is a holiday wish come true.” “Mariah goes with the holidays like ketchup and fries, so we couldn’t think of a better partner to help us celebrate the upcoming season,” said Jennifer Healan, vice president, U.S. marketing, brand content and engagement of McDonald’s USA. “Just like McDonald’s brings people around the table with their favorite orders, Mariah’s music connects us all during ...
Adele Tells Oprah Winfrey the Meaning Behind ‘Hello’ in First Look at ‘One Night Only’ TV Special
Oh, and she’ll be kicking off her televised concert with “Hello” because “it’d be a bit weird if it was like halfway through the set.” Adele will be giving a warm “Hello” to her fans to start off her upcoming concert special Adele One Night Only, and in a new interview, she explained to Oprah Winfrey what else the song started for her. In a minute-long snippet from the primetime special that was released on Wednesday (Nov. 10), the English pop superstar sits down with Winfrey in a similar setup to the host’s viral Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tell-all interview from this past spring. The two discuss the deeper meaning behind the opening track of her forthcoming televised set, her 2015 smash “Hello,” while Adele j...
Avril Lavigne Drops New Single “Bite Me”: Stream
Avril Lavigne has unleashed her new single “Bite Me,” which marks her debut release for Travis Barker’s DTA/Elektra Records. Stream it below. The sassy track finds the Canadian pop icon dismissing a former flame who comes back begging for a second chance after realizing just what he’s lost. “Just face it, we didn’t make it/ You bit off more than you could chew, can you taste it?” she snarls on the deliciously snarky chorus over drums by Barker. “You shoulda known better to fuck with someone like me/ Forever and ever you’re going to wish I was your wifey/ Should’ve held on, should’ve treated me right/ I gave you one chance, you don’t get it twice.” Advertisement Related Video “Bite Me” will serve as the lead single for Lavigne’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled seventh album, and follows “We ...
