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How does a mere mortal—in this case, an average American girl in a stars-and-stripes dress with a red cardigan—transform into a Beatles-esque global phenom? Taylor Swift was performing from a young age and showed potential for success, surely, but few could have anticipated the unprecedented level of stardom she’d reach. By pairing her talent and artistry with incredible entrepreneurial instincts, Swift is not only building a musical legacy; she has built a reputation for bold, effective fanbase development. Swift’s early success as a teenage country music star was straight out of the entrepreneur’s playbook. She seized an opportunity that other...

Taylor Swift’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl” is barely three days old, and already woke killjoys are tearing it apart, finding offensive lyrics where there are none. Overly online social media critics of Swift apparently instantaneously decided the new album is rife with racism and homophobia, as well as secret messages of support for the patriarchy, eugenics, and Donald Trump. Forensic “investigations” have uncovered “dog-whistles,” but only woke detectives themselves are capable of hearing them. Either Swift is a covert alt-right influencer, or her young critics have been taught to see oppression everywhere, including where it quite clearly...

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl marks her transition from billionaire mogul to soon-to-be spouse of NFL superstar Travis Kelce. “Did you girlboss too close to the sun?”, for example, is a line from her new song “Cancelled!”. It is an unashamedly conservative-coded record, and not only because she is now approaching matrimony. At the start of her career, Swift’s politics were oblique. But as time went on, she began to repeat the shibboleths that reflected her young, female fanbase. To mark Pride Month 2019, Swift started a petition in support of the Equality Act. In...

As a former so-called Swiftie, it stinks to watch the once-precocious pop star devolve into musical drivel that’s at best banal and at worst agonizing.I didn’t think the bar for Taylor Swift albums could get any lower than “Tortured Poets Department.” Then she released “The Life of a Showgirl,” and I can’t stop cringing.I take no pleasure in hating the new album. I’m not one of those cantankerous Gen Xers who lives to tell the youths that music peaked in the ’80s and that there will never be talent like fill-in-the-blank artist who happened to hit the scene just as...

Swift is “dreamin’ ’bout a driveway with a basketball hoop” on her new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ which dropped Friday… On “Eldest Daughter,” Swift sings of accepting love that she never thought she’d find. “I’m never gonna let you down / I’m never gonna leave you out / So many traitors / Smooth operators / I’m never gonna break that vow…” “When I said I don’t believe in marriage / That was a lie / Every eldest daughter / Was the first lamb to the slaughter / so we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire…”...

The death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has reignited heated debates after his controversial remarks about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce resurfaced online. Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, tragically passed away at age 31 on September 10, 2025, after being shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. However, it’s his relationship advice to the global pop icon that is now making waves across social media. Charlie Kirk’s remarks drew sharp criticism for being misogynistic During an August 26 episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Kirk addressed Taylor Swift’s recent engagement to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce....

PRESIDENT Donald Trump had a surprising message for Taylor Swift after the superstar announced her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce. In the middle of a cabinet meeting with the nation's highest government officials, a reporter popped the question that was on everyone's mind: what was his reaction to the celebrity engagement? In September, Trump declared that he hated SwiftCredit: Reuters "I have to tell you the biggest pop culture news of the year broke while we were in this cabinet meeting: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged," the reporter asked, as the entire table turned to her. "The...

Swift and Kelce started their relationship in 2023, after the NFL player said he tried and failed to meet the singer at an Eras Tour concert.

In a clip of the “New Heights” show posted Wednesday morning, Swift made light of the one-way bad blood between herself and face-painting, jersey-wearing haters. “As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,” she said. “And we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it’s more of me.” Her appearance on the football-centric podcast was hyped by a screaming Jason Kelce, calling Swift “the most requested guest in the history of shows!” Swift, of course, has...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, amid fielding questions about former President Joe Biden’s cancer announcement and the economy on Monday morning, had another question to answer: “What does President Trump mean when he says that Taylor Swift is no longer ‘hot?'” The question, from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, drew a few audible chuckles from those inside the press briefing room, including from Leavitt. But Leavitt said the president’s comment only applies to her political views, not whether she is attractive or not. “Look, he is speaking about Taylor Swift’s political views and how perhaps it has impacted the...

When Taylor Swift planned to attend this year’s Super Bowl, to cheer her boyfriend Travis Kelce, little did she know that she would be booed by the audience. Swift reportedly attended the big game on Sunday, February 9, 2025, in New Orleans as Kelce's team Kansas City Chiefs went head to head with the Philadelphia Eagles. According to a report in the Independent, when the Karma singer was flashed at the Caesars Superdome jumbotron, the crowd gave her loud boos. However, she laughed it off, and a video that has gone viral shows her smiling, and giving a side-eye to...

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Donald Trump launched a parting social media salvo at Taylor Swift as he bailed on the Super Bowl early after watching the Chiefs collapse against the Eagles. The president roasted the pop star for being booed while he was cheered at the New Orleans Superdome in a ruthless post on his Truth Social platform. Trump shared contrasting videos of the rapturous applause he received compared to the boos Swift received when she was shown on the big screen. His social media trolling only heaped more misery on the evening for Swift as she watched her boyfriend Travis Kelce's Kansas City...

The retired soccer player recently came under fire for reportedly liking posts in support of the former POTUS.Antonio Brown is drawing conclusions about Taylor Swift after the pop star embraced Brittany Mahomes at the U.S. Open Sunday (Sept. 8). Sharing a photo of Swift smiling next to Travis Kelce at the prestigious tennis event while hugging the retired soccer player — who is married to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver gave the trio a pointed new nickname. “White People for Trump,” Brown wrote. Billboard has reached out to Swift’s rep for comment....

Travis Kelce is set to follow Taylor Swift in endorsing Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States, according to a source who spoke to DailyMail.com. After Swift confirmed on Tuesday night that she is voting for Harris over Donald Trump in this year's Presidential election, Kelce is poised to announce that he will be doing the same come November. An insider claimed the Kansas City Chiefs superstar is proud of his girlfriend for throwing her support behind Harris and 'understood the assignment' after she did so. ‘Travis will definitely be endorsing Kamala and will be doing it...

It comes after the singer's legion of fans begged her to snub the wife of star Chiefs quarterback Patrick because she appeared to endorse Donald Trump in the upcoming US election. Taylor Swift did not sit with Brittany Mahomes as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-20 in the NFL's season opener on Thursday night. As they took their seats on the NFL's opening night that saw the Chiefs play the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium, both appeared to be in different suites. It is a marked difference from last season when they were inseparable at games. Swift...

Mr. Pfizer and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has found himself at the center of a growing online storm after an alleged contract surfaced, claiming his relationship with Hollywood elite Taylor Swift was nothing more than a staged PR stunt. According to the leaked document, a planned break-up date of September 28 has already been set and strategized, the Daily Mail first reported. The rumors began swirling after a document, allegedly bearing the letterhead of Kelce’s PR firm, Full Scope PR—a Los Angeles-based public relations company—began making the rounds on social media. First appearing on Reddit, with a...

I am not a Swiftie. I can’t name a single song by Taylor Swift besides “Shake it off.” But a recent Newsweek column about her life choices has me infuriated. John Mac Ghlionn opined that Swift is not a good role model. Why? Because she is 34, unmarried and childless. …My 25-year-old daughter is set to be married in just a few months and I am so incredibly happy for her. She was lucky enough to meet a wonderful, respectful man with common interests and humor. But let’s be clear. If she hadn’t, I would still be proud of a...

Taylor Swift wrapped up her third and final Eras Tour date in Dublin, Ireland, at Aviva Stadium on Sunday, and she debuted The Tortured Poet’s Department’s closing track “Clara Bow” live along with giving it a special dedication to an icon who was also in attendance. “You don’t even know she’s doing it, she’s just become friends with so many female artists just to be a guiding hand,” Swift said before delivering the song on acoustic guitar. “I can’t tell you how rare that is. She’s a hero of mine and also someone that I can tell her any secrets...

In the latest issue of Billboard, Swift offered a peek into her business acumen, sharing some advice for anyone looking to follow in her trailblazing path. “The piece of advice I would give to the other executives on this list is that the best ideas are usually ones without industry precedent,” Swift told Billboard. “The biggest crossroads moments of my career came down to sticking to my instincts when my ideas were looked at with skepticism. When someone says to me, ‘But that has never been done successfully before,’ it fires me up. We have to take strategic risks every...