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News Articles: taylor swift

Post Malone, who has spent the year shifting his focus from hip-hop and pop toward country music (scoring a No. 1 single in the process) performs on July 16, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. His first all-country album, <em>F-1 Trillion</em>, topped this week's <em>Billboard</em> album chart.

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  • Music

It’s Post Malone’s week at the top of the chart, and he had some help

It's still summer, but signs indicate that the season of Taylor Swift's album chart dominance may be coming to an end. This week's harbinger: a certain face-tattooed rapper-turned-country star.

August 31, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
An attendee wears a backpack with a Taylor Swift sign during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Swifties for Kamala, a grassroots group not affiliated either with Swift or the Harris campaign, raised more than $140,000 for the Democratic presidential nominee after a call Tuesday night.

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  • Politics

'Swifties for Kamala' think Harris is the 1 to beat Trump. And they want to help

By the end of their call Tuesday, 14,000 attendees reported registering to vote.

August 28, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
With her hundreds of millions of social media followers and fans, Taylor Swift has the power to influence how people vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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  • Arts & Life

Everyone wants Taylor Swift's vote. But celebrity endorsements are complicated.

How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next President in the White House?

August 23, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
The artist Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sits at No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 for a sixth nonconsecutive week, tied with Post Malone and Morgan Wallen's hit "I Had Some Help" for "song of the summer."

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  • Music

The ‘song of the summer’ sweepstakes are a tie, at least for now

If you’re one of those people who think there can only be one “song of the summer,” and that the Hot 100 provides a clear-cut metric for determining a winner, then this year’s race is a statistical dead heat.

August 20, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London on June 21, as part of her Eras Tour.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift stays at No. 1, and foils Ye in the process

In terms of chart success, The Tortured Poets Department is the most charmed album of the pop star's career. This week, it spends its 14th week at No. 1, holding off a new album by one-time nemesis Ye.

August 14, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Swifties gather and sing in the city center in Vienna on Thursday. Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in the stadium in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts.

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  • Europe

3rd person arrested over plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

Austria's interior minister said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect.

August 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on Friday, June 21, in London.

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  • Music

Chemicals found at the home of a Taylor Swift concert attack suspect, officials say

The suspect had uploaded an oath of allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic State group militia to an internet account a few weeks ago, investigators said Wednesday.

August 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the European leg of her Eras Tour on July 5 in Amsterdam.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift is back at No. 1, for her lucky 13th week

After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and sounds that are awfully familiar.

August 07, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Taylor Swift, seen onstage in Amsterdam earlier this month during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour, has broken another record with her latest album, <em>The Tortured Poets Department.</em>

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  • Music

This may sound like a broken record, but Taylor Swift has broken another record

Swift's The Tortured Poets Department has been the biggest album in the country for 12 consecutive weeks, the longest run atop that chart of her career.

July 19, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Shaboozey performs during the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles in June 2024.

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  • Music

Shaboozey's slow-burning hybrid of hip-hop and country is finally the biggest song in the land

This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.

July 12, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Post Malone has reclaimed the throne this week.

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  • Music

Post Malone recaptures the No. 1 song spot with 'I Had Some Help'

After briefly ceding to Sabrina Carpenter, “I Had Some Help" is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200 albums chart — she’s holding strong at ten weeks.

July 03, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent is complete — this week, she scored her first No. 1 hit.

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  • Music

Sabrina Carpenter scores her first No. 1 single with 'Please Please Please'

The pop star caught the top spot while her other single, “Espresso,” is still holding strong at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile: yes, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200 albums chart — we’re at week nine and counting.

June 27, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Taylor Swift on stage in France in May, during the European leg of her Eras Tour. Since its release in April, Swift's latest album, <em>The Tortured Poets Department, </em>has been the top album in the United States for eight consecutive weeks.

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  • Music News

Taylor Swift and Post Malone top the charts again. How long can their dominance last?

One song has ruled the pop chart for over a month. One album has topped the album chart for two months. But there are signs this week that both could face serious challengers soon.

June 19, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
Eminem, performing here during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in 2022, returns to the top 10 of the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart this week with "Houdini."

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  • Music News

The top songs of the week take a nostalgia trip, courtesy of Eminem

For a seventh straight week, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department rules the Billboard 200. On the singles chart, Eminem references both the Steve Miller Band and his own past glory.

June 13, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Taylor Swift performs in France during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on June 2.

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  • Music

How long can Taylor Swift dominate the album chart?

For a sixth straight week, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department rules the Billboard 200. The songs chart also features a returning champion: Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen.

June 05, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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