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News Articles: taylor swift

Taylor Swift fans wait for the doors of Nilton Santos Olympic stadium to open for her Eras Tour concert amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died Friday night after suffering from cardiac arrest due to heat at the concert, according to a statement from the show's organizers in Brazil.

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  • Climate

A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.

November 21, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Street vendors sell bottled water to Taylor Swift fans amid a heat wave before her Eras Tour concert outside the Nilton Santos Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift postpones Brazil show due to heat, day after fan dies during concert

Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer's Instagram.

November 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
<em></em>Taylor Swift's Eras tour film is precisely as advertised: nothing more and nothing less than a perfectly edited recording of an extraordinary show in all its technical, happiness-inducing splendor.

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  • Movie Reviews

Now in theaters: A three-hour testament to Taylor Swift's titan era

The Eras Tour film is precisely as advertised: nothing more and nothing less than a pristine recording of a record-shattering concert spectacle. But will it really be a savior for the cinema industry?

October 13, 2023
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By:
  • Bilal Qureshi
Taylor Swift at the Los Angeles premiere of the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert film. The movie has already broken theatrical pre-sale records.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film arrives a day early as reviews come in

In an Instagram post, the pop star announced that her highly anticipated concert film will be released today, earlier than expected.

October 12, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Singer Taylor Swift and actor Ryan Reynolds are seen ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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  • Business

Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game

Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.

October 02, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Andrew Limbong
Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. At one point she ate a snack and unknowingly set a meme in motion.

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  • Food

The journey of 'seemingly ranch,' from meme to top of the Empire State Building

Heinz and Primal Kitchen are selling limited-edition bottles of "Seemingly Ranch" dressing. The Empire State Building lit up in red and white. It all started, as so many trends do, with Taylor Swift.

September 28, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Taylor Swift on the first night of her Eras tour, pictured earlier this year. The artist has often encouraged her fans to register to vote.

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  • Politics

A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration

More than 35,000 new voters registered at Vote.org after the singer posted a link on her Instagram Stories. "I've heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are," Swift wrote.

September 22, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
GPB  NPR

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  • Movies

From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters

Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.

August 31, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Beyoncé, left, performs onstage during the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Margot Robbie stars in Greta Gerwig's <em>Barbie </em>movie. And Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour in March 2023.

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  • Pop Culture

How three female artists lead this summer's billion-dollar pop culture revival

This summer, three women at the peak of their powers lead a spectacular pop culture revival. Barbie, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift shattered records and created a communal economy of irrational exuberance.

August 14, 2023
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  • Bilal Qureshi
Taylor Sheesh, the Philippines' top Taylor Swift impersonator, has set out on her own tour across the country in a bid to get the global superstar's attention.

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  • World

After snub by Taylor Swift, Filipino 'Swifties' find solace in another Taylor

Taylor Sheesh, the Philippines' top Taylor Swift impersonator, has set out on her own tour across the country in a bid to get the global superstar's attention.

July 23, 2023
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  • Ashley Westerman

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  • Music

Roséwave: 106 songs for the best summer ever!

Summer feels infinite, but also rushed in its impermanence. Roséwave bottles that infinity with a soundtrack that spans generations and genres of music.

July 19, 2023
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  • Lars Gotrich
Taylor Swift performs "The Man" during her Eras tour show in Arlington, Texas, in March. She just became the first woman to have four Top 10 charting albums at once.

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  • Music News

Taylor Swift just made Billboard history, again

Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone comes weeks after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

July 17, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB  NPR

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  • Music

Local economies are getting a boost from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concerts

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks economist Mara Klaunig about the economic effects on local communities of concerts like Taylor Swift's or Beyoncé's.

July 17, 2023
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer,
  • Hiba Ahmad,
  • and 1 more
Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally outside the U.S. Capitol during the Senate Judiciary Committee's Ticketmaster hearing on Tuesday morning.

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  • National

The Senate's Ticketmaster hearing featured plenty of Taylor Swift puns and protesters

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its much-anticipated hearing into Live Nation and the ticketing industry as dozens of Swifties rallied outside the Capitol and hundreds more joined in virtually.

January 24, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Taylor Swift poses with her trophies at the 50th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles in November, just days after the botched ticket presale.

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  • Music News

Dozens of Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster in the wake of its ticket sale fiasco

The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges fraud and antitrust violations, among other claims. Nearly 400 more people have since shown interest in joining and will be added as plaintiffs, a lawyer tells NPR.

December 06, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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