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Katy Perry's
Halftime Plan:
Diss Taylor Swift?

Jan 30, 2015 10:59 AM CST

Katy Perry's Halftime Plan: Diss Taylor Swift?

Super Bowl halftime buzz centers around catty drama

(Newser) - Katy Perry is this year's Super Bowl halftime performer—and the big question is whether Perry will diss Taylor Swift during her performance Sunday. As Time recounts, Swift's recent song "Bad Blood" is reportedly about Perry; Swift hasn't said so specifically, but she admitted in a...

Taylor Swift: Good Luck Finding Nude Pics, Hackers

Jan 28, 2015 10:59 AM CST

Taylor Swift: Good Luck Finding Nude Pics, Hackers

Singer's Twitter account gets hacked

(Newser) - Apparently there is at least one celebrity who doesn't take nude pictures: Taylor Swift. Her social media accounts were hacked yesterday by the Lizard Squad, a group that's claimed responsibility for a number of other recent cyberattacks . The group threatened to release nude photos of Swift, but she...

Dashcam Viral:
Cop Lip-Syncs
to Taylor Swift

Jan 18, 2015 9:44 AM CST

Dashcam Viral: Cop Lip-Syncs to Taylor Swift

Dover PD's Jeff Davis seriously gets into This. Sick. Beat.

(Newser) - "While reviewing dashcam footage," ominously begins the Dover Police Department's Facebook post , "we come across some interesting sights to say the least. We hope you enjoy this...and Taylor Swift, if you're watching...we're sorry." What follows is what it dubs a "...

Taylor Swift
Makes Fans Cry
With 'Swiftmas'

Jan 2, 2015 10:36 AM CST

Taylor Swift Makes Fans Cry With 'Swiftmas'

Video shows fans reacting to surprise holiday gifts from singer

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has pulled possibly the most Taylor Swift-ian move of all time. Throughout the holiday season, she cyber-stalked some of her fans and learned all about their interests, leaving a cryptic Santa emoji on their social media accounts before sending them gifts she thought they would like. On Wednesday,...

Taylor Swift a
'Man Eater'
at AMAs

Nov 24, 2014 1:53 AM CST

Taylor Swift a 'Man Eater' at AMAs

Breakthrough newcomer Iggy Azalea beat out Eminem, Drake

(Newser) - Taylor Swift kicked off the American Music Awards as a mad woman and man eater by feeding a boy a poisonous apple, holding burning roses, and giving crazy eyes during a performance of her song about her dating life. She was aggressive, grabbing her male dancers by their blazers when...

In Taylor vs. Spotify,
It's She Said vs. He Said

Nov 13, 2014 10:59 AM CST

In Taylor vs. Spotify, It's She Said vs. He Said

Her label says she's made just $500K from streaming in a year

(Newser) - The back-and-forth between Taylor Swift and Spotify continues: Though Spotify says Swift would have made $6 million from the streaming service this year had she not pulled all her music from it , Swift's record label tells Time she's been paid less than $500,000 for domestic streaming of...

Spotify
Swipes Back
at Taylor Swift

Nov 11, 2014 7:02 PM CST

Spotify Swipes Back at Taylor Swift

Founder defends business model, says Swift was on track to earn $6M

(Newser) - Spotify's founder wrote a lengthy defense of his business model today in the wake of Taylor Swift's decision to pull her music from the streaming site, reports MTV.com . Daniel Ek insists that he's on the side of musicians, pointing out that Spotify has paid out $2...

9 Big Music Feuds

Nov 8, 2014 1:30 PM CST

9 Big Music Feuds

Even Taylor Swift gets into them

(Newser) - One of the songs on Taylor Swift's hugely popular 1989 is reportedly about Katy Perry—"Bad Blood," which includes the lyrics "Did you think we'd be fine? / Still got scars on my back from your knife," is rumored to be about Perry "...

Taylor Swift Pulls
All Her Music
Off Spotify

Nov 3, 2014 12:03 PM CST

Taylor Swift Pulls All Her Music Off Spotify

Streaming service really wants her to come back

(Newser) - In the mood for some Taylor Swift? Well, don't bother heading to Spotify, because she just pulled all her music off the streaming service, in what the Verge says is probably "an attempt to drive sales of her new album, 1989, as well as her earlier albums."...

Taylor Swift
Poised to Make
Pop Music
History

Oct 29, 2014 10:57 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Poised to Make Pop Music History

If '1989' hits 1M sales in first week, as predicted

(Newser) - Billboard is forecasting that Taylor Swift's 1989 will likely sell at least a million copies in its first week—and if that happens, Swift will become the first pop music act in history to pull off what the Los Angeles Times calls a "hat trick." The...

Katy Perry: I Needed Shrink After John Mayer Split

Sep 11, 2014 9:45 AM CDT

Katy Perry: I Needed Shrink After John Mayer Split

Plus more drama on that feud with Taylor Swift

(Newser) - Most people would prefer the matter of their therapy sessions stay private, but most people aren't Katy Perry. In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, picked up by Hollywood Life , the 29-year-old singer says she only survived her breakup with John Mayer thanks to her "oracle" of a...

Did Taylor Swift
Write a Song
Ripping on
Katy Perry?

Sep 9, 2014 9:55 AM CDT

Did Taylor Swift Write a Song Ripping on Katy Perry?

Anger-filled lyrics in 'Bad Blood' are about a back-stabbing female singer

(Newser) - Both Taylor Swift and Katy Perry have had difficult breakups with John Mayer, but Swift insists the story behind a vitriolic song on her upcoming 1989 album "wasn't even about a guy! It had to do with business," she says in an interview with Rolling Stone . Technically,...

Taylor Swift
Accused of
'Perpetuating
Black Stereotypes'

Aug 20, 2014 10:54 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Accused of 'Perpetuating Black Stereotypes'

New video for 'Shake It Off' riles more than a few

(Newser) - Taylor Swift announced her upcoming album, 1989, Monday by releasing a music video for the first single, "Shake It Off." The video features, among other things, Swift dancing alongside twerking, break-dancing black back-up dancers—and not everyone is happy about it, Salon reports. Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt...

Taylor Swift Wrote
a WSJ Op-Ed.
That Is All.

Jul 8, 2014 8:52 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Wrote a WSJ Op-Ed. That Is All.

It's about as Taylor Swift-ian as you might expect

(Newser) - Taylor Swift: singer-songwriter, winner of all the awards, serial dater, and now, Wall Street Journal guest columnist. Swift offers up her opinion on the state of the music industry in the Journal, noting that though "many (many) people ... predict the downfall of music sales and the irrelevancy of the...

13 Celebrities Who
Are Big Tippers

Jun 21, 2014 1:05 PM CDT

13 Celebrities Who Are Big Tippers

They like to spread the wealth

(Newser) - Dr. Dre just became the richest man in hip-hop —and he's spreading his good fortune around. Last week, the rapper was partying at West Hollywood's Mondrian Hotel, and when he left, he gave his waitress a $5,000 tip. "She was stunned," a source tells...

7 Celebs Involved
in Bizarre Lawsuits

May 25, 2014 3:45 PM CDT

7 Celebs Involved in Bizarre Lawsuits

Involving everything from hiking trails to drugstores to hair

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey—a bad neighbor? That's what one man who lives near her new property above Telluride, Colorado, seems to think. Retired physicist Charles D. Goodman is suing Winfrey , claiming the property blocks access to hiking trails that were previously open to locals. Goodman says Winfrey and the prior...

Taylor Swift Sued
Over a Number

May 21, 2014 9:40 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Sued Over a Number

13 isn't so lucky for her now, apparently

(Newser) - Taylor Swift loves the number 13, but that love may end up costing her. Blue Sphere Inc., a California clothing company, says it has had "Lucky 13" trademarked for 20 years—it uses it on its line of vintage-themed gear—but in 2012, Swift started putting the phrase on...

5 Celebs Who Don't Party Hard

May 10, 2014 1:32 PM CDT

5 Celebs Who Don't Party Hard

It's not all about clubs and booze for these stars

(Newser) - In a rather hilarious story last weekend, Page Six reported that Selena Gomez is no longer friends with Taylor Swift because T-Swift is simply too boring. As evidence, Page Six relays this tale: Swift recently went to dinner in Manhattan with a group of 14, and "she did not...

5 Celebs Whose First Time Was With Another Celeb

May 3, 2014 4:24 PM CDT

5 Celebs Whose First Time Was With Another Celeb

At least, according to the gossip mill

(Newser) - Some people dream about losing their virginity to a superstar, but for celebrities, that dream can easily become reality. The Stir rounds up eight celebs whose first time was allegedly with a fellow star:

Rumor has it Taylor Swift lost her virginity to Jake Gyllenhaal after three months of dating.

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Taylor Swift's
Parents Are
Awful: Sources

Apr 8, 2014 9:21 AM CDT

Taylor Swift's Parents Are Awful: Sources

Sources say they're difficult to deal with, treat employees terribly

(Newser) - If you find Taylor Swift absolutely unbearable, well, apparently it's hereditary: Sources tell Page Six that Swift's parents are basically terrible. They're "incredibly difficult to deal with," says one. "Their expectations are enormous, and they are very hard to please." Plus, the source...