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Pop star thrills Paris crowds with songs from newest album The Tortured Poets DepartmentTaylor Swift has added her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, to an already packed setlist as she returned to The Eras Tour after a two-month break.Swift had described TTPD as “new works reflecting events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both...

New album The Tortured Poets Department flies off the shelves as Swift breaks record for most Spotify streams in a single dayTaylor Swift fans joined queues outside vinyl shops yesterday for the annual Record Store Day in the hope of securing a limited edition note from “the desk of Taylor Swift”.The “handwritten” note came with a limited number of copies of the musician’s latest...

The superstar arrives in Europe next month – and Swifties, tourist boards and venues are already preparingTim Brown, 44, and his wife, Marcella, 34, may not consider themselves bona fide “Swifties”, but when it was announced last June that Taylor Swift would be visiting their corner of the globe this summer they could not resist joining the scramble for a pair of tickets.A post-pandemic...

Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed an ‘arrangement’ for Singapore to be the only stop on Swift’s south-east Asia Eras tourSingapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has defended an incentive provided to Taylor Swift by his government, to make the country the only stop in south-east Asia on her world tour, saying it was not a hostile act towards its neighbours.“[Our] agencies negotiated an...

Srettha Thavisin claims promoter told him Singaporean government offered ‘subsidies’ of $2m-$3m a showThailand’s prime minister has claimed that Singapore sought a deal with Taylor Swift to prevent her from playing elsewhere in south-east Asia on her Eras tour.Srettha Thavisin said the concert promoter AEG had informed him that the Singaporean government offered subsidies of US$2m-$3m (£1.6m-£2.4m) a show as part of an exclusivity...

The once-in-a-lifetime show has finally come to Australia. For the millions who couldn’t get tickets, might a slightly chaotic blog be the next best thing? We’ll find out. But fair warning: setlist spoilersGot a tip? Email us at melb.eras@guardian.co.ukIs this Taylor Swift’s biggest ever concert?Find your seat with the MCG stadium seating mapTaylor Swift sing-along on board Qantas flight to MelbourneThe Taylor Swift hype...

Environment minister says authorities are testing mulch in the area but any issues would be resolved before pop star’s sold-out shows at Accor StadiumTaylor Swift Melbourne concert live updates: Eras tour hits AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales environment minister has sought to assure Taylor Swift fans that the pop star’s Sydney concerts will...

Chiefs stun 49ers in overtime for second straight Super Bowl titleEverything but the football: the ads, Usher, Taylor – as it happenedQuiz: how much do you know about America’s big game?The other football: get Jonathan Wilson’s soccer newsletterEmail from Mark Moran:Hi Hunter,I’m going to go against your writers on this one and predict that the Niners squeak this one by a field goal. I...

Like the singer, the Chiefs football player is at the top of his field, while his support of BLM and vaccines align with her progressive politicsTravis Kelce’s star power has long been known to sports fans. But the rest of the world has caught up since the start of his relationship with the pop icon Taylor Swift.And this pairing actually makes perfect sense –...

Singer should be able to see boyfriend Travis Kelce in person despite 17-hour time change and 12-hour flight, embassy saysJapan’s embassy in Washington has assured an angsty public that Taylor Swift should make it to the Super Bowl in time to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the big game – as long as her post-concert flight from Tokyo leaves on time.The embassy’s...