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| | Taylor Swift stepped out in New York, she went to steakhouse Eighty Six | | Added 20 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift stepped out last night in NYC, her first pap stroll outing in months. She went to the Eighty Six, a steakhouse. Taylor really went underground following the Super Bowl, and while she has been out in New York this year, shes only been photographed very rarely. Taylors sending a message here: Im back! Talk about me! Her skirt is way too short, btw. But obviously, she loves autumn. She loves boots and cute sweaters. Well be seeing more of her like this in the coming months.
Meanwhile, Taylor released The Life of a Showgirl last Friday, to mixed reviews and a fanbase which seems to be growing more disenchanted by the year. There are discussions about Taylor ripping off other artists with little to no credit. There are discussions about Taylor?s problematic behavior towards other women in the industry. There?s the ?Opalite? discourse about the imagery and message she uses to discuss Travis Kelce?s Black ex-girlfriends (specifically Kayla Nicole). There?s also a discourse about Taylor?s romantic history, especially when she was an adult woman literally dating a kid in high school (Conor Kennedy). Anyway, you get the idea a lot of people are talking a lot about Taylor and her album, and there are ongoing critiques of the music and Taylor herself. Well, Taylor welcomes those discussions! At least that?s what she claimed on The Zane Lowe Show:
Taylor Swift shared her candid thoughts on the passionate range of reactions to ?The Life of a Showgirl.? She thanked the fans who ?immediately? got the album?s emotion and themes ? but she also had words for the critics. While appearing on Apple Music?s ?The Zane Lowe Show,? Swift said she ?welcomes the chaos? seeing that it?s a ?rule of show business?: ?If it?s the first week of my album release and you are saying either my name or my album title, you?re helping. And art, I have a lot of respect for people?s subjective opinions on art. I?m not the art police. It?s like everybody is allowed to feel exactly how they want. And what our goal is as entertainers is to be a mirror.?
The record has received mixed reviews from critics with some praise for its unabashed, joyful sound, while others criticize the lyrics for their perceived lack of depth.
?Oftentimes, an album is a really, really wild way to look at yourself,? Swift told Lowe. ?What you?re going through in your life is going to affect whether you relate to the music that I?m putting out at any given moment.?
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter also made a revealing statement about what empowers her to make music: ?We?re doing this thing for keeps. I have such an eye on legacy when I?m making my music. I know what I made. I know I adore it, and I know that on the theme of what the Showgirl is, all of this is part of it.?
[From Variety]
Taylor talking about ?legacy? is wild. I expect an artist like Beyonce to talk about her artistic legacy, and working on legacy projects (which is exactly what the Renaissance trilogy is, a transcendent legacy project). But Taylor? She?s a 35-year-old who is still singing about high school and her fiance?s redwood dong. She?s still scrapping with pop girls and gaming the charts with variants (she?s released like 20 variants already, in like the past 72 hours). But she?s right, if people are talking about her, that?s good for sales and it means her promotion is working. It?s just that I don?t believe that Taylor has a que-sera-sera attitude about people critiquing her music or her celebrity persona.
Screencaps courtesy of MagicFM and The Graham Norton Show. Cover courtesy of Swift?s IG. Additional photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Taylor Swift explains why she will not do the Super Bowl Halftime Show | | Added 21 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last year, when Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, she really didn?t do much dedicated press or media for the album or the singles. It was a Beyonce-esque move, a power move to say that she doesn?t need to hustle her album for it to be successful. So what do we make of Taylor?s promotional tour for The Life of a Showgirl? She?s been on a tour of British radio stations, she?s been doing TikTok dances and last night, she made her first appearance on the Tonight Show in years and years. Jimmy Fallon obviously didn?t ask Taylor any hard questions, because he knows how to stay on Taylor?s good side. He did ask her about the Super Bowl and whether she has been offered the Halftime headliner gig before. She said something really interesting about Roc Nation and Jay-Z.
Taylor Swift, 35, appeared on the Monday, Oct. 6 episode of The Tonight Show for a conversation with host Jimmy Fallon, where the pair went through a list of rumors, with Swift confirming or denying them. One of the revelations from Swifts appearance was her explanation for why she will not do the Super Bowl halftime show. When asked by Fallon about the rumor that [shes] turned down the Super Bowl because of performance footage,' Swift replied No.
She then launched into a lengthy explanation. Heres the thing, she began. Jay Z has always been very good to me. Our teams are very close. They sometimes will call and say how does she feel about and thats not an official offer or a conference room conversation. Were always able to tell him the truth, which is that I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field.
Swift reflected on how stressful it is to watch her fianc Travis Kelce play on the field ? and how that plays into her consideration of potentially doing the halftime show. That is violent chess, Swift said. That is gladiators without swords. That is dangerous. The whole season I am locked in on what that man is doing on the field. Can you imagine if hes out there every single week putting his life on the line, doing this very dangerous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport, and Im like, I wonder what my choreo should be. I think we should do two verses of Shake it Off into Blank Space into Cruel Summer would be great.'
The music star clarified, This is nothing to do with Travis, he would love for me to do it. Im just too locked in.
During the segment where Swift debunked rumors, she was also asked if she joked to Selena Gomez on the actress wedding day, Hey you beat me to the altar. Swift shared that the answer is another no. I got to see her be the most elegant, gorgeous ? not only bride but just ? vision that Ive ever seen in my life. Ive never seen anything so beautiful as her on her wedding day, she said of Gomezs Sept. 27 wedding to music producer Benny Blanco.
And she deserves all of this happiness. Benny is so funny. Hes the best. I did make a speech. But I actually made a point not to mention anything about my engagement. No one wants you to be like, Hey, I know this is your wedding day but?' with a raised hand showing off her ring. I was like, Dont mention it.'
[From People]
People always forget, and Swifties always forget that Taylor is legitimately really close to Beyonce and Jay-Z. They?ve all been close for many years. Still, I?m surprised by Taylor?s description of her team?s closeness to Roc Nation. We didn?t know until now that Rox Nation, who produces the Halftime show, has periodically gone to Taylor to take her temperature about the Halftime show. That?s interesting. Anyway, Taylor seems to be saying? I?ll do the Halftime show when Travis retires. Fair enough. Here are the videos from the Tonight Show Taylor?s sparkly dress is from Giuseppe Di Morabito.
Screengrabs courtesy of NBC/Tonight Show.
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