Taylor Jenkins Reid on learning to write like a '70s rock star inDaisy Jones & the Six

Theyre both married to other people, and one night they just break up [the group]. I dont know anything about music! she says, laughing. Credit: Deborah Feingold; Ballantine Books Why would I tell that story? But I couldnt get it out of my head. Hes not wrong; a string of hits follow. But so do drugs, sexual tension, and endless interpersonal dramas. Even in 2019, thats a very daring concept....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Carolyn Lewis

Taylor Swift Easter egg cheat sheet: All the buttons in EW's cover shoot, explained

AtEntertainment Weeklywe fancy ourselves to be full-fledged Easter egg enthusiasts. But the oneEaster egg expertthat we’ll never live up to is Taylor Swift. Spoiler alert: She went to “cat school” (really). Credit: Peggy Sirota for EW See what else she spilled about the highly-anticipated flick here. Calm “Je suis calme!” is what Swift shouts in the music video for her new single,“ME!” Peggy Sirota for EW 5.Friends Friendsis a major staple in Swift’s world....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Robert Marshall

Taylor Swift kicks off herReputationtour: See the photos

Take a look inside the opening night of the singer’s latest tour Taylor Swift’sReputationtour Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Taylor Swift on the ‘Reputation’ Stadium Tour.Kevin Winter/Getty Images Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Kevin Winter/Getty Images Christopher Polk/Getty Images Kevin Winter/Getty Images Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Kevin Winter/Getty Images Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Christopher Polk/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Sarah Allen

Taylor Swift on her current pop culture obsessions: Drake,Killing Eve, Britney Spears' laughter, and more

Global icon, noted Easter egg dropper, and recentEW cover star Taylor Swiftis a pop culture obsessive. She did that Tony Bennett record and won a Grammy. And then she pivots and goes and wins a Golden Globe forAmerican Horror Story: Hotel. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Mike Pont/Getty Images; Gareth Cattermole/TAS18/Getty Images; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; Taylor Hill/Getty Images And then she pivots and doesJoanne. And then she pivots andwins an Oscar forA Star Is Born....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Daniel Woods

Taylor Swift pens open letter to support Equality Act: 'I personally reject the President's stance'

Taylor Swiftwas once apolitical famously so. That changed in October 2018 whenshe made a bold and rare move to support Democratic nomineesin the midterm elections. singer wrote in the letter, which she published to her social media channels. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images I urge you to write to your senators, too. Ill be looking for your letters by searching the hashtag #lettertomysenator. This is gaslighting, GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Kelly Fowler

Taylor Swift reportedly planning birthday tour announcement

Watch this space around Dec. 13 Taylor Swifts anticipated world tour announcement may be almost exactly a month away. The tour would kick off in 2018, and few details are known at this point. For reference, her1989tour was announced less than two weeks after the corresponding album was released. Credit: George Pimentel/LP5/Getty Images Reputationhas earnedgenerally positive reviewsfrom critics and promptly created a frenzy upon its Friday launch.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Kevin Hopkins

Taylor Swift reveals howGame of Thrones(and Arya's kill list) inspiredreputation

Taylor Swiftbegan binge-watchingGame of Thronesin 2016. “I can avoid pretty much any information,” she tells EW. If you might avoid your own presence, spoilers [are] easy." Credit: Mert + Marcus; Helen Sloan/HBO As she reveals here for the first time, the dark and twisted world of George R.R. Martin began to infiltrate her music. “So much of my imagination was spent onGame of Thrones,” she says. (Shout out to EW’s James Hibberd, who called that one....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Colton Martin

Taylor Swift says fans should look for clues in her Billboard Music Awards 'Me!' performance

Taylor Swift opened the 2019 Billboard Music Awards in style with a performance of her record-breaking singleMe! featuring Brendon Urieof Panic! Its pretty much carrying out the landscape of the music video into the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Later an array of aerial dancers dropped down from the ceiling with swirling colors to match the on-stage dancers. Urie and Swift made a grand exit by riding off over the audience in an enormous two-seater umbrella swing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Anthony Guerrero

Taylor Swift shows off her new album aesthetic — and her favorite Easter eggs — in EW's exclusive cover shoot

“I couldnt expect [my fans] to know that. I figured they’d figure it out later, but a lot of their theories were actually correct. I try not to go into making an album with any expectation, she says. Peggy Sirota for EW I started to write so much that I knew immediately it would probably be bigger. Peggy Sirota for EW Peggy Sirota for EW Peggy Sirota for EW Peggy Sirota for EW...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Morgan Edwards

Taylor Swift statement inspires voter registration surge

By comparison, the site registered 56,669 new voters registered the entire month of August and 190,178 in September. The move broke with Swift’s usual tight-lippped stance toward publicly revealing her political beliefs. She also directed her fans tovote.org. John Shearer/TAS18/Getty Images “Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Mr. Christopher Arnold DDS

Taylor Swift tackles 'reinvention and moving on' in newBritish Voguecover story

Naturally, Swift is wearing red. Thank you @edward_enninful and @mertala for your passion, spirit, and contagious laughter on set. Its been a while since Ive done a magazine cover. See the full shoot in the January issue of British Vogue, on sale Friday. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott Im really happy my first one back was with such wonderful people. SwiftsBritish Voguecover, featuring a 12-page spread styled by Enninful himself, hits newsstands Friday, Dec....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Samantha Castaneda

Taylor Swift went to 'cat school' to prepare for theCatsmovie

Its not exactly a secret thatTaylor Swiftloves cats. Swift has signed on as Bombalurina, a female cat who appears throughout the musical. (Her biggest number is the jazzy Macavity, and ode to Elbas mysterious villain.) Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Shed previously appeared in films likeValentines DayandThe Giver, butCatswould be a whole other, um, beast. I was like, Are we gonna be in the Lycra catsuits with fur glued to us?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Heather Perry

Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeous' reveals she lied to you about the Old Taylor: EW review

Taylor Swift lied to you. But Gorgeous, the LPs latest advance track, finds her back in her comfort zone. 1 on the Hot 100 andbroke several records, even though it didnt reallysoundlike a chart-topper. Mert & Marcus Partisans spun those traits positively or negatively, but the track was inarguably a break from Swifts previous smashes. Jack Antonoff has possessed pops Midas touch in 2017, producingLorde,St. Vincent, andPink, but his aesthetic poorly complemented Swifts take-no-prisoners material on LWYMMD....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · William Valenzuela