Stagecoach festivalgoers leave Eric Church acoustic gospel set
Eric Church has a reputation for being one of country music’s true rebels, with songs such as his quaking blue-collar anthem “How ‘Bout You” that asks “I like my country rocking, how ’bout you?” But that’s not the same guy…
Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn and the pain of giving away ‘youth for free’
Taylor Swift released her 11th album “The Tortured Poets Department” last week − and with it, more soul-bearing lyrics like this one that are hitting deep for fans: “And I’m pissed off you let me give you all that youth…
Aaron Carter’s unreleased music will be revealed in a posthumous album
A posthumous Aaron Carter album of unreleased music is coming soon. His twin sister, Angel Carter Conrad, on Tuesday shared details about “The Recovery Album” and the inspiration for the forthcoming project on “CBS Mornings.” She told Gayle King that…
Taylor Swift’s references on ‘Tortured Poets’ tracks: a deep dive
Taylor Swift dropped a double album on Friday for her 11th era. She released a total of 31 — the inverse of her favorite number 13 — songs. From “Fortnight” to “The Manuscript,” here are some of the references she…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ is a lyrical letdown
When Taylor Swift announced her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” earlier this year at the Grammys, I was equal parts curious and unaffected. Even as a lifelong fan, I wasn’t fond of her previous effort, “Midnights,” cause I found…
Read Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks’ prologue, epilogue to ‘TTPD’
As she has with previous albums, Taylor Swift gifted fans with a prologue, adding contextual clues to help unlock “The Tortured Poets Department.” Only this time, there’s a prologue and an epilogue. For the opening of “TTPD,” Swift mentor and…
‘I Can Do it With a Broken Heart’
Taylor Swift, the new poet laureate of pop, released her 11th album and with it a song that is so quintessentially Taylor. Swift is an expert at Trojan horse songs: Lyrics that cut hidden beneath an innocuous, upbeat melody….
Live updates as ‘Tortured Poets’ releases
Tick. Tick. Tick. When the clock strikes midnight ET, a meeting of “The Tortured Poets Department” will be called to order. Taylor Swift will begin her 11th era with a new album, which is sure to feature stacks of poetry…
Taylor Swift announces ‘Tortured Poets’ music video
Taylor Swift has released a new timetable associated with the release of her 11th era album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” A video posted to the singer’s Instagram account begins on a clock pointed at 2 o’clock. This is the same…
Chicago QR code mural links to Taylor Swift, ‘Error 321’
We are only three nights away from the world premiere of Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” and Swifties are going wild over a new mural that appeared in Chicago Monday evening. Painters were seen on a green scissor lift…