At a Taylor Swift Concert? Time to Propose.
At the Eras tour, love takes center stage as couples orchestrate their own declarations of commitment against the backdrop of the star’s grand performances.
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At the Eras tour, love takes center stage as couples orchestrate their own declarations of commitment against the backdrop of the star’s grand performances.
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Only the Beatles have more No. 1 LPs now: The pop superstar reigns atop the Billboard 200 for the 14th time with the equivalent of 2.6 million album sales.
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The superstar’s 11th album is a 31-song excavation of her recent relationships that is not universally loved. Our pop team dissects its sound, themes and reception.
By Jon Pareles, Ben Sisario, Lindsay Zoladz and
Ex-boyfriends may be alluded to. Travis Kelce, too, fans believe. And some actual poets.
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On ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Taylor Swift Could Use an Editor
Over 16 songs (and a second LP), the pop superstar litigates her recent romances. But the themes, and familiar sonic backdrops, generate diminishing returns.
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Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long) album, some seem to finally be feeling fatigued.
By Matt Stevens and
Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s Regretful Duet, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Arooj Aftab, Cigarettes After Sex, Claire Rousay and others.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Poets’ Arrives With a Promotional Blitz (and a Second LP)
The pop superstar’s latest album was preceded by a satellite radio channel, a word game, a return to TikTok and an actual library. For her fans, more is always welcome.
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Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘Tortured Poets’
The students taking Harvard University’s class on the singer are studying up. Their final papers are due at the end of the month.
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Picking the best songs from “The Tortured Poets Department” one week later. Plus: the rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars.
Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it.
If commerce demands constant songwriting, she needs new characters to play.
By Ross Douthat
A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” her “imperial era,” rumored relationships and production choices.
Nadie pudo escapar de Swift en el último año. Con el lanzamiento de “The Tortured Poets Department”, su más reciente (y larguísimo) álbum, algunos parecen sentirse por fin fatigados.
By Matt Stevens and Shivani Gonzalez
Unos 50 estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard, que integran una clase dedicada a Taylor Swift, se reunieron para esperar el lanzamiento de su nuevo álbum. Justo a la medianoche, comenzó el análisis.
By Madison Malone Kircher
Our pop music critic on “The Tortured Poets Department.”
By Larissa Anderson, Alex Barron, Kate LoPresti, Wendy Dorr, Corey Schreppel and Lindsay Zoladz
El más reciente álbum de la superestrella del pop viene precedido de un canal de radio por satélite, un juego de palabras, su regreso a TikTok y una instalación de una biblioteca. Para sus fans, más siempre es mejor.
By Ben Sisario
Plus, a “tortured” Taylor Swift.
By Tracy Mumford, Patrick Kingsley, Ben Protess, Mujib Mashal, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and James Shield
A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”
By Danielle Dowling
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