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Kevin Morby: Little Wide Open review – midwestern elegist mulls over the mystery of life’s big questions

With help from Aaron Dessner, Bon Iver and Lucinda Williams, the Americana artist shares his uncertainties around his roots and relationships in unhurried, subtly melancholic songs

The Guardian - UK

“I did that by myself at my house in about 20 minutes. They said, ‘Sing this.’ I said, ‘OK’”: How Bon Iver’s billion-stream collab with Taylor Swift came together in record time

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon reveals that his contribution to Swift's Grammy-winning indie-folk opus was recorded in less time than you probably expected

MusicRadar

Marcus Mumford says Taylor Swift was ‘the most phenomenal house guest’

The 38-year-old singer described Swift’s ‘candle game’ as ‘excellent’ when she came to his home studio to record her 2020 album Evermore.

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Brandi Carlile: ‘Joni Mitchell has this grave in Hollywood – sometimes she’ll go there and have lunch’

INTERVIEW: The country-rock star is as unguarded and open as she’s ever been on her eighth studio album, ‘Returning to Myself’. She speaks with Mark Beaumont about her ‘wild, magical’ upbringing, her stormy but ‘life-affirming’ collaborations with Elton John, and her pivotal role in bringing Joni Mitchell back to music

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran: Play review – subcontinental sounds and shards of darkness – but still unmistakably him

Despite embracing Indian and Persian sounds, Sheeran’s eighth album goes back to basics after two records of muted melancholy – albeit with some surprising undercurrents

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Engaged: Families and Friends React to the Engagement

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement has sparked heartfelt reactions from their families, friends, and celebrities worldwide. Here's the full story.

International Business Times UK

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon reveals Taylor Swift's Folklore and Evermore collaborations were Big Red Machine demos originally

Justin Vernon has revealed Taylor Swift's 2020 collaborations from her sister records 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' were actually Big Red Machine demos.

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I can't believe the Eras Tour is over – here are 7 movies and shows on Netflix, Hulu and more to quench your thirst for Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has finally concluded the Eras Tour, but that's not the end of Swiftmania. Here are seven movies and shows on Netflix, Hulu and more that love Taylor Swift just as much as you do.

TechRadar

Taylor Swift wanted 'weird' song with The National

Taylor Swift was keen to collaborate on the “weirdest” song The National had, prompting them to offer her vocals on 'The Alcott'

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Candidates Make Final Pitches Ahead Of Election Day

VP Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold campaign rallies in key states before Election Day to secure last-minute support.

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Taylor Swift Fans Are Demanding The Singer ‘Speak Now’ On Gaza: ‘Your Silence Is Deafening’

Swifties are using the hashtag #SwiftiesForPalestine to call out the singer's silence.

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Bess Atwell: Light Sleeper review – poignant, dreamlike miniatures

This striking English singer-songwriter embraces life in all its complications on her classy third album, produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner

The Guardian - UK

Zayn Malik tries out a new direction with his latest introspective album

Billy Mahonie and DIIV are also among the acts releasing new music this week.

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Taylor Swift embraces the modern rustic trend in one of her favorite recording locations – The Long Pond Studios

The isolated recording studio in New York's Hudson Valley is an unexpected source of on-trend decorating inspiration, brought to light by Taylor Swift

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review – a whole lotta love gone bad

On her 11th album, the American singer-songwriter picks apart her romantic travails in unsparing fashion, while her ability to turn sorrow into songwriting gold remains unparalleled

Salon

"The Tortured Poets Department" is agony

In the singer's 11th studio album, she addresses various exes, from Joe Alwyn to Matty Healy

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift’s new album is about a reckless kind of freedom. If only it sounded as uninhibited

The Tortured Poets Department depicts a spell of post-breakup mania against the perfect backdrop of the Eras tour – a thrillingly immature reality undermined by safe music

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Who Helped Taylor Swift Write ‘The Tortured Poets Department’? One Co-Writer Speaks Out After Album Release

"We started working on these songs over two years ago and it feels like they have kept us company..."

WEKU

Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in blood

With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

The Guardian - UK

Breakups, fantasies and her most cutting lyrics: inside Taylor’s Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department

What are the big takeaways from Swift’s new album? She’s refining her sound, confronting elements of her fanbase and done with romantic idealisation

The Guardian - UK

The National review – euphoric catharsis from an era-defining band

Aided by a fanbase who joyfully sing every word, the Ohioans channel their full range of melancholy Americana and pulverising post-punk in a stunning two-and-a-half-hour epic

The Independent UK

The National on coming back from the brink: ‘Everything was evidence of failure’

On the heels of their surprise new album, the American five-piece meet again with Laura Barton to speak about facing depression, bonding as ‘brothers’, and finding ‘joy’ in their ‘incredibly sad’ songs

TechRadar

Discovering new songs on Apple Music is about to get a lot easier and I love it

The latest iOS 17 beta includes a welcome new feature in Apple Music that'll help you find new tunes.

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Ranking Taylor Swift's albums from worst to best

She had me at the opening lyric.

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