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Taylor Swift adds third tour concert at Gillette as hotels see booming bookings

by CAL DYMOWSKI, NBC 10 NEWS

WRENTHAM, Mass. (WJAR) — Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour is getting a third concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

The "Love Story" artist performs in Southern New England from May 19-21, much to the delight of fans.

"If she plays 'All Too Well' that would be awesome," said Swift fan, Michael Botsch. "I saw her in a 'Reputation' tour, and I don't think she can go wrong there."

"I'm very excited Taylor Swift has added another show," said Michael Place of Warren. "I'm a Luke Combs guy, but when an artist adds another show, it goes to show she's very popular and there's a high demand for the tickets."

There's also seemingly high demand for hotel rooms in the area, which could create a "Cruel Summer" for many fans.

Vick Patel runs the America's Best Value Inn on Route 1 and says available rooms at his spot are a "Blank Space." He sold out his 60 units hours after the concert dates and locations were announced on Tuesday.

"As I was seeing the reservations come in, I was recognizing a lot of the same names as the last Taylor Swift concert," Patel told NBC 10 News. "I remember a few years ago it was a good weekend for us so I'm really looking forward to this upcoming year."

He says prices varied from $319 to $400 for rooms at his inn.

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Just minutes down the road in Wrentham, a similar story. Marriott Bonvoy's Springhill Suites and Townplace Suites saying, "Don't Blame Me," as all 108 spots are booked. Management told NBC 10 that those cost $730 to $780 a night.

Christina Leonard of Revere, Massachusetts, has her hotel rooms, but not after a scare. She's getting married in nearby Walpole the same weekend Swift's concerts hit Gillette.

She told NBC 10 News that her 10 rooms were almost given away despite having previously been booked.

"[Hotel management] said we can make a lot more money on the [concert] for the rooms. Up to $1,000 they told me," Leonard said.

She explained the situation has since been cleared up with hotel higher-ups, and she'll have the rooms for her wedding weekend.

The Red Fox Motel near Patriot Place said it'll have just six rooms available when it starts taking reservations for the concert weekend. Management said rates could be up to $600 per night.

A quick check on the Hilton Honors app Friday evening also showed various hotels, motels and other places completely sold out.

Fans can register for codes to get Taylor Swift concert tickets at Gillette shows until Nov. 9. Registered fans who receive a code will then get exclusive access to buy tickets on Nov. 15.

General public sales for all three Gillette Stadium shows open up at 10 a.m. Nov. 18 .

Taylor Swift Extends ‘Reputation’ Tour With New Dates

By Ryan Reed

UPDATE: Taylor Swift has announced that Charli XCX and Camila Cabello will serve as her tour openers during her  Reputation  stadium tour. The singer unveiled the news on Thursday, via a video tweet .

I have a very exciting update to share… @Camila_Cabello and @charli_xcx will be the opening acts on the #reputationStadiumTour !!! pic.twitter.com/LAjmecVOrJ — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) March 1, 2018

Taylor Swift  extended her upcoming Reputation tour with seven new stadium dates, adding concerts in Santa Clara, California; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; East Rutherford, New Jersey, Foxborough, Massachusetts; Minneapolis and Arlington, Texas, Variety reports. 

General public tickets for the new shows go on sale Wednesday, January 31st at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can purchase advance tickets via Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift Presale; registration opens Friday, January 5th at 10 a.m. ET and continues through Thursday, January 18th at 10 a.m. ET.

Members of Taylor Swift Tix, the singer’s exclusive Ticketmaster Verified Fan program, will receive priority access ahead of new registrants. The program, which the singer announced in August, attempts to block scalpers and bots from purchasing and reselling tickets.

The tour launches May 8th in Glendale, Arizona and concludes November 9th in Auckland, New Zealand.

Swift returned to Number One on the Billboard 200 with Reputation , her sixth LP, which she issued in November. Rolling Stone ranked the album the year’s third-best pop record and the seventh-best overall .

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Taylor swift's reputation stadium tour, & why it was the most incredible show i have ever experienced, sean patrick coyle , neighbor.

This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour at Gillette Stadium. For years, Ms. Swift has been gracing Massachusetts with her presence, and every summer I always say I’m going to go but never do; this summer was the summer that I finally did. And boy oh boy, was it worth it. It goes without saying that she gave an absolutely incredible, unforgettable performance. Seeing her perform “Reputation” live gave me a new perspective, enabled me to experience the album in a brand-new way, and breathed life into an already beautiful, sonically cohesive & finely calibrated record.

When Taylor announced pre-sale tickets back in December, I immediately signed up for her clever marketing scheme so that I would be among the first to know when to get tickets. After listening to the latest album, I knew I absolutely could not miss this show; although Taylor Swift was never really my favorite artist until “1989” was released, I have always admired her as a person, and truly believe she is one of few All-American celebrities who is genuinely appreciative of her fans; she understands that without them, her career wouldn’t be possible. Further, she is someone who doesn’t rely on sex to sell her music, and someone who is positive, authentic and real that people can look up to as a positive role model. What I love most about Taylor Swift, is that she is genuinely excited about making music that is based on real experiences & feelings that others can easily relate to. She is a prime example of how working hard towards something you are truly passionate about can pay off and lead to great success and admiration. Seeing her in concert would absolutely rock my world, and I was determined to attend.

I can literally remember exactly where I was and exactly how I felt when she released “Look What You Made Me Do”, the lead single off “Reputation”. I was living in a Brownstone in Allston-Brighton that I had just recently moved into, and was lying in bed at about 12 in the morning when the song dropped on Spotify. I remember getting goosebumps within the first ten seconds of hearing the track. Chills ran up and down my arms and back, and I felt haunted by the sound and lyrics. I can distinctly remember relating heavily to the lyrics - it felt as though the song was written specifically about my life situation and what I was going through at the time, even though it obviously wasn’t. I knew from that moment that her latest album was going to be huge. “Huge” is definitely a massive understatement as to how incredible this record is - however, I’m lacking in creativity at the moment to think of a more illustrious word to describe it with. Suffice to say, I have been obsessed with “Reputation” since its release.

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My first task was to find friends who liked Taylor Swift and who were willing and able to shell out money to go to her concert. Obviously, someone who isn’t a fan of hers wouldn’t want to go to her show given the cost of tickets, parking, and food & drinks at the stadium. What's more, is that I knew if I was going to this concert, I was investing in good seats, and would not settle for the nosebleeds. This part was a little bit of a challenge, as a great majority of my friend’s dislike TSwift for one reason or another - “she’s too nice”, “her kindness is fake”, “her music sucks”, “she’s not genuine”, etc. As if anyone actually knows what celebrities are like in real life; I think it’s important to note that the people who say Taylor Swift isn’t kind or genuine, or that she’s a fake person, are the exact same people that will turn around and say Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian are the epitome of authenticity. HAAAAA! As if.

Despite this obstacle, I was determined to find even one friend to go to the show with - it’s the one performance in recent memory that I absolutely could not miss. It’s the one concert that I would have been emotionally devastated had I not attended, and would honestly have cried myself to sleep all three nights with the knowledge that she was performing and I wasn’t able to be there. TSwift’s music literally makes me feel so many emotions, and to see her perform live would legitimately be a dream come true. Thankfully, my friend & housemate Seana is equally as big a fan as I, so we decided to go to the concert together.

I spent Saturday leading up to the concert making preparations: I listened exclusively to TSwift music throughout the day, and made a sign that said “Taylor Swift: I LOVE your Reputation” & “Taylor Swift: You’ll never go out of style!” - unfortunately, I wound up not taking the sign with me to the show because it was too big, and security likely would have made me throw it away. Such a shame, because it was a wicked cute sign. Regardless, I was super excited all day, and made sure my look was on fleek for the concert that night. This includes my “I’ve been day drinking Yellow Tail pinot grigio all day to pregame this concert”, look. Also, I just want to note that I literally lost my Ray Ban’s BEFORE I even left for the concert - absolutely no idea how that happened.

Once Seana got home from work & assembled her outfit, we were off to Foxborough. She literally looked beyond Gorgeous - picture Kendall Jenner in blonde form. She wore a sexy black cropped tank, paired with black fishnets and destroyed ripped jeans, Calvin Klein underwear & black boots. Literally, she looked exactly like what you would expect a fan of Taylor Swift to look like - scroll down if you want to see the photos. I myself looked kind of like a 16 year old attending their first concert - but I may have just felt that way because it was my first Taylor Swift Concert, and because it was my first time seeing a concert at a massive stadium. I wore ripped Abercrombie booty shorts, a shirt that said “Dream Junkie”, and was dripped in crystals from Swarovski.

Surprisingly enough, there wasn’t that much traffic getting there, and we only had to park a mile away from the stadium. We didn’t get to the parking lot until maybe like 6-6:30 and thought we were running late since Charli XCX was opening at 7 - but when we got there, there were still tons of people in the parking lot pregaming, barbequing, and having a great time. God I love Gillette Stadium.

Once we ventured to the stadium and found our seats, we went to grab a couple of overpriced Twisted Teas, and of course some T-Swift merch. My “Dream Junkie” tee was quickly replaced with a $40 “Reputation” tee, and Seana & I both bought matching “Reputation” posters. We sat down and were treated to two amazing performances by Charli XCX and Camila Cabello, both of whom fit right in with the vibe of the show. Charli’s futuristic pop sound and Camila’s high energy & Pat’s jersey definitely won both over with the crowd. The pair served great as an energy lift for everyone entering the stadium.

Then came the main event: TAYLOR SWIFT! “We’re back!”, she exclaimed as she opened the show with “...Ready For It?”, which is pretty much exactly what I expected her to do - and I loved it, because I really wasn’t even ready for how dazzling and awe inspiring this concert really truly was. She played pretty much every song on “Reputation”, and the show itself was decked with all kinds of props, decorations, and special effects, including an impressive firework display at the end of the show, and at certain points throughout. Swift also moved around to different stages throughout the stadium via a lit up platform and a giant cobra.

In terms of production, no expense or idea was spared. Everyone in the audience received light up wristbands as we entered the stadium, which lit up throughout the night in various patterns and designs. She performed in front of two gigantic, drive-in movie size screens that moved and changed scenes throughout the course of the night. The most impressive feature of this show, was the serpent theme: snakes were displayed prominently on all of the screens, and the stage itself was populated with gigantic, gilded, blowup cobras and slithery pythons. The snake symbolism derives from a feud between Swift and the Kardashians in 2016 - essentially, Kim Kardashian West shared a series of videos on Snapchat (and eventually, her “Reality” show), that appeared to depict her husband, Kanye West, discussing controversial lyrics to the song “Famous” on the phone with Swift. It appeared from the videos that Taylor approved of the lyrics, however, prior to the surfacing of the videos, she claimed she never approved of Kanye calling her a “bitch” - which, she never explicitly stated in the videos that she approved, so I’m with her. The release of these videos led to trashy Kim Kartrashian and her band of mindless followers to refer to Ms. Swift as a “snake”, hence the theme of the tour.

In between songs, Swift also took time to talk to the audience about the meaning behind the music. She went into great detail about her artistic process and how she has fine tuned it throughout her career. She explained her evolution and what brought her to write “Reputation” - she as well encouraged the audience not to let the opinions of others to get them down, especially when it’s from people whom you don’t know that also don’t know you or your story, and are making comments about you based on hearsay or jealousy. Per Swift, “You shouldn’t care so much if you feel misunderstood by a lot of people who don’t know you, as long as you feel understood by people who do know you, who will show up for you, the people who see you as a human being…it’s you. You did that for me.”

Seana and I left Gillette Stadium after Taylor finished off the night with "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things", both feeling inspired and in awe of the show that we had just witnessed. We both felt energized from the production values, the dancing, the sights, the sounds, and especially, all of the other excited fans that were in the audience; we literally couldn't stop talking about it as we sat in traffic on our way home. I emphasized how happy and thankful I was that we were able to attend, as I hadn't seen a show that impressive since I had seen Madonna at the DCU Center back in 2004. This show re-affirmed my love for Taylor Swift, and the price that I paid for tickets and everything else felt completely justified. It really is an amazing experience when you are able to see and hear your favorite artist perform your favorite songs in person, live on stage. I am so happy and blessed that I was able to have this opportunity, and will hopefully be attending more of her shows in the future.

“...Ready For It?”

“I Did Something Bad”

“Style”/”Love Story”/”You Belong With Me”

“Look What You Made Me Do”

“King of My Heart”

“Shake It Off”

“Dancing With Our Hands Tied”

“All Too Well”

“Blank Space”

“Bad Blood”/ “Should’ve Said No”

“Don’t Blame Me”

“Long Live”/ “New Year’s Day”

“Getaway Car”

“Call It What You Want”

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”/”This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”

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At Gillette, Taylor Swift leads fans on a dazzling tour through every era

FOXBOROUGH — One of the many high points of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which opened its three-show run at Gillette Stadium on Friday, comes near the end of the night, when she throws caution to the wind and opens her sizeable songbook to perform what are known as “surprise songs.” Friday’s first, “Should’ve Said No,” was a shout-along kick to the curb from her self-titled debut that she sang and strummed with gusto; the second was “Better Man,” which Swift had written for her 2012 album “Red” and which was recorded by the country-pop act Little Big Town four years later.

Swift introduced the wistful, yet resolute ballad, which she performed solo at piano, by talking about its genesis, remarking, “It was so amazing to be recognized as a songwriter by another artist who wanted to record a song I had written.” The last few years of Swift’s career — which encompass not only the ambitious, dazzling stadium jaunt she’s currently on, but four brand-new albums and two re-recordings of her older albums (with another one on the way in July) — have all been further proving that point, establishing Swift as one of this generation’s leading singer-songwriters while also flaunting her pop star bona fides.

The Eras Tour setlist is organized around Swift’s discography, which now spans 17 years and 10 albums (not counting the re-recordings, all of which have copious amounts of bonus material); each had its own mini-set with appropriate outfits and set pieces. It puts forth the importance of the album as a cohesive body of work while also giving live airings to songs from the four albums she’s released since her last Gillette run, which happened all the way back in 2018. (The festival that was supposed to hit Foxborough in 2020 to celebrate 2019′s “Lover,” the first album to be featured on Friday, was a lockdown casualty.)

Taylor Swift performing “Better Man” at gillette stadium as the first surprise song. #ErasTour #erastourgillette pic.twitter.com/8iyfXIlnG2 — thank u, next (@gh0sst1n) May 20, 2023

Swift winkingly noted that she’s known for using her own life for material. But on 2020′s “Folklore,” which she said she began writing “two days into the pandemic,” she broadened her perspective, brainstorming songs from newly invented characters’ perspectives; cuts like the forlorn “Cardigan” and the pensive “The Last Great American Dynasty” revealed new dimensions in Swift’s craft, and even though part of those songs’ appeal on record lay in their homespun feel, their power was not lessened by their being blown up to stadium-sized proportions. She also performed the 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” a slow-burning recollection of a relationship told in images that was one of her best songs when it appeared in five-plus-minute form on “Red”; the lengthier version ratchets up the dread that comes with recalling the amassed slights of a curdling romance, making lyrics like “And you call me up again just to break me like a promise/So casually cruel in the name of being honest” even more devastating.

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Those moments of catharsis were complemented by big-tent pop blowouts. Songs like the gleeful see-ya anthem “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and the defiantly upbeat “Shake It Off” allowed the massive crowd to explode in song and movement along with Swift and her throng of backup dancers. Others used the mammoth stage to staggering effect; the simmering “Lover” track “The Man,” which plays with notions of institutional sexism, was set in a colossal office building with Swift sporting a sequined blazer, while the serpentine “Reputation” cut “Look What You Made Me Do” had a matrix of Taylors, all wearing different outfits to signify her transformations over the last almost-two decades, thrashing on the screen behind her.

“Gillette Stadium, is the most joyful place on earth” -Taylor Swift just now 😎 pic.twitter.com/wMh4kPOy3b — Gil13tte Stadium (Taylor’s Version) (@GilletteStadium) May 20, 2023

Friday night’s 45-song set ended with a set spotlighting “Midnights,” the prickly, yet glossy album she released at the end of last year. Its lead single “Anti-Hero,” with its immediate, self-lacerating refrain “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me,” has become a rallying cry for those aware of their inner monster, and the response Friday reflected that. Other tracks, like the spite-selfie “Bejeweled” and the icy closer “Karma,” further showed her ability to bring together top-tier pop songwriting and rafter-reaching spectacle. In the end, the Eras Tour brought her career to a full circle — one filled with tens of thousands of people, and open to whatever might come next.

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Two nights down, one to go at Gillette Stadium! Taylor surprised the crowd with a beautiful performance of Change! Check out all the pictures in our gallery. Do you think there will be any special surprises for night 3?

1. Ready for It? 2. I Did Something Bad 3. Gorgeous 4. Style/Love Story/You Belong With Me 5. Look What You Made Me Do 6. End Game 7. King of My Heart 8. Delicate 9. Shake It Off (with Charli XCX and Camila Cabello) 10. Dancing With Our Hands Tied 11. Change 12. Blank Space 13. Dress 14. Bad Blood/Should’ve Said No 15. Don’t Blame Me 16. Long Live/New Year’s Day 17. Getaway Car 18. Call It What You Want 19. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

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Swift Wows Fans During 3 Massive Shows at Gillette — Even Through Torrential Rain

Taylor swift fans were in awe of the pop star's three massive concerts in "foxy" foxboro over the weekend, by matt fortin • published may 22, 2023 • updated on may 22, 2023 at 4:53 pm.

It was a weekend that New England Swifties will remember "All Too Well."

Taylor Swift — who has been a fixture in pop music for years, but has recently seen her popularity catapult to stratospheric heights — performed three massive shows at "Foxy" Foxboro's Gillette Stadium over the weekend, creating lifelong memories for fans and several big moments that have captured the internet's attention.

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One legendary night even had the crowd dancing in a storm in their best dress, fearless .

Swift's three Gillette shows were part of her massive Eras Tour, which has been the source of major ticketing woes and months' worth of anticipation. Fans in Massachusetts showed how long they've been looking forward to this weekend's shows, by arriving hours early decked out in lots of "Bejeweled" outfits and letting out thunderous applause — even through pretty heavy rain during Saturday's concert.

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Rain show: 'a full deluge that never let up'.

All week, the forecast suggested that Saturday would bring rain, raising the prospect of a repeat from Swift's first Gillette Stadium show: a concert in the rain. And sure enough, the weather delivered.

In an Instagram post that garnered over 5 million likes, Swift thanked the "iconic crowd" at Gillette for dancing in the rain Saturday for an entire 3.5-hour-long concert .

"We’ve had rain shows at Gillette Stadium before but this was a full on deluge that never let up," Swift wrote. "I just want to thank that iconic crowd!!"

Swift appeared absolutely drenched during Saturday's show, but it didn't stop her from delivering exhilarating performances of many fan favorites. She even at one point was splashing water off the surface of her piano. The rain also didn't seem to stop the Swifties from enjoying themselves, ponchos and all.

"The fans and crowds in the New England, Boston, Foxboro, Massachusetts, area do not care if it rains. In fact, that kind of makes it more fun for you," Swift told the crowd. "And it makes it more fun for us because we just know that you guys are wild, you guys are just wild. You guys are up for it. And I love you so much for that, thank you."

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'I Didn't Play That'

During Sunday night's show, as Swift was seated at her piano, the instrument began to play notes on its own.

Swift looked shocked, asking the audience, "Do you hear that, too?"

It was speculated that the piano was damaged or waterlogged by the torrential rain on Saturday, somehow leading it to play notes on its own.

Extensive Set List, With Surprise Songs

Swift's career — which kickstarted with her eponymous country debut album in 2006 — has been marked by distinct periods that showcase the singer's evolving musical style, outlook and fashion. The Eras Tour takes fans on a journey through those periods, featuring songs from throughout her career.

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Here's the Eras Tour setlist broken up by album, as reported by The Boston Globe — including her surprise songs during each night at Gillette.

• Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince
• Cruel Summer
• You Need to Calm Down
• You Belong With Me
• ‘tis the damn season
• champagne problems
• tolerate it
• ...Ready for It?
• Don’t Blame Me
• Look What You Made Me Do
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Knew You Were Trouble
• Nothing New (Feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
• All Too Well (10-Minute Version)
• the last great american dynasty
• illicit affairs
• my tears ricochet
• Blank Space
• Shake It Off
• Wildest Dreams

Surprise songs

Night 1: Friday

• Should’ve Said No

Night 2: Saturday

• Question...?

Night 3: Sunday

• I Think He Knows
• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Sh*t

Who Was in the Crowd

In addition to the tens of thousands of fans, there were a couple of celebrities spotted at the round of Gillette shows this weekend — including Patriots quarterback Mac Jones and TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager .

Swift Says Her Life Finally 'Makes Sense'

During one of her concerts at Gillette over the weekend, Swift shared some good news with her fans .

“I’ve just never been this happy in my life in all aspects of my life ever," she said. "And I just want to thank you for being a part of that,” she told the crowd. “It’s not just a tour, I just sort of feel like my life finally feels like it makes sense.”

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Swift will be performing next on Friday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Drop Everything! Taylor Swift Just Announced the First Dates For Her Reputation Tour

We hope you're sitting down right now, because Taylor Swift just unveiled some big news. Less than a week after dropping her sixth album, Reputation , the singer announced the first round of dates for her Reputation stadium tour. The general public sale kicks off on Dec. 13 (aka Swift's birthday), but dedicated Swifties will be able to purchase tickets in advance through the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program . But you better hurry! Registration for the program closes on Nov. 28. If you're not in the Unites States or Canada, don't fret, dates for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand will be announced at a later time.

May 8: Glendale, AZ, University of Phoenix Stadium

May 12: Santa Clara, CA, Levi's Stadium

May 19: Pasadena, CA, Rose Bowl

May 22: Seattle, WA, CenturyLink Field

May 25: Denver, CO, Sports Authority Field At Mile High

June 2: Chicago, IL, Soldier Field

June 30: Louisville, KY, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

July 7: Columbus, OH, Ohio Stadium

July 10: Washington DC, FedEx Field

July 14: Philadelphia, PA, Lincoln Financial Field

July 17: Cleveland, OH, First Energy Stadium

July 21: East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium

July 28: Foxborough, MA, Gillette Stadium

Aug. 4: Toronto, ON, Rogers Centre

Aug. 7: Pittsburgh, PA, Heinz Field

Aug. 11: Atlanta, GA, Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Aug. 14: Tampa, FL, Raymond James Stadium

Aug. 18: Miami, FL, Hard Rock Stadium

Aug. 25: Nashville, TN, Nissan Stadium

Aug. 28: Detroit, MI, Ford Field

Sept. 1: Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Bank Stadium

Sept. 8: Kansas City, MO, Arrowhead Stadium

Sept. 15: Indianapolis, IN, Lucas Oil Stadium

Sept. 18: St. Louis, MO, The Dome at America's Center

Sept. 22: New Orleans, LA, Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Sept. 29: Houston, TX, NRG Stadium

Oct. 6: Arlington, TX, AT&T Stadium

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The Reputation Stadium Tour: Surprise Songs and Guests

The surprise songs, sometimes called secret songs or b-stage songs, they’ve become a hallmark of every Taylor Swift tour concert. It’s the time in which the Sparkly Dressed picks up the Sparkly Guitar (Sparkly Green in this era) and brings out a song from the vault. It’s a big vault, but somehow T-Swizzle has rummaged deep and brought some old cuts we thought we’d never hear again.

The surprise guests were rare but still amazing. Let’s not forget the amazing opening acts of Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.

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• May 8: University of Phoenix Stadium. Glendale, AZ. Taylor plays “All Too Well”.
• May 11: Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara, CA. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Wildest Dreams”.
• May 12: Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara, CA. Tay presents “The Best Day” on Mother’s Day Weekend.
• May 18: Rose Bowl. Pasadena, CA. The Princess in Red brings out Shawn Mendez to play “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” and plays “Red” on the b-stage.

• May 22: CenturyLink Field. Seattle, WA. Tay Sway gives us a rendition of “Holy Ground”.
• May 25: Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver, CO. The Songstress goes for “Teardrops on My Guitar”.
• June 1: Soldier Field. Chicago, IL. T-Swizzle plays “Our Song”.
• June 2: Soldier Field. Chicago, IL. The Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar was feeling “22”.
• June 8: Etihad Stadium. Manchester, United Kingdom. The Snake Queen plays “I Knew You Were Trouble”.
• June 9: Etihad Stadium. Manchester, United Kingdom. The Enchantress plays “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”.
• June 15: Croke Park. Dublin, Ireland. The Blonde With The Green Guitar plays “Mean”.
• June 16: Croke Park. Dublin, Ireland. The Mother of Fighting Dragons performs “How You Get The Girl”.
• June 22: Wembley Stadium. London, United Kingdom. The Queen of Sparks brings out Niall Horan to play “Slow Hands”. She takes the b-stage to play “So It Goes”.

• June 30: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Louisville, KY. T-Swizzle plays “Mine”.
• July 7: Ohio Stadium. Columbus, OH. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Sparks Fly”.
• July 10: FedExField. Washington, DC. The Princess in Red plays “State of Grace”.
• July 11: FedExField. Washington, DC.  The Snake Queen plays “Haunted”.
• July 13: Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia, PA. The Enchantress performs “Never Grow Up”.
• July 14: Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia, PA. The Blonde With The Guitar That Will Be Sparkly Again sang “Treacherous”.
• July 17: FirstEnergy Stadium. Cleveland, OH. Taylor sings “Babe” for the first time.
• July 20: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. T-Swizzle performs “Welcome To New York”.
• July 21: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. The Forever and Always Fearless One plays “Fearless”.
• July 22: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. The Enchantress plays “Enchanted”.

• July 27: Gillette Stadium. Foxborough, MA. The Fearless One sings “Change”.
• July 28: Gillette Stadium. Foxborough, MA. T-Swizzle performs “Mine”.
• August 3: Rogers Centre. Toronto, ON. The Songstress plays “Out of the Woods”.
• August 4: Rogers Centre. Toronto, ON. Taylor brings out Bryan Adams to sing “Summer of 69”. She also plays “Come Back, Be Here” live for the first time ever.
• August 7: Heinz Field. Pittsburgh, PA. The Mother of Fighting Dragons With You performs “A Place In This World”.
• August 10: Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA. The Blonde With The Green Guitar Which Used To Be Sparkly plays “This Love”.
• August 11: Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA. The Snake Queen plays “The Lucky One”.
• August 14: Raymond James Stadium. Tampa, FL. Taylor plays “Invisible”.
• August 18: Hard Rock Stadium. Miami, FL. The Enchantress plays “Breathe”.

• August 28: Ford Field. Detroit, MI. The Sparkly Dressed plays “Jump Then Fall”.
• August 31: U.S. Bank Stadium. Minneapolis, MN. The Blonde With The Guitar Of Indeterminate Color plays “Begin Again”.
• September 1: U.S. Bank Stadium. Minneapolis, MN. The Fearless One plays “Tied Together With A Smile”.
• September 8: Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City, MO. The Mother of Fighting Dragons With You plays “Story of Us”.
• September 15: Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis, IN. The Forever and Always Fearless One plays “Forever and Always”.
• September 18: The Dome at America’s Center. St. Louis, MO. Taylor plays “Hey Stephen”.
• September 22: Mercedes-Benz Superdome. New Orleans, LA. T-Swizzle performs “Speak Now”.
• September 29: NRG Stadium. Houston, TX. The Enchantress plays “Wonderland”.
• October 5: AT&T Stadium. Arlington, TX. T-Swizzle brings out Maren Morris to play “The Middle” and plays “White Horse” on the b-stage.

• October 19: Optus Stadium. Perth, Australia. The Blonde With the Snake Microphone sings “I Knew You Were Trouble”.
• October 26: Etihad Stadium. Melbourne, Australia. Taylor sings “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”.
• November 2: ANZ Stadium. Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar was feeling “22”.
• November 6: The Gabba. Brisbane, Australia. T-Swizzle plays “Starlight”.
• November 9: Mt Smart Stadium. Auckland, New Zealand. The Songstress plays “Out of the Woods”.
• November 20: Tokyo Dome. Tokyo, Japan. The Snake Queen sings “I Know Places”.
• November 21: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo. Japan. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Wildest Dreams”.

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What You Need to Know Before Seeing Taylor Swift at Gillette Stadium

Are you ready for The Eras Tour?

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How long before the show to get there?

If you’re one of the lucky ones who got the nearly-instantly-sold-out train tickets, you don’t have to worry. But if you’re driving to Gillette, make sure you plan ahead. If you don’t want to miss the opener at 6:30 p.m., consider trying to arrive closer to when the lots open at 2:30. Parking at the stadium itself requires a (sold out) prepaid pass, but if you have one, you’re guaranteed a spot. Otherwise, there’s general parking across from the stadium that ticket holders can use, but again, get there early if you want to get a spot. Gillette also warns that people attending Friday’s show leave even earlier to beat rush hour traffic.

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What’s the best way to beat Gillette traffic?

The show’s over and you’re ready to take off like you’re in a getaway car . But much like Taylor said in that song off her Reputation album, “You’ll never get far.” Since there’s only one way in and out of the stadium , there will be tons of cars flooding the road at once, so you’ll probably spend more time asking the traffic lights if it’ll be alright (or if you’ll ever get home). If you’re thinking of sneaking out down a side road, don’t: Many of them are closed during events unless you’re a resident. (Now is the time to see which of your friends live in Foxborough and has a driveway you can borrow.)

Stadium lots also close right after the show, so waiting out the traffic isn’t really an option. Your best bet is seeing if someone in neighboring Walpole will rent you a parking spot at their home (it’s possible) and walking 25 minutes to the stadium (and back) or perhaps leaving the show a little early—if you can stand to miss the Midnights songs Swift closes with or one of her surprise (!) numbers.

What should I bring? What should I leave at home?

Let’s be honest: You’re going to want to be getting down to these sick beats , so you don’t want to worry about bringing and keeping track of a ton of items. Gillette also has a strict bag policy that will be in effect which means you can’t carry much in anyways. Only small wristlets, clear bags no bigger than 12-inch by 12-inch by 6-inch, and one-gallon plastic freezer bags are allowed in, so consider packing the basics like a portable phone charger and earplugs. (Trust, it’ll get loud.) But leave the fancy camera and umbrella at home, or else you won’t be able to stay, stay, stay .

Save yourself a massive headache and skip the merch.

Unless it’s really worth it to you to be able to walk out in the much-coveted Eras Tour sweatshirt , you might be better off ordering online than waiting to buy in-person (even though this merch will surely never go out of style ). If you really need a tour poster, don’t settle for waiting in the first hyper-long line you see. Some stands will have shorter lines than others, so it could be worth it to hunt those down. Otherwise, consider making and trading friendship bracelets (a nod to the iconic lyric “So make the friendship bracelets” in “You’re on Your Own, Kid”) with other fans. Many are doing this and it’s a much more personal touch than a T-shirt everyone else will have.

Eat beforehand, hydrate throughout, and don’t skip your bathroom breaks.

Gillette doesn’t let you bring in food or drinks , so best to eat and hydrate before you get inside. There’s plenty of restaurants at Patriots Place. Or you can join in on a time-honored football tradition and tailgate (or might we say Tay-gate?) before the show, an opportunity to mingle with fellow fans and enjoy some breakfast at midnight (I mean, 4 p.m.). Just don’t have any open flames. (They’re against stadium policy.)

When it comes to the issue of bathroom breaks, fans on TikTok have been sharing their tips since the tour opened in March on how to get in a quick visit without missing much of the show. The short version is this: Go before the show starts, drink in small sips (but make sure you’re staying hydrated) and check the setlist to find a scheduled time to make a break (many recommend after “Enchanted” during the long intro to the Red segment of the show). Maybe skip the cheap-ass screw-top rose or other alcoholic beverages that’ll make you have to go.

What to wear: comfy shoes, minimal layers, and lots of sparkle.

Eager Swifties have been crafting their costumes for this show for months, whether they’re mimicking one of Taylor’s iconic outfits—like the Junior Jewels T-shirt from the “You Belong with Me” music video—or channeling her sparkly tour aesthetic with some sequined gear and a signature red lip. Fans who’ve already attended recommend layers and comfy shoes, as you’ll surely be shaking it off and getting a little sweaty. Forecasts for the weekend also show the possibility of some midnight rain , so a jacket isn’t a bad idea either.

If you don’t have tickets, don’t try to sit outside.

Taylor Swift fans in Philly made headlines earlier this week for lining up outside the stadium to listen to her performance without paying the price of a ticket (though they did miss out on the stunning visuals and Swift’s sparkly costumes). But if you’re hoping to hunker down in Patriot Place and get a free show, think again. Staff will be checking tickets to make sure only attendees are parking in the lots, so don’t expect to do some vigilante shit to eavesdrop on the grounds.

Remember: It’s a concert. Have fun.

Don’t bother getting angry at the person in your aisle who gets up and squeezes by you four times during the over three-hour show. Instead, just enjoy everyone holding up their phone lights as Taylor sings “Marjorie,” the wind literally blowing in your hair and enacting the lyrics during the ten-minute version of “All Too Well,” or screaming “HE LOOKS UP GRINNING LIKE A DEVIL” with a bunch of other people who love the same music you do. Take it from someone who saw Taylor Sunday in Philly  (and from Taylor herself)— you need to calm down if you want to have a good time.

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FOXBORO (CBS) – Ready for Taylor Swift's return to New England?

The music superstar announced Monday that she's making a stop in Foxboro on July 28, 2018. It will be her eighth show at Gillette Stadium – she sold out her previous seven.

Taylor Swift's reputation Stadium Tour is coming to Gillette Stadium on July 28, 2018 as part of our Dunkin Donuts Concert Series! Register now at https://t.co/4SNiPxzCaE . pic.twitter.com/uBsBsgMy1i — Gillette Stadium (@GilletteStadium) November 13, 2017

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Tickets for the North American portion of Swift's "reputation" tour go on sale to the general public Dec. 13.

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• 1 Netflix original
• 3 Critical review
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 6 Setlist changes
• 7 Surprise songs
• 8 Special guests
• 10 Tour dates

Netflix original [ ]

On December 13, 2018, Taylor thanked everyone for her birthday wishes on Instagram and also announced that there was going to be a tour movie for the Reputation Stadium Tour that would be released on New Year's Eve, titled Taylor Swift: reputation Stadium Tour . It was filmed at the last Dallas/Arlington show, which was the final US leg date. It featured the surprise song " All Too Well ".

Taylor Swift designed her own stage, complete with an elevator, and a rapid changing room for her eight costumes.

The main screen was 110 feet tall and and made of 12 columns and 1,5OO LED tiles that split into 49 individual screens that moved depending on the song. The stage design is an X shape and it also features a B & C Stage that Taylor accessed with the floating constellation and snake gondolas during " Delicate " and the " Bad Blood "/" Should've Said No " mashup. The band played right behind the main screen and during certain parts of the show, the screen opened and the audience could see them.

During " Look What You Made Me Do ", there was a giant inflatable snake named Karyn on the stage as well as smaller inflatable snakes on the B & C Stage and for the show encore, a water fountain was installed on stage. There were also fire, smoke and fireworks effects throughout the show from the stage. The LED bracelets distributed to the attendees were interactive with the songs and stage visuals.

Critical review [ ]

"This might be her most astounding tour yet – even when she’s aiming for maximum stadium-rock razzle-dazzle bombast, she gives it all the vibe of a mass communion." - Rolling Stone

Awards and nominations [ ]

The Reputation Stadium Tour won five awards from eight nominations.

Set list [ ]

Official set list for the tour.

• " ...Ready For It? "
• " I Did Something Bad "
• " Gorgeous "
• " Style " / " Love Story " / " You Belong with Me "
• " Look What You Made Me Do "
• " End Game "
• " King of My Heart "
• " Delicate "
• " Shake It Off " (with Charli XCX and Camila Cabello )
• " Dancing With Our Hands Tied " (" So It Goes... " played at some shows)
• Surprise Song
• " Blank Space "
• " Bad Blood " / " Should've Said No "
• " Don't Blame Me "
• " Long Live " / " New Year's Day "
• Why She Disappeared (spoken poem interlude)
• " Getaway Car "
• " Call It What You Want "
• " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together " / " This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things "

Setlist changes [ ]

• On July 10, July 14, July 22, and many other dates, Swift performed " So It Goes... " instead of " Dancing With Our Hands Tied ".
• On July 14, Swift performed " Our Song " and " Wildest Dreams " a cappella after the levitating gondola used during " Delicate " malfunctioned. She did not go by the first B stage or do the crowd walk, and instead did every song she would've performed on the first B stage, on the C stage.
• On July 21, Swift performed " Clean " before the " Long Live "/" New Year's Day " mashup, because it was raining.

Surprise songs [ ]

The following songs were performed by Swift after " Dancing With Our Hands Tied ". The songs changed each night. A playlist of every surprise song is featured on streaming platforms called "Reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Songs Playlist".

• Glendale: " All Too Well "
• Santa Clara night one: " Wildest Dreams "
• Santa Clara night two: " The Best Day "
• Pasadena night one: " Red "
• Seattle: " Holy Ground "
• Denver: " Teardrops on My Guitar "
• Chicago night one: " Our Song "
• Chicago night two: " 22 "
• Manchester night one: " I Knew You Were Trouble "
• Manchester night two: " I Don't Wanna Live Forever "
• Dublin night one: " Mean "
• Dublin night two: " How You Get the Girl "
• London night one: " So It Goes... "
• London night two: " Fifteen "
• Louisville: " Mine "
• Columbus: " Sparks Fly "
• Landover night one: " State of Grace "
• Landover night two: " Haunted "
• Philadelphia night one: " Never Grow Up "
• Philadelphia night two: " Treacherous "
• Cleveland: " Babe "
• East Rutherford night one: " Welcome to New York "
• East Rutherford night two: " Fearless "
• East Rutherford night three: " Enchanted "
• Foxborough night one: " 22 "
• Foxborough night two: " Change "
• Foxborough night three: " Ours "
• Toronto night one: " Out of the Woods "
• Toronto night two: " Come Back... Be Here "
• Pittsburgh: " A Place in This World "
• Atlanta night one: " This Love "
• Atlanta night two: " The Lucky One "
• Tampa: " Invisible "
• Miami Gardens: " Breathe "
• Nashville: " Better Man "
• Detroit: " Jump Then Fall "
• Minneapolis night one: " Begin Again "
• Minneapolis night two: " Tied Together with a Smile "
• Kansas City: " The Story of Us "
• Indianapolis: " Forever & Always "
• St. Louis: " Hey Stephen "
• New Orleans: " Speak Now "
• Houston: " Wonderland "
• Arlington night one: " White Horse "
• Arlington night two: " All Too Well "
• Perth: " I Knew You Were Trouble "
• Melbourne: " I'm Only Me When I'm with You "
• Sydney: " 22 "
• Brisbane: " Starlight "
• Auckland: " Out of the Woods "
• Tokyo night one: " I Know Places "
• Tokyo night two: " Wildest Dreams "

Special guests [ ]

These artists joined Taylor on stage to sing a song together as a surprise to the fans.

• May 18, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Shawn Mendes - " There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back "
• May 19, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Troye Sivan - " My My My! "
• May 19, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Selena Gomez - " Hands To Myself "
• June 22, 2018 - London, England - Niall Horan - " Slow Hands "
• June 23, 2018 - London, England - Robbie Williams - " Angels "
• July 26, 2018 - Foxborough, Massachusetts - Hayley Kiyoko - " Curious "
• August 4, 2018 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Bryan Adams - " Summer of '69 "
• August 25, 2018 - Nashville, Tennessee - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - " Tim McGraw "
• October 5, 2018 - Arlington, Texas - Maren Morris - " The Middle "
• October 6, 2018 - Arlington, Texas - Sugarland - " Babe "

Gallery [ ]

Tour dates [ ].

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Taylor Swift Announces More Dates For 'Reputation' Stadium Tour

The GRAMMY-winner pumps up her North American tour with seven additional dates across the U.S.

With an already massive tour planned in support of her sixth album, Reputation , Taylor Swift has given her fans even more opportunities to catch her live in 2018 by adding seven U.S. dates to her Reputation stadium tour.

The announcement comes the same week Reputation reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard 200, after being temporarily dethroned by Eminem 's Revival . Swift's Reputation tour was already on track to be one of the most talked-about tours of the year.

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The newly announced dates will expand the tour to add an additional show in each of these seven cities: Santa Clara, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Rutherford, N. J.; Foxborough, Mass.; Minneapolis, Minn.; and Arlington, Texas.

Advance ticket sales for the added dates will begin for fans registered for the Taylor Swift Presale via Ticketmaster Verified Fan starting on Jan. 5 and continuing through Jan.18. Tickets for the general public will go on-sale Jan. 31.

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How Sabrina Carpenter Became A Pop Queen: Tracing Her Journey To 'Short N' Sweet'

More than a decade in the making, Sabrina Carpenter is living out her superstar dreams. As she releases her new album, 'Short n' Sweet,' look back on the chart-topping star's journey and how every venture helped her evolve into a pop phenom.

Sabrina Carpenter is the first to admit that it's taken her a bit of time to find her way to the top of the music industry. She even likens herself to the tortoise in the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" — even if she didn't want to believe the metaphor growing up.

"Something that my mom always said to me as a little girl that really annoyed me was that I am the tortoise… throughout my life, [I was] being told, 'Sabrina, you're the tortoise, just chill,'" Carpenter recalled while accepting the Variety Hitmakers Rising Artist Award in December 2023. "In moments of frustration and confusion it can feel like a letdown, but it turns out it's actually a very good thing."

It's been a very good thing for Carpenter, indeed. A decade since the release of her debut single, the singer/songwriter isn't just breaking through — she's one of pop's new reigning queens. Over the last year, Carpenter has nabbed her first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, made a stellar debut at Coachella, and performed on "Saturday Night Live," all the while racking up billions of streams on her music new and old. It's all built excitement for one of the most anticipated pop albums of the summer: Short n' Sweet .

As Carpenter unveils her new album, take a deep dive into her decade-long journey to pop stardom.

Getting Started: Disney Breakthrough

Growing up, Carpenter filled the sounds of her family home in Pennsylvania with covers of songs like Adele 's "Set Fire To The Rain" and "Picture to Burn" by future Eras Tour companion Taylor Swift (more on that later). After submitting videos for a singing contest spearheaded by Miley Cyrus , Carpenter would get her first taste of success. Placing third, she caught the eye of Hollywood Records, who signed her following the competition.

Simultaneously, Carpenter also began pursuing acting, landing guest spots on series like "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in 2011 and joining "The Goodwin Games" in 2012. In 2014, she landed a lead role in the Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World," a spin-off of the beloved '90s series "Boy Meets World," which served as a breakthrough moment for the burgeoning star — and a catalyst for her music career.

Just before the show debuted, Carpenter released her debut single, "Can't Blame A Girl for Trying," the title track to her debut EP that arrived a month later. While the four-track EP was the typical output of a teenage Disney star — bubblegum pop sounds with digestible, family-friendly lyricism — it showed off her youthful timbre and offered themes that would become prevalent later in Carpenter's songwriting: love, heartache, and navigating life.

A year later, she released her debut album, Eyes Wide Open . A mix of pop with folk and country influences — a soundscape that remains on Short n' Sweet — Carpenter's debut showed maturity and growth following Can't Blame A Girl For Trying ; songs like "Eyes Wide Open" and "We'll Be the Stars" showed a more introspective side, reflecting on the pressures of being in the spotlight and the journey of finding her identity. Eyes Wide Open also hinted that Carpenter was beginning to hone her songwriting skills, penning four of the 12 tracks.

It would be on her 2016 sophomore album, EVOLution, where Carpenter would find confidence as a songwriter, co-writing all but one song on the 10-track project. In turn, the lyrics reflected her growing sense of self and a new perspective on past themes, like embracing non-romantic forms of love in "All We Have is Love," being there for a struggling friend in "Shadows," and learning to assert boundaries in "Space."

EVOLution transitioned Carpenter out of the teen pop aesthetic into a more sophisticated sound, experimenting with dance-pop and techno sonics. Genre versatility would become a throughline of sorts for Carpenter, and EVOLution foreshadowed the multifaceted musicality that was to come.

Shedding Disney: From Child Actor To Pop Star

After "Girl Meets World" came to an end at the beginning of 2017, Carpenter was ready for reinvention. Much like Britney Spears ' Britney and Cyrus' Can't Be Tamed before her, as Carpenter grew into an adult, she felt like she needed to shed the Disney-fied image that has become a rite of passage for teen stars. Thus began the Singular era.

Released in 2018 and 2019, respectively, Singular: Act I and Singular: Act II featured songs that were more risqué and mature in nature. A far cry from her tamer work of the past, the R&B track "Hold Tight" is equal parts sultry and evocative with Carpenter singing, "Wanna keep you in, wanna keep you in right/ Wanna feel your skin, wanna feel it on mine."

As she noted in an interview with Billboard , Singular: Act I   was a natural progression for a girl now in her late teens — even if it was against the squeaky-clean image of her beginnings.

"I was known as a fictional character on television with lines that were written for her with an attitude that was portrayed in a way by other people. So for a lot of people, their first impression of me was as a 13-year-old girl [singing] the kinds of songs that she should be singing," she said. "Then, flash forward to 19, and people are asking why I am not singing about the same things that I did when I was 13, as if that's normal."

One of the more notable Singular tracks is from Act I , "Sue Me." Sneakily disguised as a story about a romantic relationship, the song is Carpenter's response to being sued by her ex music managers: "That's my shape, I made the shadow/ That's my name, don't wear it out though/ Feelin' myself can't be illegal." Its tongue-in-cheek and snarky nature would inevitably embolden Carpenter to continue writing more confessional songs with attitude, whether she's responding to media scrutiny in "because i liked a boy" from 2022's emails i can't send , or warning a suitor to be careful in Short n' Sweet 's "Please, Please, Please."

Singular: Act I and Act II further helped demonstrate different facets of Carpenter's musicality, with the former leaning into pop tendencies and the latter embracing an R&B flair. And as her final albums with Hollywood Records, she used Singular: Act I and Act II to indicate that she wasn't going to let any sort of previous perceptions hold her back. Their coming-of-age themes showcased Carpenter as an artist coming into her own — regardless of whether listeners wanted to keep her in the Disney box or not.

Reintroducing Herself: Artistic Authenticity & The "Nonsense" Effect

While the world was going through a period of change amid the COVID-19 pandemic, so was Carpenter. She signed with Universal Music Group's Island Records in 2021, and soon she would be able to fully introduce the world to who Sabrina Carpenter is as an artist.

As she noted herself to Variety earlier this year, her 2022 LP, emails i can't send , "marked the beginning of a really freeing and artistic time for me." Once again, she co-wrote every song on the album; this time, though, she only had one co-writer for each track, and even wrote two songs solo ("emails i can't send" and "how many things") — proving that she was more assured as a songwriter than ever.

As a result, Carpenter's knack for confessional songwriting is on full display. emails i can't send represents a reflective time capsule of sorts; one that brings the curiosity of her earlier work with the perspective and wisdom of a young adult. Her growing fame meant there was more attention on her personal life, and emails i can't send allowed her to reclaim her narrative and express her side of the story.

Carpenter's candidness struck a chord with listeners, and upon the release of emails i can't send in July 2022, it was clear Carpenter was on a new trajectory. The album debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200, which marked her highest entry on the chart to date (as of press time); the 2022 stretch of her Emails I Can't Send Tour sold out in less than a day. And once  "Nonsense" was released as a single that November, her place as a rapidly rising star was solidified.

"Nonsense" was initially written as a means to an end after Carpenter was writing a sad song and had writer's block. Now, the track is the epitome of Carpenter's lyricism, weaving together her wit and humor with an infectious hook. First gaining traction on TikTok because of its catchiness, it's become a beloved part of Carpenter's canon thanks to her inventive and bespoke outros during her live shows. It's since become a tradition for fans to check to see what outro she created for each performance, adding to the fan fervor.

Carpenter further satiated fans' taste for her cheeky lyricism in March 2023, when she released emails i can't send fwd: , the deluxe version of her album, which featured a new track called "Feather." She took the playful, flirting energy of "Nonsense" and infused "Feather" with buoyant, airy production that mimics the feeling of self-liberation after moving on from a relationship. Earning Carpenter her first pop radio No. 1, "Feather" proved that the singer's audacious style was taking hold — and it set the stage for an even bigger 2024.

Becoming A Superstar: Eras Tour, "Espresso" & Beyond

After her own extensive — and very sold out — tour in support of Emails I Can't Send , Carpenter's rising star status was further confirmed by pop's current queen, Taylor Swift. The singer earned a coveted opening slot on Swift's monumental Eras Tour in Mexico, South America, Australia, and Asia.

Just after her last Eras Tour show in March 2024, Carpenter hinted that her own new era was beginning. "I'm starting to feel like I've outgrown the songs I'm singing," she admitted to Cosmopolitan , "which is always an exciting feeling because I think that means the next chapter is right around the corner."

That chapter began with "Espresso," which dropped a day before her debut Coachella performance. Doubling down on the playful, self-assured vibe of "Nonsense," the song immediately hinted that big things were coming for Carpenter, debuting at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 3.

Upon announcing her sixth album, Short n' Sweet , Carpenter released "Please Please Please." Combining her now-signature playful, carefree lyricism with an airy, disco-tinged sound, "Please Please Please" didn't just present Carpenter as a confident superstar —  it became her first Hot 100-topping smash.

Carpenter has referred to Short n' Sweet as the "hot older sister" of emails i can't send. "It's my second 'big girl' album; it's a companion but it's not the same," she explained to Variety , to whom she also admitted she feels a "sense of separation" from her work prior to emails . "When it comes to having full creative control and being a full-fledged adult, I would consider this a sophomore album."

It's apt, then, that her Short n' Sweet collaborators — including songwriters Julia Michaels , Amy Allen and Steph Jones — are largely the same as the team from emails i can't send . "I've really honed in on the people that I love making music with," she told Rolling Stone in June.

Even more telling of the direction she's heading is her work with one of pop's hottest producers — and Swift's right-hand man — Jack Antonoff , for the first time. At a GRAMMY Museum event with Antonoff himself, Carpenter debuted the country-infused " Slim Pickins ," presenting yet another pop style from Short n' Sweet . And as "Slim Pickins," "Espresso" and "Please Please Please" indicate, Carpenter's knack for infectious and edgy lyrics isn't just the throughline across Short n' Sweet — it's become the epitome of both her artistry and her stardom.

Just like her metaphorical friend the tortoise, Carpenter's long but steady journey has clearly paid off. As she's figured out who she is on her own terms, she's manifested the bonafide superstardom she's always imagined.

"I never had the plan B, and it wasn't even a thought in my mind that it wouldn't work out," she told Rolling Stone . "I just always knew it was about not if it would happen but when it would happen."

For Carpenter, every chapter of her artistry has built on the last; she's refused to rest on her laurels and continuously pursued new directions. She's creating work that wholeheartedly reflects her, and growing a loyal fan base because of it. Her next album might be named Short n' Sweet , but her time as a pop superstar will be anything but.

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Behind Ryan Tedder's Hits: Stories From The Studio With OneRepublic, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift & More

As OneRepublic releases their latest album, the group's frontman and pop maverick gives an inside look into some of the biggest songs he's written — from how Beyoncé operates to Tom Cruise's prediction for their 'Top Gun' smash.

Three months after OneRepublic began promoting their sixth album, Artificial Paradise , in February 2022, the band unexpectedly had their biggest release in nearly a decade. The pop-rock band's carefree jam, "I Ain't Worried," soundtracked Top Gun: Maverick 's most memeable scene and quickly became a global smash — ultimately delaying album plans in favor of promoting their latest hit.

Two years later, "I Ain't Worried" is one of 16 tracks on Artificial Paradise , which arrived July 12. It's a seamless blend of songs that will resonate with longtime and newer fans alike. From the layered production of "Hurt," to the feel-good vibes of "Serotonin," to the evocative lyrics of "Last Holiday," Artificial Paradise shows that OneRepublic's sound is as dialed-in as it is ever-evolving.

The album also marks the end of an era for OneRepublic, as it's the last in their contract with Interscope Records. But for the group's singer, Ryan Tedder , that means the future is even more exciting than it's been in their entire 15-year career.

"I've never been more motivated to write the best material of my life than this very moment," he asserts. "I'm taking it as a challenge. We've had a lot of fun, and a lot of uplifting records for the last seven or eight years, but I also want to tap back into some deeper material with the band."

As he's been prepping Artificial Paradise with his OneRepublic cohorts, Tedder has also been as busy as he's ever been working with other artists. His career as a songwriter/producer took off almost simultaneously with OneRepublic's 2007 breakthrough, "Apologize" (his first major behind-the-board hit was Leona Lewis ' "Bleeding Love"); to this day he's one of the go-to guys for pop's biggest names, from BLACKPINK to Tate McRae .

Tedder sat down with GRAMMY.com to share some of his most prominent memories of OneRepublic's biggest songs, as well as some of the hits he's written with Beyoncé , Adele , Taylor Swift and more.

OneRepublic — "Apologize," 'Dreaming Out Loud' (2007)

I was producing and writing other songs for different artists on Epic and Atlantic — I was just cutting my teeth as a songwriter in L.A. This is like 2004. I was at my lowest mentally and financially. I was completely broke. Creditors chasing me, literally dodging the taxman and getting my car repoed, everything.

I had that song in my back pocket for four years. A buddy of mine just reminded me last month, a songwriter from Nashville — Ashley Gorley , actually. We had a session last month, me, him and Amy Allen , and he brought it up. He was like, "Is it true, the story about 'Apologize'? You were completely broke living in L.A. and Epic Records offered you like 100 grand or something just for the right to record the song on one of their artists?"

And that is true. It was, like, 20 [grand], then 50, then 100. And I was salivating. I was, like, I need this money so bad . And I give so many songs to other people, but with that song, I drew a line in the sand and said, "No one will sing this song but me. I will die with this song." 

It was my story, and I just didn't want anyone else to sing it. It was really that simple. It was a song about my past relationships, it was deeply personal. And it was also the song that — I spent two years trying to figure out what my sound was gonna be. I was a solo artist… and I wasn't landing on anything compelling. Then I landed on "Apologize" and a couple of other songs, and I was like, These songs make me think of a band, not solo artist material. So it was the song that led me to the sound of OneRepublic, and it also led me to the idea that I should start a band and not be a solo artist.

We do it every night. I'll never not do it. I've never gotten sick of it once. Every night that we do it, whether I'm in Houston or Hong Kong, I look out at the crowd and look at the band, and I'm like, Wow. This is the song that got us here.

Beyoncé — "Halo," 'I Am…Sacha Fierce' (2008)

We were halfway through promoting Dreaming Out Loud , our first album. I played basketball every day on tour, and I snapped my Achilles. The tour got canceled. The doctor told me not to even write. And I had this one sliver of an afternoon where my wife had to run an errand. And because I'm sadistic and crazy, I texted [songwriter] Evan Bogart, "I got a three-hour window, race over here. Beyoncé called me and asked me to write her a song. I want to do it with you." He had just come off his huge Rihanna No. 1, and we had an Ashley Tisdale single together.

When you write enough songs, not every day do the clouds part and God looks down on you and goes, "Here." But that's what happened on that day. I turn on the keyboard, the first sound that I play is the opening sound of the song. Sounds like angels singing. And we wrote the song pretty quick, as I recall. 

I didn't get a response [from Beyoncé after sending "Halo" over], which I've now learned is very, very typical of her. I did Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé "II MOST WANTED" [from COWBOY CARTER ] — I didn't know that was coming out 'til five days before it came out. And when I did "XO" [from 2013's Beyoncé ], I found out that "XO" was coming out 12 hours before it came out. That's how she operates.

OneRepublic — "Good Life," 'Waking Up' (2009)

["Good Life"] was kind of a Hail Mary. We already knew that "All the Right Moves" would be the first single [from Waking Up ]. We knew that "Secrets" was the second single. And in the 11th hour, our engineer at the time — who I ended up signing as a songwriter, Noel Zancanella — had this drum loop that he had made, and he played it for Brent [Kutzle] in our band. Brent said, "You gotta hear this drum loop that Noel made. It's incredible."

He played it for me the next morning, and I was like, "Yo throw some chords to this. I'm writing to this today." They threw some chords down, and the first thing out of my mouth was, [ sings ] "Oh, this has gotta be the good life." 

It's the perfect example of, oftentimes, the chord I've tried to strike with this band with some of our bigger records, [which] is happy sad. Where you feel nostalgic and kind of melancholic, but at the same time, euphoric. That's what those chords and that melody did for me.

I was like, "Hey guys, would it be weird if I made the hook a whistle?" And everyone was like, "No! Do not whistle!" They're like, "Name the last hit song that had a whistle." And the only one I could think of was, like, Scorpion from like, 1988. [ Laughs .] So I thought, To hell with it, man, it's been long enough, who cares? Let's try it. And the whistle kind of made the record. It became such a signature thing.

Adele — "Rumour Has It," '21' (2011)

"Rumour Has It" was the first song I did in probably a four year period, with any artist, that wasn't a ballad. All any artist ever wanted me to write with them or for them, was ballads, because of "Halo," and "Apologize" and "Bleeding Love."

I begged [Adele] to do a [song with] tempo, because we did "Turning Tables," another ballad. She was in a feisty mood [that day], so I was like, "Okay, we're doing a tempo today!"

Rick Rubin was originally producing the whole album. I was determined to produce Adele, not just write — because I wanted a shot to show her that I could, and to show myself. I stayed later after she left, and I remember thinking, What can I do in this record in this song that could be so difficult to reproduce that it might land me the gig?

So I intentionally muted the click track, changed the tempo, and [created that] whole piano bridge. I was making it up as I went. When she got in that morning. I said, "I have a crazy idea for a bridge. It's a movie." She listens and she says, "This is really different, I like this! How do we write to this?" 

I mean, it was very difficult. [But] we finished the song. She recorded the entire song that day. She recorded the whole song in one take. I've never seen anyone do that in my life — before or since.

Then I didn't hear from her for six months. Because I handed over the files, and Rick Rubin's doing it, so I don't need to check on it. I randomly check on the status of the song — and at this point, if you're a songwriter or producer, you're assuming that they're not keeping the songs. Her manager emails my manager, "Hey, good news — she's keeping both songs they did, and she wants Ryan to finish 'Rumour Has It' production and mix it." 

When I finally asked her, months later — probably at the GRAMMYs — I said, "Why didn't [Rick] do it?" She said, "Oh he did. It's that damn bridge! Nobody could figure out what the hell you were doing…It was so problematic that we just gave up on it."

OneRepublic — "Counting Stars," 'Native' (2013)

I was in a Beyoncé camp in the Hamptons writing for the self-titled album. [There were] a bunch of people in the house — me, Greg Kurstin , Sia — it was a fun group of people. I had four days there, and every morning I'd get up an hour and a half before I had to leave, make a coffee, and start prepping for the day. On the third day, I got up, I'm in the basement of this house at like 7 in the morning, and I'm coming up with ideas. I stumble across that chord progression, the guitar and the melody. It was instant shivers up my spine.  

"Lately I've been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be" is the only line that I had. [My] first thought was, I should play this for Beyoncé , and then I'm listening to it and going, This is not Beyoncé, not even remotely. It'd be a waste. So I tabled it, and I texted the guys in my band, "Hey, I think I have a potentially really big record. I'm going to finish it when I get back to Denver."

I got back the next week, started recording it, did four or five versions of the chorus, bouncing all the versions off my wife, and then eventually landed it. And when I played it for the band, they were like, "This is our favorite song."

Taylor Swift — "Welcome to New York," '1989' (2014)

It was my second session with Taylor. The first one was [ 1989 's] "I Know Places," and she sent me a voice memo. I was looking for a house in Venice [California], because we were spending so much time in L.A. So that whole memory is attached to me migrating back to Los Angeles.  

But I knew what she was talking about, because I lived in New York, and I remember the feeling — endless possibilities, all the different people and races and sexes and loves. That was her New York chapter. She was so excited to be there. If you never lived there, and especially if you get there and you've got a little money in the pocket, it is so exhilarating.

It was me just kind of witnessing her brilliant, fast-paced, lyrical wizardry. [Co-producer] Max [Martin] and I had a conversation nine months later at the GRAMMYs, when we had literally just won for 1989 . He kind of laughed, he pointed to all the other producers on the album, and he's like, "If she had, like, three more hours in the day, she would just figure out what we do and she would do it. And she wouldn't need any of us." 

And I still think that's true. Some people are just forces of nature in and among themselves, and she's one of them. She just blew me away. She's the most talented top liner I've ever been in a room with, bar none. If you're talking lyric and melody, I've never been in a room with anyone faster, more adept, knows more what they want to say, focused, efficient, and just talented.

Jonas Brothers — "Sucker," 'Happiness Begins' (2019)

I had gone through a pretty dry spell mentally, emotionally. I had just burned it at both ends and tapped out, call it end of 2016. So, really, all of 2017 for me was a blur and a wash. I did a bunch of sessions in the first three months of the year, and then I just couldn't get a song out. I kept having, song after song, artists telling me it's the first single, [then] the song was not even on the album. I had never experienced that in my career.

I went six to nine months without finishing a song, which for me is unheard of. Andrew Watt kind of roped me back into working with him. We did "Easier" for 5 Seconds of Summer , and we did some Sam Smith and some Miley Cyrus, and right in that same window, I did this song "Sucker." Two [or] three months later, Wendy Goldstein from Republic [Records] heard the record, I had sent it to her. She'd said, very quietly, "We're relaunching the Jonas Brothers . They want you to be involved in a major way. Do you have anything?" 

She calls me, she goes, "Ryan, do not play this for anybody else. This is their comeback single. It's a No. 1 record. Watch what we're gonna do." And she delivered.

OneRepublic — "I Ain't Worried," 'Top Gun: Maverick' Soundtrack (2022)

My memory is, being in lockdown in COVID, and just being like, Who knows when this is going to end , working out of my Airstream at my house. I had done a lot of songs for movies over the years, and [for] that particular [song] Randy Spendlove, who runs [music at] Paramount, called me.

I end up Zooming with Tom Cruise [and Top Gun: Maverick director] Jerry Bruckheimer — everybody's in lockdown during post-production. The overarching memory was, Holy cow, I'm doing the scene, I'm doing the song for Top Gun . I can't believe this is happening. But the only way I knew how to approach it, rather than to, like, overreact and s— the bed, was, It's just another day.

I do prescription songs for movies, TV, film all the time. I love a brief. It's so antithetical to most writers. I'm either uncontrollably lazy or the most productive person you've ever met. And the dividing line between the two is, if I'm chasing some directive, some motivation, some endpoint, then I can be wildly productive.

I just thought, I'm going to do the absolute best thing I can do for this scene and serve the film. OneRepublic being the performing artist was not on the menu in my mind. I just told them, "I think you need a cool indie band sounding, like, breakbeat." I used adjectives to describe what I heard when I saw the scene, and Tom got really ramped and excited. 

You could argue [it's the biggest song] since the band started. The thing about it is, it's kind of become one of those every summer [hits]. And when it blew up, that's what Tom said. He said, "Mark my words, dude. You're gonna have a hit with this every summer for, like, the next 20 years or more." 

And that's what happened. The moment Memorial Day happened, "I Ain't Worried" got defrosted and marched itself back into the top 100.

Tate McRae — "Greedy," 'THINK LATER' (2023)

We had "10:35" [with Tiësto ] the previous year that had been, like, a No. 1 in the UK and across Europe and Australia. So we were coming off the back of that, and the one thing she was clear about was, "That is not the direction of what I want to do."

If my memory serves me correct, "greedy" was the next to last session we had. Everything we had done up to that point was kind of dark, midtempo, emotional. So "greedy" was the weirdo outlier. I kept pushing her to do a dance record. I was like, "Tate, there's a lot of people that have great voices, and there's a lot of people who can write, but none of those people are professional dancers like you are. Your secret weapon is the thing you're not using. In this game and this career, you've got to use every asset that you have and exploit it."

There was a lot of cajoling. On that day, we did it, and I thought it was badass, and loved it. And she was like, "Ugh, what do we just do? What is this?"

So then it was just, like, months, months and months of me constantly bringing that song back up, and playing it for her, and annoying the s— out of her. And she came around on it. 

She has very specific taste. So much of the music with Tate, it really is her steering. I'll do what I think is like a finished version of a song, and then she will push everyone for weeks, if not months, to extract every ounce of everything out of them, to push the song harder, further, edgier — 19 versions of a song, until finally she goes, "Okay, this is the one." She's a perfectionist.

OneRepublic — "Last Holiday," 'Artificial Paradise' (2024)

I love [our latest single] "Hurt," but my favorite song on the album is called "Last Holiday." I probably started the beginning of that lyric, I'm not joking, seven, eight years ago. But I didn't finish it 'til this past year.

The verses are little maxims and words of advice that I've been given throughout the years. It's almost cynical in a way, the song. When I wrote the chorus, I was definitely in kind of a down place. So the opening line is, "So I don't believe in the stars anymore/ They never gave me what I wished for." And it's, obviously, a very not-so-slight reference to "Counting Stars." But it's also hopeful — "We've got some problems, okay, but this isn't our last holiday." 

It's very simple sentiments. Press pause. Take some moments. Find God before it all ends. All these things with this big, soaring chorus. Musically and emotionally and sonically, that song — and "Hurt," for sure — but "Last Holiday" is extremely us-sounding. 

The biggest enemy that we've had over the course of 18 years, I'll be the first to volunteer, is, this ever-evolving, undulating sound. No one's gonna accuse me of making these super complex concept albums, because that's just not how my brain's wired. I grew up listening to the radio. I didn't grow up hanging out in the Bowery in CBGBs listening to Nick Cave . So for us, the downside to that, and for me doing all these songs for all these other people, is the constant push and pull of "What is their sound? What genre is it?" 

I couldn't put a pin in exactly what the sound is, but what I would say is, if you look at the last 18 years, a song like "Last Holiday" really encompasses, sonically, what this band is about. It's very moving, and emotional, and dynamic. It takes me to a place — that's the best way for me to put it. And hopefully the listener finds the same.

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"Let Yourself Be Idiosyncratic": Moby Talks New Album 'Always Centered At Night' & 25 Years Of 'Play'

"We're not writing for a pop audience, we don't need to dumb it down," Moby says of creating his new record. In an interview, the multiple-GRAMMY nominee reflects on his latest album and how it contrasts with his legendary release from 1999.

Moby ’s past and present are converging in a serendipitous way. The multiple-GRAMMY nominee is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his seminal work, Play , the best-selling electronic dance music album of all time, and the release of his latest album, always centered at night .  

Where Play was a solitary creation experience for Moby, always centered at night is wholly collaborative. Recognizable names on the album are Lady Blackbird on the blues-drenched "dark days" and serpentwithfeet on the emotive "on air." But always centered at night ’s features are mainly lesser-known artists, such as the late Benjamin Zephaniah on the liquid jungle sounds of "where is your pride?" and Choklate on the slow grooves of "sweet moon."  

Moby’s music proves to have staying power: His early ‘90s dance hits "Go" and "Next is the E" still rip up dancefloors ; the songs on Play are met with instant emotional reactions from millennials who heard them growing up. Moby is even experiencing a resurgence of sorts with Gen Z. In 2023, Australian drum ‘n’ bass DJ/producer Luude and UK vocalist Issey Cross reimagined Moby’s classic "Porcelain" into "Oh My." Earlier this year, Moby released "You and Me" with Italian DJ/producer Anfisa Letyago .  

Music is just one of Moby’s many creative ventures. He wrote and directed Punk Rock Vegan Movie as well as writing and starring in his homemade documentary, Moby Doc . The two films are produced by his production company, Little Walnut , which also makes music videos, shorts and the podcast "Moby Pod ." Moby and co-host Lindsay Hicks have an eclectic array of guests, from actor Joe Manganiello to Ed Begley, Jr., Steve-O and Hunter Biden. The podcast interviews have led to "some of the most meaningful interpersonal experiences," Moby tells GRAMMY.com.  

A upcoming episode of "Moby Pod" dedicated to Play was taped live over two evenings at Los Angeles’ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The episode focuses on Moby recounting his singular experiences around the unexpected success of that album — particularly considering the abject failure of his previous album, Animal Rights . The narrative was broken up by acoustic performances of songs from Play , as well as material from Always Centered at Night (which arrives June 14) with special guest Lady Blackbird. Prior to the taping, Moby spoke to GRAMMY.com about both albums.  

'Always centered at night' started as a label imprint then became the title of your latest album. How did that happen?  

I realized pretty quickly that I just wanted to make music and not necessarily worry about being a label boss. Why make more busy work for myself ?

The first few songs were this pandemic process of going to SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and asking people for recommendations to find voices that I wasn’t familiar with, and then figuring out how to get in touch with them. The vast majority of the time, they would take the music I sent them and write something phenomenal.

That's the most interesting part of working with singers you've never met: You don't know what you're going to get. My only guidance was: Let yourself be creative, let yourself be idiosyncratic, let the lyrics be poetic. We're not writing for a pop audience, we don't need to dumb it down. Although, apparently Lady Blackbird is one of Taylor Swift 's favorite singers .   

Guiding the collaborators away from pop music is an unusual directive, although perhaps not for you?  

What is both sad and interesting is pop has come to dominate the musical landscape to such an extent that it seems a lot of musicians don't know they're allowed to do anything else. Some younger people have grown up with nothing but pop music. Danaé Wellington, who sings "Wild Flame," her first pass of lyrics were pop. I went back to her and said, "Please be yourself, be poetic." And she said, "Well, that’s interesting because I’m the poet laureate of Manchester." So getting her to disregard pop lyrics and write something much more personal and idiosyncratic was actually easy and really special .  

You certainly weren’t going in the pop direction when making 'Play,' but it ended up being an extremely popular album. Did you have a feeling it was going to blow up the way it did?

I have a funny story. I had a date in January 1999 in New York. We went out drinking and I had just gotten back the mastered version of   Play . We're back at my apartment, and before our date became "grown up," we listened to the record from start to finish.   She actually liked it.   And I thought,   Huh, that's interesting. I didn't think anyone was going to like this record .  

You didn’t feel anything different during the making of 'Play?'

I knew to the core of my being that   Play   was going to be a complete, abject failure. There was no doubt in my mind whatsoever. It was going to be my last record and it was going to fail. That was the time of people going into studios and spending half a million dollars. It was   Backstreet Boys   and   Limp Bizkit   and   NSYNC ; big major label records that were flawlessly produced.   Play   was made literally in my bedroom. 

I slept under the stairs like Harry Potter in my loft on Mott Street. I had one bedroom and that's where I made the record on the cheapest of cheap equipment held up literally on milk crates. Two of the songs were recorded to cassette, that's how cheap the record was. It was this weird record made by a has-been, a footnote from the early rave days. There was no world where I thought it was going to be even slightly successful. Daniel Miller from Mute said — and I remember this very clearly — "I think this record might sell over 50,000 copies." And I said, "That’s kind of you to say but let's admit that this is going to be a failure. Thank you for releasing my last record."   

Was your approach in making  'Play'  different from other albums?  

The record I had made before   Play ,   Animal Rights , was this weird, noisy metal punk industrial record that almost everybody hated. I remember this moment so vividly: I was playing Glastonbury in 1998 and it was one of those miserable Glastonbury years.   When it's good, it's paradise; it's really special.   But the first time I played, it was disgusting, truly. A foot and a half of mud everywhere, incessant rain and cold. I was telling my manager that I wanted to make another punk rock metal record. And he said the   most gentle   thing, "I know you enjoy making punk rock and metal. People really   enjoy   when you make electronic music." 

The way he said it, he wasn't saying, "You would help your career by making electronic music." He simply said, "People enjoy it." If I had been my manager, I would have said, "You're a f— ing   idiot. Everyone hated that record. What sort of mental illness and masochism is compelling you to do it again?" Like Freud said, the definition of mental illness is doing the same thing and expecting different results.   But his response was very emotional and gentle and sweet, and that got through to me.   I had this moment where I realized,   I can make music that potentially people will   enjoy   that will make them happy.   Why not pursue that?  

That was what made me not spend my time in ‘98 making an album inspired by Sepultura and   Pantera   and   instead make something more melodic and electronic.  

After years of swearing off touring, what’s making you hit stages this summer?  

I love playing live music. If you asked me to come over and play Neil Young songs in your backyard, I would say yes happily, in a second. But going on tour, the hotels and airports and everything, I really dislike it.   

My manager tricked me. He found strategically the only way to get me to go on tour was to give the money to animal rights charities. My philanthropic Achilles heel. The only thing that would get me to go on tour. It's a brief tour of Europe, pretty big venues, which is interesting for an old guy, but when the tour ends, I will have less money than when the tour begins.  

Your DJ sets are great fun. Would you consider doing DJ dates locally?  

Every now and then I’ll do something. But there’s two problems. As I've become very old and very sober, I go to sleep at 9 p.m. This young guy I was helping who was newly sober, he's a DJ. He was doing a DJ set in L.A. and he said, "You should come down. There's this cool underground scene." I said, "Great! What time are you playing?" And he said "I’m going on at 1 a.m." By that point I've been asleep for almost five hours.

I got invited to a dinner party recently that started at 8 p.m. and I was like, "What are you on? Cocaine in Ibiza? You're having dinner at 8 p.m .  What craziness is that? That’s when you're putting on your soft clothes and watching a '30 Rock' rerun before bed. That's not going out time." And the other thing is, unfortunately, like a lot of middle aged or elderly musicians, I have a little bit of tinnitus so I have to be very cautious around loud music.

Are you going to write a third memoir at any point?  

Only when I figure out something to write. It's definitely not going to be anecdotes about sobriety because my anecdotes are: woke up at 5 a.m., had a smoothie, read The New York Times , lamented the fact that people are voting for Trump, went for a hike, worked on music, played with Bagel the dog, worked on music some more went to sleep, good night. It would be so repetitive and boring. 

It has to be something about lived experience and wisdom. But I don't know if I've necessarily gotten to the point where I have good enough lived experience and wisdom to share with anyone. Maybe if I get to that point, I'll probably be wrong, but nonetheless, that would warrant maybe writing another book.

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The Environmental Impact Of Touring: How Scientists, Musicians & Nonprofits Are Trying To Shrink Concerts' Carbon Footprint

"It’s not just [about] a single tour, it’s every tour," singer Brittany Howard says of efforts to make concerts more sustainable. From the nonprofit that partnered with Billie Eilish, to an MIT initiative, the music industry aims to curb climate change.

Beloved by fans around the globe, yet   increasingly unaffordable   for many artists, concert tours are central to the world of entertainment and   local economies . After the pandemic-era   global shuttering of concert venues   large and small, tours are back, and bigger than ever.   

Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour is   smashing records , selling more than four million tickets and earning more than $1 billion. But that tour made headlines for another reason: as reported in   Business Insider   and other outlets, for a six-month period in 2023, Swift’s two jets spent a combined 166 hours in the air between concerts, shuttling at most a total of 28 passengers.  

Against that backdrop, heightened concerns about the global environmental cost of concert touring have led a number of prominent artists to launch initiatives.   Those efforts seek both to mitigate the negative effects of touring and communicate messages about sustainability to concertgoers.  

A   2023 study   sponsored by Texas-based electricity provider Payless Power found that the carbon footprint of many touring bands was massive. In 2022, concert tours in five genres — country, classic rock, hip-hop/rap, metal and pop — were responsible for CO 2   emissions totaling nearly 45,000 metric tons. A so-called greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide contributes to climate change by radiative forcing; increased levels of CO 2   also contribute to health problems.   

No serious discussion of climate issues suggests a worldwide halt to live music touring, but there exists much room for improvement. Both on their own and with the help of dedicated nonprofit organizations, many artists are taking positive steps toward mitigating the deleterious effects that touring exerts upon the environment.   

Smart tour planning is one way to lessen an artist’s carbon footprint.   Ed Sheeran ’s 2022 European run minimized flights between concert venues, making that leg of his tour the year's most environmentally efficient. Total carbon dioxide emissions (from flights and driving) on Sheeran’s tour came to less than 150 metric tons. In contrast,   Dua Lipa ’s tour during the same period generated 12 times as much — more than 1800 metric tons — of CO 2 .   

In July, singer/songwriter and four-time GRAMMY nominee Jewel will embark on her first major tour in several years, alongside GRAMMY winner Melissa Etheridge . During the planning stage for the 28-city tour, Jewel suggested an idea that could reduce the tour’s carbon footprint.

"I always thought it was so silly and so wasteful — and so carbon footprint-negative — to have separate trucks, separate lighting, separate crews, separate hotel rooms, separate costs," Jewel says. She pitched the idea of sharing a backing band with Etheridge. "I’ve been trying to do this for 25 years," Jewel says with a laugh. "Melissa is the first person who took me up on it! "  

The changes will not only reduce the tour’s carbon footprint, but they’ll also lessen the cost of taking the shows on the road. Acknowledging that there are many opportunities to meet the challenges of touring’s negative impact upon the environment, Jewel emphasizes that “you have to find [solutions] that work for you.”

Sheeran and Jewel aren’t the only popular artists trying to make a difference. A number of   high profile   artists have become actively involved in creating the momentum for positive change. Those artists believe that their work on sustainability issues goes hand in hand with their role as public figures. Their efforts take two primary forms: making changes   themselves, and advocating for action among their fans.   

The Climate Machine  

Norhan   Bayomi   is an Egypt-born environmental scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a key member of the   Environmental Solutions Initiative , a program launched to address sustainable climate action. She’s also a recording artist in the trance genre, working under the name   Nourey .   

The ESI   collaborates with industry heavyweights   Live Nation, Warner Music Group and others as well with touring/recording acts like   Coldplay   to examine the carbon footprint of the music industry. A key component of the ESI is the   Climate Machine , a collaborative research group that seeks to help the live music industry reduce carbon emissions. "As a research institution, we bring technologies and analytics to understand, in the best way possible, the actual impact of the music industry upon climate change," says John Fernández, Director of the ESI.   

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"I’m very interested in exploring ways that we can   bridge between   environmental science, climate change and music fans,"   Bayomi   says. She explains that the tools at the ESI’s disposal include "virtual reality, augmented reality and generative AI," media forms that can communicate messages to music fans and concertgoers. Fernández says that those endeavors are aimed at "enlisting, enabling and inspiring people to get engaged in climate change."  

The Environmental Solutions Initiative cites Coldplay as a high-profile success. The band and its management issued an   "Emissions Update" document   in June 2024, outlining   its   success at achieving their goal of reducing direct carbon emissions from show production, freight, band and crew travel.   The established target was a 50 percent cut in emissions compared to Coldplay’s previous tour; the final result was a 59 percent reduction between their 2022-23 tour and 2016-17 tour.   

A significant part of that reduction came as a result of a   renewable-energy   based battery system that powers audio and lights. The emissions data in the update was reviewed and independently validated by MIT’s Fernández.   

Change Is Reverberating  

Guitarist Adam Gardner is a founding member of Massachusetts-based indie rockers   Guster , but he's more than just a singer in a rock band. Gardner is also the co-founder of   REVERB , one of the organizations at the forefront of developing and implementing climate-focused sustainability initiatives.   

Founded in 2004 by Gardner and his wife, environmental activist Lauren Sullivan,   REVERB  began   with a goal of making touring more sustainable; over the years its focus has expanded to promote industry-wide changes. Today, the organization promotes sustainability throughout the   industry  in   partnership with music artists, concert venues and festivals.   

REVERB initiatives have included efforts to eliminate single-use plastics at the California Roots Music & Arts Festival, clean energy projects in cooperation with   Willie Nelson   and   Billie Eilish , and efforts with other major artists. Gardner has seen sustainability efforts grow over two decades  

"It’s really amazing to see the [change] with artists, with venues, with fans," Gardner says. "Today, people are not just giving lip service to sustainable efforts; they really want to do things that are real and measurable."   

The   Music Decarbonization Project   is one tangible example of REVERB’s successes. "Diesel power is one of the dirtiest sources of power," Gardner explains. "And it’s an industry standard to power festival stages with diesel generators." Working with   Willie Nelson , the organization helped switch the power sources at   his   annual Luck Reunion to clean energy. At last year’s festival, Nelson’s headlining stage drew 100 percent of its power from solar-powered batteries. "We set up a temporary solar farm," Gardner says, "and the main stage didn’t have to use any diesel power."   

Billie Eilish was another early supporter of the initiative. "She helped us launch the program," Gardner says. Eilish’s   set at Lollapallooza 2023   drew power from solar batteries, too.   

With such high-profile successes as a backdrop, Gardner believes that REVERB is poised to do even more to foster sustainable concerts and touring. "Our role now," he says, "isn’t just, ‘Hey, think about this stuff.’ It’s more how do we push farther, faster?"   

Adam Gardner believes that musicians are uniquely positioned to help make a difference where issues of sustainability are concerned. "When you’re a musician, you’re connecting with fans heart-to-heart. That’s what moves people. And that’s where the good stuff happens."   

Small-scale, individual changes can make a difference — especially when they’re coordinated and amplified among other concertgoers. Gardner provides real-world examples. "Instead of buying a plastic bottle, I brought my reusable and filled it up. Maybe I carpooled to the show." Conceding that such steps might seem like drops of water in a giant pool, he emphasizes the power of scale. "When you actually multiply [those things for] just one summer tour, it adds up," he says. "And it reminds people, ‘You’re not alone in this;   you’re   part of a community that’s taking action."   

Gardner understands that REVERB’s arguments have to be framed the right way to reach concertgoers.   "Look," he admits, "It’s a concert. We’re not here to be   a buzzkill . Our [aim] now is making sure people don’t lose hope." He says that REVERB and its partners seek to demonstrate that, with collective action and cultural change, there is reason for optimism.   

"There’s a wonderful feedback loop between hope and action," Gardner says with a smile. "You can’t really have one without the other."   

Sustainable Partnerships  

Tanner Watt is Director of Partnerships at REVERB; he works directly with touring artists to develop, coordinate and implement initiatives that bring together his organization’s objectives and the specific personal concerns of the artists. "I get to come up with all the fun, big ideas," he says with a wide smile.   

Watt acknowledges that like every concertgoer, each touring artist has a certain level of responsibility where sustainability is concerned.   "And everyone can be doing something," he says, noting a number of straightforward actions that artists can put in place while on tour.   "They can eliminate single-use waste. They can donate hotel toiletries that [would otherwise] hit the landfill."   

Watt stresses that artists can lead by example. "Nobody wants to listen to an artist telling them what to do if they’re not doing it themselves," he says. "But we believe that everybody cares about something." He suggests that if an artist has cultivated a following, "Why not use [that platform] to be that change you want to see in the world?"   

Each artist has his or her own specific areas of concern, but Watt says that there’s a base level of "greening" that takes place on every REVERB-affiliated tour. Where things go from there is up to the artist, in coordination with REVERB. Watt mentions Billie Eilish and her tour’s sustainability commitment. "The Venn diagram of food security, community health, access to healthy food, and the impact on the planet is a big cause for her," he says. " So   there’s plant-based catering for her entire crew, across the entire tour."  

Speaking to   Billboard , Eilish's mother Maggie Baird said championing sustainability starts with artists. "If artists are interested, it does really start with them telling their teams that they care and that it’s foremost in their thoughts." In the same conversation, Eilish called the battle for sustainability "a never-ending f–king fight."   

Watt acknowledges that with so many challenges, it’s important for a concerned artist to focus on the issues that move them the most, and where they can make the biggest difference. " Jack Johnson   is   a great example," he says. While Johnson is a vocal advocate for many environmental issues, on tour he focuses on two (in Watt’s words) "cause umbrellas": single-use plastics solutions and sustainable community food systems. Each show on the tour hosts tables representing local nonprofit organizations, presenting concertgoers with real-world, human-scale solutions to those specific challenges.   

Four-time GRAMMY winner   Brittany Howard   is another passionate REVERB partner. "Knowing that I wanted to make my tours more sustainable was a start," she tells GRAMMY.com, "but working with REVERB really helped me bring it to life on the road. REVERB has helped us with guidelines and a green rider to keep our stage, greenrooms and buses more sustainable."  

After listing several other specific ways that her tour supports sustainability, Howard notes, "By supporting these efforts, I am helping ensure future generations have access to clean water, fish, and all that I love about the outdoors." A dollar from every ticket sold to a Brittany Howard concert goes toward support of REVERB’s Music Decarbonization project. "I’m also excited to see industry-wide efforts that are reducing the carbon pollution of live music," Howard continues. "Because it’s not just [about] a single tour, it’s   every   tour."  

There’s a popular aphorism: "You can’t manage what you can’t measure."   From its start, REVERB has sought not only to promote change, but to measure its success.   "As long as I’ve been at REVERB, we’ve issued   impact reports ," says Tanner Watt. "We include data   points, and   give the report to the artists so they understand what we’ve done together." He admits that some successes are more tangible than others, but that it’s helpful to focus on the ones that can be quantified. "We’re very excited that our artists share those with their fans."   

Watt is clear-eyed at the challenges that remain. "Even the word ‘sustainable’ can be misleading," he concedes, suggesting that the only truly sustainable tour is the one that doesn’t happen. "But if folks don’t step it up and change the way we do business in every industry — not just ours — we’re going to get to a place where we’re forced to make sacrifices that   aren’t   painless." Getting that message across is REVERB’s aim. "We can’t stop the world," Watt says. " So   we find ways to approach these things positively."   

Watt says that the fans at concerts featuring Jack Johnson and the   Dave Matthews Band   — both longtime REVERB partners — are already on board with many of the sustainability-focused initiatives which those artists promote. "But there are lots of artists — and lots of fan bases — out there that aren’t messaged to, or have been mis-messaged to," he says.   "I’m really excited to find more ways to expand our reach to them, beyond mainstream pop music.   Because these are conversations that are meaningful for everyone, regardless of political affiliation or other beliefs."   

Reimagining The Planet’s Future  

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Met does more than front   AJR , the indie pop trio he founded in 2005 with brothers Jack and Ryan. Met has a PhD in sustainable development and is a climate activist; he's also the founder/Executive Director of   Planet Reimagined , a nonprofit that promotes sustainability and activism through its work with businesses, other organizations and musicians.   

"I’ve spent years traveling around the world, seeing the direct impact of climate change," Met says. He cites two recent and stark examples. "When we pulled up to a venue in San Francisco, the band had to wear gas masks going from the bus into the venue, because of forest fires," he says. AJR’s road crew had to contend with a flash flood in Athens, Greece that washed out their hotel. "And in Rome, some of our crew members fainted because of the heat."   

Encouraged by representatives from the United Nations, Met launched Planet Reimagined. Met’s approach focuses on tailored, city-specific actions to empower fans and amplify diverse voices in the climate movement. Through social media and live shows, Met strives to galvanize climate activism among AJR fans. And the methods he has developed can be implemented by other touring artists.   

Met points out that one of the most climate-unfriendly parts of the entire concert tour enterprise is fans traveling to and from the concerts. And that’s something over which the artist has little or no control. What they can do, he says, is   try   to educate and influence. Working closely with Ticketmaster and other stakeholders, Met’s nonprofit initiated a study — conducted from July to December 2023, with   results published in April 2024   — to explore the energy that happens at concerts. "In sociology," he explains, "that energy is called collective effervescence." The study’s goal is to find ways to channel that energy toward advocacy and action.   

Polling a quarter million concertgoers across musical genres, the study collected data on attitudes about climate change. "Seventy-three percent of fans who attend concerts believe that climate change is real, and that we need to be doing more about it," Met says. "Seventy-eight percent have already taken some sort of action in their lives." He believes that if his organization can activate even a fraction of the estimated 250 million people annually who attend concerts around the globe, "that’s the ballgame."   

Met’s goal is to do more than, say, get concertgoers to switch from plastic to paper drinking straws. "At   scale   those things make a difference. But people want to see actions where there’s a track record," he says; a return on investment.   

AJR will be putting a plan into action   on   the second half of their upcoming arena tour.   Part of the initiative is encouraging concertgoers to register to vote, and then actually vote.   Beyond that, Met has specific actions in mind. "At every single stop, we’re putting together materials around specific policies that are being debated at the local level," he explains. "We give people a script right there, so they can call their elected representative and say, ‘I want you to vote [a certain way on this issue].’"   

He believes the initiative will lead to thousands of people contacting – and hopefully influencing – their representatives.   With regard to sustainability issues, Met is convinced that "the most impact that you can have as an artist is when you give fans ways to pick up the mantle themselves."  

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“Light Me Up!”: Taylor Swift Plays ‘I Did Something Bad’ for First Time on Eras Tour

The Reputation song made its Eras stage debut while shaking up fan theories about Reputation (Taylor's Version) .

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Taylor Swift did not announce Reputation (Taylor’s Version) Saturday night, but she did finally perform the album’s “I Did Something Bad” on The Eras Tour. At her Aug. 17 show, the song — a personal favorite, Swift said — got its tour debut during the acoustic set at London’s Wembley Stadium.

“The whole tour I’ve done 100s of songs, but I’ve not done one of my favorite ones,” teased Swift, guitar in hand in front of 92,000 people, “because I was waiting for the right crowd.”

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Swift’s Eras rendition of the song still was a thrill, building up to a bridge that had her scream-singing the last “Light me up!”

Of course, it was a thrill to Swifties not just in a musical sense, but in getting hopes high that Swift’s much-anticipated Reputation (Taylor’s Version) might be this-much-closer to materializing.

With only two re-recorded album releases remaining in Swift’s queue, Reputation and her self-titled debut, and with the tip last December that Rep ‘s previously unheard vault tracks are “fire” (it’s what Swift said ), playing a Rep rarity, which many fans guessed would be saved to align with an album announcement, is an interesting choice. “I Did Something Bad” hasn’t been performed live by Swift since 2018.

Swiftstorians might recall that it was almost exactly seven years ago, on Aug. 18, 2017, when Swift cryptically went dark on socials ahead of the original Reputation album’s announcement. Without explanation, on Aug. 21, 2017, one post showed up on her feed: the first slither of the now-iconic snake imagery associated with her sixth studio album.

“I DID SOMETHING BAD” surfaced as a trending topic on social media into the late hours of Saturday, with fan memes aplenty. (Scroll through them below.)

In Saturday night’s acoustic set, she also played a piano mashup that pulled at the heartstrings: “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” from The Tortured Poets Department , and “Coney Island,” from Evermore . Swift has two more Wembley shows before wrapping her run of London tour dates.

📹 | FULL and CLOSE UP video of Taylor performing ‘I Did Something Bad’ for the first time on The Eras Tour!!! 🔥🖤 (She did not announce Rep TV) pic.twitter.com/blARZt36le — The Eras Tour Singapore (@TSTheErasTourSG) August 18, 2024

taylor after finally playing i did something bad and not announcing rep tv pic.twitter.com/2hRGsFCKNp — brooke 🪩🤍 (@mirrorballbrook) August 17, 2024

Taylor backstage after playing “I Did Something Bad” without announcing anything pic.twitter.com/xDkMr8qw93 — Aly Eras Tour 7/14 (@aly_saby) August 17, 2024

TOMORROW IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN TAYLOR BLACKED OUT HER SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE REPUTATION AND SHE ALSO SANG I DID SOMETHING BAD TODAY??!!! pic.twitter.com/af2GheLwf4 — veronica⸆⸉ (@thisisvertrying) August 17, 2024

Raise your hand if you feel personally victimized by Taylor playing I Did Something Bad and not announcing rep tv. pic.twitter.com/i4J7cmIvXC — Amanda Orr (@amandakokesh) August 17, 2024

Ma se non ha annunciato con i did something bad allora con cosa lo farà pic.twitter.com/SJnd0g3LXG — maria 🎀 milan n1&2 (@corneliasswift) August 17, 2024

SHE KNEW I WAS THERE AND PLAYED I DID SOMETHING BAD 🐍🐍 @taylornation13 @tswifterastour pic.twitter.com/ZlmhI1psb3 — kerrie (@kezzagb) August 17, 2024

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Taylor Swift, who can decode you? Fans will try as they look for clues for 'Reputation TV'

LONDON —  Taylor Swift fans are doing their best to decipher their favorite poet.

As the "Tortured Poet" popstar goes into night four of a five night series of her famed Eras Tour at London's Wembley Stadium, one question is on every Swiftie's mind: When is " Reputation (Taylor's Version)" coming?

The album will be Swift's fifth project released as "Taylor's Version," an exercise Swift began to reclaim her artistic ownership  after the sale of her original master recordings in 2020 . The sale, Swift said at the time, "stripped me of my life's work." Her latest "Taylor's Version" release, "1989 (Taylor's Version)" came out October 2023.

While fans were served a new double album in April, they're back chanting for "more" in anticipation of a rerecorded "Reputation," which first debuted in November 2017. The album features high-fidelity dance beats and a streak of anger with songs like "Delicate" and "Ready For It" that resonate with fans today ( look no further than the soundtrack to Simone Biles' gold-medal-winning floor routine at the Paris Olympics ).

Easter-egging is practically Swift's birthright . But speculation has reached fever pitch (seriously, pack your ear plugs) as 92,000 fans (this author included) pack the London shows, which stretch until Tuesday and close out the European leg of the Eras Tour.

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Is London night five the big night?

Fans know to pay attention to Swift's hand signals. This was a lesson learned in February when she accepted the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and made a special announcement of her upcoming album "The Tortured Poets Department." As she dropped the news, she flashed two fingers.

"Two"? What did "two" mean? The peace-sign sent the internet into a frenzy. And ultimately, the sleuthing was rewarded when Swift released a surprise double album at 2 a.m. in April. The lesson: She wasn't just a star on stage accepting an award. She was telling her fans something.

Now, Eras attendees are looking for more clues, with some posting on social media that Swift flashed a "2-0" instead of the classic "2-2" choreography while performing the bop "22" during the "Red" section of the show on Saturday night.

Fans think the 2-0 may allude to Aug. 20, the final night of the Eras residency at Wembley, as the day the pop star announces "Reputation (Taylor's Version)."

That hand was rather serpentine...

The song "Karma" from the "Midnights" album marks the end of the over three-hour song fest that is the Eras Tour. As Swift popped a hip in a glittery body suit and feathery jacket per usual, fans noticed something serpentine about her bejeweled wave goodbye at the end of the night.

The star seemingly made a snake-like hand gesture as she waved farewell at the end of the Aug 17. show. Was it a wonky wave by a tired woman after singing 44 songs ? Or a sign that she is the serpent queen fans want to think she is?

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Another fan posted Wembley Stadium shining red and green lights into the London sky which seemingly resemble the scales of a snake.

The snake is a heavily-employed metaphor by Swift, who dons a black body suit with red snakes on it during the "Reputation" portion of the Eras setlist. The reptile alludes to dishonesty and mistrust that marred Swift's reputation, and has been reclaimed through her music as a symbol of her biting back.

Whether or not she meant to make the snake-like gesture or flash calendar cues likely matters less than what the fans saw: her fangs are sunk deep and she's not going anywhere, even as her billion-dollar tour winds to an end. While "Tortured Poets" remains at the top of the charts, the arrival of "Reputation" will secure her spot at the height of the music industry for ensuing months.

Fans are dedicated nonetheless to labor of making it make sense, vying for insight into the inner world of their favorite mastermind. In some ways, going to the tour in this late stage is about figuring out what's next as much as it is celebrating Swift's 18 years of music.

In her titular song "The Tortured Poets Department" Swift asks "who can decode you?"

As the tour heads into the second to last night in London on Monday, the fans answer "we can."

Kenny Chesney Gillette Stadium shows, buy last minute tickets for under $100

• Updated: Aug. 20, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
• | Published: Aug. 20, 2024, 3:01 p.m.
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Kenny Chesney will end his Sun Goes Down 2024 tour at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA with three shows this weekend.

Fans looking to shop for last-minute tickets to the shows on Friday, August 23, Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 can use reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub , VividSeats and SeatGeek .

*Fans who purchase tickets through VividSeats can get $20 off a $200+ ticket order by using the promo code MassLive20 at checkout.*

The country superstar is bringing along GRAMMY-winning Zac Brown Band, 2023 CMA Song of the Year and New Artist nominee Megan Moroney and multiple-week No. 1 “When The Sun Goes Down” duet partner Uncle Kracker — known for his own hits “Follow Me” and “Drift Away.”

Below is a list of the cheapest tickets to each of Kenny Chesney’s shows at Gillette Stadium this weekend (prices as of Tuesday, August 20):

• The cheapest tickets for the Friday, August 23 show are $58 on StubHub , $65 on VividSeats and $60 on SeatGeek.
• The cheapest Saturday, August 24 tickets are $77 on StubHub , $83 on VividSeats and $80 on SeatGeek.
• For the final show on Sunday, August 25, the cheapest tickets are $66 on StubHub , $67 on VividSeats and $65 on SeatGeek.

Chesney’s “Sun Goes Down” tour concludes in Foxborough after an impressive summer run that included stops at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, New York’s MetLife Stadium and Chicago’s Soldier Field.

His final show at Gillette Stadium on Sunday will be his 24th time playing at the home of the New England Patriots, the most in Gillette Stadium’s history.

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Taylor Swift Sings Fan-Favorite Reputation Track for First Time During Eras Tour: 'You Deserve Something of This Caliber'

Swift performed "I Did Something Bad" as a surprise song at her sixth London show this year

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Taylor Swift did “something bad” — and it just felt so good for Swifties!

On Saturday, Aug. 17, the 34-year-old pop star surprised the crowd during her sixth Eras Tour show at London's Wembley Stadium this year by performing an unexpected Reputation track: ”I Did Something Bad.“

“So I'm going to do a song I've never done on the tour that's one of my favorite songs ever just because you're that awesome and you deserve something of this caliber,” the 14-time Grammy winner can be heard saying in a fan-captured video posted to TikTok .

With a guitar in hand, she also said it's “such a dream to perform for a crowd like this, especially when there’s 92,000 of you.”

The song choice got fans excited because they are hoping Swift announces Reputation (Taylor's Version) , the re-recorded version of her 2017 album, before her run of London shows is over on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

For the piano segment of the secret songs on Saturday, Swift treated fans to a mashup of "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" from The Tortured Poets Department along with "Coney Island" from evermore .

Swift sang the former in Paris in May, while "Coney Island" was part of her set lists in Atlanta last April and Australia in February.

On the first night of her return to London on Aug. 15, Swift seemingly paid tribute to her boyfriend Travis Kelce when she performed a mashup of "King of My Heart"   and  "The Alchemy" on the piano for the  secret songs segment of her performance . Fans have long believed "The Alchemy" is about the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.

But she had one more surprise in store. After she told fans she was "trying to chill out the whole rest of the night," she brought out Ed Sheeran , whom she introduced as her "second brother."

"Every time I am doing the  Red  part of this show, I think about the memories that we've made. And now he is someone who plays Wembley, like every week — this is like regular for him and he works so hard," she told the crowd.

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"He's on tour right now and he's probably so tired but he wanted to come and play for you and do this for all of us so give it up for Ed Sheeran!"

Together, they performed a duet two of their songs — "Everything Has Changed" and "End Game" — plus Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud."

The "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" singer first performed a string of shows in London in June. At the time, she got a backstage visit from   Prince William and his two eldest children —  Prince George and  Princess Charlotte .

Meanwhile, Kelce, 34, also made his Eras Tour debut  on the Wembley stage for a costume change during the Tortured Poets Department segment of the show.

Her shows in London mark the first time she returned to the stage after three shows were canceled in Vienna, Austria, following an alleged terror plot targeting her shows.

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After her run at Wembley Stadium, which has two more shows on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, Swift will take a break before returning to tour for her November and December dates in Canada and the United States.

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Is Travis Kelce in His ‘Reputation’ Era While Taylor Swift’s at Wembley?

On Saturday, August 17, Travis Kelce arrived at Arrowhead Stadium in an outfit that seemed to reference girlfriend Taylor Swift. Swift was spending the evening serenading the audience of her Eras Tour concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Kelce was at Swift’s last round of shows at Wembley, but the Kansas City Chiefs needed their star player for their first preseason game of the new season.

The Chiefs shared a clip of Kelce walking up to the venue wearing an outfit in the colors of Swift’s 2017 album Reputation , which it has been rumored she will soon release the re-recording of, otherwise known as Reputation (Taylor’s Version). Kelce wore a black shirt and matching shorts with silver and red trim.

She also performed “I Did Something Bad” as a surprise song from the album on Saturday, her first time singing it on this tour. And finally, while singing “22,” Swift gestured the number 20 instead. Fans believe that means she’ll be releasing Reputation (Taylor’s Version) on August 20, a concert date closest to August 21, the original date she released Reputation on in 2017.

Swift is said to have written the album mainly in London while she and actor Joe Alwyn first began dating. The former couple were together for six years before splitting in early 2023. Swift began recording her first six albums a second time after she was unable to get the rights back from first Big Machine Records and then Shamrock Recordings. With her new album releases, she will own the full master rights to her songs again.

Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com . Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and more. Her first book, The Lonely Hunter, will be released by Dial Press in February 2022.

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