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TAYLOR SWIFT

Taylor Swift attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 7.
CULTURE / Music
Jan 27, 2024
Outrage over deepfake porn images of Taylor Swift
One image of the U.S. megastar was seen 47 million times on X, the former Twitter, before it was removed Thursday.
Taylor Swift attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2023
Taylor Swift and the political needle
With hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest of efforts.
Singer Taylor Swift (right) watches the game with Donna Kelce, Travis’ mother, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 28, 2023
Travis Kelce's celebrity hits new level after brush with Taylor Swift
A spokesperson for Fanatics, the NFL’s official retailer, said that sales of Kelce’s jersey had spiked by 400% as of Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2019
Taylor Swift helps Alibaba plug world's biggest shopping spree
Taylor Swift will headline Alibaba's Singles' Day next month in Shanghai, turning her considerable star wattage on the world's largest annual online shopping spree.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2018
Singer Taylor Swift helps boost voter registrations after endorsing Democratic candidates
Pop music luminary Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time on Sunday has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among young people, according to the website Vote.org.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Sep 14, 2017
AKB48 sets a chart record, but Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu are playing the long game
Call it the end of an era. Last week, AKB48's 49th single "#Sukinanda" sold over 1 million copies to take the top spot on the Oricon singles chart. Besides being the first song in the No. 1 position to feature a hashtag in its title, it also propelled the idol group over J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki to...
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 12, 2017
After 'bare buttock grab,' judge tosses DJ's claim in Taylor Swift groping case trial
Pop star Taylor Swift on Friday won an important ruling in the trial stemming from her allegation that she was groped by a Colorado disc jockey, with the judge dismissing the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 13, 2017
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ousts Taylor Swift as highest-paid global entertainer
Rapper and music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs was named the world's highest-paid entertainer on Monday, ousting pop singer Taylor Swift who fell to 49th place on the Forbes annual list.
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CULTURE / Music
Jun 9, 2017
Taylor Swift returns to Spotify after almost three-year boycott
Taylor Swift is releasing her entire catalog on all streaming services, ending the pop star's boycott of Spotify Ltd. over her ability to limit her songs to paying subscribers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 28, 2017
Big in Japan? Artists from abroad may find it more difficult to draw a crowd
There are now just three major record labels left on the planet: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 4, 2015
Music streaming services face new test as Coldplay snubs Spotify
First Taylor Swift kept "1989" off free music streaming services and scored the best weekly album sales in more than a decade. Then Adele spurned Spotify and Apple Music with her new "25" and did one better: She shattered the record for opening week sales, set in 2000 by the boy band 'NSync.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 5, 2015
Katy Perry tops Taylor Swift as highest female music earner
She didn't make as many headlines, nor sell as many albums, but Katy Perry handily beat Taylor Swift to become the highest-earning woman in music this year, according to Forbes.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 23, 2014
Lower sales affected acts worldwide
The Japanese music market has faced hard times as of late. Starting with an announcement from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in March that the country's music sales dropped 16.7 percent in 2013, the past 12 months saw no particular upswing in physical or digital sales, therefore...
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CULTURE / Music
Dec 5, 2014
Taylor Swift regains top spot on revamped Billboard 200 chart
Taylor Swift climbed back to the top spot on the newly revamped U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, in a list that the trade magazine believes now more accurately reflects present-day music consumption.

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