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Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and other Universal artists return to TikTok
TikTok and Universal Music Group have signed a deal that will allow Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and other artists to return to the platform.
What we're listening to: The Tortured Poets Department and Eternal Sunshine
Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low dives into new releases from Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, and explores what music means to us when songs are consumed more like books and journal entries.
Surprise: Taylor Swift is joining Threads at the exact same time as her new album drop
Taylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok
Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok after a ten-week hiatus. There’s no specifics regarding the deal, but it doesn’t extend to other Universal artists.
Add Taylor Swift to the list of famous people who don't like their private jets being tracked
Pop star Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a Florida student who set up multiple social media accounts that release real-time information as to the whereabouts of her personal aircraft. The student is actually the same guy who ran the infamous ElonJet account.
Scammers use deepfakes to steal $25.6 million from a multinational firm
A Hong Kong-based finance worker deposited the money after interacting with a deepfake of the CFO.
Taylor Swift and other Universal Music tracks are disappearing from TikTok
TikTok profiles for some of the world's biggest music artists no list their available music.
X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’
X confirmed in a statement to The Wall Street Journal that it's halted searches for Taylor Swift after nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes of the artist went viral last week. Fans mass-reported the offending accounts in attempt to get them removed.
Taylor Swift deepfake used for Le Creuset giveaway scam
She's the latest celebrity to have their likeness created by AI to scam people.
Apple Music’s year-end Replay is here to expose your listening habits
Apple Music’s full year-end Replay experience has arrived. Although elements of the personalized recap are available year-round, the company spruces up its web interface this time of year for a sleeker presentation as you reflect on your 2023 listening habits.
Ticketmaster knows it has a bot problem, but it wants Congress to fix it
Live Nation president and CFO Joe Berchtold defended Ticketmaster and called on Congress to act to prevent another Taylor Swift fiasco.
Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift fiasco sparks Senate antitrust hearing
'When there is no competition to incentivize better services and fair prices, we all suffer the consequences,' Senate Antitrust subcommittee chair Amy Klobuchar said.
The DOJ was reportedly investigating Ticketmaster before the Taylor Swift debacle
Calls to break up Live Nation were renewed after Taylor Swift fans crashed Ticketmaster while trying to buy tickets for her tour.
Cop tried to use a Taylor Swift song to keep protestor video off YouTube
A California police officer tried to use a Taylor Swift song to prevent a BLM protestor video from being shared online.
Disney+ will debut a Taylor Swift 'Folklore' concert film this week
Swift will play the hit album in full and tell stories behind each song.
Recommended Reading: The science fiction of William Gibson
How William Gibson keeps his science fiction real Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker While a lot of sci-fi is obsessed with the distant future, one of the best authors of the genre takes a different approach. The New Yorker explains how William Gibson "has imagined the near future more convincingly than anyone else" to create his stories. That includes his concept of "cyberspace" that first appeared in his work in the early 1980s.
Zane Lowe's new Beats 1 show is all about new music
This summer, Apple created New Music Daily, a curated playlist with the latest and most popular tracks from around the world. Today, it's launching a companion radio broadcast on Beats 1. The weekly show, "New Music Daily with Zane Lowe," will feature interviews with artists, commentary and songs from the playlist. The first episode premieres today at 12PM ET (9AM PT) with guests Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Recommended Reading: Taylor Swift and Spotify are... best friends?
Taylor Swift is getting friendly with Spotify ahead of her new album, 'Lover.' Times have changed. Tim Ingham, Music Business Worldwide Not too long ago, Taylor Swift shook off Spotify, pulling her entire catalog from the service and slamming music streaming as "a grand experiment." Nearly five years later, amid a huge blow up with her former label, she's mighty cozy with the Sweden-based company that went public in 2018. It looks like the two sides have put aside their bad blood -- for now.
Apple Music's latest playlist suggests new tracks every day
Apple Music may be playing catchup to Spotify, but it's still growing rapidly. From today Apple has a new way to appeal to music fans: a daily updating curated playlist called New Music Daily.
Recommended Reading: Apple's ambitious TV plan
Can Apple hack it in Hollywood? We talk to the man behind Apple TV+ Stuart McGurk, GQ UK Apple officially revealed it's TV streaming service in March, but it won't debut for the masses until this fall. There have been all kinds of reports swirling about content, including reports that Apple executives were micromanaging creative direction. GQ sat down with senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue to find out more about TV+, and get some clarity on a few of those rumors.
