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There was an interesting article published in Forbes this week pondering a scary question: Could Taylor Swift's 1989 be the last platinum album ever? -
Taylor Swift Holds '1989' from Spotify, But Other Bands Shouldn't Expect to Go Platinum Using the Same Strategy
Perhaps you've heard: Taylor Swift is going to dominate the Billboard charts when official results come out next Wednesday. Initial projects suggested 1989 would sell between 800,000 and 900,000 copies, and that estimate has since been upped to 1.2 million. That's more than three times more than the next highest debut this year (Coldplay's Ghost Stories). One aspect of the album that's largely been skipped over is Swift/Big Machine's decision not to offer the record on Spotify. Many who were aware suggest this as proof that the streaming trend can be beaten. Never has "correlation doesn't equal causation" been more true. -
Taylor Swift Performs 'Welcome to New York,' 'Shake It Off', 'Out of the Woods' on 'Good Morning America', Teases Tour [WATCH]
Taylor Swift is continuing her heavy promotion of her new album 1989 and her newfound love of New York City this week with a slew of TV appearances. This morning (Oct. 30), the pop megastar performed three cuts from her album in Times Square, including the fitting cut "Welcome to New York." -
Facebook Suggests Democrats Prefer Beatles, Republicans George Strait; Taylor Swift and Metallica Unite All Factions
Social media has led to a new era, one where all of our personal information can be gathered and quantified to tell us things we already know or to create theories about listeners that are totally misguided (as was the case in the study done estimating how intelligent a listener was based on the music they enjoyed). We admit it's still a tad interesting to look at Facebook's chart demonstrating what performers are preferred on the left versus those on the right. -
Junk Mail: Taylor Swift '1989' Album Review
Chalk it up to high expectations, but we all know she's better than this. Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. -
Taylor Swift Donating Proceeds From 'Welcome to New York' to NYC Public Schools [WATCH]
Taylor Swift's recent single "Welcome to New York" has met with a lot of snark and criticism from New Yorkers, including us here at "Music Times," but the song's success may actually be beneficial to New York City. During her appearance today, Oct. 29, on "The View," Swift revealed that the proceeds she is making off the song are going to be donated to the New York City public school system. -
Taylor Swift Performs 'Welcome to New York', Talks Loving NYC on 'Letterman' in New York [WATCH]
Taylor Swift seems to be everywhere this week, hot off the release of her new album 1989, but the "Shake it Off" singer kept it close to her new hometown last night (Oct. 28) with an interview and performance of "Welcome to New York" on The Late Show with David Letterman. -
Meghan Trainor and "All About That Bass" Once Again Top Downloads Charts as Taylor Swift Drops Off in Advance of '1989'
Your correspondent was perhaps as wrong as he's ever been during last week's summary of the Digital Downloads charts. Taylor Swift had taken the top two spots on the chart and we predicted that this week might find her with the top three spots, thanks to new release "Welcome To New York." So what happened? -
'The Voice' Season 7 Recap & Review: Knockout Rounds Continue with Fair Battles All Around
The Voice season seven continued tonight (Oct. 28) with the help of Taylor Swift for night two of the always intense Knockout Rounds. Unlike last night's episode, which was made up largely of bizarre pairings and uneven matches, tonight felt more like a fair fight. -
Taylor Swift '1989' to Sell One Million Copies in First Week
Don't call all the buzz surrounding Taylor Swift's new album 1989 pure hype... it looks as though the numbers are about to back the "Shake It Off" singer up. According to new industry reports, Swift's fifth studio album is aiming to sell over a million copies during its first week on sale. -
Taylor Swift Takes Over 'Ellen,' Dishes On Adam Levine, Her Biggest Fears, And Love Of Cats [WATCH]
Taylor Swift has been hitting the promotional circuit hard this week following the release of her new album, 1989. Ellen had her on her show yesterday for an entire hour dedicated to the pop star. Swift talked to her about the new album, her Voice co-workers' weaknesses, her deepest fears, and her cat. -
Selena Gomez Loves New Taylor Swift Album '1989' Because of Course She Does
Selena Gomez wants you to know she is Taylor Swift's best friend, and that the two are inseparable. As K-Bake said in "A Few Good Men," "These are the facts of the case, and they are undisputed." After Swift dropped her fifth album, "1989," this week, Gomez took to Instagram to prove her bond with pop's shiniest star.
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