Skip to main content

Latest

world
Rio de Janeiro police investigate Taylor Swift concert organizers after fan’s death
FILE PHOTO: A couple protect themselves with an umbrella for high temperatures, as they wait before the Taylor Swift concert, following the death of a fan due to the heat during the first day concert, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo
music
Organizers of Taylor Swift’s Rio shows say they could have taken ‘alternative actions’ after fan dies amid extreme heat
FILE PHOTO: Fans wait in line outside Nilton Santos stadium for the Taylor Swift concert, following the death of a fan due to the heat during the first day concert, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
arts
Taylor Swift postpones Rio show after fan dies during concert
The Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with a welcome message for American singer Taylor Swift, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
music
Dolly Parton has some thoughts on rock ’n’ roll, Taylor Swift and her favourite Elvis story
music
Taylor Swift fans on edge as ‘intense’ Vancouver ticket sales begin
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The wait to buy tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 concert dates in Vancouver is finally over, with online sales scheduled to start Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, George Walker IV
british columbia
Swifties ‘manifest’ with candles and chants, for opportunity to buy Vancouver tickets
Sisters Chloe Harding, left, and Cadence are shown "manifesting" Taylor Swift tickets, in this handout image provided by their mother Shae Harding, in Langley, B.C. on Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Shae Harding **MANDATORY CREDIT**
report on business
What do Shopify, Drake and Taylor Swift have in common? Take our business quiz
music
Taylor Swift to bring Eras Tour to Vancouver for three nights in December 2024
Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Jessica Christian)
international business
Taylor Swift helps fuel Universal Music Group’s third-quarter revenue
FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
first person
Taking my kid to a Taylor Swift concert turned me from skeptic to Swiftie mom
world
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ dances to No. 1 at the box office, eyeing ‘Joker’ film record
A fan attends the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at AMC The Grove 14 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
opinion
The NFL belongs with Taylor Swift, for now, but how long until they’re just another picture to burn?
Cathal Kelly
screen time
Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is saving movie theatres, and infuriating Hollywood studios
Barry Hertz
opinion
Taylor Swift is the answer to Canada’s economic problems
Tony Keller
world
Taylor Swift’s concert film scores a worldwide release
FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
fall cultural preview
The best books, movies, music, television and more to look forward to this fall
cost of living
How a summer EV road trip ended with smiles, and Taylor Swift concert tickets
David Berman
arts
After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the U.S.
FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift's tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
music
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film coming to movie theatres in October
Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
opinion
Sorry to spoil the party, Swifties. Can you really afford that Eras Tour ticket?
Rob Carrick
music
Taylor Swift cost breakdown: Thrilled fans to start saving, but say cost of Toronto trip is worth it
Taylor Swift performs during her 1989 World Tour in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Companies marketing themselves in connection with Swift's future swing through Canada might see an afterglow that outlives the pop star's handful of shows in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
No luck getting Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto? You only had a one in about 400 chance
FILE -- Taylor Swift performs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., May 26, 2023. Ticketmaster has once again cracked under the weight of a Taylor Swift ticket sale Ñ this time in France. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
music
Canadians on the hunt for Taylor Swift tickets are left out in the code
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
music
Taylor Swift and SZA lead 2023 MTV Video Music Award nominations
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift may soon become the most awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
opinion
Wait, why exactly am I trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets?
Marsha Lederman
music
How to secure Taylor Swift tickets, from a Canadian fan who couldn’t bet on Canadian dates
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Ticketmaster abruptly postponed ticket sales for six of Swift's upcoming shows in France on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. An explanation wasn’t immediately clear, but in posts on Ticketmaster’s French Twitter several hours after the pause began, the ticket seller cited a problem with a third-party provider. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
report on business
Take The Globe’s business and investing news quiz
Taylor Swift performs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., May 26, 2023. The pop megastar’s first of three shows at MetLife Stadium featured an appearance from the rising rapper Ice Spice, the arrival of a fan-favorite song and loads of sequins. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
music
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour coming to Canada with six nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre
Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Friday, July 28, 2023. The singer will perform six shows at Toronto's Rogers Centre in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle
opinion
What Taylor Swift has in common with your family doctor
Tony Keller
music
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album
FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Swift's home in Rhode Island was arrested Monday outside the beachfront property, police said. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
arts
Trudeau tweets invitation to Taylor Swift asking her to bring Eras tour to Canada
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour in Glendale, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Swift released "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)." Swift re-recorded her sophomore country album, “Speak Now,” and has 22 songs, including six that were written during the album’s original era, but not recorded until recently. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
film
Taylor Swift, Ke Huy Quan and The Weeknd invited to join film academy
(FILES) Canadian singer Abel Makkonen Tesfaye aka The Weeknd poses during a photocall for the film "The Idol" at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2023. Music megastars Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are among showbiz people invited to join the organization that votes on who gets Oscars, the body said on June 28. Other invitees include Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who directed "Everything Everywhere All at Once," which won seven Oscars this year including the prize for best picture. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said its new crop of members of Tinseltown's most elite club numbers 398 people. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
music
From cost to stadium size, some possible reasons Taylor Swift was skipping Canada
Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift’s Canadian fans were left heartbroken and confused this week as they tried to understand why the pop superstar seems prepared to skip their country on her Eras Tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV
music
Taylor Swift kicks off career-spanning Eras tour
Taylor Swift performs on the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Swift tackled each period of her career with real gusto, in outfits covered in glitter, or fringe or glittery fringe. (Cassidy Araiza/The New York Times)