Music notes: Taylor Swift, Macklemore, Dua Lipa and Katy Perry

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Macklemore, Dua Lipa and Katy Perry

Taylor Swift’s Midnights comes out Thursday night and Twitter says the album is the most anticipated album of all time. People tweeted about the album 1.6 million times in the first three days following its announcement. Fans are most excited about her “Snow on the Beach” collab with Lana Del Rey, “Lavender Haze” and “Karma.” Macklemore is still celebrating his breakout…Read More…

Alicia Keys announces ‘Santa Baby’ holiday album

Alicia Keys announces ‘Santa Baby’ holiday album

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for iHeartRadioAlicia Keys is looking to add some merry & bright to this holiday season.  The Grammy winner announced her first holiday album, Santa Baby, will be released November 4 exclusively on Apple Music.  The album, which was recorded while on her sold-out European tour this summer, will feature seven reimagined holiday classics, as well as four…Read More…

Taylor Swift was teasing ’Midnights’ as early as her NYU commencement speech

Taylor Swift was teasing ’Midnights’ as early as her NYU commencement speech

Beth Garrabrant/TAS Rights ManagementSneaky, sneaky Taylor! Taylor Swift is a “Mastermind” when it comes to slipping Easter eggs into her social media posts, but it turns out she was teasing Midnights months before we even knew she was working on her 10th studio album. We know this thanks to Taylor’s partnership with Spotify to help promote Midnights by releasing snippets…Read More…

Ellie Goulding reveals the inspiration behind her music

Ellie Goulding reveals the inspiration behind her music

Universal Music GroupEllie Goulding was challenged to play a word association game, where she was given a word and she had only a few seconds to think of a song that uses it. Ellie sat down with Elle for the bit and admitted that while she knows a good amount of songs, she is terrible with remembering their lyrics. “It’s…Read More…

Meghan Trainor premieres new music video on ‘Candy Crush Saga’

Meghan Trainor premieres new music video on ‘Candy Crush Saga’

Courtesy Candy Crush SagaFans have less than 24 hours before they can listen to Meghan Trainor’s new album, Takin’ It Back. To celebrate its midnight release, Meghan released the music video for “Made You Look” early. The singer teamed with the Candy Crush Saga game app and fashioned her new visual to reflect the ultra-addictive puzzle game. This marks…Read More…

Taylor Swift salutes “magnificent” Food Network star Ina Garten

Taylor Swift salutes “magnificent” Food Network star Ina Garten

Noam Galai/Getty Images for NYCWFFTaylor Swift fans know that the superstar singer loves to cook and bake, and now she’s paying tribute to the woman who taught her that doing so is a great way to relieve stress: Ina Garten. For a Food Network magazine cover story on Garten, known as the “Barefoot Contessa,”  various celebrities including Tina Fey, Julianna Marguiles, Nathan…Read More…