Taylor Swift News

“Beautiful Crazy”—the new single from CMA Award-winning New Artist of the YearLuke Combs—is impacting country radio today. This is the first country single shipped to radio already Platinum-certified since Taylor Swift's “Red” in 2013.

Billboard, the leading destination for charts, news, trends and innovations in music, announced today that Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding will host its 13th Annual Women in Music event on December 6 in New York City. For the first time, Billboard will present the Executives of the Year Award to four powerhouse females for their incredible leadership in the music industry: Danielle Aguirre, Executive VP/General Counsel for the National Music Publishers Association; Dina LaPolt, Founder/Owner of LaPolt Law, who serves as legal counsel to the Songwriters of North America; Jacqueline Charlesworth, of counsel, Covington & Burling; and Susan Genco, Co-President, Azoff MSG Entertainment.

Today, indie sensations Samuel Proffitt and Adrian Galvin, aka Yoke Lore, team up for the slow-burning, cinematic new song 'Stringsnoise.' The track comes just in time for winter and will be the first single from Proffitt's forthcoming EP Good Death, set for release in early 2019.

On the heels of his critically-acclaimed debut album, ONE IN A MILLION, Norwegian powerhouse producer Matoma has unveiled the official video for his latest single, “Sunday Morning,”featuring Atlantic recording artist, Josie Dunne. The companion visual stars both artists and tells the story of a frustrated motel cleaner (Dunne) battling through a tiring job and rude customers, dreaming of running away to travel the world. At an empowering climax, Dunne abandons her job, escaping somewhere far better. Watch the official video here.

Following the announcement of her 2019 North American headlining tour, Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt returns today with 'Colder,' the latest single from her forthcoming album, 'The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change,' which will be released February 1(Cooking Vinyl). Written by Nina and produced by Fraser T Smith (Stormzy/ Adele/Drake/Florence and the Machine), 'Colder' talks about the aftermath of heartbreak, and features Nina at her very best, both lyrically and musically. The song is both delicate and dreamy, all while maintaining a cool confidence, and with a killer chorus to boot, 'Colder' will leave listeners anything but.

It has been announced that ballet star Robert Fairchild has been added to the cast of the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has renewed its worldwide deal with Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated songwriter, musician and producer Joel Little.

Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company opens Winter Dance Concert, the first production to hit the brand new Pittsburgh Playhouse's PNC Theatre stage in Downtown Pittsburgh.

The inimitable Sandra Bernhard will return for her annual holiday shows at Joe's Pub at 425 Lafayette St. in Manhattan, performing her all new show Sandra Bernhard "QUICK SAND" December 26th through NY's Eve December 31st, with two shows each night.

After a busy year, Tyler Conroy chats with Broadwayworld about his upcoming show, finally releasing his own music and the pressures of being a regular performer at one of the city's top cabaret venues. 

Broadway's new contemporary cabaret club - will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special party featuring Bon Bon Burlesque. This evening of glamour, sensuality, dancing and sultry burlesque includes a four-hour open bar and sensational stage shows throughout the party. The Bon Bon Burlesque cabaret features beautiful soloists that stir the senses, music by DJ Miss Dakota, Tarot Card readings for your 2019 resolutions, a midnight champagne toast, delicious hors d'oeuvres, party favors, and more surprises. The Bon Bon Burlesque New Year's Eve Party is $140 per person.

Ticketmaster, the global ticketing marketplace leader that provides 500 million tickets to fans across 29 countries, has polled live entertainment fans globally from its 200 million database to discover the most popular live events of 2018.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's new contemporary cabaret club - will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special party featuring Bon Bon Burlesque. This evening of glamour, sensuality, dancing and sultry burlesque includes a four-hour open bar and sensational stage shows throughout the party. The Bon Bon Burlesque cabaret features beautiful soloists that stir the senses, music by DJ Miss Dakota, Tarot Card readings for your 2019 resolutions, a midnight champagne toast, delicious hors d'oeuvres, party favors, and more surprises. The Bon Bon Burlesque New Year's Eve Party is $140 per person.

RecordingTheMasters, the worldwide leader in reel-to-reel tape manufacturing, is launching its new analog compact musiccassette with best-in-class sound quality. Initially introduced at the Munich High End show this past May, the new FOX C-60 ferro-oxide cassette is now widely available in the U.S.

Andy Blankenbuehler, Tony Award winning choreographer of Hamilton, is set to choreograph the upcoming film adaptation of Cats, according to Deadline.

Tune in Friday, November 23 at 9:00 pm ET/PT to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special “THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS” on AT&T* AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239. The show will also be available streaming on-demand through DIRECTV NOW and WatchTV. 

It has been reported that R&B superstar Jason Derulo has joined the star-studded cast of the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS.

Leading auction site for cause, Charitybuzz, launched its fourth annual Entrepreneur Auction, featuring exclusive access and experiences across industries, from tech to food to real estate and everything in between: Charitybuzz.com/Entrepreneur.

Rebel Wilson is set to play the old Gumbie cat Jennyanydots in the film adaptation of CATS, according to Deadline.

Taylor Swift, one of the music industry's most creatively and commercially successful artists in history, signed a global recording agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment. Under the multi-year agreement, UMG will serve as the exclusive worldwide recorded music partner for Swift and UMG's Republic Records will serve as her label partner in the U.S.