New York Times — The superstar worked hard to promote her new single with Brendon Urie, but Lil Nas X’s streaming juggernaut stood in its way. more info

Stereogum — This wasn't supposed to happen. Taylor Swift's new single "ME!," which she debuted to great ballyhoo late last month, was supposed to go straight to #1. Swift and her team put tons of promotional muscle into the song, as New York Times reporter Joe C... more info

Kings of A&R — The Wall Street Journal ran a piece ‘Music Superstars Are the New One Percenters‘. A small number of artists have taken the lion’s share of the market which would include touring and music sales. For instance, just three artists including Ed Sh... more info

USA Today Music — The plywood Taylor Swift mural wasn't built to last outdoors, a representative said.             more info

Dlisted — Sure, Madonna’s new Madame X persona is a mixture of her past personas, and is like Dita from Erotica after drunkenly stumbling into the La Isa Bonita universe, but at least she’s trying to pull out some new shit from her pirate bloomers… Unlik... more info

Chorus.fm — Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie performed “ME!” at the Billboard Music Awards. more info

USA Today Music — Did Taylor Swift's Billboard Music Awards performance on Wednesday night rip off Beyoncé's 2018's Coachella show?             more info

Chorus.fm — Taylor Swift recently talked with Zane Lowe at Beats 1. more info

Dlisted — Taylor Swift performed her new single “Me!” at the Billboard Music Awards last night and it was a sugary, pastel wearing, catchy pop song MESS. It was over-the-top in a way that left me feeling like I just took some G-rated Mary Poppins acid and... more info

USA Today Music — Did Taylor Swift's Billboard Music Awards performance on Wednesday night rip off Beyonce's 2018's Coachella show?             more info