Stereogum — On Tuesday, the day after XXXTentacion was fatally shot at the age of 20, the singer-songwriter's "SAD!" broke the single-day record for Spotify streams that had been held by Taylor Swift, a source tells Billboard. "SAD!" amassed 10.4 million str... more info

NME — The Nine Inch Nails frontman has accused today's "cultural youth" of caring more about their brands Trent Reznor and Taylor Swift Trent Reznor has called out Taylor Swift and stars like her for not speaking out about Donald Trump. Swift is famou... more info

Consequence of Sound — "You don’t hear a lot from the Taylor Swifts of the world, and top-tier, needle-moving cultural youth, because they are concerned about their brand, their demographic and their success and career and whatnot." more info

NME — The two musical behemoths are hitting up a sunny London this weekend Good news for any fans heading to Taylor Swift or Foo Fighters‘ big London shows this weekend – it’s due to be a hot one. Taylor Swift is due to play London’s massive W... more info

Guardian Music — Platforms could have to seek licences for videos after European parliament actionYouTube stars from Taylor Swift to Ed Sheeran could be in line for big paydays after the video giant lost a crucial vote in Brussels over new copyright laws that will fo... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The old Taylor *can* come to the phone right now. more info

MTV.co.uk News — "No new friends, no new friends, no new friends, no, no new" more info

BBC News - UK — There are reports of empty seats at Taylor Swift and Beyonce's stadium shows. Is that a bad thing? more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonResurgent after re-embracing Spanish-language pop, the Colombian superstar still gives her all to her anglophone hitsThere is no shortage of alpha women filling the world’s big venues this summer. As Shakira arrives for her fir... more info

Perez Hilton — Good guy Spencer Pratt!!! Taylor Swift took a lot of heat two years ago when her feud with Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West hit a peak over a particular set of Yeezy lyrics on Famous and a Snapchat video of a leaked phone call, but Spencer has neve... more info