Stereogum — The Taylor Swift promotional machine rolls on... We've had UPS trucks and college football commercials and possible UFOs, and the latest brands to get a piece of the Swift pie are AT&T and DirectTV Now. (Their Swift partnership was announced last yea... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The former country wunderkind turned international pop sensation is coming back Nov. 10 with “Reputation,” her sixth studio album and her first new collection in three years, the longest break she’s taken between albums since the 2... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The former country wunderkind turned international pop sensation is coming back Nov. 10 with “Reputation,” her sixth studio album and her first new collection in three years, the longest break she’s taken between albums since the 2... more info

New York Times — The music licensing agency, whose members include stars like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, reached that milestone a year ahead of its own predictions. more info

Stereogum — When last we heard from Zayn Malik, the former One Direction member, he'd teamed up with Taylor Swift for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," a song from the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack. And now he's trying to make movies of his own. Zayn has just teame... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Days before the world premiere of his latest film, “Bodied,” the crackling battle rap satire that kicks off the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness program tonight with a trigger warning for the easily offended, ... more info

CNN Showbiz — "Depacito" won't be breaking a record after all. more info

Dlisted — If the old Taylor Swift “can’t come to the phone right now…cuz she’s dead,” her ghost sure knows her way around the Yellow Pages to find a good patent attorney! TMZ reports Camp TSwizzle has recently filed to trademark a slew of lyrics and ... more info

Stereogum — On Sunday morning, the world changed. Suddenly, Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" was no longer the last word in country stars using vaguely European dance-music production to talk about wanting to fuck. Suddenly, that video of Taylor Swift rapp... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Look what Taylor Swift has done. Her new single pushed the ubiquitous hit 'Despacito' off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 16 weeks and just shy of breaking Mariah Carey's record. more info