New York Times — In testimony at a civil trial, Andrea Swift says security around her daughter is tighter since the 2013 incident, which the man says never happened. more info

Dlisted — Another day, another questionable courtroom sketch of Taylor Swift. This time we’ve got Taylor Swift looking like a self-portrait of Joni Mitchell if she replaced Susan from the classic Milton Bradley game Guess Who?. But (no pun intended) let’s ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Taylor Swift's testimony against a man she has accused of groping her has sparked a wave of support for the pop star on social media. more info

PopSugar UK — Just when you thought James Corden couldn't possibly come up with another amazing idea for The Late Late Show (honestly, what could top Carpool Karaoke?), he goes and and taps into one of the '90s biggest anthems. Before there was Taylor Swift's "Ba... more info

USA Today Music — Taylor Swift's mother, Andrea, takes stand, testifies ex-DJ "sexually assaulted" her daughter, but she didn't see it.             more info

USA Today Music — Aggressive cross-examination of the Denver ex-DJ fired for allegedly groping Taylor Swift continues on Day 2 of trial testimony.             more info

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Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar is the subject of a new Rolling Stone cover story out this morning. The piece gets into detail about the making of DAMN. -- "The initial goal was to make a hybrid of my first two commercial albums" -- and contains K-Dot's remarks about... more info

Dlisted — As expected, Taylor Swift’s butt-groping case went to trial in Denver, Colorado this week. Taylor’s appearance in court yesterday was documented with a courtroom sketch. But by the look of that sketch, I’m not entirely sure Taylor Swift was act... more info

New York Times — The host was the first witness in the civil trial and said his career had been ruined by the accusation, but Ms. Swift says she is sure it was him. more info