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      Taylor Swift Calls Off Lover Fest and All Her Live Concerts for 2020 Amid Covid-19 Crisis

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      The ‘You Need to Calm Down’ singer has decided to scrap her upcoming summer festival and other live shows for the rest of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
      Apr 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift has scrapped her “Lover Fest” shows and all 2020 live appearances and performances due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
      Fans were hoping Swift’s sold out shows in Los Angeles and Massachusetts in July 2020 would survive the lockdown, but the singer has now decided that all her shows around the world should be axed, weeks after her headlining slot at the Glastonbury festival in the U.K. was cancelled.
      “Fighting COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority,” a statement reads. “Health organizations and governments around the world have strongly discouraged large public gatherings for an undetermined period of time. With many events throughout the world already cancelled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Taylor Swift live appearances and performances this year.”
      “The U.S. and Brazil shows will be rescheduled to take place in 2021, with dates to be announced later this year…”
      “Thank you so much for understanding. We look forward to seeing you all, happy and healthy, in the future.”
      And Taylor has tweeted the news to fans and followers, writing, “I’m so sad I won’t be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us.”

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      Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith Join Lady GaGa's Covid-19 Concert

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      The ‘One World: Together at Home’ concert extravaganza has added the likes of Celine Dion, Oprah Winfrey, Camila Cabello, Alicia Keys, Usher and many more.
      Apr 15, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, and Sam Smith have answered Lady GaGa’s call to join the line-up of stars for the “One World: Together at Home” concert extravaganza.
      GaGa is curating Saturday’s April 18, 2020 two-hour global TV special, arranged in partnership with officials from Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation, and had already secured remote appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John, Chris Martin, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, and Keith Urban among many others.
      Now she has added Swift, Lopez, Dion, and Smith to the bill, alongside Alicia Keys, Usher, Pharrell Williams, and pop couple Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.
      Also making cameos during the broadcast will be Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Matthew McConaughey, Victoria Beckham, Lupita Nyong’o, LL Cool J, Amy Poehler, and Awkwafina.
      “One World: Together at Home”, co-hosted by comedians Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon, will air simultaneously across the main U.S. TV networks from 8 P.M. EST, and be livestreamed on various digital platforms, as well as the Global Citizen Instagram and Facebook pages.
      Global Citizen bosses are also putting on a six-hour preshow streaming event from 2 P.M. EST on Saturday, with artists like John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum, Charlie Puth, Hozier, Michael Buble, Annie Lennox, Common, The Killers, Luis Fonsi, Adam Lambert, and new mum Maren Morris set to join in from isolation.
      Others participating in the lead up to the main gig include Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Don Cheadle, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Ke$ha, Heidi Klum, Billy Ray Cyrus, James McAvoy, Jessie J, and Becky G.
      Although GaGa has already helped to raise over $35 million for coronavirus relief efforts behind the scenes, she recently made it clear the “One World: Together at Home” main show is not designed to be a telethon.
      Instead, she wants viewers watching in isolation to simply enjoy the performances, and “celebrate the heroic efforts of community health workers, and to support the World Health Organization in the global fight to end COVID-19.”

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      Taylor Swift and Robbie Williams Have Their Gigs Canceled, Celine Dion Reschedules Tour

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      Capital One’s JamFest and World Tour Melbourne have been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the ‘Taking Chances’ hitmaker is postponing the remaining 17 dates of her tour.
      Mar 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift, Celine Dion and Robbie Williams are among the latest in a spate of celebrities who have cancelled gigs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
      The “ME!” singer had been due to headline Capital One’s JamFest on 5 April in Atlanta, Georgia, which fell during the 2020 NCAA March Madness Music Festival. However, it was announced on Thursday (March 12) that the gig had been axed, after the NCAA basketball division made the decision to cancel the remainder of their men’s and women’s championships this year.
      Capital One added in a statement of their own: “We are united with the NCAA’s decision to cancel the Final Four and all related events including the March Madness Music Festival. In the interest of our cardholders, artists, staff and fans, the Capital One #JamFest2020 will not take place.”

      Capital One announced the gig cancellation.
      The concert was to be Taylor’s only scheduled U.S. concert aside from her “Lover Fest” tour dates. She is still set to perform at Britain’s Glastonbury music festival in June.
      Meanwhile, Celine has announced that the remaining 17 dates on the North American leg of her tour will be rescheduled, with her team announcing in a statement: “Ticket holders of the postponed performances will receive more information shortly and should keep their original tickets to use at the rescheduled dates later this year.”

      It comes after the 51-year-old singer postponed two shows this week when she came down with a cold, although she reassured fans that she’d tested negative for Covid-19.
      And British singer Robbie has been left disappointed after flying out to Australia, only to learn that his performance at the inaugural World Tour Melbourne on Saturday has been called off. The one-off concert was set to take place at Albert Park’s Lakeside Stadium to coincide with the Australian Grand Prix, which was also axed on Friday in line with the Australian government’s advice that all large gatherings with more than 500 people in attendance should be cancelled.

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      Glastonbury 2020: Kendrick Lamar Joins Taylor Swift in Headliners Line-Up

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      Dua Lipa, the Pet Shop Boys, Suzanne Vega, Gilberto Gil, Sinead O’Connor, the Manic Street Preachers, Happy Mondays and Mabel have, in the meantime, been named as performers.
      Mar 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Kendrick Lamar will join Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift at Glastonbury if festival bosses can avoid a coronavirus cancellation.
      The rapper has been added as the event’s third headliner, while Dua Lipa, the Pet Shop Boys, Suzanne Vega, Gilberto Gil, Sinead O’Connor, the Manic Street Preachers, Happy Mondays, and Mabel have also been named as performers, who will join the likes of Diana Ross, Supergrass and Lana Del Rey at Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.
      Announcing the updated bill for the 50th anniversary of the beloved festival, organiser Emily Eavis revealed she had her “fingers firmly crossed” the event will go ahead.
      “As things stand we are still working hard to deliver our 50th anniversary festival in June and we are very proud of the bill that we have put together over the last year or so,” she said.
      “No one has a crystal ball to see exactly where we will all be 15 weeks from now, but we are keeping our fingers firmly crossed that it will be here at Worthy Farm for the greatest show on Earth!”

      The coronavirus outbreak has already affected several tours and festivals, with acts like The Who, BTS (Bangtan Boys), Miley Cyrus, the Zac Brown Band, Kiss, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Queen, and Madonna cancelling or postponing shows, while the SXSW, Coachella, Stagecoach, and Ultra Music festivals in the U.S. have been scrapped or rescheduled. Austria’s Snowbombing 2020 has also been called off due to the pandemic, as has the Country To Country festival, which was due to take place in England, Scotland and Ireland this weekend.

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      Taylor Swift Takes Fans Behind the Scenes on Her Transformation Into 'The Man'

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      The ‘Lover’ singer needs five hours every morning to become a guy in the music video for her latest single, and gets rid of her feminine gestures with the help of a movement coach.
      Mar 7, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift has shared behind the scenes footage of herself transforming into a male for her music video “The Man”.
      The stunning star wore prosthetics to become a guy in the promo for the single, with the singer explaining she even had fake private parts for the role.
      “Putting on the look for the man took five hours every morning and it’s been a joy because (special effects makeup artist) Bill Corso’s been doing it,” she explained in a behind the scenes video posted on YouTube on Friday, March 06. “I worked with him once before when he turned me into a zombie for the Look What You Made Me Do music video and I had no idea what they do to your body to make you look different.”
      “I had muscle suits on underneath things, I had… I don’t even want to talk to you (about) what else, I don’t even want to tell you about it, this is a family show.”
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      Taylor also worked with movement coach Stephen Galloway to perfect her moves as a man, eliminating all girlie gestures for the shoot.
      “I was so stoked to have a movement coach help me with things like… you know I’ve never thought about how men walk, it’s never something that’s interested me before, but they walk differently than we do,” she smiled. “I’ve never smoked a cigar before. I’ve never adjusted my underpants like that.”

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      Taylor Swift Dubbed Bestselling Artist Worldwide Five Years After Her First

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      Toppling down 2018’s elite Drake, the ‘You Need to Calm Down’ singer tops the annual list compiled by members of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
      Mar 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift has been crowned the bestselling music artist in the world by members of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
      The pop star has topped the annual list for the second time, five years after she received the IFPI honour in 2014.
      “Taylor Swift is the epitome of a truly global star,” IFPI CEO Frances Moore said in a statement. “She continues to grow as an artist and maintains an incredibly strong connection with her fan base, whilst continuing to evolve her sound with each album. It is a pleasure to be able to present her with the Global Recording Artist of the Year award for the second time.”

      The “Shake It Off” hitmaker beat out last year’s top man Drake, who slipped to eighth place this year. Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, Billie Eilish and Queen made the top five, while Ariana Grande, BTS (Bangtan Boys), Lady GaGa and The Beatles make it into the top 10.
      IFPI Top 10 Global Recording Artists of 2019
      Taylor Swift
      Ed Sheeran
      Post Malone
      Billie Eilish
      Queen
      Ariana Grande
      BTS (Bangtan Boys)
      Drake
      Lady GaGa
      The Beatles
      Previous IFPI Top Global Recording Artist Winners

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      Taylor Swift Channels Leonardo DiCaprio as a Man in New Music Video

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      The ‘Lover’ singer transforms into a man and recreates scenes from Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ in a music video supporting her feminist anthem ‘The Man’.
      Feb 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taylor Swift donned drag to transform herself into an obnoxious, hard partying man for her new music video.
      The “Bad Blood” hitmaker has directed the promo for the track “The Man”, from her “Lover” album, and went through an intensive makeup transformation to play a sexist playboy in the short film, which debuted Thursday, February 27, 2020.
      In the video, Taylor as The Man berates co-workers in an office, manspreads on the subway while smoking a cigar, urinates on a station wall, parties with bikini-clad models on a yacht, and throws a tantrum at a women’s charity tennis tournament.
      At the end of the video, Taylor, as director, is shown talking to the actor playing The Man, voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and tells him he needs to be “sexier” and “more likeable.” The credits then reveal the makeup transformation the 29-year-old popstar underwent to play the role.
      It also contains a dig at music manager Scooter Braun, who she has feuded with over his decision to buy up her back catalogue, and a jokey namecheck for Leonardo DiCaprio – with many of the video’s scenes bearing a resemblance to his movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
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      Before releasing the video, the star hosted a YouTube Q&A session with fans in the comments section of her YouTube Premiere account, revealing what it was like to direct the video – and hinted at some of its secrets.
      “I loved the months of prep, meetings, location scouting, set design, mood boards, deciding every detail down to the wardrobe each actress/actor wore and working with them on set,” she wrote. “So um all of it.”
      She also described the person playing The Man as “A bo$$” and hinted that there would be cameos in the video “but not in the way you think.”
      One person who does make a full cameo in the video is Taylor’s dad Scott, who appears briefly as a tennis umpire.

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      Full List: Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift Among Nominees at 2020 Kids' Choice Awards

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      The other nominees at the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards include Beyonce Knowles, Tom Holland, Zendaya Coleman, and Bangtan Boys among others.
      Feb 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Chance the Rapper has been picked to host the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
      The Grammy winner has announced the big news in a statement, revealing he’s “due for a sliming” – a nod to the prizegiving’s famously messy antics, where presenters are covered with green goo.
      The star skipped last year’s ceremony, where he, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, and Quavo shared the Favorite Collaboration title for their hit “No Brainer”.
      “Last year I wanted to be at the KCAs to accept my awards and I wasn’t able to be there,” he adds, “so my slime meter is low right now.”
      Meanwhile, “Avengers: Endgame”, Lil Nas X, and Taylor Swift look set to be the big winners, landing a host of nods.
      The final “Avengers” movie is up for Favorite Movie, while many castmates are also nominated in the actor categories, and Lil Nas X’s four nominations include Favorite New Artist and Favorite Song – for “Old Town Road”.
      Swift has landed mentions in the leading music categories and one for her role of Bombalurina in the movie flop “Cats”.
      The awards show will be held in Los Angeles on March 22, 2020.
      The list of nominees is:
      Favorite Movie:
      Favorite Movie Actress:
      Favorite Movie Actor:
      Favorite Superhero:
      Favorite Animated Movie:
      Favorite Female Voice From an Animated Movie:
      Favorite Male Voice From an Animated Movie:
      Favorite Female Artist:
      Favorite Male Artist:
      Favorite Music Group:
      Favorite Song:
      Favorite Music Collaboration:
      Favorite Breakout New Artist:
      Favorite Global Music Star:
      Favorite Male Social Star:
      Coyote Peterson
      David Dobrik
      Dolan Twins
      Dude Perfect
      MrBeast
      Ryan’s World
      Favorite Female Social Star:
      Favorite Gamer:
      DanTDM
      GamerGirl
      Ninja
      PrestonPlayz
      SSSniperWolf
      Favorite Video Game:
      “Fortnite”
      “Mario Kart Tour”
      “Minecraft”
      “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”
      Favorite Social Music Star:
      Favorite Female Sports Star:
      Favorite Male Sports Star:
      Favorite Kids TV Show:
      Favorite Family TV Show:
      Favorite Reality Show:
      Favorite TV Host:
      Favorite Female TV Star:
      Favorite Male TV Star:

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