Wildest streams! Inside the fan-powered broadcasts of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
Every night of the tour, tens of thousands of fans are tuning in to joyfully amateurish livestreams generated by fans in the stadiums. Our writer joins the online audience
From Emily Dickinson to Joe Alwyn, Taylor Swift is a master of misleading messaging
Laura Snapes
Before a note from The Tortured Poets Department has been heard, Swifties have turned sleuths, spreading baseless allegations about the assumed subjects of the superstar’s forthcoming album
Swift Notes: how the Eras tour ticketing debacle reflects – and distorts – US industry reform
As US lawmakers investigate ticketing practices from antitrust investigations to ‘speculative’ sales, do these proposals prioritise consumers or corporations – and why do some bear Swift’s name?
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During this year of turbo Swift activity – new music, the UK leg of the Eras tour, her influence on the football field and the US presidential elections – here’s your ticket to Taylor-world
