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Taylor Swift announces Lover Fest tour with only four U.S. shows

Swifties are in for a treat!

Taylor Swift announced on Twitter Tuesday that she will embark on a 2020 summer festival tour for her record-breaking "Lover" album, with only four concerts in the U.S.

"The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic," she tweeted.  "I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!" 

Swift's tour kicks off overseas in Belgium in June before hitting Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland, France, Portugal and Brazil on her international dates.

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The North American leg of her tour will start in July with only four U.S. concerts, so far, including Lover Fest West in California and Lover Fest East in Massachusetts.

Swift is scheduled to open  Los Angeles' brand new SoFi Stadium with back-to-back Lover Fest West shows in July, becoming the first woman to open an NFL stadium. The Hollywood Park stadium is the future home of the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams football teams. 

She will then head to Foxborough, Massachusetts, the following weekend for two Lover Fest East shows at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots.

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Here's the full list of Swift's announced tour dates , so far: 

​June 20: Werchter Boutique (Werchter, Belgium) June 24: The Waldbühne (Berlin) June 26: Oslo Sommertid (Oslo, Norway) July 1: Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark) July 3: Open'er Festival (Gdynia, Poland) July 5: Festival de Nîmes (Nîmes, France) July 9: NOS Alive (Oeiras, Portugal) July 18: Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Brazil) July 25 and 26: SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles) July 31 and Aug. 1: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)

More tour dates are expected be announced soon.

The 29-year-old pop superstar's  seventh studio album, "Lover,"  debuted  at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with the biggest sales week since her previous album, "Reputation," was released in 2017.

"Lover," released Aug. 23, racked up 867,000 equivalent album units in its debut week, including 679,000 in album sales and 226 million in on-demand audio streams for the album's songs, according to Nielsen Music.

General public tickets go on sale Oct. 17. 

Contributing: Maeve McDermott

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Taylor Swift Announces How She'll Be Touring Lover: 4 U.S. Lover Fest Dates and Festivals Abroad

Taylor Swift isn't going on a traditional stadium tour for her new album, Lover . This time, she's doing festivals, the singer announced... and creating four festival dates of her own to perform her new album next year.

"The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, and SUMMER," she tweeted. "I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!"

There's a history-making element to Swift's tour plan. The singer will become the first woman to open an NFL stadium during her Lover Fest West performances in Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.

These are the 2020 dates she'll be playing so far. Note she only has four U.S. shows, two on the East Coast in Massachusetts and two on the West Coast in Los Angeles. Good luck to all seeking tickets.

June 20 - Werchter Boutique (Werchter, Belgium)

June 24 - The Waldbühne (Berlin, Germany)

June 26 - Oslo Sommertid (Oslo, Norway)

July 1 - Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark)

July 3 - Open'er Festival (Gdynia, Poland)

July 5 - Festival de Nîmes (Nîmes, France)

July 9 - NOS Alive (Oeiras, Portugal)

July 18 - Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

July 25 - Lover Fest West (Los Angeles, U.S.)

July 26 - Lover Fest West (Los Angeles, U.S.)

July 31 - Lover Fest East (Foxborough, U.S.)

August 1 - Lover Fest East (Foxborough, U.S)

More UK and international dates will be coming, her Twitter post revealed, along with opening acts for her U.S. Lover Fest concerts.

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Taylor Swift Announces 'Lover Fest' — Here's Where She's Going

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It hasn't even been a month since Taylor Swift unleashed  Lover   upon her legion of devoted fans, and Swifties are already gearing up for her next tour. Swift took to social media today (September 17) to confirm that while a tour  is  happening, it's going to be a lot different than her past treks. So different, in fact, that she'll only be playing at two venues in the United States — one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast.

Before you freak out, Swift's plans for what she's dubbed "Lover Fest" actually sound pretty awesome. After hitting up some music festivals in Europe throughout July 2020, including Denmark's  Roskilde Festival and Portugal's  Nos Alive , Swift will play two shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on July 25-26, making her the first woman to open an NFL stadium. After that, she'll play two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on July 31-August 1.

"The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER," the "You Need To Calm Down" singer tweeted, announcing her unique plans for summer 2020. "I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven't been and play festivals. Where we didn't have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!"

If you live outside of the U.S. and you don't see a city near you listed, don't worry — additional U.K. and international dates will be announced soon. In other, less pleasant news, no further U.S. dates have been mentioned, which means North American Swifties only have two options — at least for now.

Despite only announcing four shows in the U.S., news of a  Lover  tour, in any capacity, is quite exciting for longtime fans of the singer. It's also a relief following her recent interview with Ryan Seacrest , in which she teased that a traditional stadium tour — like the ones for  1989   and  Reputation — wouldn't be happening. "Stadiums are fun," she told Seacrest on his On Air Show. "Stadiums are amazing — I love stadiums, I just don't know if we're going to do the same thing as we did last time."

As promised, Swift's plans for this summer are certainly  different , but they're also very exciting! And if you live near L.A. or Foxborough,  or  if you're willing to travel, you better get ready.  Tickets go on sale to the public on October 14, but  Tix verified fans  can get early access on September 19. Good luck, Swifties!

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Taylor Swift Announces 2020 U.S. Shows

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Lover Fest West and Lover Fest East coming in 2020

After releasing the critically acclaimed Lover  in 2019, Taylor Swift has announced four exclusive shows for 2020, billed as Lover Fest West and Lover Fest East. Becoming the first woman in history to open an NFL stadium, Swift — and friends — will perform two inaugural shows at Los Angeles’ brand-new SoFi Stadium on July 25 and July 26, and then two more at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium on July 31 and August 1 (each date ticketed separately). General public tickets for all four shows will go on sale on October 17, 2019 at 4 p.m. local time for either venue, unless you’ve registered though Ticketmaster Verified Fan® .

Key dates to know

Registration:

September 17, 2019: Taylor Swift Tix Preferred Presale RSVP opens for existing Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fans from the Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour.

September 19, 2019: New Verified Fan registration opens for the general public.

October 7, 2019: RSVP for existing Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fans, and New Verified Fan registration for the general public closes

October 14, 2019: All Verified Fan Presales begins at 4 p.m. local time for either stadium.

October 17, 2019:  General public onsale begins at 4 p.m. local time for either stadium.

For existing Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fans

If you are a Swiftie who participated in Taylor Swift Tix and were verified during the Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour, then your fandom is about to pay off huge: Your exclusive presale access is finally here!

Here’s how it works: Only existing Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fans are invited to shop for tickets before anyone else. A simple RSVP is all it takes. Then, on Sunday, October 13, we’ll let you know next steps. You can get started by RSVPing here: https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/taylorswifttix2

Since demand will be extra high for these four exclusive 2020 shows, make sure that you are shopping exclusively through Ticketmaster to prevent buying any speculative or false tickets . Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift Tix both want to ensure that real fans are the ones who get to enjoy the shows.

For all the latest information about Lover Fest West and Lover Fest East, be sure to follow Ticketmaster and Taylor Nation on Twitter and check out our FAQ below.

Taylor Swift 2020 U.S. Shows FAQ

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What is Taylor Swift Tix Preferred Presale Access?

Fans everywhere were a huge part of the Taylor Swift reputation Stadium Tour and if you were a Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fan, we want you to receive Preferred Presale Access for her 2020 North American concert performances at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on July 25 and July 26, and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on July 31 and August 1.

What is Ticketmaster Verified Fan ?

Ticketmaster Verified Fan keeps bots out of the ticket buying process. While Ticketmaster Verified Fan does not guarantee that every fan will get a ticket, it does make the ticket buying experience fairer by ensuring the other fans are the only ones competing for tickets. A simple registration is all it takes for the opportunity to be invited to buy tickets.

Why is Taylor Swift partnering with Ticketmaster Verified Fan ?

Taylor Swift is committed to getting tickets into the hands of fans who want to see her at these shows…not bots! So she’s collaborating with Ticketmaster #VerifiedFan to help you get preferred access in a fair way. A simple registration is all it takes to be invited to shop for tickets.

How does Taylor Swift Tix Preferred Presale Access work?

First, you must have participated in Taylor Swift Tix and you must have been previously verified. From there, registration is just a few simple steps. We’ll ask you to tell us what shows you’d like to attend, along with a few more details. Then, on Sunday, October 13, we’ll let you know next steps. You can get started at: https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/taylorswifttix2

Can I switch cities before registration closes?

Yes, if you’d like to change your show selection, simply sign back in and make your adjustments. Just be sure to submit any changes before registration closes on Monday, October 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Can I register for both shows in one city?

You are only eligible for presale access for one show in each city. If you select two shows in the same city, your second preference will be removed.

New Verified Fan Registration Information

What do I need to do to register for the New Verified Fan Presale?

Registration is just a few simple steps. We’ll ask you to tell us what show you’d like to attend, along with a few more details. Then, on Sunday, October 13, we’ll let you know your invitation status and next steps.

When will I know my invitation status?

On Sunday, October 13, we’ll let you know your invitation status and next steps. Keep an eye out for an email with everything you need to know. We’ll send it to the same email you used to registered.

Are there more ways to purchase tickets other than the New Verified Fan Presale?

Yes. In addition to the New Verified Fan Presale, additional tickets will be available during the General Public Sale on Thursday, October 17 at 4 p.m. Venue Local Time and will not require an access code.

When will I be able to purchase tickets?

If invited to the New Verified Fan Presale, you’ll receive everything you need the evening before on Sunday, October 13. In addition to the Presale, tickets will be available on Thursday, October 17 at 4 p.m. Venue Local Time and will not require a registration.

When is the New Verified Fan Presale?

The presale will begin promptly on Monday, October 14 at 4 p.m. Venue Local Time. As a reminder, this presale is only available to those invited to shop. For more ticket news and announcements, visit Ticketmaster.com.

If my parent or guardian uses their credit card to buy tickets for me, does the person whose name is on the card have to attend?

No. The tickets will be in the Ticketmaster account holder’s account. Just be sure you’re signed into the correct account when you shop to avoid any confusion. You may also add the credit card to your account in advance for a faster checkout.

When should I expect my presale details?

You will receive everything you need to know to get ready for the New Verified Fan Presale on Sunday, October 13.

If I’m not verified, will I still have a chance to get tickets?

Yes, in addition to the New Verified Fan Presale, tickets will be available during the General Public Sale on Thursday, October 17 at 4 p.m. Venue Local Time, and a code will not be required to shop.

Ticket and Purchase Questions

What are the exact show dates?

Taylor Swift’s U.S. dates in 2020 are July 25 and July 26 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA and July 31 and August 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.

How much will tickets cost?

Ticket prices and more specific details for each city to be announced soon; follow @Ticketmaster on Twitter for the latest updates or visit Ticketmaster to learn more.

Will there be VIP and Meet + Greet packages available for the tour? 

For more news and announcements visit Taylor Swift’s official website to learn more.

What is the ticket limit?

Ticket limits and more specific details for each city will be announced soon; follow @Ticketmaster on Twitter for the latest updates or visit Ticketmaster to learn more.

I’m interested in international shows, how can I learn more about tickets? 

To learn more about Taylor’s shows outside of North America, visit Taylor Swift’s official website .

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Taylor Swift Plots 2020 World Tour With U.S. Dates For Lover Fest East & West

Following dates in Europe and South America, Swift will land in the U.S. for Lover Fest East and West, where the pop star will open Los Angeles' brand new stadium

Taylor Swift   will be spreading the love in support of her hit album Lover .in 2020, but it may or may not be in a city near you. The GRAMMY winner announced plans for her summer 2020 tour in support of her seventh studio album, including two shows each in Foxborough, Mass. and Los Angeles for Lover Fest East and West respectively as the only four U.S. dates announced so far.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West! <a href="https://t.co/xw6YMN38WE">https://t.co/xw6YMN38WE</a> <a href="https://t.co/IhVPQ8DMUG">pic.twitter.com/IhVPQ8DMUG</a></p>&mdash; Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1173967112735547397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The tour kicks off in Belgium on June 20 and hits festivals in seven European countries before heading to Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 18 then heading to U.S. Swift will then present Lover Fest West with back-to-back Los Angeles July 25 and 26 at the newly named SoFi Stadium. The concerts will serve as the grand opening of the much-anticipated NFL venue. The tour will wrap a double header at Gillette Stadiuim in Foxborough July 31 and Aug 1

"The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic," she tweeted. "I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!" 

Lover  was released Aug. 23 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Her sold-out tour for her previous album, 2017's Reputation , was the highest grossing U.S. tour ever, breaking her own record .

Tickets for the new dates go on sale to the general public via  Ticketmaster  on Oct. 17. 

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25 Years Of Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way": 10 Covers By Ed Sheeran, Lil Uzi Vert & More

To commemorate the anniversary of Backstreet Boys' biggest hit, take a look at 10 clever ways it's been covered and sampled — from Ed Sheeran's karaoke bit to a Weird Al special.

When the Backstreet Boys released "I Want It That Way" on April 12, 1999, they likely had no idea how beloved their smash hit would still be a quarter-century later.

Written by the Swedish powerhouse team of Andreas Carlsson and Max Martin , "I Want It That Way" is undoubtedly BSB's signature hit, particularly thanks to its memorable undulating melody and its long-debated cryptic meaning. But perhaps the most surprising part of the song's legacy is how it has resonated across genres — from a TikTok cover by Korn to a hip-hop sampling by Lil Uzi Vert .

As the Backstreet Boys celebrate the 25th anniversary of "I Want It That Way," take a look at how the song has been diversely covered, lovingly lampooned and karaoke jammed by an array of voices in the business.

Weird Al Yankovic (2003)

When the king of parody songs selects one to skewer, you know it's an iconic song. Weird Al Yankovic paid tribute to the largeness of the Backstreet Boys classic when he used "I Want It That Way" as the basis of a song called "eBay" in 2003.

Yankovic's chorus replaces the original's with, "A used pink bathrobe/ A rare mint snow globe/ A Smurf TV tray/ I bought on eBay." The Backstreet Boys send up appears on Yankovic's album Poodle Hat , which won Best Comedy Album at the 2004 GRAMMYs.

One Direction (2013)

Three years One Direction formed on "The X Factor," the five lads — Harry Styles , Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson — included a cover of "I Want It That Way" on their 2013 concert set lists, the young boy band paying homage to the ones that came before them. Though their English accents poked through at times, their version was loyal to the original, and got their crowds singing along.

"Glee" (2013)

Poking fun at the presumed rivalry between *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, a medley of the former's "Bye Bye Bye" and "I Want It That Way" was featured in Season 4, Episode 16 of "Glee." In the episode — aptly titled "Feud" — choir director Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) and glee club heartthrob Finn (Cory Monteith) face off in an epic boy band battle, which ultimately proved the groups' respective music was more cohesive than divisive.

Brittany Howard and Jim James (2016)

The lead singers of Alabama Shakes and My Morning Jacket covering a boy band classic. It doesn't sound real, but Brittany Howard and Jim James did just that in 2016 when they recorded "I Want It That Way" for an animated short cartoon called "A Love Story."

Released by the fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, the clip was part of a creative campaign to showcase the company's focus on natural ingredients. Howard and James highlight the poignancy and versatility of the song by adding lush string arrangements and dramatic beats.

Backstreet Boys x Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (2018)

The 2018 live performance of "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for "The Tonight Show" is arguably the sweetest rendition of the song — and not just because they're using a mini xylophone, baby tambourine and other toy classroom instruments. It's even more endearing than the previous collaborations between Fallon and Backstreet Boys: a barbershop singing version of Sisqo's "Thong Song" and a "Bawkstreet Boys" version of "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," with everyone dressed like fluffy birds.

The 1975 (2020)

British rockers The 1975 performed a fairly faithful cover of "I Want It That Way," hitting all the high notes at several of their 2023 world concert tour stops. But it's not the first time frontman Matty Healy has hinted at the Backstreet Boys' influence on his band: he told Pitchfork in 2020 that " College Dropout -era Kanye West meets Backstreet Boys" was part of their veritable moodboard at the time when working on their own song called "Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)."

Lil Uzi Vert (2020)

In 2020, Lil Uzi Vert released a rap song called "That Way" that includes a refrain of "I want it that way" sung to the tune of the Backstreet original, but with an AutoTune twist. From there, the lyrics become quite a bit naughtier than anything the BSB guys have uttered in any song.

"I don't know how [the idea of] Backstreet Boys got involved in this song, I really don't," the song's producer Supah Mario told Splice at the time. "I think it was all Uzi. But it was a game changer."

The interpolation was so good, in fact, that Nick Carter even invited Lil Uzi Vert to collaborate: "Now you're gonna have to be featured on our next album bud," he tweeted upon the song's release.

Korn (2022)

Fans of Korn know that the nu metal band has a sense of humor, but few could've expected that Jonathan Davis and crew would post a TikTok of themselves singing "I Want It That Way" in 2022.

"I never wanna hear you say… 'Worst Is On Its Way,'" reads the caption on the post, a tongue-in-cheek reference to Korn's 2022 song of the same name.

Backstreet Boys responded on the app via a hilarious Duet video with Nick Carter. In the video, Carter — who sports fabulous metal eye makeup and a long silver wig — doesn't actually say or sing anything, he just drops his jaw in amazement.

Backstreet Boys x Downy (2022)

Downy hired the Backstreet Boys to poke fun at "I Want It That Way" with the now-viral "Tell Me Why" commercial in 2022. All five members — Nick Carter, Howie Dorough , Brian Littrell , AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson — appear as a Backstreet Boys poster on the wall that comes to life, using the "tell me why" hook of their hit to engage a woman doing laundry in a conversation about washing her clothes.

As Saatchi group account director Jen Brotman told Muse at the time, the nostalgic ad also spawned some memories for the folks working on the ad campaign.

"The moment [BSB] stood in front of the camera, they rehearsed 'I Want It That Way' just to get the notes right, and we felt like we were getting serenaded on set," Brotman recalled. "We couldn't believe how emotional we all got — there may or may not have been tears in some eyes. The song has always been a karaoke favorite of the team, so we knew which 'tell me whys' we wanted them to hit, and we still can't get it out of our heads."

Ed Sheeran (2023)

When he fancies singing a bit of karaoke, Ed Sheeran loves leaning on "I Want It That Way," as the star showed at his favorite Nashville bar in July 2023. A patron caught him on camera and his happiness level is undeniable when belting out this enduring pop classic.

As Sheeran told CBS News a few months later, he grew up on the pop hits of everyone from Backstreet Boys to Britney Spears . But what he said about "I Want It That Way" specifically may be the best way to describe its long-lasting impact: "You can't be in a bar, a couple of beers in, and 'I Want It That Way' comes on and not be like, 'This is a good song.' You can't."

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Get Ready For Taylor Swift's ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Album Release: Everything You Need To Know

As we count down to Taylor Swift's 11th studio album release on April 19, feast on all the morsels GRAMMY.com has gathered about the Queen of Pop's upcoming "tortured poet" era.

The dawn of Taylor Swift 's "tortured poet" era is upon us. The reigning Queen of Pop is set to release her highly anticipated 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department , on Friday, April 19. 

Ever since she announced the new album during the 2024 GRAMMYs — while accepting her lucky 13th GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights —- Swifties have been meticulously analyzing every detail of her existence for clues about the release of The Tortured Poets Department .

Fortunately, Swift has been serving a lot of information to snack on. After revealing the cover art in an Instagram post before accepting her record breaking fourth win for Album Of The Year , she didn't stop the feast. From the full track list to a five-stage breakup playlist — and, of course, all the bonus tracks and special editions — here's all the breadcrumbs GRAMMY.com collected in preparation for The Tortured Poets Department . 

All The Art Is Black And White

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The cover art for The Tortured Poets Department displays a black-and-white inset photo of Swift in repose on a stack of white pillows, with the album's title in uppercase white letters above her. The photography accompanying the album, including back covers and special editions, captures Swift in reflective solitude: standing before a body of water wearing an oversized white button-up, and in a pensive self-embrace against a stark black backdrop.

The photography for the album was shot by Swift's photographer since 2020, Beth Garrabrant, who also shot the covers of Swift's folklore , evermore , Fearless (Taylor's Version), Red (Taylor's Version), Midnights, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) , 1989 (Taylor's Version) . She's known for using a medium-format film photography that evokes an emotional closeness to her subjects — especially fitting for an album titled The Tortured Poets Department .

The Album Features Two Notable Collaborations

On GRAMMY night, alongside the album announcement, Swift posted the complete track list on her Instagram. The post included a photo of the album's back cover, showing a close-up of Swift with her hand on her forehead, overlaid with the text "I love you, it's ruining my life" in all-caps. 

The 16-track release has been split into four sides and also features collaborations with Post Malone on Side A opener "Fortnight" as well as Florence + The Machine on Side B's "Florida!!!" 

Check out the full track list:

** Side A ** “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone) “The Tortured Poets Department” “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” “Down Bad”

** Side B ** “So Long, London” “But Daddy I Love Him” “Fresh Out the Slammer” “Florida!!!” (feat. Florence + the Machine)

** Side C ** “Guilty As Sin?” “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” “loml”

** Side D ** “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” “The Alchemy” “Clara Bow”

Bonus Tracks:

“The Manuscript”

“The Black Dog”

"The Albatross"

The Album Title Hints At Another Ex 

Mere moments after Swift dropped The Tortured Poets Department album name, the internet was ablaze with viral speculation that the title is derived from a play on ex Joe Alwyn's group chat, "The Tortured Man Club" with Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott. 

Alwyn and Mescal revealed their "club name" during an interview with Variety in December 2022 and it didn't take long for fans to connect the dots. Upon unearthing the tie-in, Swifties rushed to share memes and comment on the original interview across various social channels.

There Are Three Bonus Tracks (So Far)

Swift has revealed at least three bonus tracks for different editions of the album, each marked with its own "file name." The initial track list release, referred to as "The Manuscript," includes a bonus track sharing this name.  

On Feb. 23, Swift posted a slideshow on Instagram to promote a special edition named "The Albatross." It featured the bonus tracks and revealed the back cover, which presented a track list alongside a contemplative close-up of Swift overlaid with the question, " Am I allowed to cry?" 

Then, on March 3, she introduced the bonus track “The Black Dog” through a similar post that showcased new cover art, with the album's reverse side portraying Swift and the haunting text, "Old habits die screaming." 

Lyrics Have Already Been Shared

Unlike her previous album campaigns, Swift hasn't unveiled any music ahead of The Tortured Poets Department ’s release — but she has dropped plenty of hints at the subject matter to come. Handwritten lyrics first appeared in the album announcement post, in a stack of papers inside a folder tabbed with a monogram of the album's name.

"And so I enter into evidence/ My tarnished coat of arms/ My muses, acquired like bruises/ My talismans and charms/ The tick, tick, tick of love bombs/ My veins of pitch black ink," is written above the sign-off, "All's fair in love and poetry… Sincerely, The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department."

Then, in an Instagram story posted on April 8 — the date of the total solar eclipse — Swift shared an image of a typewriter loaded with a sheet of paper stamped with the words, "Crowd goes wild at her fingertips/ Half moonshine, Full eclipse." 

Swift Created Five Playlists To Mirror The Stages Of A Breakup

Gearing up for the release, Swift dropped a 5-part playlist series on Apple Music on April 5 featuring previously released work arranged in playlists that reflect the five stages of grief. The playlist for "Denial: I Love You, It’s Ruining My Life Songs," features hits including Midnight 's "Lavender Haze," and Lover 's "Cruel Summer" and "False God." 

The other playlists run through the emotional gamut with titles like "Anger: You Don’t Get to Tell Me About Sad Songs," the midpoint "Bargaining: Am I Allowed to Cry? Songs," "Depression: Old Habits Die Screaming Songs," and finally "Acceptance: I Can Do It With a Broken Heart Songs." Each one takes listeners on a Taylor Swift escapade through love won and lost, representing what many believe to be a musical voyage through Swift's stages of grief following the end of her relationship with ex Joe Alwyn. 

Each playlist also includes a description from Swift. For "Denial," it says, "This is a list of songs about getting so caught up in the idea of something that you have a hard time seeing the red flags, possibly resulting in moments of denial and maybe a little bit of delusion. Results may vary.”

As April 19 nears closer, take a deep dive into everything Swift has unleashed so far — and get ready for a lot more divulging once The Tortured Poets Department arrives.

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Dua Lipa's New Song "Illusion" Is Here: Listen & Watch The Video

Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' era is in full swing — and now, we have a new song, "Illusion," with an aquatic-themed video. Check out the new banger, and its aqueous video, below.

Now that we've absorbed "Houdini" and " Training Season ," it's time for a third scoop of pop goodness from Dua Lipa .

On April 11, the three-time GRAMMY winner released "Illusion," the third single from her hotly anticipated new album, Radical Optimism , due out May 3. The percolating, endlessly catchy track arrived with a video where Lipa dances on a pool deck in Barcelona, with swimmers and surfers joining the party — a playful homage to the shark-infested waters of the album's cover.

Lipa first kicked off her Radical Optimism era in November with "Houdini," which she performed alongside the debut of "Training Season" in a head-spinning show opener at the 2024 GRAMMYs. The album follows her GRAMMY-winning second LP, 2020's Future Nostalgia .

"[Releasing the album] feels good. It feels, for lack of a better word, radically optimistic," Lipa told Billboard in March, when she also explained the inspiration for the shark fin cover art. "Throughout the whole record, there's this idea of chaos happening around and me trying to push through it in a way that feels authentic and honest to me."

Now, adding "Illusion" to the mix, Lipa has made it very clear the only way she knows how to cope with chaos is to dance — and Radical Optimism will continue the party that Future Nostalgia ignited. 

Check out the video for "Illusion" above, and check back to GRAMMY.com for more news about Dua Lipa and Radical Optimism !

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Benson Boone Declares "Beautiful Things" Is No Fluke: "I've Tapped Into How I'll Write For The Rest Of My Life"

On his debut album, 'Fireworks and Rollerblades,' Benson Boone doubles down on the anthemic sound and cathartic narrative of his breakout smash — and promises this is truly just the beginning.

If there's one way to describe Benson Boone 's breakthrough year, look to the title of his debut album, Fireworks and Rollerblades .

While the name was borrowed from a lyric on the LP, Boone sees it as a metaphor for his life: "I feel like things have taken off for me like a firework tied to a rollerblade, all very quickly."

He's not wrong. In the three months since the pop singer/songwriter released the album's lead single, the booming ballad "Beautiful Things," Boone has held a comfortable position in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at No. 2 as of press time), held a five-week reign on Billboard's Global 200 chart, topped charts in multiple countries, and amassed nearly half a billion streams on Spotify alone. The song has helped Boone become one of the biggest breakout stars of 2024 so far, but his talent is something many have been seeing for the past few years.

Building a career off of penning raw lyrics strung together with memorable hooks and thrashing piano riffs, the Washington native first made waves on social media and during Season 19 of "American Idol" in 2021, where judge Lionel Richie pointed out his natural talent: "You know, there's some folks who need to practice, and there's some folks who are just gifted at it." That same quality caught the ear of Imagine Dragons ' Dan Reynolds , who promptly signed the rising star to his Warner Records imprint Night Street Records right around the time Boone morphed into a TikTok superstar .

His powerful voice and penchant for vulnerability is what's had fans enthralled from the start, whether with early hit "Ghost Town" (a raw mediation on love with lyrics like,"Maybe you'd be happier with someone else/ Maybe loving me's the reason you can't love yourself") or the unflinching tracks on Fireworks and Rollerblades like the "Beautiful Things" follow-up "Slow it Down" ("I get nervous, oh, I'm anxious/ Maybe loving you is dangerous"). But for Boone, he simply doesn't know how to write any other way: "Nobody is going to relate to your lyrics if they're not real."

Just before releasing Fireworks & Rollerblades — and just after kicking off his sold-out tour of the same name — Boone spoke to GRAMMY.com about his success, debut album and the fine art of capturing authentic emotions in his work.

It's rare in today's zeitgeist to have a relatively new artist achieve the success you've seen recently. But now that you have the following, it becomes about following it up. So after the astronomical success of "Beautiful Things," does that make releasing your debut album stressful or stress free?

I definitely understand feeling the pressure for this album. But "Beautiful Things" was its own moment, and we worked very hard to get it to where that went — and I know that doesn't always happen, and I'm not expecting that. But I'm just doing my best to get the album to as many people as I can regardless of whether it doesn't stream at all or it does great.

I'm truly so proud of these songs, and I've made something I love and that I'm passionate about. So I'm just excited to get my first album out.

How do you usually write a song? Do you have one surefire way?

I think the last couple of months I've kind of tapped into how I'll probably write for most of the rest of my life. It's just me and the piano, usually late at night when I can't sleep. I'll sit there and start playing chords and singing random melodies. That's how it starts, and I'll take it down to the studio to beat it up and hopefully get a song [out of it].

Tony Bennett once said, "if you steal from one person, you're just a thief. But if you steal from everyone, that's research." When you were first getting started, who were your musical inspirations?

Growing up I listened to a lot of Billy Joel, Sam Smith , Adele , Stevie Wonder , and Queen ; these are artists who use their voice as the main instrument for their songs. I think I took a lot of aspects from that into my own music and that's kind of how I operate. So when I write, I let my voice lead where the song goes. I think that's what I naturally picked up listening to those artists.

Many of your songs have deep emotion at their core. For example, on Fireworks and Rollerblades , you have a song called "Cry" and the lyrics go, "Cry cry cry/ Go ahead and ruin someone else's life." These are heavy sentiments. Does a weight come off your chest when you write these lyrics?

I think every song is very different; some of them are sad and some aren't. But I do like to pull inspiration from whatever I'm feeling at the time. So whatever I'm going through, that's when I want to write a song; when I'm feeling those emotions the strongest.

No matter what situation I'm in, I always feel better writing something in the middle of whatever emotion I'm feeling. So it does help me. It's therapeutic.

Have you ever written a lyric and then wound up deleting or rewriting it because you thought it was too personal or too revealing?

Honestly, no. I never want something to come out about someone else that they wouldn't want out, so I would never name drop somebody or say something personal about someone else. But for me, I'm not scared to be personal; being vulnerable is the most important thing in songwriting.

When you're finally performing a song you've written however long after, what's it like to hear people sing these emotional lyrics back to you? Do they still have that power for you, or have you worked through them in the interim and they lose that grip?

I think depending on the song, they never lose their grip. A song like "In the Stars," I'll always remember why I wrote that and I'll always think of that. But when I'm performing live, I'm not trying to get everyone to think of my experience because I understand that everybody has their own experience they can relate to. It's not always my grandma, it's not always my girlfriend, it's not always my parents or experiences. It's the audience's experiences, friends, significant others. So when I perform, I don't always think of something I've written a song about but rather giving them something that they can take and grip onto instead.

Speaking of, can you take me back to the late night awhile back when you wrote "Beautiful Things"? How was that particular one born?

Well, I had just moved to LA, and all I had in my house were a mattress and a piano. There were two nights I could not sleep hardly at all and I went downstairs that first night and wrote its verse and medley. But I couldn't really figure out a chorus, so I went back to bed.

The next night I came up with a completely new song and idea, and wrote a chorus but couldn't think of any verses. The next day I happened to have a session with two people I love very much, Jack LaFrantz and Evan Blair, and I showed them the verses idea and we sat there and couldn't figure out where we wanted to take the chorus. So separately I showed them my other chorus idea, and Jack said, "Why don't we make it the same song and make this the chorus?" And that's kind of how the structure of "Beautiful Things" came, but we worked on it for a long time.

Once it came together, we were like "This song is insane and it has so much potential." I've never had a song written like that, ever."

Where did the name of the album, Fireworks and Rollerblades , come from? Do you have a typical way of thinking of titles?

Each one is different, but that title came from a lyric from one of the songs called "Hello Love." It goes: "I can try to blame you but my mind ain't safe/ Like two fireworks tied to a rollerblade." It always stuck out to me and in the session I wrote that, I said, "Dude, if this is part of an album, we should name it Fireworks and Rollerblades , imagine how sick that would be." Everybody was super hyped on the idea, and it actually happened. I loved the lyric and that sentiment.

It's also similar to my life: I feel like things have taken off for me like a firework tied to a rollerblade, all very quickly. And rollerblading is something I love, so it all made sense. I'm so happy with that title.

Let's talk about the single "Slow It Down," an ironic title considering it went viral immediately out of the gate.

I think a lot of people I talked to were like, "Oh the pressure's on for this song!" after "Beautiful Things." But I love "Slow It Down," and writing it was so natural. Some people were listening to me write it and it came together so organically.

It's another very personal song for me. I'm trying my hardest to do my best, and that's all I can do. I can't force people to like or listen to that song. I'm just hoping that it resonates.

How do you know when you're finished with something? Can you easily step away?

I try not to think of deadlines. I'm very particular about how a song sounds, especially its production and how the vocals are treated. Every sound matters to me. Some songs come together a lot faster. But if it's not a simple production, sometimes they take a while and I have to rethink parts and then go sit with the producer and have them do this and this. Some of them take weeks, some of them take months, some of them take days. Each song is so incredibly different.

For Fireworks and Rollerblades , some tracks took a lot longer than I thought, especially "Beautiful Things" actually. It's always a rollercoaster trying to finish a song and the last 10 percent is the hardest part. But it paid off, and I'm so glad.

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Taylor Swift Is Hosting A Pair Of Festivals, ‘Lover Fest East’ And ‘Lover Fest West,’ In 2020

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest touring artists in the world, and now, she has announced her first North American shows of 2020. They’re no ordinary shows, though: Swift will be hosting “Lover Fest East” and “Lover Fest West” next summer.

“Lover Fest West” goes down at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on July 25 and 26. Press materials note that Swift’s July 25 performance will be the first event held at the new SoFi Stadium, which will make her the first women in history to open an NFL stadium. After that, she will take over Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 31 and August 1 for “Lover Fest East.”

Unlike most other festivals, each Lover Fest date will be ticketed separately. Tickets for all four dates are set to go on sale on October 17.

Swift announced the festivals on Twitter, writing, “The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!”

The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West! https://t.co/xw6YMN38WE pic.twitter.com/IhVPQ8DMUG — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) September 17, 2019

The openers for the events “will be announced soon,” but fans could start speculating now based on artists Swift has worked with in recent years. Over the course of making and promoting her previous two albums, Swift has collaborated or toured with Brendan Urie, Dixie Chicks, Charli XCX, Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran, Jack Antonoff, Shawn Mandes, Haim, and others.

Check out Swift’s 2020 tour dates below.

06/20/2020 — Werchter, Belgium @ Werchter Boutique 06/24/2020 — Berlin, Germany @ The Waldbühne 06/26/2020 — Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Sommertid 07/01/2020 — Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival 07/03/2020 — Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival 07/05/2020 — Nîmes, France @ Festival de Nîmes 07/09/2020 — Oeiras, Portugal @ NOS Alive 07/18/2020 — Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque 07/25/2020 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Lover Fest West) 07/26/2020 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Lover Fest West) 07/31/2020 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Lover Fest East) 08/01/2020 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Lover Fest East)

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Why Taylor Swift’s Lover Fest Will Be Her Next Big Step

Lover Fest -- Taylor Swift's self-produced, festival-style tour -- kicks off the first of fourteen already-announced dates in June.

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Taylor Swift ’s first big project of 2020? Lover Fest, her self-produced, festival-style tour slated to kick off in June (Messina Touring Group will promote). Fourteen dates have been announced, and the artist lineup is still in the works. “I haven’t really done festivals in years — not since I was a teenager,” says Swift. “That’s something that [the fans] don’t expect from me, so that’s why I wanted to do it.”

Lover Fest is a new twist in Swift’s touring strategy. While the 2018 reputation stadium outing was the highest-grossing U.S. tour of all time — $266 million in revenue across 38 stateside shows, according to Billboard Boxscore — Swift has announced only four Lover Fest dates in the United States. But if she’s leaving potential millions on the table, she’s also keeping fan interest high by deviating from a formula.

“People want new experiences — to connect to their favorite artists in new ways,” says CID Entertainment founder/CEO Dan Berkowitz, whose company will co-produce Luke Bryan ’s Crash My Playa destination event in Mexico in January. “Any artist playing the same 40 venues every single tour is just going to get boring to their fans, even if their show is changing.”

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Lover Fest is the latest in a growing number of artist-curated festivals, ranging from Post Malone ’s Posty Fest to Travis Scott ’s Astroworld to Tyler, the Creator ’s Camp Flog Gnaw. “Fans are willing to travel to attend events that are an extension of an artist’s personality and music,” says Berkowitz. Lover Fest will build on that model, playing larger venues (like the 70,000-capacity SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and the 65,000-capacity Gillette Stadium outside Boston) in multiple locations, rather than existing as a one-time event.

But Swift has always prioritized personal touches, no matter the size of her show, from nightly surprise guests to one-time-only performances of early tracks. The on-brand opening acts, Instagram-ready visuals and overall attention to detail common to other artist-curated festivals should be present at Lover Fest, too. “[I want to] challenge myself with new things and at the same time keep giving my fans something to connect to,” says Swift. With Lover Fest, it seems she’ll be able to do both.

This article originally appeared in the Dec. 14 issue of Billboard .

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Taylor Swift Just Announced Her ‘Lover’ Tour Dates In The Most Glorious Way

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Swifties hold on to your seats! Taylor Swift ‘s Lover tour fest dates have just been announced, so get ready to experience Taylor in a way that you’ve never seen her before. Instead of a traditional stadium tour that most major pop artists tend to gravitate toward–Taylor is ready to give her fans a much more intimate experience for Lover- -one that’s full of open fields and sunsets.

When Taylor goes on tour in 2020 to perform Lover in front of an audience , it will be in the form of a festival. “The  Lover  album is open fields, sunsets, and SUMMER,” she tweeted. “I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East + West!”

Now before you get too excited, you should note that “The Man” singer only has four dates scheduled for the U.S. She will play two on the East Coast in Massachusetts and two on the West Coast in Los Angeles. Because there are such limited U.S. dates we’re going to assume that they will be sold out within seconds of them going on sale. Therefore, if you want tickets you would provapably rub your crystals or send your positive vibes out into the world right now.

Still, there is some good news, Taylor will become the woman to open an NFL stadium when she shows up in Los Angeles on July 25, 2020.

Lover Fest ticket presales will start October 14 on TaylorSwift.com . Check out the full line-up below.

June 20  – Werchter Boutique (Werchter, Belgium)

June 24  – The Waldbühne (Berlin, Germany)

June 26  – Oslo Sommertid (Oslo, Norway)

July 1  – Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark)

July 3  – Open’er Festival (Gdynia, Poland)

July 5  – Festival de Nîmes (Nîmes, France)

July 9  – NOS Alive (Oeiras, Portugal)

July 18  – Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

July 25  – Lover Fest West (Los Angeles, U.S.)

July 26  – Lover Fest West (Los Angeles, U.S.)

July 31  – Lover Fest East (Foxborough, U.S.)

August 1  – Lover Fest East (Foxborough, U.S)

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Taylor Swift has announced a brand new tour in support of her new album Lover . She’ll be heading out on an international trek in June 2020, playing shows throughout Europe and South America before heading to North America. Her only 2020 U.S. dates are Lover Fest West (a two-date run at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium) and Lover Fest East (a two-date run at Foxborough, Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium). According to a press release, she will be the first woman in history to open an NFL Stadium. Find her itinerary below and ticketing information on her website .

Read “ 5 Takeaways from Taylor Swift’s New Album, Lover ” on the Pitch.

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06-20 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Boutique 06-24 Berlin, Germany - The Waldbühne 06-26 Oslo, Norway - Oslo Sommertid 07-01 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07-03 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival 07-05 Nîmes, France - Festival de Nîmes 07-09 Oeiras, Portugal - NOS Alive 07-18 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Allianz Parque 07-25 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium 07-26 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium 07-31 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium 08-01 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium

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On Tuesday, Taylor Swift announced what she’s calling Lover Fest, next year’s tour of her August album, “Lover.” Notably, the “festival” includes only two US cities. The rest of the tour stops are international, starting with a June 20, 2020, show in Belgium.

The “You Need To Calm Down” singer wrote on Instagram , “For me, the Lover album is open fields and sunsets and SUMMER. I want to celebrate the album and perform it live with you in a way that feels authentic to the music. I want to go to some places I haven’t been, and play festivals for the first time in ages.”

Swift added that in cities where there was no festival to play, the powerful pop star simply “made some,” including Lover Fest West in Los Angeles, happening July 25 and 26, and Lover Fest East, going down in Foxborough, Mass., July 31 and Aug. 1.

Fans already enrolled in the “Me!” star’s Ticketmaster Verified Fan club can RSVP now for access to the Oct. 14 ticket presale. Those who want to become one of Taylor Swift’s Tix Verified Fans can register starting Thursday.

Capital One customers will also get early dibs, on Oct. 15 and 16, before the public sale launches Oct. 17.

Here are the “Lover” 2020 tour dates:

June 20: Werchter Boutique in Werchter, Belgium June 24: Waldbühne in Berlin June 26: Oslo Sommertid in Norway July 1: Roskilde Festival in Denmark July 3: Open’er Festival in Gdynia, Poland July 5: Festival de Nimes in France July 9: Nos Alive in Oeiras, Portugal July 18: Allianz Parque in São Paulo July 25-26: Lover Fest West, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles July 31-Aug. 1: Lover Fest East, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Additional dates are to be announced.

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Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Tour Will Be Unlike Anything The Singer Has Done Before

It's time to start marking those 2020 calendars because the dates for Taylor Swift's Lover Festival tour have just been announced and will prove to be unlike any other concert or performance fans have ever experienced from the artist before. Instead of huge arenas, each concert will take place in outdoor settings, which Swift feels is in keeping with the tone of her new album — a vibe that she wants her fans to be able to experience along with her.

"For me, the Lover album is open fields and sunsets and SUMMER," Swift wrote on Instagram , while announcing the list of tour dates on Tuesday, Sept. 17. "I want to celebrate the album and perform it live with you in a way that feels authentic to the music. I want to go to some places I haven’t been, and play festivals for the first time in ages...and where we didn’t have festivals, we made some."

The tour will kick off in June 2020 and take place throughout Europe and South America before heading to the United States for what has been titled Lover Fest West (a two-date run located at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles) and Lover Fest East (a two-date run at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts). As per the press release obtained by Bustle, the Lover Fest West location will make Swift the first woman in history to open an NFL Stadium when she performs on July 25 and 26.

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The press release went on to state that general tickets will go on sale starting on Oct. 14, though diehard fans can also register to become Verified Fans starting on Sept. 19, which will grant you pre-sale access.

Additional U.K. and international dates for the festivals are expected to be announced soon; however, the fully confirmed tour dates can be found below:

• June 20 — Werchter Boutique (Werchter, Belgium)
• June 24 — The Waldbühne (Berlin, Germany)
• June 26 — Oslo Sommertid (Oslo, Norway)
• July 1 — Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark)
• July 3 — Open'er Festival (Gdynia, Poland)
• July 5 — Festival de Nîmes (Nîmes, France)
• July 9 — NOS Alive (Oeiras, Portugal)
• July 18 — Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• July 25 — SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
• July 26 — SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
• July 31 — Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)
• August 1 — Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)

At this time, the opening acts for the festival tour have not been announced, though it's only a matter of time before that information is released. The opening acts on Taylor Swift's Reputation tour included Camila Cabello and Charli XCX, so just consider that to be one more pending incentive as to why you'll want to purchase a festival ticket ASAP.

Swift's summer festival tour might be fans' only chance to see the singer perform Lover live. She hasn't announced any plans for a larger tour, and while that could all change in the future, now might be a good time for fans to start planning attending Swift's first "Lover Fest."

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The tour was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was later announced canceled.

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On September 17, 2019, the tour dates were released on Swift's official website. 8 of the dates are at pre-organized festivals and 5 US dates titled Lover Fest West and Lover Fest East in stadiums. It was also announced that more dates for the UK and internationally would be revealed soon.

Covid-19 delay [ ]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor has postponed the Lover Fest. She sent out a message on social media reading, [1]

Coronavirus delay message posted by Taylor

The message states that the Brazil and U.S. dates are scheduled to resume in 2021, with new dates still to be decided. Also, starting May 1st, Ticketmaster will offer refunds for tickets to Lover Fest.

Coronavirus cancellation [ ]

Cancellation posted by Taylor

In early 2021, Taylor announced that she would no longer be rescheduling concert dates.

When the tickets went on sale for the US show dates, a stage design was unintentionally leaked by Ticketmaster, as well as a scrapped stage for the SoFi Stadium shows. It featured a 360° heart-shaped stage in the middle of the venue. The scrapped stage design was a mix between the 1989 World Tour and Reputation Stadium Tour stages.

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• The concert in Brazil would've been Taylor's first official show in the country.
• The tour would've been Taylor's first visit to Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.
• Lover Fest would've been Taylor's second tour show in France.
• Lover Fest West would've been the grand opening event for SoFi Stadium

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Taylor Swift Announces 2020 Tour Dates To Support ‘Lover’ 

Popstar Taylor Swift is heading out on the road next year to support her latest record, Lover .

The international trek will kick-off next June, starting in Europe and South America. She’ll hit cities like Werchter, Berlin, Oslo, and Sao Paulo, while stopping at Festival de Nimes in France, NOS Alive in Portugal, Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, and Poland’s Open’er Festival before traveling back to the states. Late July, she’ll play a two night show at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium for “Lover Fest West,” followed by two performances at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium.

“The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER,” Swift said in a tweet alongside the announcement. “I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals. Where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing Lover Fest East + West.”

At this time, U.K. and international dates, as well as more festival appearances, have not been announced.

While stadiums are not new for Swift – since she played stadiums like Gillette, MetLife, First Energy, and Papa John’s Cardinal on her Reputation Tour – these shows are a surprise, considering what she said earlier this month. She previously noted that Lover was an intimate album, so she wanted to play at smaller arenas on this tour.

“Stadiums are fun,” she said. “Stadiums are amazing – I love stadiums, I just don’t know if we’re going to do the same thing as we did last time.”

This might mean that she’s going to release more dates in the coming months on a smaller scale.

Lover , Swift’s seventh studio album, dropped earlier this month and features singles “You Need To Calm Down,” “The Archer,” and “ME!” with Brandon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The LP, which Swift describes as “a celebration of love, in all its complexity, coziness, and chaos,” is a stark difference from 2017’s Reputation , which is revenge-driven, featuring darker vocals and hard-hitting choruses.

For now, check out the 12 shows she just announced.

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Taylor Swift Lover Tour 2020

06/20 — Werchter, Belgium @ Werchter Boutique 06/24 — Berlin, Germany @ The Waldbühne 06/26 — Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Sommertid 07/01 — Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival 07/03 — Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival 07/05 — Nîmes, France @ Festival de Nîmes 07/09 — Oeiras, Portugal @ NOS Alive 07/18 — Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque 07/25 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium 07/26 — Los Angeles, A @ SoFi Stadium 07/31 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium 08/01 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium

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Taylor Swift May Not Play Stadiums on ‘Lover’ Tour

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Taylor Swift sat down with Ryan Seacrest for his  On Air show and revealed that she may not play stadiums when she embarks on a tour in support of her latest album Lover . Swift has mostly played stadiums since her Red   tour in 2012.

During the interview, Swift first noted that she had not thought about planning the tour as much as she did for  Reputation , since she felt the songs on that album were best experienced live. She even noted that she hasn’t taken any meetings about a  Lover  tour yet. “I was so full-on planning this album release and directing the videos and putting all these different clues in these videos and trying to make this album release experience the most fun one for my fans, that I didn’t wanna plan what we’re gonna do in terms of live and I don’t want to do the same thing every time because I don’t want my life to feel like I’m on a treadmill,” she told Seacrest.

While Swift promised a tour in the future, she is not sure when or how it will manifest. She has not booked any stadiums, something that needs to be done at least a year in advance, and is not sure she wants to play stadiums for this more intimate, vulnerable collection of songs. “Stadiums are fun,” she began. “Stadiums are amazing — I love stadiums, I just don’t know if we’re going to do the same thing as we did last time.”

As opposed to the more “external”  Reputation , Swift wants to capture the smaller sound of Lover . “My goal for whatever live setting that we decide to do things in, is gonna be to try to make it feel smaller like a living room.”

Swift also discussed her plans to re-record her first six albums , revealing that her fans’ requests are giving her some early ideas . “I’m going to be listening to what they are saying,” she said. “I think they want me to kind of stick to the original production a bit like make them pretty close. I don’t think they’d want to hear like ‘Tear Drops on My Guitar’ as a pop version. The best part is, contractually, I can make them nearly identical to what they were originally which is great.”

Swift will begin to re-record her first six albums, the masters of which are currently owned by Big Machine Label Group and Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings, after November 2020. This will mark two years since her contract with BMLG expired.

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Taylor Swift Announced Her 'Lover' Tour Dates & They're Not What You Expected

Ever since Taylor Swift blessed the world with her Lover album on Friday, Aug. 23, fans have been itching for her to release tour dates so they can experience songs from Lover live in person. Every song on the album is so good and fans wish they could hear all the songs in concert. They especially want to dance their hearts out to "Paper Rings," sing "Spelling is fun!" at the top of their lungs to "ME!," and cry to the romantic title track, "Lover." Well, guess what? Fans' dreams are coming true because Taylor Swift just announced some tour dates. Yay! Taylor Swift's Lover Fest tour is coming and fans are not prepared because it will be so different than any of her past tours in one big way.

Taylor Swift made the huge announcement on social media on Tuesday, Sept. 17 . The tour will begin with a European leg next summer on June 20 in Belgium before Swift travels to Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland, France, Portugal, she'll make a stop in Brazil, and then hit the United States.

In an Instagram post announcing the tour, Swift revealed that she decided to make the tour dates in the summer because that's what her album represents. She wrote, "For me, the Lover album is open fields and sunsets and SUMMER. I want to celebrate the album and perform it live with you in a way that feels authentic to the music."

Swift also announced that for the first time in a long time, she will be playing festivals. She said, "I want to go to some places I haven’t been, and play festivals for the first time in ages... and where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East and West. Details and additional dates coming soon! TaylorSwift.com." You can see Swift's full post below.

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Swift's "Lover Fest West" and "Lover Fest East" dates are her only U.S. tour dates in 2020 (it's unclear if she'll add more, but if she doesn't, fans may have to fight tooth and nail for tickets considering Swift usually tours pretty heavily in the U.S.).

On July 25 and 26, she will perform at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, and then on July 31 and Aug. 1, Swift will perform at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. According to Billboard , Swift will make history as " the first woman in history to open an NFL stadium " when she takes the stage at SoFi Stadium on July 25. You can check the full list of tour dates below.

June 20 -- Werchter, Belgium @ Werchter Boutique

June 24 -- Berlin, Germany @ The Waldbühne

June 26 -- Oslo, Norway @ Oslo Sommertid

July 1 -- Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival

July 3 -- Gdynia, Poland @ Open'er Festival

July 5 -- Nîmes, France @ Festival de Nîmes

July 9 -- Oeiras, Portugal @ NOS Alive

July 18 -- Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque

July 25 -- Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

July 26 -- Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

July 31-- Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium

Aug. 1 -- Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium

In case you don't see your city or country in the list of tour dates, don't worry, Swift did say that "additional dates" would be "coming soon," so just be patient. I'm sure Swift will announce more dates in the coming weeks or months. The tour won't start until mid-2020, so you've got plenty of time to prepare to see Swift in concert.

The tickets will go on sale to the general public on Oct. 14. Swifties who are Taylor Swift Tix Verified Fans have a chance to RSVP for Preferred Presale Access starting now.

I'm sure fans are already counting down the days to when Taylor Swift makes a stop in their city on the Lover Fest tour. This tour is going to be so epic and I'm really curious to find out what Taylor Swift has planned for her tour this time around. For her Reputation tour, Swift literally had a giant snake as a prop, so I'm preparing myself for anything.

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Taylor swift city of lover concert special on the abc app, hulu & disney+.

Watch the City of Lover concert by Taylor Swift on the ABC.com . the ABC app , Hulu and Disney+ . This brand-new concert special from record-breaking global superstar Taylor Swift, "Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert," aired SUNDAY, MAY 17 after the season finale of "American Idol." The Taylor Swift special features never-before-seen performances from her multiplatinum-certified seventh album, 'Lover.' The Taylor Swift ABC concert was made available on demand, on Hulu and Disney+ . Watch it now for a limited time!

WATCH THE TAYLOR SWIFT CITY OF LOVER CONCERT SPECIAL

Filmed last September at L'Olympia Theater in Paris, France, Swift performs songs from her award-winning album "Lover" to an intimate crowd of fans from 37 countries, traveling to the City of Love for this once-in-a-lifetime concert. The musical event gives fans unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments with the artist and marks her only concert performance this year, after her Lover Fest tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taylor Swift Paris concert 2020 is coming home to you.

"While we are all home, Taylor Swift and her family of fans will be able to have a moment together and experience a never-before-seen, intimate performance, and we are so thrilled to be able to offer this to our own family of viewers on ABC," added Eric Avram, vice president, Talent and Booking, ABC Entertainment.

About Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift's seventh studio album "Lover" is not only the top-selling album of 2019, it is the highest-selling album since "reputation" was released back in 2017 and broke the record for most simultaneous entries by a female artist in Billboard's Hot 100 history. With all 18 tracks from "Lover" charting, it was the only album to sell 1 million in U.S. pure album sales in 2019. This is a testament not only to Taylor's devoted fans but also to her songwriting prowess. As USA Today said, "Critics are falling in love with Taylor Swift's latest album 'Lover.'" Rolling Stone hailed, "'Lover' is a career-topping masterpiece" and "the superstar's writing is better than it's ever been." A.V. Club called "Lover," "one of her strongest, most relatable albums to date" and Vulture said, "The old Taylor is back on 'Lover' and the best she's been in years." Taylor is the only artist in history to have four consecutive albums sell over 1 million copies in their week of release ("Speak Now," "RED," "1989" and "reputation") and the only female artist to have six albums each sell at least 500,000 copies in a single week ("Fearless," "Speak Now," "RED," "1989," "reputation" and "Lover").

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«The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, + SUMMER. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven't been and play festivals. Where we didn't have festivals, we made some.» Taylor Swift

Original Tour Dates

Covid-19 cancellations, final cancellation.

«This is an unprecedented pandemic that has changed everyone's plans and no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the near future. I'm so disappointed that I won't be able to see you in person as soon as I wanted to. I miss you terribly and can't wait til we can all safely be at shows together again.» Taylor Swift

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«When I plan a live show, I’m writing interstitial music, I’m planning like, ‘This set piece goes off and this one goes on, while we distract them over here. And this song calls for this, and this song calls for that.’ That’s all creating. And I don’t think I assigned very much merit to the fact that that is creating, when you’re taking music you have already made. You are choreographing and setting up a live spectacle that is taking up so much emotional, creative and imagination-based bandwidth in your brain. As musicians we’re so used to immediately touring, immediately putting together the show, immediately going into rehearsals. And then we always feel that we need a significant gap of time where we get to rest afterward. I guess I learned that when we’re on the road it’s not just that we’re sweating, and we’re meeting a million people, and we have all this back and forth of energy. It’s also the creation of the show itself that is taking up a lot of your brain space.» Taylor Swift

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• 4. I Forgot That You Existed
• 2. Cruel Summer
• 5. The Archer
• 6. I Think He Knows
• 7. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
• 8. Paper Rings
• 9. Cornelia Street
• 10. Death By A Thousand Cuts
• 11. London Boy
• 12. False God
• 13. You Need to Calm Down
• 14. Afterglow
• 16. Daylight
• 17. Delicate
• 18. Shake It Off
• 19. Blank Space
• 21. I Knew You Were Trouble.
• 22. You Belong With Me
• 23. Love Story

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