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Daily Mail
an hour ago
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- Daily Mail
Taylor Swift fans convinced she dropped MAJOR clue about new album in live show
Taylor Swift fans are convinced she's gearing up for a return to her country roots after a surprise appearance at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. On Tuesday, the pop icon, 35, shocked a crowd of lucky fans with an impromptu performance of her hit single Shake It Off, which prompted social media to explode with theories that she may be teasing a country-inspired TS12. While Swift hasn't confirmed any details about her 12th studio album, like a title or release date, fans on X believe she dropped several not-so-subtle hints, including a noticeable comeback of her signature country twang. Other clues included performing alongside country music singer Kane Brown on stage, not far from her hometown of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and having her high school best friend, Abigail Anderson, in the audience. 'Taylor's country twang in this!?! Her performing to a small crowd in Nashville. She's going back to her roots. It's so serious to me,' one X user tweeted. 'The prospect of ts12 potentially being a country album is making me feel physically sick with excitement.' Another wrote: 'My delusional self is making this an easter egg for TS12 being country and back to her roots and her performing this in nashville WHERE SHE STARTED adds onto it.' 'TS12 Country would be hot! Especially Travis rocking the cowboy hat,' a third gushed. Swift rocking out to Florida Georgia Line's Cruise, which was performed by Chase Rice, also raised eyebrows as she famously danced to it at the 2013 CMT Awards. Others predicted that Swift may have been signaling that the release of her re-recorded, self-titled debut album may be imminent. Last month while revealing she bought back her masters, the superstar stated she 'already re-recorded' her 'entire debut album.' 'And I really love how it sounds now,' she gushed in a statement about her 2006 record on her website. Her debut album, which established her status as a rising star, featured hits like Tim McGraw, Teardrops on My Guitar, Our Song, Picture to Burn and Should've Said No. Her latest performance, at a concert hosted by boyfriend Travis Kelce, marked her return to the stage for the first time since regaining control of her entire recorded music catalog. While speaking to the audience about her decision to sing on Tuesday, she told them 'we planned that three minutes ago.' She dedicated her performance of Shake It Off 'to our favorite players.' It was an intimate venue for Swift to perform in after selling out the biggest stadiums around the globe on her historic Eras Tour. Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl hosts up to 1,200 people while her biggest Eras show was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, where 96,000 people went to see her. In a handwritten letter posted on her website, last month, Swift, who is worth over $1 billion, revealed the money she made from her lucrative Eras tour last year helped bankroll the purchase of her old material and 'her entire life's work'. She said: 'All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. ' Swift then thanked Shamrock Capital for their 'honest, fair and respectful' way they handled the deal, adding: 'I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: My memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams.' She then joked: 'My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.' Justin Bieber's old manager Scooter controversially acquired the rights to Swift's material for $300 million after buying her old record label, Big Machine Media, in 2019 before selling them on to Shamrock Capital for profit. The Love Story singer, who branded Scooter a 'bully' for tactics, was unaware of his plan and also claimed when she previously approached Big Machine label head Scott Borchetta about buying her masters beforehand, he allegedly would only sell her them one at a time, starting from her earliest, least-profitable recordings. In exchange for the option to buy the masters back, Swift claimed she would have to record a new album for the label in exchange for each old recording she bought, shackling her to Big Machine for years to come just when she was eager to leave the label. The singer posted an emotional Tumblr telling fans she made the 'excruciating choice to leave behind my past. 'Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.' She added: 'Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. 'Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words 'Scooter Braun' escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to. 'He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn't want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.' She added that when she heard the news: 'All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years.' Swift then listed a string of examples accusing Kim Kardashian and Kanye West – then Braun's client – of bullying. Shamrock acquired the master recordings to Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Reputation – which Swift has now regained ownership of, having previously led a campaign to re-record her first six albums, four of which she's successfully completed. Reputation (Taylor's Version) was heavily tipped to be her next release and the singer addressed the rumors in her open letter, saying it's the 'one album I thought couldn't be improved upon by redoing it' but teased she may still record another version, as well as offer up 'unreleased Vault tracks' from that album. Swift also noted that re-recorded the entirety of her debut self-titled album which, like Reputation, will 're-emerge when the time is right.'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Taylor Swift fans are convinced she's about to release a country album as she drops MAJOR clues onstage
Taylor Swift fans are convinced she's gearing up for a return to her country roots after a surprise appearance at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. On Tuesday, the pop icon, 35, shocked a crowd of lucky fans with an impromptu performance of her hit single Shake It Off, which prompted social media to explode with theories that she may be teasing a country-inspired TS12. While Swift hasn't confirmed any details about her 12th studio album, like a title or release date, fans on X believe she dropped several not-so-subtle hints, including a noticeable comeback of her signature country twang. Other clues included performing alongside country music singer Kane Brown on stage, not far from her hometown of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and having her high school best friend, Abigail Anderson, in the audience. 'Taylor's country twang in this!?! Her performing to a small crowd in Nashville. She's going back to her roots. It's so serious to me,' one X user tweeted. 'The prospect of ts12 potentially being a country album is making me feel physically sick with excitement.' Another wrote: 'My delusional self is making this an easter egg for TS12 being country and back to her roots and her performing this in nashville WHERE SHE STARTED adds onto it.' 'TS12 Country would be hot! Especially Travis rocking the cowboy hat,' a third gushed. Swift rocking out to Florida Georgia Line's Cruise, which was performed by Chase Rice, also raised eyebrows as she famously danced to it at the 2013 CMT Awards. Others predicted that Swift may have been signaling that the release of her re-recorded, self-titled debut album may be imminent. Last month while revealing she bought back her masters, the superstar stated she 'already re-recorded' her 'entire debut album.' 'And I really love how it sounds now,' she gushed in a statement about her 2006 record on her website. Her debut album, which established her status as a rising star, featured hits like Tim McGraw, Teardrops on My Guitar, Our Song, Picture to Burn and Should've Said No. Her latest performance, at a concert hosted by boyfriend Travis Kelce, marked her return to the stage for the first time since regaining control of her entire recorded music catalog. While speaking to the audience about her decision to sing on Tuesday, she told them 'we planned that three minutes ago.' She dedicated her performance of Shake It Off 'to our favorite players.' It was an intimate venue for Swift to perform in after selling out the biggest stadiums around the globe on her historic Eras Tour. Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl hosts up to 1,200 people while her biggest Eras show was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, where 96,000 people went to see her. In a handwritten letter posted on her website, last month, Swift, who is worth over $1 billion, revealed the money she made from her lucrative Eras tour last year helped bankroll the purchase of her old material and 'her entire life's work'. She said: 'All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. ' Swift then thanked Shamrock Capital for their 'honest, fair and respectful' way they handled the deal, adding: 'I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: My memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams.' She then joked: 'My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.' Justin Bieber's old manager Scooter controversially acquired the rights to Swift's material for $300 million after buying her old record label, Big Machine Media, in 2019 before selling them on to Shamrock Capital for profit. The Love Story singer, who branded Scooter a 'bully' for tactics, was unaware of his plan and also claimed when she previously approached Big Machine label head Scott Borchetta about buying her masters beforehand, he allegedly would only sell her them one at a time, starting from her earliest, least-profitable recordings. In exchange for the option to buy the masters back, Swift claimed she would have to record a new album for the label in exchange for each old recording she bought, shackling her to Big Machine for years to come just when she was eager to leave the label. The singer posted an emotional Tumblr telling fans she made the 'excruciating choice to leave behind my past. 'Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.' She added: 'Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. 'Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words 'Scooter Braun' escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to. 'He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn't want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.' She added that when she heard the news: 'All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years.' Swift then listed a string of examples accusing Kim Kardashian and Kanye West – then Braun's client – of bullying. Shamrock acquired the master recordings to Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Reputation – which Swift has now regained ownership of, having previously led a campaign to re-record her first six albums, four of which she's successfully completed. Reputation (Taylor's Version) was heavily tipped to be her next release and the singer addressed the rumors in her open letter, saying it's the 'one album I thought couldn't be improved upon by redoing it' but teased she may still record another version, as well as offer up 'unreleased Vault tracks' from that album. Swift also noted that re-recorded the entirety of her debut self-titled album which, like Reputation, will 're-emerge when the time is right.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Inside Taylor Swift's surprise performance for Tight End University in Nashville
Taylor Swift performed live for the first time in six months — on a stage few would have expected at a Nashville venue that holds up to 1,200 people. Kane Brown was announced as the final act during a showcase of country singers (and a rap artist) for the Tight Ends and Friends benefit concert on June 24. Tickets sold out to the concert immediately after Swift appeared at a welcome reception at L.A. Jackson on June 23. Brown performed his hits "Miles on It" and "Like I Love Country Music," before turning to the audience and saying, "I've got something cool I want to do for you guys." As the crowd cheered, Brown asked the drummer, "Can you play a beat for me?" He picked up a jingle stick to shake, shake, shake it. "Do y'all care if I bring out a really really really really special guest?" Brown said, lifting his hands into the air. As Swift emerged from the shadows of the stage wing, the audience let loose a roar of excitement heavier than the house band's tempo. The Eras Tour singer slung a guitar she borrowed from singer Chase Rice over her shoulder, the strings still hot from Rice's performance 20 minutes earlier. Before walking up to the microphone Swift hugged Brown. "See the one thing tight ends have in common with Nashville musicians is we're all friends, right? So you know, we're up there," Swift told fans, gesturing to the second floor VIP section where she, her boyfriend Travis Kelce, her best friend from childhood Abigail Anderson Berard and Abigail's husband Charles Berard rocked out to musical acts along with 80 NFL tight ends in town for a three-day training event. "And we're having some drinks," Swift said. "We were thinking like, 'How loud could this place get?'" The audience unleashed an ear-shattering form of approval and Swift dedicated her smash hit "Shake It Off" to "our favorite players who are going to play, the tight ends." Immediately a sea of arms holding camera phones shot into the air as the singer in an EB Denim black dress and Versace leather boots jumped into her "1989" chart topper. "Honestly have you ever seen a tambourine played like this?" Swift asked after the first chorus, gesturing to Brown. "This is fantastic work by Mr. Kane Brown." Swift — who has been on a musical break for six months following her successful Eras Tour — shared Brown's mic as they belted the final chorus. The high energy performance was her first live show since buying back her masters in May. She slung the guitar off her shoulder and said, "Will you please give it up for this amazing band who just figured out that we were going to play that three minutes ago." Then she turned to hug Brown, the backup singers and the instrumentalists before disappearing off stage. Long live the Eras Tour with our enchanting book Tight End University was started by San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle in 2021. More than 80 to 90 NFL tight ends descend on Music City from all professional football teams to study film, perform on-field drills and discuss recovery and rehabilitation. "George has always represented camaraderie over competition," Leigh Taylor Richardson, a spokesperson for the event, told The Tennessean on June 18. "He wants everyone involved and everyone included. A lot of people may be super secretive about what makes them the best, but he wanted to start Tight End University to share his secrets, uplift the tight end position, raise money for charity and put a spotlight on what George says really keeps all tight ends at the top of their game — their wives and girlfriends!" Kittle enlisted the help of his friends Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen, who have helped him run the event for five years. The only event open to the public is the benefit concert at Brooklyn Bowl, which sold out immediately after social media was flooded with photos and videos of Swift spending time with Kelce. Fans bought general admission, standing room only tickets for about $35 plus tax not knowing Swift would be in attendance, let alone perform. Only Jordan Davis, Chase Rice, Sophia Scott and Graham Barham had been announced on social media. Nico Moon and Ernest also performed. All the proceeds from the event go toward three organizations: Kelce's nonprofit 87 and Running, which helps disadvantaged youths; The Heartest Yard, which helps kids with congenital heart disease; and a charity of Kittle's choosing. Two years ago, attendees raised $800,000. Last year, they raised $900,000. The hope this year is to pass $1 million. Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat. Follow Bryan West, the USA TODAY Network's Taylor Swift reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Inside Taylor Swift's surprise performance for Tight End University
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fans Noticed the Same Thing About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's TEU Concert Arrival
Fans Noticed the Same Thing About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's TEU Concert Arrival originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce made a rare but exciting joint appearance at the annual Tight End University (TEU) charity concert Monday night and fans couldn't stop talking about one very special detail: the return of the singer's longtime best friend, Abigail Anderson. A short fan-shot video posted by Taylor Swift Updates on X showed Swift and Kelce arriving hand-in-hand at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. But standing right beside them was someone Swifties instantly recognized: the red-haired best friend who inspired Swift's song 'Fifteen.' As the clip made the rounds on social media, fans were quick to notice and celebrate Anderson's appearance. 'Rare Taylor and Abigail sighting, I'm so happy,' one fan commented. 'Taylor, Travis, and the OG bestie? This is peak TEU history in the making 💫💖,' another wrote. This marks the first public sighting of Swift, Kelce and Anderson together and fans instantly embraced the nostalgic reunion. "ABIGAIL I MISSED YOUUUU," a fan said. 'I'm going to be slightly parasocial for ten seconds but my heart still gets so happy seeing Taylor with Abigail,' a user wrote. 'I love Taylor and Abigail's friendship — Abigail is so loyal and a true friend,' another added. 'I'm here for Taybigail tonight,' one fan said; a new fan-made nickname combining Taylor and Abigail's names. Anderson has been a major part of Swift's life since high school, where the two first met during freshman year English class, per PEOPLE. Swift even referenced her in 'Fifteen,' singing about sitting next to 'a redhead named Abigail.' Their friendship has remained strong for nearly two decades, with Anderson supporting Swift through album releases, award shows and her Eras Tour. Anderson, now a mother and a corporate executive, stepped back from the public spotlight in recent years. But her reappearance alongside Swift felt deeply meaningful to fans who've followed their friendship from the early days. The TEU concert, hosted by Kelce and fellow NFL stars George Kittle and Greg Olsen, brought together football's top tight ends for a night of music and charity. Swift showed up in support of Kelce, continuing her streak of attending TEU events this week. While the concert included surprise performances and raised funds for multiple charities, including Kelce's 87 & Running Foundation, it was Swift's quiet moment with her old friend that stole the story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
