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Here's Why Fans Think Taylor Swift Just Teased Her Next Album After Buying Her Masters
On Friday (May 30), Taylor Swift both announced that she has finally acquired the masters to her first six albums and gave an update on the long-awaited Reputation re-record — but fans suspect that, to top it all off, she also subtly teased her 12th album. In a letter posted to her website, the pop star revealed that she finally has control over her entire body of work after purchasing back her masters from Shamrock Capital (for somewhere around $360 million, sources tell Billboard). The sale comes six years after Scooter Braun acquired her catalog from Scott Borchetta in 2019, after which the music manager sold his ownership of Swift's music to Shamrock in late 2020. More from Billboard Taylor Swift Fans Are Full of Emotions After She Buys Back Her Masters: 'Taylor ALWAYS Wins' The Amity Affliction Cover Turnstile's 'Holiday' for 'Like a Version' Mariah Carey Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Emancipation of Mimi': Stream It Now 'I'm trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is just a slideshow,' Swift wrote in her message, emphasizing how meaningful the acquisition is to her. 'A flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and pined away for a chance to get to tell you this news.' But what caught fans' eye was what the 14-time Grammy winner wrote next. 'All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close, reaching out for it, only for it to fall through.' The statement may seem innocuous — and for all Swifties know, it is — but it's hard not to focus in on the fact that she included no less than 12 'i's when writing out the word 'thiiiiiiiiiiiis.' Swift has released 11 albums over the course of her career, the last of which, The Tortured Poets Department, arrived in April 2023 and spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. That would make her next LP her 12th, a fact that has fans thinking she just teased the upcoming project with her note. 'THE LETTER HAS 12 I's TS12 IS COMING SOON TOO OMG IM SO HAPPY FOR TAYLOR,' one fan wrote on X, sharing a screenshot of the letter. 'IT'S A TS12 SUMMER!!!' another fan posted, while a third Swiftie shared a screenshot of the letter and wrote, 'I feel like ts12 just got so much closer.' The 12-count 'i' situation is just the latest suspected clue fans have picked up on ahead of the 'Fortnight' singer's predicted 12th album. Much fanfare was also made when Swift attended the 2025 Grammys wearing earrings with exactly 12 red jewels apiece, and in March, she used a sequence of 12 'D's when praising Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's I Said I Love You First album on Instagram. 'I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD,' Swift wrote on her Story at the time. Sharing screenshots of the earrings, the Gomez-Blanco post and the letter about her masters, one Swiftie wrote Friday, 'SUDDENLY LIFE IS WORTH LIVING TS12 TRUTHERS RISE.' But while fans may be excited about the prospect of Swift's 12th album coming soon, it's just one of many things they are celebrating. Social media has seen an outpouring of Swifties rejoicing over the musician finally owning her life's work, something she wrote in her letter is her 'greatest dream come true.' The purchase comes after six years of publicly feuding with Borchetta and Braun over the way the original sale was handled, as well as the re-releases of four of her first six albums: Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989. In her letter, Swift emphasized how thankful she was to fans for sticking with her every step of the way. 'You'll never know how much it means to me that you cared,' she wrote. 'Every single bit of it counted and ended us up here. Thanks to you and your goodwill, teamwork and encouragement, the best things that have ever been mine… finally actually are.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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3 days ago
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Taylor Swift Fans Are Full of Emotions After She Buys Back Her Masters: ‘Taylor ALWAYS Wins'
Taylor Swift fans are very, very used to the pop star surprising them — but she might have just outdone herself with the announcement that she's purchased back the masters to her first six albums, following an arduous six-year fight to do so. The news comes after a bitter public feud with her old label boss Scott Borchetta, who in 2019 sold his Big Machine Label Group — along with Swift's catalog — for upwards of $300 million to Scooter Braun, a situation the 14-time Grammy winner said at the time was her 'worst-case scenario.' Also in a message posted to her Tumblr after the sale, she wrote that she'd learned about the deal 'as it was announced to the world' and added, 'All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years.' More from Billboard Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Masters: Read Her Full Letter The Amity Affliction Cover Turnstile's 'Holiday' for 'Like a Version' Mariah Carey Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Emancipation of Mimi': Stream It Now Braun would later sell his ownership of Swift's music to Shamrock Capital, and the musician would busy herself on a mission to re-record the albums she made with Big Machine. Fearless (Taylor's Version), Red (Taylor's Version), Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) all sprung from this venture, topping the Billboard 200 each time and fueling the success behind Swift's blockbuster Eras Tour. So when the 'Fortnight' singer revealed in a letter on her website Friday (May 30) that she had finally won control over her masters, purchasing them from Shamrock for an amount that sources tell Billboard was about $360 million, fans were shocked — not just because of how long the journey has been up until this point, but also because of what it means for the long-awaited Taylor Swift and Reputation re-records. (In her letter, Swift shared that she's already finished re-doing the former, but hasn't even completed 'a quarter' of the latter. 'To be perfectly honest, it's the one album in those first six that I thought couldn't be improved upon by redoing it,' she wrote, adding that 'there will be a time … for the unreleased Vault tracks from that album to hatch.') The day has been full of mixed emotions for Swifties, as many are sad to hear that Reputation may not get the full Taylor's Version treatment after all. But more than anything, the overwhelming feeling in the fanbase's online community has been elation since Swift shared her news. 'THIS IS BETTER THAN REP TV,' one fan wrote on X. 'THIS IS REPUTATION!!!!!!! THE WHOLE THING!!! RECLAIMING HERSELF!!!!! ALL. OF. IT.' 'the moral of the story is taylor ALWAYS wins in the end,' another person posted, while a third Swiftie wrote, 'oh taylor you are so loved. the whole world was rooting for you.' Many fans have also been rejoicing in the fact that they can now stream the original versions of Swift's first six albums without having to worry anymore about supporting her competitors. 'I'm so happy for Taylor Swift!' wrote one happy camper on X. 'She owns all of it!!!!!! I can now go back and listen to all of her original albums and not feel guilty 😭 TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!!!!!' See how Swifties are reacting to the singer's big purchase below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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3 days ago
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ZZ Top's Frank Beard Returns to Band Following Health-Inspired Leave of Absence
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has announced his return to the band, more than two months after unspecified 'health issues' necessitated a leave of absence. Beard's return was announced via a statement from the group's management, noting that the drummer will return to his rightful place behind the kit this weekend, and will 'see the tour through to its completion in October.' More from Billboard The Amity Affliction Cover Turnstile's 'Holiday' for 'Like a Version' Mariah Carey Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Emancipation of Mimi': Stream It Now Miley Cyrus' New Album 'Something Beautiful' This Way Comes: Stream It Now 'We're happy that Frank is back with Elwood [Francis, bassist] and yours truly, BFG,' vocalist and guitarist Billy Gibbons explained. 'We missed him and are looking forward to turning it up and rocking out with him as has been the case for the last few hundred or so decades. His complete recovery is cause for celebration and that's just what we intend to do on an open-ended basis. Welcome back, pardner!' Beard himself was far more concise, simply telling fans, 'It's good to be back. See you out there.' The 75-year-old drummer's leave of absence was announced on March 15, with a social media post from the group explaining that Beard had 'temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.' During Beard's time away from the band, 'longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer' John Douglas stepped in. Douglas had previously served as Beard's replacement during a Paris performance in October 2002 when he underwent an emergency appendectomy. Though no specifics were revealed at the time, ZZ Top's recent statement has detailed that Beard was suffering from foot and ankle issues which have since been resolved. ZZ Top are set to return to the stage on Saturday (June 1) to resume the North American leg of their ongoing Elevation tour, which currently features 51 dates between June and October. Beard has been the drummer of ZZ Top since 1969, when he took over from co-founder Dan Mitchell. Alongside Gibbons, Mitchell and bassist Lanier Greig had founded the band that same year. Following Grieg's replacement by Billy Ethridge, Dusty Hill assumed the role of bassist in 1970, with their lineup remaining unchanged for 51 years until Hill's death at 72 in 2021. Elwood Francis has since served as the group's bassist. The group have not released a studio album since 2012's La Futura, though Gibbons has claimed a new record featuring contributions from the late Hill is in the works. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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3 days ago
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The Amity Affliction Cover Turnstile's ‘Holiday' for ‘Like a Version'
Australian metalcore outfit The Amity Affliction have shared their rendition of Turnstile's 'Holiday' as part of their recent appearance on Like a Version, the long-running covers segment from Australian radio station triple j. Formed in the Queensland city of Gympie in 2003, The Amity Affliction have been staples of triple j's heavy music rotation over the years but have remained absent from the station's Like a Version studio until 2025. More from Billboard Mariah Carey Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Emancipation of Mimi': Stream It Now Miley Cyrus' New Album 'Something Beautiful' This Way Comes: Stream It Now ZZ Top's Frank Beard Returns to Band Following Health-Inspired Leave of Absence As part of their debut appearance on the segment, the group launched into their performance with an original, performing the recently-released 'All That I Remember.' Officially arriving on Wednesday (May 28), the track is the band's first to feature Jonny Reeves on clean vocals, with the American singer joining the group following the exit of the band's last remaining founding member, Ahren Stringer. Turning their attention towards the cover portion, The Amity Affliction were uncharacteristically joined by strings and keyboards as they delivered a high-energy rendition of Turnstile's 'Holiday.' The track was originally issued as the fifth and final single of the Baltimore outfit's 2021 album Glow On, which became their most successful record to date, hitting No. 30 on the Billboard 200. '[We] went through a list of songs that we thought would go over well and nothing really kind of hit us the right way,' explained drummer Joe Longobardi in a post-performance interview. 'Then we were on the bus somewhere and somebody just said 'Why don't we cover Turnstile''And it kind of got silent for a second. 'It was weird enough that we all went, 'Oh I think that would work,'' adds vocalist Joel Birch. 'It's our roots, I guess, and [Turnstile are] a band using those roots to do this brand new thing, which is really cool and we like it.' Since forming in 2003, The Amity Affliction have released a total of eight albums, with four of their records – beginning with 2012's Chasing Ghosts – consecutively charting atop the ARIA charts. The group's fourth album, 2014's Let the Ocean Take Me, became their first to reach the Billboard 200, reaching No. 31. Follow-up record This Could Be Heartbreak would peak at No. 26 upon its release in 2016, while their next two albums – 2018's Misery and 2020's Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them – would reach No. 70 and No. 60, respectively. Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions. Numerous artists have taken part over the past two decades, with the likes of Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, and more reinventing classic tracks in the process. View The Amity Affliction's cover of Turnstile's 'Holiday' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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28-03-2025
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Magdalena Bay Take On David Bowie's ‘Ashes to Ashes' for ‘Like a Version'
Los Angeles-based alt-pop duo Magdalena Bay have paid tribute to David Bowie for their recent appearance on Like a Version, the long-running segment from Australian radio station triple j. Premiering on the morning of Friday, March 28 (Australian time), the pair – which comprises Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin – recorded their performance during a recent trip to Australia in early March. The two-song set saw them performing original track 'Image' before focusing on Bowie's 1980 single 'Ashes to Ashes.' More from Billboard Huey P. Williams, Beloved Lead Singer of the Jackson Southernaires, Dies at 80 Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints New Billy Joel Documentary 'And So It Goes' to Air on HBO First released as the lead single to Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), the single did not impact the Hot 100, though it gave Bowie his first U.K. chart-topper since 1969's 'Space Oddity.' The album, meanwhile, peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and was Bowie's first in six years to top the chart in his home country. 'It's a great, kind of weird experimental pop song that I think we took a lot of inspiration from,' said Lewin in a post-performance interview. 'We're always just kind of listening to it, it's never really left our rotation of songs that we love,' added Tenenbaum. 'I drew a lot of influence from his ideas of being an artist and what it means to create art,' continued Tenenbaum. 'I found [it] very inspiring as we were going into the creation of our latest album, Imaginal Disk. 'It's tough, because when you love a song so much and you know what you love about it and then you also want make it your own a little bit, it's like, 'How much should you really mess with it?'' Magdalena Bay's cover was indeed preceded by a cut from latest album, Imaginal Disk, with second single 'Image' also performed in the Like a Version studio. The track was voted in at No. 147 in triple j's annual Hottest 100 countdown, and in December 2024 was chosen by Billboard staff as one of the 20 Pop Songs From 2024 That Deserved to Be Smashes. Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions. Numerous artists have taken part over the past two decades, with the likes of Billie Eilish, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, and more reinventing classic tracks in the process. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
