Taylor Swift

A pink sign in the forefront of a largely female crowd that reads in Spanish "Swiftie No Vota Milei"

In Argentina, ‘Swifties Don’t Vote For Milei’

Politics

Just days before the presidential elections in Argentina, Taylor Swift fans wanted to make sure their voices were heard. Pink posters with the caption: “Swifties Don’t Vote for Milei” were spotted all around the country’s biggest stadium, where the pop star recently performed three sold-out concerts. Javier Milei is a far-right libertarian candidate who has proposed radical changes if elected.

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media
Teens

What we’re learning about the teenage brain

Science
Music, lyrics and video were already a perfect combination for the Internet generation when Cee-Lo Green wanted to drive people away from cat videos toward something they could own.

Why lyric videos have taken the music world by storm

Music

People love lyrics. The way we consume music online inspired musicians, artists and fans to get way more creative about how they get their lyrics to the public. That’s how the lyric video has become an Internet phenomenon.

Zoe Keating

Is Google playing hardball with indie artists?

Music

It’s a classic David and Goliath story, with a twist: An indie musician is wrangling with an Internet giant on behalf of indie artists everywhere. But Goliath in this case is Google, and the tech company is squirming a bit in this unaccustomed role. But maybe we all need to rethink how we value the music that animates our lives.

The World

Good week, bad week

Arts, Culture & Media

This week, our good week award goes to venerable groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, who in spite of protestations by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, predicted six more weeks of winter. Meanwhile, things weren’t so great for Taylor Swift.

The World

Taylor Swift on role models, advice

Arts, Culture & Media

Taylor Swift was the top-selling recording artist of 2008. And, she’s only 19 years old. We talk to Swift about what it means to be a young star, her upcoming Saturday Night Live gig, and how she feels about her high-profile awards show appearances.