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Billboard Taylor Swift Receives Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs: Here’s Her Speech Swift accepted the honor at the VMAs just before premiering her latest project as a director, the music video for "Patient Zero." 2 weeks ago

Stereogum VMAs 2026: Taylor Swift Receives The Inaugural Artist Director Honors, Debuts “Patient Zero” Video With Dakota Johnson & Colin Farrell Wanna feel old? It's been 17 years since Kanye West stormed the stage to interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. There have been many more Taylor Swift moments a… 2 weeks ago

Billboard Rei Ami Says Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Is Still Iconic & Shares Her Favorite Taylor Swift Music Video | VMAs 2026 Fuerza Regida caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. 2 weeks ago

Billboard Fuerza Regida Talks Being A Part of Pushing Regional Mexican Music Globally & Their Love For Taylor Swift | VMAs 2026 Fuerza Regida caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. 2 weeks ago

Billboard Here Are All the 2026 MTV VMAs Winners: Full List (Updating Live) Madonna returns to the VMAs stage as the night's leading nominee with 13 nods, while Taylor Swift is second on the leaderboard with 11. 2 weeks ago

American Songwriter Taylor Swift Makes VMAs History Before the Awards Even Begin—and Drops a Surprise for Fans SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) Taylor Swift performs at Accor Stadium on Febru… 2 weeks ago

WDIV Local 4 The MTV VMAs are here with Taylor Swift making history and Madonna leading the nods: How to watch The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are here and Taylor Swift is set to make history. 3 weeks ago

Billboard Taylor Swift Sets 2026 Single-Day Spotify Record, Thanks to ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ Swift became the most-streamed female artist in a single day this year on the platform. 3 weeks ago

Variety Music Taylor Swift Breaks Two Spotify Records for 2026, Including Most-Streamed Female Artist in a Day Taylor Swift has broken two Spotify records for 2026, including most-streamed female artist in a day. Swift broke the records following the midnight release of “The Life of a Showgirl: Encore,” which… 3 weeks ago

Billboard From Taylor Swift to Madonna With Charli xcx, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! Tinashe, Kenny Chesney, Leon Bridges, Maren Morris and Kirk Franklin also dropped fresh projects. 3 weeks ago

Stereogum Todd Rundgren Says Taylor Swift “Ruined Music,” “Not A Great Songwriter” Look out! Here comes the cult-beloved rock legend Todd Rundgren, and he's got takes! Rundgren has never been shy about sharing his opinions. In 2021, for instance, Rundgren said that he wasn't attendi… 3 weeks ago

Billboard Here’s What ‘Patient Zero’ Tells Us About a Happily Married Taylor Swift’s Songwriting Future Swift's latest single sees her pausing from her wedded bliss to return to some classic themes, with strong results. 3 weeks ago

Billboard What Are the New Songs on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ About? The set features four additional tracks: "Patient Zero," "Cleveland!," "Pink Clouding" and "Babylon." 3 weeks ago

Pitchfork Todd Rundgren: Taylor Swift Ruined Music In a recent interview, the rock legend said Swift “doesn’t do anything particularly great except grow hair. She’s not a great singer. She’s not a great songwriter. She’s not a great dancer.” 3 weeks ago

Billboard All 4 New Songs on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ Ranked The deluxe set introduces the tracks "Patient Zero," "Pink Clouding," "Babylon" and "Cleveland!" 3 weeks ago

Billboard Taylor Swift Says Inspiration For ‘Patient Zero’ Came From Chat With Friends About This Awkward Relationship Request From an Ex The track appears on the just-released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore. 3 weeks ago

Variety Music Taylor Swift Still Has Unfinished Business With Her Exes — Thank God! — While Also Mooning Over Her Groom in ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’: New Tracks Review If you’re a Taylor Swift fan, one of your deepest fears this year might have been that the pop superstar will be so wrapped up in a long, rapturous honeymoon that she’ll neglect to bring us down by co… 3 weeks ago

Billboard Taylor Swift, Tinashe, Madonna and Charli xcx, Kenny Chesney & More: New Music Friday Guide Check out the must-hear releases of the week. 3 weeks ago

Pitchfork Taylor Swift Releases Four New Songs The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is here 3 weeks ago