Kanye West Slams taylor alison swift And Pink In Post-VMA Stage Crash Recording

Audio allegedly featuring a furiously bitter Kanye West, said to be taken from the night he hijacked the stage from Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA Awards, has made its way online. In the recording, the person alleged to be K. Widdles continues to rag on Swift, telling a table full of friends that his mother “died for this fame shit” and talking about the injustice of having to sit through two Pink songs.
According to Gawker, the leaked recoding (below) was made while Yeezy was out for dinner with a group of musicians at the Corner Bistro in New York’s West Village after the awards ceremony. No-one else present has been identified, though Ye has confirmed that Mos Def was in his company after the awards that evening.
On the tape, the man says that his ability to write a verse in two days somehow equates to the injustice of Tay-Tay winning an award over Beyoncé:
“I’m pushing the envelope! I wrote my fuckin’ ‘Run This Town’ verse for a fuckin’ month! When I heard Eminem‘s verse on the Drake shit, I went back and rewrote my shit for two days. I canceled appointments to rewrite! I fuckin’ care! You know what I’m saying? And that’s what I’m saying. Because I did that, Taylor Swift cannot win over Beyoncé! Because I wrote my verse in two days, Taylor Swift cannot beat Beyoncé. As long as I’m alive! And if I’m alive, kill me then!”
He then claimed that his mother died “for this fame shit”, adding, “Fuck MTV”, before whining about Pink being asked to perform twice:
“What the fuck was Pink performing? Don’t nobody know that song. Pink performed twice! Two songs? How the fuck Pink perform two songs and I didn’t even get asked to perform ‘Heartless’. ‘Heartless’ is the biggest song of the year! It had the most spins of the first quarter! I don’t know that Pink song! But I noticed that she’s pink!”
We can’t say for sure if this audio is for real but it sure as hell sounds like the one and only Yeezus. Take a listen to the full audio below and make up your own mind.

(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Leaked: Secret Tape of Kanye West Ranting About Taylor Swift
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2014 Grammy Award Nominees Announced, taylor alison swift

Nominations for the 2014 Grammy Awards were announced today at the annual nominations concert, hosted by LL Cool J who hosted the 2013 ceremony, and which featured performances from nominees Lorde, Taylor Swift, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry, and Robin Thicke.
Antipodeans scored big in this year’s nominations, with Kiwi superstar Lorde earning nods for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance, all for her increasingly ubiquitous hit, Royals
. Meanwhile, Perth’s Tame Impala picked up a nom for Best Alternative Album.
Melbourne’s Hiatus Kaiyote are up against the likes of Anthony Hamilton and Miguel & Kendrick Lamar in the category of Best R&B Performance. Speaking on their nomination, Hiatus Kaiyote producer and bass player Paul Bender said:
“All of us at Hiatus Kaiyote HQ would just like to say thank you for the honour of having our little home recorded moment in time recognized alongside the work of such illustrious artists. The last few years have been a surreal dream and it’s nice to know that this dream can get even weirder still!
“Massive thanks to Q-Tip for your wisdom and artistry, and to everyone who has listened!”
Jay-Z dominated the nominations tally with nine noms, including Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Album, for Magna Carta… Holy Grail
, and Best Music Video, as well as several nominations for his collaboration with Justin Timberlake, Suit & Tie, including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Timberlake himself is tied with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, for the second-highest number of nominations, each artist scoring nominations in seven categories. Taylor Swift received four nominations, including Album Of The Year and Best Country Album.
The 2014 Grammy Awards ceremony will take place Sunday, 26th January at the Los Angeles Staples Center. Readers can check below to see the full lists of nominees in each of the major categories, and follow all the news surrounding the 2014 Grammys at our special Feed, right here.
Watch: Lorde Backstage at the 56th GRAMMY Award Nominations Concert
2014 Grammy Nominees
Record Of The Year
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Bruno Mars “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell “Blurred Lines”
Album Of The Year
Sara Bareilles “The Blessed Unrest”
Daft Punk “Random Access Memories”
Kendrick Lamar “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “The Heist”
Taylor Swift “Red”
Song Of The Year
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess “Just Give Me A Reason”
Bruno Mars “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Lorde “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert “Same Love”
Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Solo Performance
Sara Bareilles “Brave”
Lorde “Royals”
Bruno Mars “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess “Just Give Me A Reason”
Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko “Stay”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z “Suit & Tie”
Best Country Album
Jason Aldean “Night Train”
Tim McGraw “Two Lanes of Freedom”
Kacey Musgraves “Same Trailer Different Park”
Blake Shelton”Based on a True Story”
Taylor Swift “Red”
Best Rap Album
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Jay Z “Magna Carta…Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “The Heist”
Kanye West “Yeezus”
Best Rock Album
Black Sabbath “13?
David Bowie “The Next Day”
Kings Of Leon “Mechanical Bull”
Led Zeppelin “Celebration Day”
Queens Of The Stone Age “…Like Clockwork”
Neil Young With Crazy Horse “Psychedelic Pill”
Best Alternative Album
Neko Case “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala “Lonerism”
Vampire Weekend “Modern Vampires Of The City”
Best R&B Performance
Hiatus Kaiyote & Q-Tip “Nakamarra”
Tamar Braxton “Love And War”
Anthony Hamilton “Best Of Me”
Miguel & Kendrick Lamar “How Many Drinks?”
Snarky Puppy & Lalah Hathaway “Something”
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Man Arrested At taylor alison swift Concert After Online Satanic Death Threats

Police have arrested a 28-year-old man at a Taylor Swift concert in Pittsburg after it was discovered he had previously sent the pop star death threats via Facebook. Joseph Jackson was found amongst the 57,000 fans in attendance at the show over the weekend.
Although no weapons were found, the dude was clearly unstable. Apparently, Jackson had posted comments such as “Taylor Swift must perish and die” on Facebook, yet still forked out the cash for a ticket, not to mention time, energy and puffy paint expenses – when he was nicked, Jackson was holding two signs, one reading ‘I Luv You’, the other ‘Taylor Swift is with Satan’.
Swift’s security is all over this sort of stuff and notified police as soon as they spotted the man enter the venue. Once in handcuffs, Jackson reportedly told police, “Taylor Swift is Satan,” and that, “6,000 years is six days and death comes on the sixth day, so Taylor Swift is in danger.” Clearly his story didn’t check out as he was taken into custody for mental evaluation.
Attorney David Shrager has spoken to Gigwise about the situation, emphasising the need to think before you post:
“I have cases, I go into court, the prosecution has evidence of my client making statements on the internet or taking pictures of himself with firearms and putting them on Facebook pages or their Twitter accounts and that makes it very difficult for me.”
Shrager also has some sage advice for trolls and keyboard warriors:
“Don’t say anything on the internet that you wouldn’t say in front of a police officer, a judge, a prosecutor or your mother.”
Words to live by. Tay-Tay will be in town later this year, but we must remember to keep it together, guys. No creepy signs, OK?
(Via Gigwise)
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MTV VMAs 2013: JT Wins Big, ‘N Sync Reform, taylor alison swift

Society’s most precious individuals have now wrapped up this years MTV VMAs and, in case you’re unaware, you should be excited. The festivities have come and gone but, much like years past, they’ve left gossip, controversy, surprise appearances poorly kept secrets and drama in their wake, the best of which we have here. Oh, yeah, and some awards were given out too.
2013 saw massive change in the social dynamics of the event – for example, this year Taylor Swift was not the butt of all jokes, but rather the joker herself. After taking out Best Female Video (videos have genders?) for her mega hit I Knew You Were Trouble
, Swift used her acceptance speech to thank the inspiration of the song without actually naming him (it’s Harry Styles from One Direction, guys) and was then whispering “shut the fuck up” to gal pal Selena Gomez as the 1D crew prattled on before presenting Gomez with her award for Best Pop Video.
Watch: Taylor Swift – “Shut the fuck up”
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Daft Punk’s ‘surprise’ appearance was anything but that, after Stephen Colbert spilled the beans earlier in the month after the French duo cancelled their appearance on his show in favour of an exclusive appearance at the VMAs. Their two shiny helmets were visible from Robot Mars as they walked down the red carpet, resplendent in matching robot gloves and crisp suits, and then again when they handed Swift her award. The French robots looked fidgety and out of place just about everywhere, nervously fiddling their metallic fingers while seated in the audience – possibly because the teaser of their forthcoming music video for Lose Yourself To Dance
, which was revealed during the show, looks almost exactly the same as the teaser for Get Lucky.
Watch: Daft Punk – Lose Yourself To Dance
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Billy Ray Cyrus must have been proud watching his daughter Miley once again demonstrating her skills as a twerker to the entire planet and once again, people are left talking not about Lady Gaga as a musician/songwriter/singer but as a total wig out as per the performance of her latest single Applause
.
Watch: Miley Cyrus twerking hard or hardly twerking?

Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke Perform – VMA's by IdolxMuzic
Watch: Lady Gaga performs new single Applause

Lady Gaga – Applause – VMA's by IdolxMuzic
The 2013 MTV VMAs left us with at least a couple of things to look forward to, one being the upcoming Eminem album MMLP2
, which was announced during the ceremony, as well as the well overdue reunion of ‘N Sync. The Bye Bye Bye boys joined Justin Timberlake during his epic career-spanning medley performance, just before he was announced as the winner of this year’s Video Of The Year award (after taking out most of the other awards he was nominated for as well.
Watch: Eminem’s announces new album MMLP2
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Watch: N Sync Reunion as it happens

So that’s the gist of it – less about the music, more about the show. But, hey, that’s MTV! Check out the full list of winners below.
Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines
Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
Best Hip-Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us

Drake – Started From the Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar – F**kin Problems
J. Cole feat. Miguel – Power Trip
Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
Ed Sheeran – Lego House
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools
Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mickey Ekko – Stay

Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me a Reason
Demi Lovato – Heart Attack
Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven

Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
fun. – Carry On
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
Selena Gomez – Come & Get It
Artist to Watch
twenty one pilots – Holding on to You

Zedd feat. Foxes – Clarity
Austin Mahone – What About Love
The Weeknd – Wicked Games
Iggy Azalea – Work
Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z -Suit & Tie

Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – Feel This Moment
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me a Reason
Best Video with a Social Message
Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lewis – Same Love
Snoop Lion feat. Drake & Cori B. – No Guns Allowed
Miguel – Candles in the Sun
Beyoncé – I Was Here
Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive

Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air
Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
Best Art Direction
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound

Thirty Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – Q.U.E.E.N
Lana Del Rey – National Anthem
alt-J – Tessellate
Best Choreography
Chris Brown – Fine China

Ciara – Body Party
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – Live It Up
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – #thatPOWER
Bruno Mars – Treasure
Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air

Lana Del Rey – Ride
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
A-Trak & Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt
Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – Suit & Tie

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege
fun. – Carry On
Drake – Started from the Bottom
Best Editing
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me a Reason

Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
Best Visual Effects
Flying Lotus – Tiny Tortures

Skrillex feat. The Doors – Breakn’ A Sweat
The Weeknd – Wicked Games
Duck Sauce – It’s You
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
Song of Summer
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop

Daft Punk feat. Pharrell – Get Lucky
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love
Selena Gomez – Come & Get It
One Direction – Best Song Ever
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Lady Gaga Tops Forbes Highest Earners Under 30 List, taylor alison swift

Forbes have released their annual list of top-earning celebrities under the age of 30 and Lady Gaga is sitting pretty at the top, with the Poker Face
singer taking home the top honour with her $80 million earnings between June 2012 and June 2013.
Gaga would earned even more if she’d been able to finish her Born This Way
tour, which was cut short when the 27-year-old underwent hip surgery for a labral tear. Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, didn’t let her injury keep her down, though – she continued to make appearances in a custom-made 24-karat gold plated wheelchair.
Justin Bieber‘s not far behind in the second position, with the 19 year old earning $58 million, collecting another 20 million Twitter followers and having stakes in start-up companies like Enflick, Tinychat and Spotify. Taylor Swift is hot on his heels in third position, earning $55 million, with her album Red
selling 1.2 million copies in its first week alone.
Musicians and women dominate the list, with 7 of the top 10 being female, including Rihanna at number 5, who’s played more than 40 shows in the last year and earned $43 million, and Katy Perry at number 6, who took home $39 million, in part thanks to her 2012 biopic Part Of Me
.
Check out the top 10 below, or the full list here.
Gallery: Forbes Highest Earning Celebrities Under 30 Top 10
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taylor alison swift 2013 American Music Awards Round-Up

The American Music Awards were created by legendary US broadcaster Dick Clark in 1973, and differ from the Grammys in that winners are determined by a public poll, and not a committee of octogenarians who dig Anne Murray. The 2013 edition of the event was recently celebrated.
The night featured performances from One Direction, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus, with nominees including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who led the nomination scoreboard with six noms, as well as Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars, and many more.
Readers can check out the full list of winners and nominees below, but the big prizes went to Ms. Swift for ‘Artist of the Year’, Florida Georgia Line (we thought that had something to do with locomotives, too) nabbed ‘Single of the Year’ for Cruise
, and the ‘Icon Award’ went to Rihanna.
Supposed highlights included Cyrus‘ performance of her contentious hit, Wrecking Ball
. Cyrus was joined by a floating, catatonic, “space kitten” that mouthed the lyrics of the song along with Miley, with its dead gaze into which no light dared enter, trained on the viewers as it cried diamonds.
Lady Gaga and R Kelly made headlines together (no, he didn’t do…that, to her) for a performance of their collaboration, Do What U Want
(except that). Opening with a pantomime before the choreography kicked in, this “American-themed performance” took place in a faux Oval Office.
Gaga and Kelly then put to use their considerable pipes as an elaborate performance ensued, including one intimate dance slash grinding sequence between the two stars, in which R Kelly played John Kennedy to Lady Gaga’s every woman in the United States of America circa 1962.
Macklemore, who accepted the award for ‘Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album’ via live satellite from Miami, took the opportunity to introduce a socially conscious message to the ceremony, addressing issues of racial profiling and the case of slain Floridian teenager Trayvon Martin, saying:
“Due to the fact that we are in Florida tonight accepting this award I want to acknowledge Trayvon Martin and the hundreds and hundreds of kids each year that are dying due to racial profiling and the violence that follows it.
“This is really happening. These are our friends, our neighbours, our peers and our fans, and it’s time that we look out for the youth and fight against racism and the laws that protect it.”
Meanwhile, Rihanna dedicated her icon award to her mother, saying, “Just about 20 years ago I began giving your life a living hell with my husky…’man voice’, as you called it…I annoyed every one of my neighbours…I can’t believe at 25 years old I’m holding an Icon Award.”
Other highlights include the reformation of the surviving members of 90s R&B icons TLC, who were joined on stage by Lil Mama to perform their 1995 hit Waterfalls
, Taylor Swift, who was really, really, really grateful, for everything, and Katy Perry‘s ostentatious Japanese geisha outfit.
Readers can check out full performances from the 2013 American Music Awards, below.
Watch: Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
at the 2013 AMAs
Watch: Lady Gaga & R. Kelly – Do What U Want
at the 2013 AMAs
Watch: Rihanna – Diamonds
+ Icon Award Acceptance Speech at the 2013 AMAs
Watch: TLC & Lil Mama – Waterfalls
at the 2013 AMAs
Watch: Katy Perry – Unconditionally
at the 2013 AMAs
2013 American Music Awards Winners & Nominees
Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rihanna
Bruno Mars
Single of the Year
Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly – Cruise

Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz – Thrift Shop
Icon Award
Rihanna
New Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Phillip Phillips
Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock
Justin Timberlake
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke
Favorite Band, Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
One Direction
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Imagine Dragons
Favorite Album — Pop/Rock
One Direction – Take Me Home

Taylor Swift – Red
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Favorite Male Artist — Country
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton
Favorite Female Artist — Country
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Album — Country
Taylor Swift — Red

Luke Bryan – Crash My Party
Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times
Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist

Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city
Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B
Rihanna
Ciara
Alicia Keys
Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience

Rihanna – Unapologetic
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Favorite Artist — Latin Music
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist — Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Avicii
Daft Punk
Zedd
Calvin Harris
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Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi And Prince William Sing ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’

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When Jon Bon Jovi asked Prince William to join him on stage at Kensington Palace to help him perform his 1986 hit Livin’ on a Prayer, the Duke of Cambridge had one condition: that the artist’s fellow performer, Taylor Swift, join them in the rendition. The rocker gleefully acquiesced.

Swift had performed earlier in the evening, at the event which was organised to help youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint, to which Prince William has given his patronage since 2005, and of whom his late mother Princess Diana was likewise a patron.

“This evening is so special…it is for a charity that as well as being very important to Prince William is also very important to me,” said Swift of the event, as reported by News Corp. Swift had kind words for the Prince after their meeting, saying, “He was very funny. I was really happy he was funny.”

While Bon Jovi was likewise enthusiastic about the event and its potential to help those in need, saying, “What’s important for me is to help break the cycle that leads to poverty,” before adding, “to be invited to highlight it in such illustrious surroundings couldn’t be better.”

Readers can watch the video of Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, and Prince William singing Living On A Prayer, below.

Watch: Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, & Prince William – Living On A Prayer at the Winter Whites Gala

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Lorde Puts Kyle Sandilands In Check Over “Lesbian” Comments

While appearing on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
on Sydney radio station KIIS 1065 yesterday morning, New Zealand pop sensation Lorde took notorious co-host Kyle Sandilands to task for questions about the 17-year-old’s relationship with fellow pop singer and US country star Taylor Swift.
“Are you bringing your new bestie, Taylor Swift?” prodded the divisive host, who in the past has let his mouth get him fired from a position as a judge on Australian Idol
, as well as being found in breach of the Industry Codes of Practice and Guidelines by the Communications and Media Authority.
“I see you guys’ pictures everywhere. Are you guys like, uh, are you together now?” Sandilands continued, facing an awkward silence from the Royals
hit-maker. “Not together as in lesbians. I’m not talking about ‘Ellen together.’ I’m talking about, like, you guys are friendly right?”
“What do you mean you’re not talking about ‘Ellen together’?” Lorde finally responded. “Is there something wrong with lesbians? Is that what you’re trying to say?” “Oh my god no, I would love that!” said Sandilands, “Are you going to confirm now you’re in a lesbian relationship with her?”
The Grammy winner did not appear impressed by the host’s Hail Mary attempt at saving the awkward interview, telling Sandilands, “Don’t even try it. It’s not working.” The host told Lorde that the show maintains a good relationship with Swift and called her a “gorgeous creature.”
Facing yet more silence from the Kiwi songstress, who had seemingly had enough, Sandilands quipped, “Don’t get too overboard with explaining the friendship, though. We haven’t got all day,” to which the guest nonchalantly responded, “I won’t, believe me.” Hear the interview below.
Listen: Lorde on The Kyle & Jackie O Show

Taylor Swift Brisbane Stage Collapse Prompts Ticket Refunds

Taylor Swift fans standing in the pit area of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium had their views temporarily interrupted at the Saturday concert when a part of the podium they were standing on suddenly collapsed.
Those fans, who had forked out a decent amount of pocket money to see the Grammy-winning singer on The Red Tour
, were quickly rushed to a new location while the stage lights at Suncorp Stadium went entirely dark. Said the ever-jovial Swift to the crowd, “I’m going to come back out and sing for you and we’re going to pretend this never happened. Love you Brisbane.”
Promoters of Swift’s Australian shows, Frontier Touring, said the fans were quickly relocated to another area of Suncorp Stadium. “This affected less than 1% of the fans in attendance, and they were moved within the venue,” Frontier said in a statement. “Safety of Taylor’s fans is considered paramount, and once all fans’ safety was ensured, the show continued.” All affected ticket holders have been offered a full refund through Ticketek.
Taylor Swift also awarded her Brisbane audience by sharing the news her album Red
had been nominated for a Grammy, before the official nominations had been announced. Taylor Swift is up for Album Of The Year and Best Country Album.

Taylor Swift Tops List Of Music’s Biggest Earners

Billboard
have unveiled their annual rich list, seeing country music star and crossover pop queen Taylor Swift come out on top as music’s top earner in 2013. Swift had a huge 2013, with promoter Michael Gudinski calling her, “the first girl to fill stadiums since I did Madonna over 20 years ago.”
The 24-year-old Swift earned over $44 million last year, surpassing veterans like Paul McCartney and The Eagles. Artists’ tallies are based on Nielsen data as well as Billboard
‘s own figures, which show that more than $33 million of Swift’s earnings came from ticket sales for her Red tour.
Swift’s tour revenues were higher than any other artist on the planet, with the rest of her earnings coming from physical album sales and being the fifth highest earner for streaming royalties and sixth for downloads. Merchandise and sponsorships were not tallied, but netted her another $11 million.
It pays to be a country star, with the number two spot taken out by Tennessee singer Kenny Chesney ($36,529,685), while pop country star Luke Bryan came in at number eight ($24,544,667), and fellow country kings Jason Aldean and George Strait both made appearances in the top 20.
The highest earning non-country star was Justin Timberlake at number three with earnings of $36,529,685, while the highest ranking band was The Rolling Stones at number five. Beyonce was the highest-paid female pop star after Swift and hubby Jay-Z, the highest earning hip-hop artist.
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Billboard
‘s Rich List 21-40 (Earnings in AUD)
21. Paul McCartney: $17,132,826.62
22. The Eagles: $14,527,155.93
23. Celine Dion: $14,225,297.44
24. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: $13,911,092.25
25. Phish: $13,836,164.46
26. Kanye West: $12,908,544.77
27. Blake Shelton: $11,542,328.11
28. John Mayer: $11,163,421.92
29. New Kids on the Block: $11,083,693.84
30. Zac Brown Band: $11,027,583.22
31. Imagine Dragons: $10,536,681.63
32. Jimmy Buffett: $10,487,593.91
33. Elton John: $10,448,793.92
34. Rascal Flatts: $10,277,329.46
35. Rush: $10,093,437.37
36. Miranda Lambert: $9,849,228.14
37. Lil Wayne: $9,801,062.43
38. Tim McGraw: $9,771,285.87
39. Eminem: $9,507,051.56
40. Carrie Underwood: $8,979,216.16
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