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Folklore, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, and more

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Folklore, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, and more

Years before Taylor Swift, these artists waited only a few months between high-profile LPs

Livestream marked 10th anniversary of Lauper’s Home for the Holidays benefit

Cinematographer for “Cardigan” and “The Man” discusses shooting under Covid-19 and finding out the 2020 election results from Taylor Swift herself

Just months after ‘Folklore,’ Swift delivers another surprise album, full of unexpected experiments, ambitious story songs and moments of narrative mythmaking that often turn the lens back on herself.

Haim, Bon Iver, and the National will be featured on Swift’s second surprise release this year

Dolly Parton, Brittany Howard will also perform during “Home for the Holidays” TikTok livestream

Tonight Show host “secretly made” a quarantine album with tracks like “Peed My Pants in an Applebee’s” and “Song About Milk”

“Love Story” appears in ad starring Ryan Reynolds as the devil

Musician will perform, discuss album with key collaborators Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, with a special appearance from Bon Iver