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How can she lose if she already chose? Ice Spice is maintaining her reign over the music industry this year by hopping on a fun remix of fellow superstar Taylor Swift‘s Midnights fan favorite track, “Karma.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The new iteration of the song, […]
We got through Midnights, through 3AM and, now, we’ve arrived at dawn. Taylor Swift unveiled a second deluxe version of her 10th studio album on Friday (May 26), titled Midnights (Til Dawn Edition). This iteration of the project features a remix of “Karma” with Ice Spice, a different version of the Lana Del Rey collaboration […]
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After getting recruited to become the latest model for Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS attire, and dropping a collaboration with Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice is taking the next step in her ascension to superstardom and is actually collaborating with the Queen of country-pop music, Taylor Swift.
According to Glamour, Taylor Swift took to social media to reveal that she and the Bronx representative would be releasing some new music together as Swift got Ice to hop on a new version of her fan favorite cut, “Karma.” In the post to her millions of followers, the Grammy award winning artist gave Ice Spice all kinds of flowers before announcing the collaboration was on the way.
“Um. SO much to tell you. I’m a massive fan of this brilliant artist and after getting to know her I can confirm: she is THE ONE to watch. So delighted to say that Karma Featuring the incredible @icespicee_ will be out TOMORROW night at MIDNIGHT ET as a part of the new Midnights (Til Dawn Edition) deluxe album that you can pre-order now at http://taylor.lnk.to/thetildawnedition!”
Interestingly enough the announcement comes after Taylor Swift’s rumored boyfriend, Matty Healy slandered Ice Spice back in April calling her a “chubby Chinese lady” and an “Inuit spice girl.” While we’re sure that Taylor Swift and Ice Spice get along swimmingly, we wouldn’t be surprised if this was Taylor Swift’s way to help her hubby save some face and show the world that she isn’t with that nonsense that apparently he’s on.
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Taylor Swift has said repeatedly that she loves to teach men how to apologize, so maybe she’s demonstrating to Healy how to make things right with a fellow artist. But maybe she just wants to work with other talented musicians and it has nothing to do with dudes! Not everything is about them! Freal! For her part, Spice wrote on Insta, “Karma ft me🪐😍tmm night🥳💕💕💕thxx @taylorswift for being the coolest person on earth ilu💜 5/26.”
Regardless of why Taylor did this collaboration, this is definitely a good look for Ice Spice as she continues to rise in the music game and is now being introduced to an entire new genre of fans who might like what they hear when Taylor Swift drops the remix to “Karma” at midnight.
What do y’all think of Taylor Swift calling on Ice Spice to hop on her “Karma” cut? Let us know in the comment section below.
In the midst of her Eras tour, Taylor Swift has announced a handful of new releases related to her current era: the superstar has revealed that “Karma,” a fan favorite from Midnights, would be getting a new remix featuring rising rap star Ice Spice, out this Friday (May 26). Meanwhile, a different version of the Lana Del Rey collaboration “Snow on the Beach” would also be released, as would “You’re Losing Me,” a “vault track” from Midnights — all as part of a new Midnights (Til Dawn Edition) deluxe album.
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“Um. SO much to tell you,” Swift wrote in a message to fans on Wednesday (May 24). “I’m a massive fan of this brilliant artist and after getting to know her I can confirm: she is THE ONE to watch. So delighted to say that Karma Featuring the incredible @icespice will be out TOMORROW night at MIDNIGHT ET as a part of the new Midnights (Til Dawn Edition) deluxe album that you can pre-order now at store.taylorswift.com!
“In addition to Karma Ft Ice Spice…,” Swift continued. “You asked for it, we listened: Lana and I went back into the studio specifically to record more Lana on Snow on the Beach. Love u @honeymoon 🥰😆☺️.”
“Karma” originally debuted at No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart upon the October 2022 release of Midnights, and was among the tracks that helped Swift become the first artist in Hot 100 history to dominate the chart’s entire top 10 in one week. Swift has been closing out her Eras set lists with “Karma” — which rises three spots to No. 32 on the current Hot 100 — since the stadium tour began in March.
Meanwhile, Ice Spice’s popularity has exploded since she first shot to viral fame with “Munch (Feelin’ U)” last fall. Her debut EP, Like..?, arrived in January on 10K Projects/Capitol, and Ice Spice proceeded to score top 10 smashes on the Hot 100 with the PinkPantheress team-up “Girl’s a Liar Pt. 2” and the Nicki Minaj-assisted remix to her song “Princess Diana.”
“I saw all of my supporters being like, ‘She’s the People’s Princess! She’s Princess Diana!’ ” Ice told Billboard in her recent cover story. “At first, I was confused. I was like, ‘Um, Princess Diana? Out of everybody?’ But [then] I was like, ‘F–k it, she’s iconic.’ ”
“Snow on the Beach” is the lone Midnights track with a featured guest, as Swift and Del Rey worked on the song with their shared frequent collaborator, Jack Antonoff. Midnights is back up to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in its 30th week on the chart — and as Swift tours the U.S. performing her catalog of hits, nine of her albums chart in the top 40 of the current tally.
“But wait there’s more… for those of you going to the East Rutherford shows – we will have a new special edition CD available ONLY on site starting at 12:30pm ET on Friday!” Swift wrote. “This CD will have a never before heard Midnights vault track called ‘You’re Losing Me’!”
Swift’s Eras tour continues this Friday with three nights at MetLife Stadium outside of New York City in East Rutherford, N.J. In addition to the unexpected Midnights releases, Swifties can also look forward to Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), Swift’s third re-recorded album in her six-song project, set for a July 7 release.
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The power of Taylor Swift! The pop star was spotted wearing black shorts in New York City on Monday, and eagle-eyed Swifties were quick to find her outfit because the shorts are almost sold out on the brand’s website.
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Swift, who has been on the road for the Eras World Tour, kept it casual in R13’s Crossover Short ($365) and Gathered Hem Shirt ($450), which she paired with a brown purse and matching sandals.
Taylor Swift is seen in Greenwich Village on May 22, 2023 in New York City.
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The cropped, long-sleeve shirt features a gathered hem and front-button closure and is available in sizes S-L, while the denim shorts are available in four different washes, including the jake black version that Swift wore.
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They’re almost sold out on R13’s website, but fashionable fans can find the crossover short stocked up at retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, FWRD, Farfetch, Nordstrom, Shop Bop, Browns Fashion and even Amazon. Looking for a discount? The asymmetrical shorts are currently on sale for $255.50 at Net-a-Porter (you can find the light blue crossover short on sale at FWRD for $169).
Besides black, R13’s crossover short is also available in lighter denim washes such as tilly, nico white and turner blue; and sizes ranging from 23-32.
And if you don’t have $350 to spend on a pair of shorts, we’ve rounded up some affordable alternatives that are perfectly on trend for summer.
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Available at PacSun, these high-waisted shorts look nearly identical to the ones that Swift wore. Unfortunately, they’re almost out of stock, but they’re also available at Princess Polly (in light blue denim), plus there’s a similar design on sale at Urban Outfitters.
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The cut-off shorts pictured above, which are on sale at Urban Outfitters, are available in sizes ranging from 24-36.
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These $50 denim shorts from Canadian retailer Simons feature the same diagonal button in the front, a five-pocket design and frayed trim (available in sizes XS-XL). Other options include Hollister’s Ultra-High Rise Black Denim Dad Short ($29.99) and Algode Criss Cross Short ($161).
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Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour are being protected by some of the most advanced ticketing technology ever created, but it’s done little to stop some Swifties from falling victim to fraud.
With what’s likely to be the year’s most in-demand tour has come a wave of online scams that mix high-tech identity theft with low-tech social engineering to target frustrated fans unable to buy tickets during the initial sale in November. Now ticket prices are going for up to 10-times face value on secondary sites and many fans are desperately looking for more affordable options. That’s also leaving them vulnerable to too-good-to-be-true swindlers selling fake tickets. In many cases, the fans don’t even realize they were ripped off until they get to the show.
Nationwide, consumer fraud was up 30% in 2022 over 2021, according to the Federal Trade Commission, costing consumers $8.8 billion. Fake ticket scams fall under what the FTC labels as “imposter scams,” second in total cost only to investor scams according to the FTC, which notes that individuals aged 30-39 are the most likely to be defrauded in 2023 with social media sites listed as the most common place where fraud occurs. The targeting of Taylor Swift fans and offering cheap tickets the seller doesn’t have (and then disappearing on the buyer after they send over the money) is in part due to enormous publicity around the tour and the huge demand for tickets and low supply.
“Con artists will seize any opportunity to rip people off and as soon as the tours for Taylor Swift or artists Beyoncé or The Cure were even announced, scammers trying to figure out ways to capitalize on people’s desperation to get tickets,” says Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the Denver-based Public Interest Research Group. Murray says her group saw an uptick in forged barcodes, fake websites and spoofs on legitimate sights like StubHub and Ticketmaster popping up hoping to profit off the frenzy around the Eras tour.
Fans who have fallen victim to Taylor Swift ticket fraud often say they are lured into the scam through a post on Facebook, listed on regional group pages from seemingly legitimate accounts offering to sell tickets for an upcoming Swift show below the current asking price on secondary ticket markets.
“When you have people who are desperate [to buy tickets] and vulnerable to fraud, they tend to suspend their common sense and make decisions they wouldn’t normally make,” says Murray, adding that this type of fraud is perpetrated by both “people living in their mom’s basement” and sophisticated criminal groups operating in an organized manner.
What victims do not realize is that instead of talking to person living in their city, they are often talking to a hacker who has recently taken over someone’s Facebook account to appear like a real person with ties in the community. After some back and forth, the scammer convinces the victim to send them money though a cash app like Venmo or Zelle in exchange for tickets that either never arrive or are obvious fakes.
This increase in fraud is happening against a backdrop of transformative technology at Ticketmaster, deployed at a large scale for the Eras tour with the potential to drastically reduce and even eliminate most instances of ticket fraud. Whereas it used to be fraudsters could buy a print-at-home ticket and then sell multiple copies of that, Ticketmaster is now employing its Safetix technology for Swift’s tour and others to issue digital tickets that live exclusively within the Ticketmaster app and are impossible to duplicate in this way. Safetix creates an entire digital ecosystem around the life of the ticket, from its original purchase, through resale and up until the ticket is redeemed on the night of the show. The scam Swift fans describe operates completely outside of that ecosystem, without any protections for consumers.
For scammers, demanding payment upfront is a low-tech way to defeat an otherwise sophisticated security system. The only way to curb this type of fraud, Murray says, is to educate fans on how digital tickets work. Much of Ticketmaster’s consumer education efforts have focused on Swift fans who successfully bought tickets and need to know how to load tickets into their accounts, transfer them to friends and redeem the tickets on show night. While this effort to educate fans is important, it does little to inform fans who were unable to buy during the public sale so that they are better equipped to avoid being sold fake tickets when they attempt to buy secondary tickets
Murray recommends only purchasing resale tickets from official sellers with a clearly visible fan guarantee listed on their site, to only use credit cards (not debit cards) and to match up the seats being sold with a seat map of the venue to verify the seats and rows actually exist.
“Often times the con artists don’t bother to check if the seating section, row and seat numbers they claim to hold tickets for actually exist on a seat map,” Murray says. “A little research on your own might help you determine if the tickets being offered actually exist.”
Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) rollout has been nothing short of enchanting so far. The superstar’s official Taylor Nation Twitter page revealed on Thursday (May 18) that the vinyl for the upcoming re-recording of Swift’s 2010 album is available for pre-order at Target. The vinyl perfectly fits the Speak Now color scheme with a […]
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Kelly Clarkson shared a statement through social media following a Rolling Stone report that claims the daytime program’s producers “overworked” and “underpaid” crew members. Morgan Wallen nabs 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and becomes the only act with at least two country albums to have spent 10 or more weeks at No. 1 and more!
Tetris KellyI’m Tetris Kelly for Billboard News, and it’s Monday, May 15.
Tetris Kelly 0:23While we’ve got some amazing tours making their way around the world, they don’t come easy. Taylor and her security have ‘Bad Blood,’ Beyoncé draws a big crowd and Suga gets a surprise guest — it’s been an interesting few days on the road and we’re breaking down all your tour updates. Taylor Swift had “bad blood” with her security after they apparently were being too aggressive with fans and she had to address the guard live on mic.
Tetris Kelly 1 1:02The guard was apparently escorted out and fans were given tickets to come back to the next show. Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour is in full swing, and she’s breaking records. She reportedly records the largest audience this century for female artists at Belgium’s King Baudouin stadium with a reported attendance of 53,000 fans.
Tetris Kelly 1:27Here in the States, SUGA is on tour with his persona Agust D, and Halsey showed her BTS brother some love by joining him for SUGA’s interlude.
Tetris Kelly 1:43Now onto Kelly Clarkson. She’s got the top show in daytime, but it sounds like her employees aren’t having as much fun as the viewers are. Kelly Clarkson took to social media over the weekend to address allegations of a toxic work environment.
Tetris Kelly 2:05Kelly Clarkson shared a statement over social media following a report that claims the daytime talk shows producers overworked and underpaid crew members. The report also claims employees alleged that working on the show was traumatizing to their mental health and noted that Kelly herself is fantastic and has no clue how unhappy her staff is. Kelly’s statement reads: “In my 20 years in the entertainment industry, I’ve always led with my heart and what I believed to be right. I love my team at The Kelly Clarkson Show, and to find out that anyone is feeling unheard and or disrespected on this show is unacceptable. I have always been, and will continue to be, committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment at The Kelly Clarkson Show. As we prepare for a move to the East Coast, I am more committed than ever to ensuring that not only our team that is moving, but also our new team in NY, is comprised of the best and kindest in the business.”
This fall, production of The Kelly Clarkson Show will move from LA to New York City, where the show will enter its fifth season.
Tetris Kelly 3:09We’re in the homestretch of this year’s NBA season. And you know musicians love to sit courtside. So who are your favorite artists rooting for?
Raina Aniftos 3:16I’m outside the Crypto.com Arena, where the Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of the NBA Playoffs. You can always find a celebrity or two sitting front row at NBA games, from K-pop idols to the biggest pop stars and all your favorite rappers, but which artists go the hardest for their NBA team? Let’s start with one of the biggest Lakers fans around, a rapper who you can always find courtside at Crypto.com Arena, LA born and bred Snoop Dogg. He even has a Funko Pop with him in a Lakers jersey.
Raina Aniftos 3:46Drake is also a huge NBA fan and he’s even referenced some players in his lyrics. You can always find him on the sidelines cheering on his hometown team, the Toronto Raptors. In 2013, Drake was even named a global ambassador of the team.
Raina Aniftos 4:06Music’s favorite couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been seen sitting on the sidelines of many NBA games together, but they’re actually super fans of separate NBA teams. Beyoncé has shown support for her hometown team the Houston Rockets, while Jay Z is a proud born and bred New Yorker. Jay even bought the New Jersey Nets and moved the team to Brooklyn.
Raina Aniftos 4:38Another Texas native who is no stranger to the NBA sidelines is Selena Gomez. Selena is a fan of the San Antonio Spurs, and images of her sitting front row have even turned into popular GIFs for Spurs fans.
Raina Aniftos 4:52Now heading down to South Beach where DJ Khaled is a massive fan of the Miami Heat, even claiming he wanted to buy the team back in 2016. As the playoffs continue, may the best team win!
Tetris Kelly 5:04It’s time to run down the charts, and this week we’ve got some new entries on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. Morgan Wallen joins the ranks of Whitney Houston and Adele, while Ed Sheeran returns to the charts. Morgan Wallen stays on top of the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. His album ‘One thing At A Time’ spends its 10th consecutive week at No. 1 and is the second album to do so, matching a feat only achieved by Adele, Whitney Houston, The Monkees and the Kingston Trio. Ed Sheeran comes in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 ‘Subtract’ is his sixth top 10 album. Also in the top 10, K-pop group LE SSERAFIM’s ‘Unforgiven’ debuts at No. 6. It’s the group’s second charting project and their first top 10. Speaking of top 10s, shout out to Toosii for climbing up to No. 8 with ‘Favorite Song.’ It’s the rapper’s first Hot 100 Top 10 hit.
Tetris Kelly 6:46That’s it for today. Come back manaña for our interview with Myke Towers, and we run down the top trending songs of the week. I’m Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.