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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2015 3:58:39 GMT
This past week, pop superstar Taylor Swift announced the details for her upcoming 1989 World Tour, which will kick off in early May in Tokyo and visit the US, Canada, and several countries in Europe. So far, the tour only runs 79 shows and wraps up in December, but there’s a pretty good chance the singer will extend the event, as demand for her is exceptionally high all around the globe. HAIM: Pronounced like l’chaim, the three sisters from Los Angeles have been critical favorites since they first popped up just a few years ago. The trio’s debut album was released in late 2013, where it debuted in the top ten, despite them never charting a single in this country. Their appearance on the bill isn’t too surprising, considering they have been seen hanging out with Swift (via Instagram photos and the like) quite a bit in the past few months. The sisters are currently up for the Best New Artist at the Grammys. Shawn Mendes: 16 year old Shawn Mendes is likely the first big star we’ll see in the music world who got his start on Vine. At just 15, Mendes signed a major label deal thanks to his six-second song snippets (and his millions of followers of course). So far, the Canadian pop star has only released one EP and two singles, but that was enough to get him a top ten album and a spot opening for Taylor throughout the US. His full length debut album Handwritten is expected in April. Vance Joy: Taylor Swift hasn’t been shy about being a big time Vance Joy fan in the past, so bringing him along on the road in both America and the artist’s home country, Australia (where he is the sole opener), makes a lot of sense. She previously performed a cover of Joy’s biggest hit “Riptide”, which was one of the biggest breakout smashes around the world last year. Ellie Goulding: Though she’s only had a handful of successful tracks here in the States, Ellie Goulding is one of the biggest stars that the UK has right now. She has racked up an impressive fifteen top 40 hits across the pond, and she is only now preparing to release her third album. She is playing a show in London, where she might be just as big a draw as Swift herself. John Newman: Newman and Goulding are only opening for Taylor one night, but that still technically puts them on the bill. Newman seemed to come out of nowhere in the past year or so, posing himself as a more upbeat version of Sam Smith (to a degree). In no time at all, he collected three number one hits in the UK, including “Blame”, his collaboration with EDM producer extraordinaire Calvin Harris, which is his highest charting release in America.
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Post by Admin on May 2, 2015 2:28:30 GMT
The singer, who’s about to embark on her 1989 World Tour, admitted to Extra that she wants this one to be even better than her last tour. “It would be so ridiculous if I didn’t look it at that way, because that’s how everyone else is looking at it,” she said. “So yeah, I need my tour to be better than my last tour. I need my album to be better than my last album.” Swift said she wants this tour to be a fresh experience for her fans. “My hope is that my fans don’t feel similar watching this tour in any way then they felt watching the last tour,” she explained. That includes enlisting some of her pals, including the girl band HAIM, to join her on the road. “It’s gonna be insane,” Swift said. “They’re just so incredible and there’s just such good vibes. Like, when they walk into a room it just changes the entire dynamic. They’re just like loud in the best way and so energetic. And that energy is gonna be so cool to have on the road.” She’s even started making phone calls to some of her famous friends to get them to take the stage with her as surprise guests. “I end up assuming the role of booking agent essentially when I’m on tour,” she added. The 1989 World Tour kicks off Tuesday in Tokyo.
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2015 2:28:37 GMT
Taylor Swift brings joy to so many - and this proud mum's reaction to her son revealing he's joining her on tour is totally heartbreaking. We almost cried approximately a hundred times watching the emotional video as dancer Robert Green rang up his mother to tell her the good news. The young man has booked the 1989 World Tour and will be performing with Tay Tay - and his mum is overjoyed! The screams and sobs of happiness will leave the most hardened cynic reaching for the tissues and insisting their eyes are just watering. In an incredible near-five minute video uploaded to YouTube, Robert calls up his mum to surprise her. "My hope is that the fans don't feel similar watching this tour in any way then they felt watching the last tour, the same way I came at the album from a different perspective and wanted to make it different than anything I'd done before, it's the same way I approached the tour… Thinking outside the box is more difficult than doing the same thing over and over again but I think it has results." Taylor admitted she feels the need to top herself, "I need my tour to be better than my last tour, I need my album to be better than my last album." Swift enlisted the help of Vance Joy, Shawn Mendes, James Bay and even HAIM to open some of her shows, "They're so incredible and its such good vibes, when they walk into a room it changes the entire dynamic, they're just like loud in the best way and so energetic and that energy is going to be great to have on the road." The superstar singer also working on getting some of her other famous friends to take the stage as surprise guests, calling herself a booking agent, "I've started picking up the phone, I started sending out the emails, and the interesting thing is when you're asking people to come and play for free, that's something you have to ask them yourself, you can't have your management go do it… So I end up assuming the role of booking agent essentially when I'm on tour and just being like so, can we check her schedule, the routing, and she may be able to make it to in between that date and that date… 'Hey its Taylor, will you please come out, it's going to be a stadium show, it's going to be incredible, the crowd will love it.'"
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Post by Admin on May 4, 2015 2:26:50 GMT
Taylor Swift is so popular in Japan she got in the way of commerce ... apparently flights were delayed after the airport was overrun with fans. Taylor landed in Narita Airport to kick off her "1989 World Tour," when a predicable number of fans showed up and went crazy. We've seen people at Narita Airport fan out before, but apparently this one was too much. People on scene say at least 2 arrivals were delayed because of airport congestion ... the result of Taylor's immense popularity. Taylor desperately tries to sign a few autographs for the loyal supporters despite being ushered away by the airport security. The Shake It Off singer is known for rewarding her loyal fans and recently, she granted the wish of a dying fan by speaking with her for 20 minutes. Jalene Salinas - who was suffering from an aggressive form of terminal brain cancer and has since passed away - got her dream come true in March this year. Speaking to Jalene's mother Jennifer Arriagas during the phone conversation, Taylor said: "I got back from London and I heard about her and it's just unfathomable to have to watch your baby go through this."
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Post by Admin on May 6, 2015 2:26:17 GMT
Taylor Swift started her 1989 Tour at Tokyo Dome in the city’s Suidobashi district on Tuesday night. The 55,000 seat cylindrical stadium was packed to the hilt, and the organizers placed light-emitting wristbands on every seat so the entire crowd illuminated and changed colors in unison. The show started with video testimonials and comments from Taylor's friends, like Selena Gomez, Haim, and others (there was no opening act, unlike her upcoming U.S. dates). This technique continued throughout the show, primarily when the star disappeared to change costumes (which happened at least 10 times). Swift opened with "Welcome to New York," using a mock NYC backdrop and featuring her retinue of all-male dancers. For the third track, Swift launched into "Blank Space" and extended the number by using a vocal loop of her singing to repeat the word "Tokyo" and harmonize with herself. Swift explained her decision to start the tour in Tokyo: "This year changed my life and I wanted to come here to say thank you." The 1989 album was heavily featured in this tour starter, and Swift gave a number of explanations pertaining to the release. "For this album I was a 25-year-old girl, single, writing about love from the outside looking in. I learned a lot about love from…watching movies! Eighties teen movies like Sixteen Candles." Swift continued to explain the basic plot of these kinds of movies where something would drive the would-be lovers apart. She noted, "And then at the end of the movie the person shows up and says what the other person wants to hear….at 2 a.m." With that she launched into "I Wish You Would," a track that mentions "2 a.m" in the lyrics. Later in the show, Swift ventured out on to the walkway, elevated high above the crowd. Standing alone with an acoustic guitar, Swift mused, "A lot of people find themselves with these blurred lines or mixed messages, not knowing if the person loves them back. In a perfect world it's like you tell your love simply. You only have two options…either you leave…or you stay." With that she leapt into "You Are in Love" solo with her steel string. Before the next track, and still on the narrow platform above the floor audience, she observed, "There are 55,000 people here tonight and I can only assume that some of you have gone through hard times. I can only assume that some of you turned to music at those times, like I have. So we have that in common."
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