New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians

New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians

The Australian music industry has united in a campaign to help boost the struggling live scene.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift,but is she too big to fail?

This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift,but is she too big to fail?

For the first time in a long time,critics aren’t loving a new Taylor Swift album. Does it even matter?

  • byNell Geraets
Australian fans stunned as Taylor Swift announces surprise second album

Australian fans stunned as Taylor Swift announces surprise second album

Just two hours after releasing her highly anticipated 11th album,Swift stunned fans who had gathered to hear her new songs by releasing a second new album.

  • byNell Geraets
Gold,gold,gold:Precious yellow metal makes shares sing
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Gold,gold,gold:Precious yellow metal makes shares sing

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears top ASX runner is … Dalaroo Metals. Its stock rose more than 182 per cent to join Nimy Resources,Adherium and Firebrick Pharma.

  • byHelen Barling
Taylor Swift’s new album is here,and it’s proof she needs to take a break

Taylor Swift’s new album is here,and it’s proof she needs to take a break

The megastar exorcises her past relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy on an album likely to divide fans.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
To apostrophe,or not to apostrophe … Taylor Swift’s new album is dividing internet pedants
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To apostrophe,or not to apostrophe … Taylor Swift’s new album is dividing internet pedants

As someone who herds words for a living,I never expected to weigh in on a discussion over a decision made by Taylor Swift,but I feel duty-bound to dip into the debate that’s emerged over the title of her new album,The Tortured Poets Department. Note the lack of an apostrophe.

  • byJoanne Anderson
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Read it and weep:The Forbes billionaires just got a lot richer
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Read it and weep:The Forbes billionaires just got a lot richer

Billionaires now account for $US14.2 trillion of the world’s wealth. To put this into perspective,this is larger than the gross domestic product of any country other than the US and China.

  • byElizabeth Knight
The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

While other cities and states struggle with new stadiums,the MCG remains the gold standard despite having been demolished and rebuilt several times over. And there’s more renewal on the way.

  • byTom Cowie
TikTok in the sights as Universal and Spotify announce new partnership
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TikTok in the sights as Universal and Spotify announce new partnership

A new Universal deal is aimed squarely at TikTok’s sweet spot,promising to “amplify music discovery and social interaction and enhance fan experiences” via Spotify.

  • byKarl Quinn
Taylor Swift gave retail a boost,showing up the rest of the economy

Taylor Swift gave retail a boost,showing up the rest of the economy

Not even a blast of spending from Swifties in the nation’s two largest states was enough to shake off growing signs the economy is slowing.

  • byShane Wright
Taylor Swift’s father won’t face charges after Sydney paparazzo clash

Taylor Swift’s father won’t face charges after Sydney paparazzo clash

The singer’s father was being investigated over the alleged assault of a paparazzo at a Sydney wharf last month.

  • byNell Geraets