TikTok in the sights as Universal and Spotify announce new partnership
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Streaming

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

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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
‘Like Taylor Swift tickets’:Cops fight for $269,000 payment to resign

‘Like Taylor Swift tickets’:Cops fight for $269,000 payment to resign

NSW Police are giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to experienced officers so they can leave the force despite a shortage of 1500 employees.

  • bySally Rawsthorne andPerry Duffin
Workers still haven’t fully returned to the CBD – but the city doesn’t need them

Workers still haven’t fully returned to the CBD – but the city doesn’t need them

Forget the nine-to-five office crowd – Melbourne city is finally back,but not as we know it.

  • byNajma Sambul andMelissa Cunningham
Taylor,Lana,Lorde:How Jack Antonoff became a generation’s greatest pop producer

Taylor,Lana,Lorde:How Jack Antonoff became a generation’s greatest pop producer

Is he ruining or revolutionising pop music? Everyone has an opinion on Jack Antonoff.

  • byBrodie Lancaster
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How Singapore pulled a swiftie and started a cultural arms race

How Singapore pulled a swiftie and started a cultural arms race

Singapore’s “unfriendly” exclusivity deal with Taylor Swift has upset some country leaders.

  • byZach Hope
Why we must harness Taylor Swift’s energy to empower young women

Why we must harness Taylor Swift’s energy to empower young women

We all have the potential to embrace our inner Tay Tay and do something extraordinary.

  • byLorna Beegan
Bad blood:Taylor Swift tour just the start of disputes in South-East Asia

Bad blood:Taylor Swift tour just the start of disputes in South-East Asia

Australia hosts the Association of South-East Asian Nations at what could be the dawn of a new era – and of course even Taylor Swift’s world tour is caught up in the political storm.

  • byMatthew Knott
The three words that sum up precisely how we’re all feeling right now
Opinion
Wellness

The three words that sum up precisely how we’re all feeling right now

Is it too much screen time? Not enough sleep? Probably something to do with my iron. Either way,“I’m so tired”,and I bet you are too.

  • byThomas Mitchell
The age-old trope behind Taylor Swift’s new album

The age-old trope behind Taylor Swift’s new album

The Tortured Poets Department plays on the perennial image of the artist enduring torture because it is necessary to creativity.

  • byJane Sullivan