City of Lover was a special show that Swift performed in Paris’ L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix back in September. The concert was a one-off thing, as the tickets were not for sale and were handed out to fans all over the world through a special contest. It also saw Swift in a different surrounding, playing most of the set in acoustic arrangements.

During the concert, Swift debuted “Death By A Thousand Cuts” and “Cornelia Street,” while also playing some of her biggest hits to date, including “The Man.” Watch her performance below.

Taylor Swift released her latest album Lover back in August, and once again reclaimed her status as one of pop music’s biggest stars. The record, which featured collaborations with Dixie Chicks and Brendon Urie, ended up being a massive hit and managed to top the charts in more than a dozen countries, including the US and the UK. Since its release, the LP sold more than five million copies.

“The Man” served as the fourth and last single from Lover, and ended up becoming one of the album’s biggest hits. It received praise from the critics and audience, with many praising its message of feminism and women empowerment.

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Luckily for all of us that couldn’t attend the concert, Urban also decided to share the cover with the rest of the world by uploading a clip of the performance on his Instagram and YouTube.

As it turns out, he is a huge fan of “Lover,” having admitted to his social media followers that he wished he has written the track.

“Every now and then you hear a song that you love and wish you’d written and a HUGE thx to my band as well—we didn’t get to rehearse so this is us fully winging it,” Urban wrote on social media.

It didn’t take long for Swift to find out about Keith Urban’s cover and get overjoyed by it. She shared her excitement via several Instagram stories, while also going on Twitter to brag about this.

“Lover” was released in August as the third and final single from Taylor Swift’s album of the same name. The song received critical acclaim and made its way to No.19 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

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In 2017, Swift released “Look What You Made Me Do” which introduced a new sound and made digs at the people that built the singer up to where she is today. Overall, Reputation debuted an edgier, angstier Swift, which challenged the folky pop foundations which allowed her to become the national sweetheart she was back in 2014.

Now, the pop sensation has returned to her light-hearted, romantic roots. Lover is lighter, more colorful, and a lot more fun. The bling has been replaced by pastels and inflatables and the Swift we came to know and love has returned in all her glory.

The eighteen-track album is so long that it is bound to be a mixed bag. It definitely falls short in places but there are also some true bangers. The LGBTQ+ power anthem “You Need To Calm Down” is a contender for the song of the summer and the romantic titular track “Lover” is one to listen to over and over.

Another album highlight is “It’s Nice To Have A friend” which features the youth choir at Toronto’s Regent Park School. The song features steel drums and couldn’t be more “feel good” if it tried.

The subsequent track and album closer “Daylight” is also bound to be a favorite. Swift sings: “And so I became the butt of the joke / I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked / Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke.” Could this be a statement of Swift shedding her Reputation skin and returning to her innocent and kitchy roots? Musically, it certainly sounds like it.

Overall, the highly-anticipated Lover is a triumph for pop. It celebrates love and friendship, focusing on the strengths that heartbreak brings rather than throwing shade at ex-lovers. It’s fun, innocent but also makes some clever points from time to time. The gender-equality anthem “The Man” questions what her life as a pop star would have been like, should she have been born a man instead of a woman.

Still, Swift references prom dresses and high school dramas, demonstrating that even though she has grown as an artist, deep down she is still the tween pop princess that we fell in love with back in the early 2000s.

4/5

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Swift’s brand new album, Lover, has been one of the most highly anticipated records of 2019. Swift recently dropped the music video for the record’s titular track and it’s even more romantic than we could have imagined.

In case you missed it, you can watch the music video below.

To celebrate the album’s release, Swift performed to 4500 in Central Park following her appearance on Good Morning America. She played two tracks from the new album and concluded the performance with a rendition of “Shake It Off.”

Speaking on Good Morning, Swift said of her new single: “‘Lover’ is a song I’m so proud of. I wrote it alone… the video comes out tonight! Which is insane.”

“I’m really proud of that song,” she added. “That song is like a cozy, warm blanket for me. I just think lyrically top-to-bottom that song, of the things people have heard so far, that one is the one I’m really proud of.”

You can watch a clip of Swift performing in the park here:

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Lover will contain 18 tracks and will be available in four deluxe versions, all of which will come with different bonus content.

Alongside the announcement, Swift also shared a new song “You Need to Calm Down.” The track serves as a second single for the album, with Brendon Urie collab “ME!” being presented back in April.

Hear “You Need to Calm Down” and check out the cover for Lover below.

Prior to the reveal of her new single, Taylor Swift did an Instagram live video in which she gave fans a bit of an insight into her new record.

“This album in tone, it’s very romantic. And not just thematically, like it’s all love songs,” – said Swift. “I think the idea of something being romantic, it doesn’t have to be a happy song. You can find romance in loneliness or sadness or going through a conflict or dealing with things in your life … It looks at things with a very romantic gaze.”

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City of Lover was a special show that Swift performed in Paris’ L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix back in September. The concert was a one-off thing, as the tickets were not for sale and were handed out to fans all over the world through a special contest. It also saw Swift in a different surrounding, playing most of the set in acoustic arrangements.

During the concert, Swift debuted “Death By A Thousand Cuts” and “Cornelia Street,” while also playing some of her biggest hits to date, including “The Man.” Watch her performance below.

Taylor Swift released her latest album Lover back in August, and once again reclaimed her status as one of pop music’s biggest stars. The record, which featured collaborations with Dixie Chicks and Brendon Urie, ended up being a massive hit and managed to top the charts in more than a dozen countries, including the US and the UK. Since its release, the LP sold more than five million copies.

“The Man” served as the fourth and last single from Lover, and ended up becoming one of the album’s biggest hits. It received praise from the critics and audience, with many praising its message of feminism and women empowerment.

The post Taylor Swift Shares Live Acoustic Version of “The Man” from Paris appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Luckily for all of us that couldn’t attend the concert, Urban also decided to share the cover with the rest of the world by uploading a clip of the performance on his Instagram and YouTube.

As it turns out, he is a huge fan of “Lover,” having admitted to his social media followers that he wished he has written the track.

“Every now and then you hear a song that you love and wish you’d written and a HUGE thx to my band as well—we didn’t get to rehearse so this is us fully winging it,” Urban wrote on social media.

It didn’t take long for Swift to find out about Keith Urban’s cover and get overjoyed by it. She shared her excitement via several Instagram stories, while also going on Twitter to brag about this.

“Lover” was released in August as the third and final single from Taylor Swift’s album of the same name. The song received critical acclaim and made its way to No.19 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

The post Watch Keith Urban Do a Live Cover of Taylor Swift’s “Lover” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

In 2017, Swift released “Look What You Made Me Do” which introduced a new sound and made digs at the people that built the singer up to where she is today. Overall, Reputation debuted an edgier, angstier Swift, which challenged the folky pop foundations which allowed her to become the national sweetheart she was back in 2014.

Now, the pop sensation has returned to her light-hearted, romantic roots. Lover is lighter, more colorful, and a lot more fun. The bling has been replaced by pastels and inflatables and the Swift we came to know and love has returned in all her glory.

The eighteen-track album is so long that it is bound to be a mixed bag. It definitely falls short in places but there are also some true bangers. The LGBTQ+ power anthem “You Need To Calm Down” is a contender for the song of the summer and the romantic titular track “Lover” is one to listen to over and over.

Another album highlight is “It’s Nice To Have A friend” which features the youth choir at Toronto’s Regent Park School. The song features steel drums and couldn’t be more “feel good” if it tried.

The subsequent track and album closer “Daylight” is also bound to be a favorite. Swift sings: “And so I became the butt of the joke / I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked / Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke.” Could this be a statement of Swift shedding her Reputation skin and returning to her innocent and kitchy roots? Musically, it certainly sounds like it.

Overall, the highly-anticipated Lover is a triumph for pop. It celebrates love and friendship, focusing on the strengths that heartbreak brings rather than throwing shade at ex-lovers. It’s fun, innocent but also makes some clever points from time to time. The gender-equality anthem “The Man” questions what her life as a pop star would have been like, should she have been born a man instead of a woman.

Still, Swift references prom dresses and high school dramas, demonstrating that even though she has grown as an artist, deep down she is still the tween pop princess that we fell in love with back in the early 2000s.

4/5

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Swift’s brand new album, Lover, has been one of the most highly anticipated records of 2019. Swift recently dropped the music video for the record’s titular track and it’s even more romantic than we could have imagined.

In case you missed it, you can watch the music video below.

To celebrate the album’s release, Swift performed to 4500 in Central Park following her appearance on Good Morning America. She played two tracks from the new album and concluded the performance with a rendition of “Shake It Off.”

Speaking on Good Morning, Swift said of her new single: “‘Lover’ is a song I’m so proud of. I wrote it alone… the video comes out tonight! Which is insane.”

“I’m really proud of that song,” she added. “That song is like a cozy, warm blanket for me. I just think lyrically top-to-bottom that song, of the things people have heard so far, that one is the one I’m really proud of.”

You can watch a clip of Swift performing in the park here:

The post Taylor Swift Surprises Fans With a Performance of “Shake It Off” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Lover will contain 18 tracks and will be available in four deluxe versions, all of which will come with different bonus content.

Alongside the announcement, Swift also shared a new song “You Need to Calm Down.” The track serves as a second single for the album, with Brendon Urie collab “ME!” being presented back in April.

Hear “You Need to Calm Down” and check out the cover for Lover below.

Prior to the reveal of her new single, Taylor Swift did an Instagram live video in which she gave fans a bit of an insight into her new record.

“This album in tone, it’s very romantic. And not just thematically, like it’s all love songs,” – said Swift. “I think the idea of something being romantic, it doesn’t have to be a happy song. You can find romance in loneliness or sadness or going through a conflict or dealing with things in your life … It looks at things with a very romantic gaze.”

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