Taylor Swift has confirmed her role in the forthcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats. The pop superstar revealed that she is set to take the part of Bombalurina in the big screen version of the Broadway hit, sharing a behind-the-scenes snap on her Instagram account in which her character’s name could clearly be seen on her trailer door. Swift, who wore a fur-trimmed denim jacket in the shot, captioned her post “Meow.” In an additional Instagram Stories post, Swift appeared to embrace the wintery weather, with her hair covered in snowflakes as she told viewers: “I’m on set for Cats and it is fully snowing!” She then posted a short clip which showed her dancing through the snow, with the caption: “Always too excited.” Bombalurina is a nocturnal Jellicle cat whose big moment comes during the song Macavity the Mystery Cat. Lloyd Webber dropped a major hint as to Swift’s involvement in the Cats movie back in … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift shares first selfie from the set of Cats film
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Taylor Swift reportedly used facial recognition technology to detect stalkers at Rose Bowl concert
Taylor Swift reportedly used facial recognition software to detect potential stalkers at her Rose Bowl concert in May, according to Rolling Stone. Fans attending the May 18th show who watched a display of Swift rehearsing were the unwitting targets of a facial-recognition camera that reportedly took their photos. Rolling Stone reports that the images taken by the camera were transferred from Passadena, California, to a Nashville "command post," where they were checked against a database of Swift's hundreds of known stalkers. Mike Dowling, chief security officer of Oak View Group, an advisory board for concert venues, told Rolling Stone, "Everybody who went by would stop and stare at it, and the software would start working." Downing said he attended the concert and saw a demo of the system. Swift's team did not comment. It's not clear who owns the pictures and what ultimately happened to them, but Rolling Stone reports that it's not the only time facial recognition … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift reportedly used facial recognition technology to detect stalkers at Rose Bowl concert
Taylor Swift urges fans to vote as she sets new American Music Awards record
Taylor Swift has continued her recent foray into US politics as she celebrated a big win at the American Music Awards by urging her fans to vote in the midterm elections in November. Swift won her fourth artist of the year trophy at the fan-voted awards, beating out Drake, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone. The 28-year-old also picked up three other awards, for best female pop artist, best tour, and best pop album for “reputation”, which was the biggest seller of 2017. It brought her to a career total of 23 American Music Awards, meaning she overtook Whitney Houston for the most wins by a female artist at the fan-voted show. “This award and every single award given out tonight were voted on by the people, and you know what else is voted on by the people - the midterm elections on November 6,” she said. On Sunday, Swift broke her long-held silence on political matters by taking to Instagram to announce she would vote for two Democrats in … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift urges fans to vote as she sets new American Music Awards record
Donald Trump just said he likes Taylor Swift’s music ’25 per cent less’ after she backed Democrats
Donald Trump has hit back at Taylor Swift after the pop star broke her political silence and revealed she was backing two Democratic candidates, saying he now likes her music "25 per cent less". Swift, who has been criticised in the past for refusing to disclose her political opinions, used Instagram to announce her support for Phil Bredesen for the Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives, as she prepares to vote in Tennessee in the midterm elections in November. The 28-year-old said she had chosen to speak out now "due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years". Mr Trump defended the Republican candidate in Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, and said he now liked Swift's music "25 per cent less". Speaking outside the White House, Mr Trump told reporters: "Marsha Blackburn is doing a very good job in Tennessee. She's leading now, substantially, as she should. She's a tremendous woman, I am sure Taylor Swift does not know anything about her … [Read more...] about Donald Trump just said he likes Taylor Swift’s music ’25 per cent less’ after she backed Democrats
Taylor Swift to star in ‘Cats’ movie
Taylor Swift has been cast in a big screen version of the stage musical "Cats," in what will be the pop singer's biggest movie role so far. Variety and the Hollywood Reporter said on Friday that the 28-year-old singer will join Jennifer Hudson James Corden and Ian McKellen in the movie. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats," based on a book of poems by T.S. Eliot, was first staged in London in 1981 and has been produced around the world. The movie version is a production of Working Title Films, which did not return requests for comment on the reports. Swift, a 10-time Grammy winner whose "Reputation" album was the biggest seller of 2017 in the United States, made her film acting debut in the 2010 romantic comedy "Valentine's Day." The Hollywood Reporter, citing sources close to the production, said Hudson was expected to play Grizabella, whose character sings the show's famous "Memory" ballad. Swift is being eyed as the flirtatious red cat Bombalurina, while McKellen will play the … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift to star in ‘Cats’ movie