Attention all Swifties, as it is almost time to get ready for the US popstar's highly-anticipated Era's Tour next month.
12.05.2024 - 11:29 / ok.co.uk
You might expect life as a double Grammy-winning artist to be endlessly glamorous, but for singer Corinne Bailey Rae, the reality can be rather different. “I’ve literally been wiping a bum or breast-feeding and then going straight on stage,” says the mum-of-two, whose daughters are four and six. “There are no boundaries.” With more than five million album sales and a back catalogue that includes the smash-hit single Put Your Records On , Corinne spends much of her time on tour – alongside husband Steve Brown, who plays in her band, and their two girls.
“There are different ways you can bring up children, right? Some artists maybe have their kids in boarding school or home with a nanny. But we decided we really want to see our kids, so they go with us.” Believing the nomadic life boosts the girls’ learning, Corinne adds, “We’re really serious about their education.
They call it world schooling, don’t they? If we’re in San Francisco, we’ll go to the Children’s Creativity Museum, or we’ll go to Niagara Falls when we are in that area. I think there’s a lot to learn from being around people and in new places.” Now 45, Corinne was born to an English mother and Caribbean father in Leeds, where she played violin before discovering her gift for singing.
“How I grew up was very different,” she says. “But everybody with kids is always just trying to work it out. You’re forever thinking, ‘Are we doing it right?’, and you don’t really know until they’re about 37.” In the next few months, she’ll perform everywhere from Cheltenham to Glastonbury before reaching New York, Brazil and China.
Attention all Swifties, as it is almost time to get ready for the US popstar's highly-anticipated Era's Tour next month.
Taylor Swift gears up for her UK ‘Eras’ tour dates.The city – which is home to The Beatles, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Lightning Seeds and more – is set to see over 150,000 Swifties come to visit the singer in concert, as she has three gigs lined up for her upcoming run of UK ‘Eras’ tour dates.They will take place at Anfield Stadium on June 13, 14 and 15, just before she heads to Cardiff for one show at the Principality Stadium, and London, where she’s scheduled to play eight huge shows at Wembley Stadium.Now, ahead of the shows next month, Liverpool has confirmed that it will be undergoing a ‘Taylor Swift-inspired makeover’ to build hype for fans.It is set to become “Taylor Town” for a week, and will see a trail of 11 art installations dotted around the city to entertain local residents and fans travelling from outside the city.According to the local council, areas including Liverpool One, Royal Albert Dock and the Metquarter are among the eight sites across Liverpool that will be receiving decorations to reflect on various albums that the singer has shared across her catalogue.Each was created in a collaboration between The Culture Liverpool team and social enterprise Make CIC, and includes installations such as a moss-covered grande piano, representing ‘Evermore’, and a ‘red room’ that makes a nod towards the singer’s 2012 album, ‘Red’.Elsewhere, it’ll include a number of giant hearts, made in tribute to the ‘Lover’ album, and a ‘Fearless’-inspired mural that incorporates the number 13 – which has a huge significance to the singer and her fans.Councillor Harry Doyle shared a statement about the city wanting to embrace Taylor Swift’s arrival, and said that the art installations dedicated to her were fitting, particularly
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British Vogue how she struggled with the intense media frenzy over her marriage after Jonas, 34, filed for divorce in September 2023. “I mean, those were the worst few days of my life,” Turner, who shares daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1, with Jonas, said in the interview published Wednesday.She continued, “There were some days that I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I would call my lawyer saying, ‘I can’t do this.
Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ is expected to boost the UK economy by £1billion when it visits these shores this summer.The pop star is due to begin the UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour next month. She’ll visit Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and Dublin, and play eight sold-out concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ last week has issued a statement after a baby was pictured on the floor in the crowd.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena in the French capital on May 9, 10, 11 and 12.Fans have criticised the parents who took their baby into the pit at the second date last Friday (May 10). At the gig, one audience member took a photo of the infant on the floor of the arena and shared it online.In the image, the child is seen lying on the floor, surrounded by adults, beer cups and bags of merchandise from the sold-out show.Criticism followed on social media, with many fans commenting on how dangerous an environment the busy crowd could be at the 40,000-capacity venue – which is Europe’s largest indoor arena.“Get ur baby off the floor and GO HOME,” one person wrote.
Taylor Swift has thanked her ‘Eras Tour’ crew for “working tirelessly” to rework her set ahead of her current run of shows.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena last week.As many fans predicted, Swift worked her 11th album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ into the setlist as a new ‘era’ – with some tracks being cut as a result.After wrapping up the Paris dates, the singer thanked her team for helping her create the new version of the show during the two-month break after the ‘Eras Tour’ visited Singapore in March.“This post is dedicated to the new Tortured Poets section of the Eras Tour (aka Female Rage The Musical!) and everyone who made these memories so magical,” Swift wrote on social media, alongside a series of images from the set.A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)“To my crew, fellow performers, and band who worked tirelessly in their break to concoct this surprise for you – but mostly for the fans in Paris. I’m so thankful that it was you we got to show this to for the first time because you gave us so much excitement, passion, and love.”She concluded: “I’m SO fired up to play this for every crowd on the tour.
Taylor Swift celebrated her 87th Eras Tour show with some of her celebrity friends in Paris. The fan-favorite singer performed for her fans at the Paris La Défense Arena, with her boyfriend Travis Kelce watching her from the audience.
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As Friday rounded off the working week with another entertaining episode of Gogglebox, our favourite armchair critics were once again on hand to weigh in on the week’s most talked about TV shows, while peppering in anecdotes about their daily lives.Typically on the show, most fans tune in to hear a light-hearted commentary from the families taking part.This week, however, sisters Ellie and Izzi Warner also highlighted a very real issue - as Ellie revealed she had fallen victim to a cruel ticketing scam. As regular viewers may know, Ellie is a huge Taylor Swift fan and had attempted to purchase tickets for the upcoming UK leg of her critically acclaimed Eras tour.
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Grotesquerie, has been created by American Horror Story and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story producer Ryan Murphy.The show will feature stars of Murphy’s previous projects, including Niecy Nash-Betts, who announced Kelce’s involvement on Instagram earlier this week.Nash-Betts posted a video of herself and Kelce with the caption: “This is what happens when WINNERS link!!”Nash-Betts received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. In the video, Nash-Betts teased fans by saying: “Guys, guess who I’m working with on Grotesquerie?” before revealing the Kansas City Chiefs player.Kelce, who has made headlines outside of football news in recent months through his relationship with Taylor Swift, reposted the clip on his Instagram, writing: “Steppin’ into a new world with one of the legends!”Also joining the cast is English actor best known for The Crown and Phantom Thread, Lesley Manville, as well as Courtney B.
Taylor Swift fans have been reacting after Lana Del Rey and Kim Kardashian posed for photos together at the 2024 Met Gala.The ‘Midnights’ singer was absent from this year’s edition of the fashion event, and reportedly skipped the event due to her busy schedule and upcoming run of ‘Eras Tour’ dates set to kick off in Paris later this week.While the singer was absent from the Met Gala, her close friend and collaborator Lana Del Rey attended, and sparked a variety of responses after she was seen posing alongside reality star Kim Kardashian. This comes after Swift and Kardashian have been involved in a very public feud over recent years.In a video shared by Daily Mail on Instagram, Kardashian and Del Rey were seen engaging in a conversation on the red carpet, and standing together to take pictures.A post shared by Daily Mail (@dailymail)Swift and Kardashian’s relationship has been a topic of public scrutiny since 2016, when Kardashian defended her then-husband Kanye West’s mention of Swift in his track ‘Famous’, in which he claimed he “made that bitch famous”.She then insisted that Swift had given him permission to include her in the song and released footage of a phone call between Swift and West about the inclusion of similar lyrics to those that were released, which Swift has since said was recorded “illegally” and “edited”.Swift addressed the situation again in her December 2023 Time Person of the Year interview.
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Taylor Swift fans to get “up to speed” on their knowledge of the artist before she comes to the UK in June.Altogether, 219,000 fans will descend on Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to across three nights to see the ‘Eras’ tour. The crowd numbers are expected to beat Harry Styles’ record in 2023 for the biggest show in Scotland.The one-off 90-minute course, which will be delivered by Glasgow Clyde College (GCC), teaches parents and plus ones about Swift’s back catalogue, the setlist, her wardrobe and hairstyles and even the crowd chants.“Taylor mania doesn’t seem to be slowing any time soon, and we expect it’ll reach its peak here in Scotland in June,” said Robert Anderson, curriculum assistant principal at GCC [via The Independent].“We understand that not everyone will be up to speed on all things Taylor and might not get the full Eras experience.“That’s why we created this masterclass – to prepare those who’ll be heading along to the gig with their superfan kids, friends or partners to ensure they have just as memorable a time.“Taylor’s gigs are known for being so well crafted, and unless you’re a fan yourself, you might miss some of the iconic moments.“Our expert will take you through everything you need to know – leaving you a Swiftie in no time.”The course will take place on May 7 from 6 till 7:30pm – you can get hold of a free ticket here.Meanwhile, Swift has shared a video from rehearsals for the ‘Eras Tour’ – fuelling speculation that her new album could be added to the setlist.
Taylor Swift has celebrated the ongoing success of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ by sharing a series of photographs of her with collaborators Post Malone and Florence Welch. Check them out below.The polaroids were shared by the pop icon on Instagram last night (April 28), as she celebrated the new album debuting at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart, and selling over 2.6million units in America.“My mind is blown.
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