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Taylor Swift’s favorite football accessory is trending online, and it’s anything but a paper ring.

The “Lover” singer was spotted wearing Mejuri’s Heirloom Ring while attending nearly every Kansas City Chiefs’ game in the team’s 2023/2024 season, Variety pointed out. Swift donned the ring almost every time she attended Travis Kelce’s games, and it’s easy to see why.

The subtle but striking ring retails for $998 and is affixed with a semiprecious stone set atop a thin 14k band. The profile of the ring is subtle, while the deep, wine colored stone is a striking addition that draws the eye. The color also just so happens to mirror a certain tight end’s football team colors, what with the red and gold.

Heirloom Ring With a Garnet Gemstone and 14K Gold Band

$998

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This ring was worn by Taylor Swift during a myriad of Kansas City Chiefs games she attended. The ring features a 14k gold band and a sizable garnet inlay.

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Swift’s garnet ring is selling fast, according to the brand’s website, so if you aren’t able to get your hands on Swift’s chosen color, not all is lost. The ring is also available with a honey quartz inlay and a London blue topaz inlay while supplies last. Band sizing ranges from four all the way up to 10. The website features a nifty size guide that can help you determine the best size for your needs.

Mejuri is a celeb-loved, affordable jewelry brand, and the Heirloom Ring is one of its bestsellers. The ring earned 4.8 stars on the company’s website and has hundreds of customer reviews raving about the elegant design. Indeed, Mejuri says this Swift-worn ring is “the one that’s taking center stage in your jewelry box for years to come,” with the company adding that this piece is “destined for heirloom status.”

The Heirloom Ring is available exclusively at Mejuri’s website for $998, but if you’re looking for a more affordable piece in the same style that doesn’t skimp on the sophistication, we’d suggest this Oval Garnet and Diamond Accent Birthstone Ring from Blue Nile.

Oval Garnet And Diamond Accent Birthstone Ring In 14K Yellow Gold By James Allen

$459 $510 10% off

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This is a dupe of Taylor Swift’s Mejuri Heirloom Ring. The style from Blue Nile features a thin gold band and an oval-shaped garnet in a wine color, just like the OG.

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The piece is similar in composition with a decorative think 14k yellow gold band surrounding an oval-shaped garnet. Where they differ is the diamond accents on either side of the garnet. As mentioned, this is a more affordable option at more than half the price of Swift’s OG ring. Despite the price slash, this ring is just as beautiful and timeless and something you’ll definitely want to pass along as an heirloom or wear to your next football game.

While we’re still unsure what Swift’s wedding ring might look like, her engagement ring is a stunner. The ring given to her by Kelce is a custom-designed, vintage-inspired piece by Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. The stunning piece is fixed with a huge and very rare 7–10 carat “Old Mine” cut diamond set in a yellow gold band featuring intricate engravings. The custom jewelry is estimated to be worth between $550,000 and $1.5 million, according to Vogue.

The 2026 Tribeca Festival will feature a number of A-list musical names taking the stage to celebrate milestone anniversaries, new film projects and a special presentation of the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to Bruce Springsteen by U2 singer Bono.

“There are few figures who embody the spirit of Tribeca’s Harry Belafonte Award more fully than Bruce Springsteen,” said festival co-chair and co-founder Jane Rosenthal about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon’s tireless work to follow in the footsteps of civil rights activist/singer Belafonte by using his platform to speak out and advance “equality, dignity and human rights.”  

The honor will include Springsteen in conversation with longtime friend and fellow activist Bono, as well as tributes from punk godmother Patti Smith and actor Robert De Niro. The 25th edition of the festival will run from Jun 3-14 in New York (with tickets on sale here now).

De Niro will also take part in a 50th anniversary celebration of his landmark film Taxi Driver, with a screening of the gritty 1976 drama and conversation between the actor and the movie’s director, Martin Scorsese.

Tribeca will host the world premiere of the new tour doc Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour — Live in Paris, followed by a conversation with Perry, as well as a 25th anniversary celebration of Bridget Jones’ Diary, along with a chat with director Sharon Maguire and star Renée Zellweger. Among the other music titles on tap is a newly restored 20th anniversary 4K version of retired French electronic duo Daft Punk’s 2006 sci-fi film Electroma, with an after-screening chat with member Thomas Bangalter.

Among the other fan-favorite retrospectives and reunions lined up for this year’s event are a 30th anniversary screening of neo-noir drama Bound, with a chat to follow with director Lilly Wachowski and stars Gina Gershon and Joe Pantoliano and a 20th anniversary showing of Small Town Gay Bar, a portrait of a community and self-expression in two Mississippi gay bars executive produced by Kevin Smith (Clerks).

Other highlights include a conversation about activism and global impact between Sean Penn and CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and Haim bassist Este Haim sharing insights from her career, from live performance to composing music for a number of film and TV projects, including Cha Cha Real Smooth, Maid and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!

In addition, Paul Rudd will be on hand to talk about his long career in film, Finneas will discuss his perspective as one of the most sought-after musical collaborators in music with BAFTA-nominated composer Anthony Willis and Keke Palmer will round out the Storytellers Series with a conversation with Whoopi Goldberg.

The opening night of this year’s festival will feature a screening of Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson‘s documentary, Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World), followed by a post-screening live performance by EW&F and the Roots.

For a full list of this year’s programming click here.

Taylor Swift is part of a great American dynasty of songwriters, according to The New York Times, which published a definitive list of U.S. musicians with the best pens on Monday (April 27) that also included Jay-Z, Bad Bunny and more.

The unranked 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters roundup is made up of icons selected by hundreds of music experts who sent their ballots in to the newspaper’s editors, who then duked it out among themselves to narrow the list down to its current size. Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Missy Elliott, Lionel Richie, Young Thug, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey and several other people whose “music has defined what half a century of national life sounds like” were also included.

“We considered all sorts of remarkable songwriters — including lots of weird geniuses and under-loved influences,” reads a NYT article about the methodology behind the list. “But we were drawn back toward the beating-heart story of American song, to people whose music has reverberated through private worlds and across the public square, echoing through headphones, radios, grocery-store aisles, TikTok videos and school-gym ceremonies, blasting out of karaoke machines, club speakers and the windows of passing cars.”

It’s easy to see why any of the listed artists made the cut. Between Swift, Jay and Benito alone, they share 494 total entries on the Billboard Hot 100 — including 20 No. 1s — and 45 Grammys. The Eras Tour headliner will also soon be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming the youngest woman to ever join its ranks (second only to Wonder, who was seven days younger than she is when he was inducted).

The list also allows readers to see how those modern superstars stand up against legendary legacy acts such as Parton, King, Richie, Dylan and Springsteen, who are each widely considered to be pioneers in their genres and major influences on what country, pop, R&B, folk and rock — respectively — look like today.

Stagecoach may have come and gone, but this year’s country music celebrations are just getting started.

Billboard announced Tuesday (April 28) that it will be returning to Nashville this summer for Billboard Country Live, two days of celebrating country music’s biggest stars. The tentpole two-day event will take place June 4 and 5 at the legendary rooftop entertainment venue Category 10.

The festivities will begin Wednesday, June 3, with the exclusive Billboard Country Power Players event, recognizing the genre’s most influential figures. The celebration will continue the following day with 2025 CMA Awards vocal group of the year The Red Clay Strays taking to the stage to headline a showcase concert. Billboard Country Live will close out Friday, June 5, with a headlining performance from hitmaking newcomer Tucker Wetmore, who has already landed four Hot 100 hits since his 2024 debut EP. Both days will also feature a slate of big names and surprise guests, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Alongside Billboard Country Live, Billboard‘s annual events slate includes the Billboard Music Awards, the only awards ceremony that recognizes musicians for their achievements on the Billboard charts; Billboard Women in Music, taking place on Wednesday this week at the Hollywood Palladium; Billboard Latin Music Week; and Billboard Live.

All Billboard Country Live shows will be free and open to the public with RSVP at live.billboard.com/country.

In one of the biggest music mergers in more than a decade, BMG, which represents artists like Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson, and Concord, owner of songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Phil Collins and R.E.M., said on Tuesday (April 28) they reached a definitive agreement to merge companies under the BMG name.

The combined company will be 67% owned by Bertelsmann, BMG’s parent company, and 33% owned by affiliates of Concord’s backers Great Mountain Partners. The companies said certain affiliates of Great Mountain Partners will get a one-time cash payment of $1.16 billion. Leading the combined companies as CEO will be Concord’s CEO Bob Valentine, with BMG’s CEO Thomas Coesfeld taking the role of chairman and, as of January 2027, the role of CEO of Bertelsmann. The companies said the merger is expected to achieve $1.2 billion in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the mid-term based off a pro forma EBITDA base of more than $730 million in 2026.

BMG and Concord have long been two of the largest music companies after the three music majors —Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group — and a tie-up will help the companies scale their significant publishing and record label businesses, their capital intensive music catalog investments and frontline artist divisions and improve resources and technology amid heightened competition for market share.

“We believe this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity to bring together two world-class teams and rosters at the right moment, as scale in rights ownership becomes increasingly critical to long-term growth,” said BMG CEO Coesfeld, who is set to become Bertelsmann’s CEO in 2027.

“This transaction accelerates our … ambitious and sustained approach to investing in artists and songwriters, as well as in rights, technology, AI tools, and the talent shaping the industry. As one unified business, we will further deepen our position as a preferred global partner to artists, songwriters, and platforms, combining scale with the agility and independence they value.” 

A combined BMG and Concord would make up about 2.66% overall market share in the U.S. based on 2025 numbers, which still significantly trails the majors. However, the combined companies could be considered a quiet major given their scaled publishing and catalog rights, and an estimated $2 billion in combined annual revenue.

“We are excited to begin working together to build something truly exceptional,” said Valentine, Concord CEO and designated CEO of the combined company. “Both companies were founded to support great artistry and with a deep sense of responsibility to the performers, songwriters, and playwrights we serve. We share a philosophy grounded in artist development, strategic long-term management of IP, and operational discipline. Our greater scale will allow us to invest more in creative talent, global reach, accretive acquisition opportunities, and technology, while preserving the nimble, entrepreneurial spirit that artists and songwriters value most. This is not about replicating the major label model; it’s about using scale to strengthen independence. Together, we will build a company that gives artists more reach and more flexibility — all designed to support their distinct visions.”

The deal is subject to regulatory approval, but is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is serving as legal counsel to BMG. J.P. Morgan is serving as financial advisor to Concord and Latham and Watkins LLP and Reed Smith LLP are serving as legal counsel. Alston & Bird LLP is advising Great Mountain Partners.