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A Taylor Swift biography for kids.

Young Swift fans looking to get into the singer’s lore need to grab this The Story of Taylor Swift book. The Rachelle Burk story takes young readers through Swift’s humble beginnings as a country star to her rise to pop stardom, for as little as $4.99. Coupled with whimsical illustrations and engaging copy, this book makes it easy for young readers to comprehend Swift’s life in the spotlight thus far. The book is available at Walmart, Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.

Brain Games – Puzzles and Quizzes: Taylor Swift Facts and Information

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A Taylor Swift quiz book.

If you’re in the mood to challenge yourself, you should shop this Brain Games puzzles and quizzes book all about Swift. The book can be shopped right now on Amazon, Target and Barnes & Noble and features over 85 challenging puzzles and mind-bending quizzes, great for Swift fans both old and young. It’s safe to say you’ll never be bored with this book in your arsenal.

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“Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music” by Rob Sheffield

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Taylor Swift retrospective.

Rolling Stone journalist Rob Sheffield goes isn’t just giving fans a biography about Swift, the author takes it a step further in Heartbreak Is the National Anthem as he delves into her cultural impact — especially within the pop music sphere. Incorporating his own personal experience, Sheffield explains her one-of-a-kind journey including how she continues to be at the top of her game more than a decade later.

“My Sticker Dress-Up: Swifties” Illustrated by Louise Anglicas

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A Taylor Swift-themed sticker book.

For a more interactive element, this sticker book will have fans flexing their creativity as they “dress up” a Swift-inspired figure for her performances and the red carpet. Included are pages of stickers featuring familiar outfits, accessories and shoes that they can mix and match to their liking.

“Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography” by Wendy Loggia

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This Taylor Swift children’s book breaks down the star’s career in an easy-to-read format that starts from her early days performing at ball games to her sold-out stadium tours. Every page comes with vivid illustrated pictures parents, children and fans can admire year-round.

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“101 Facts About Taylor Swift: The Unofficial Kid and Teen Quiz & Trivia Guide to the Amazing Popstar” by Luna Jones

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A Taylor Swift fact book.

Your loved one can test their knowledge on just how much they really know the “Love Story” singer using the trivia questions sprinkled withih the pages of this unofficial book. They may even learn something new as it features more than 100 facts about the singer to help build them from Swiftie to super Swiftie status.

“Taylor Swift Is Life: A Superfan’s Guide to All Things We Love about Taylor Swift” by Kathleen Perricone

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A Taylor Swift fact book for fans.

Whether they’re a new or seasoned fan of Swift, this adorable guide promises to break down everything they could possibly need to know to be a Swiftie including the people in her life they should know about and the meaning behind every track five. They can also read up on their personal Taylorscope that’ll delve into how their astrology sign connects to Swift and her music.

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“SUPER FAN-tastic Taylor Swift Coloring & Activity Book” by Jessica Kendall

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A Taylor Swift coloring book.

Your friend won’t be able to resist splashing color onto the page of this Swift-themed coloring book. Not only are their blank illustrations that’ll let their imagination run wild, but also word searches and fun facts to help them feel closer to the singer.

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Mad Libs: For the Fans: Taylor Swift Edition

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A Taylor Swift Mad Libs book.

Not all Swift books require sitting down and reading, this Mad Libs encourages Swifties to get together and create funny stories using fill-in-the-blank prompts. There are 21 different stories they can complete alone or with a group of friends.

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“Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs” by Annie Zaleski

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A closer look at Taylor Swift’s songs and the meaning behind them.

Besides singing her songs, your Swiftie can discover the meanings behind each verse through this unofficial book. Consider this like an encyclopedia for Swift’s discography as it breaks down what each song means, when it was released and provides the exact lyrics to read.

“Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras” by Sarah Chapelle

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A fashion book exploring the evolution of Taylor Swfit’s style.

Fashion blogger and fellow Swiftie Sarah Chapelle crafts a coffee table-ready book that explores the evolution of Taylor Swift’s style. They’ll be able to learn more about her style choices as the author examines hidden messages and themes within Swift’s outfits alongside photos fans can flip through.

“Taylor Swift – Easy Guitar Anthology 2nd Edition (Easy Guitar With Notes & Tab)” by Taylor Swift

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A Taylor Swift anthology book.

Aspiring musicians can learn how to play their favorite song using this guitar anthology that includes singles like “Shake it Off,” “Cardigan,” “Love Story” for aspiring musicians to learn on your own. Each page comes with broken down notes on how to play the music in addition to tabs that make it easier to find your desired song.

For more product recommendations, check out ShopBillboard‘s roundups of Taylor Swift recommended books, the best Taylor Swift outfits and best gifts for musicians.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Roll & ‘Stone’: Jelly Roll Notches Eighth Country Airplay No. 1

Jelly Roll earns his eighth No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Heart of Stone” rises a spot to the top of the ranking dated Oct. 11, up 9% to 33 million audience impressions Sept. 26-Oct. 2, according to Luminate.

The Nashville native co-wrote “Heart of Stone” with producer Zach Crowell, Shy Carter and Blake Pendergrass. It’s the third single from Jelly Roll’s LP Beautifully Broken, which launched last October at No. 1 on both Top Country Albums and the all-genre Billboard 200. His previous album, Whitsitt Chapel, arrived in June 2023 and peaked at No. 2 on the country survey and No. 3 on the Billboard 200, solidifying his commercial breakthrough.

All eight of Jelly Roll’s singles promoted to country radio have now gone the distance, extending his perfect record on Country Airplay. His prior leader, “Liar,” topped the chart in February and led for six consecutive weeks, his longest reign. He boasts the longest active chart-topping streak among all acts. (Luke Combs linked the list’s longest uninterrupted run of No. 1 promoted singles both from the start and overall: 14, in 2017-22.)

Beyond radio, Jelly Roll has made inroads on multiple Billboard rankings. Beautifully Broken’s dual No. 1 start pointed to strong demand across streaming and sales, while Country Airplay chart-toppers such as “Son of a Sinner” and “Need a Favor” also registered on Billboard’s rock and alternative rankings. That activity includes four No. 1s on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, through “Liar,” underscoring how his music has connected with audiences outside the country format.

Heavenly Ascent

Jackson Dean hits the Country Airplay top 10 for the second time with “Heavens to Betsy,” which rises 11-10 (16.5 million impressions, up 7%). The Maryland-born singer-songwriter previously reached the region with his first entry, “Don’t Come Lookin’,” which peaked at No. 3 in December 2022; he co-penned both songs.

All charts dated Oct. 11 will update Tuesday, Oct. 7, on Billboard.com.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Taylor Swift Reveals Whether She Plans to Tour for ‘Life of a Showgirl’: ‘I Would Want to Do It Really Well Again’

Taylor Swift may have just released an album, but that doesn’t mean she’s eager to return to the showgirl life anytime soon.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1 on Friday (Oct. 3) — the same day The Life of a Showgirl dropped — the pop superstar revealed whether she has the “itch” to hit the road again following her global Eras Tour. “No,” she said flat out. “I’m going to be really honest with you — I am so tired.”

“Like, when I think about doing it again …,” she continued. “Because I would want to do it really well again.”

It’s understandable why Swift might be exhausted from her last trek. The Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023 and lasted through December 2024, with the 14-time Grammy winner playing 149 shows across five different continents. By the time it ended, the trek had become the highest grossing tour ever, raking in more than $2 billion with more than 10 million tickets sold.

But while Swift isn’t thinking about going back on tour any time soon, she still has nothing but love for her time on Eras. The trek also serves as the backbone to Life of a Showgirl, which documents the musician’s life behind the scenes of the biggest traveling show of all time, and features audio from her final show in Vancouver, B.C., in the Sabrina Carpenter-assisted title track.

“I think about it every day,” Swift said of the Eras Tour during the interview. “I had so much fun on that tour. It was obviously the most exhausting challenge, physically, but I’ll never forget seeing what I saw. I could see everyone from the stage.”

Watch Swift’s full interview with BBC Radio 1 above.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Executive Turntable: Sphere’s Top Accountant Resigns, Plus Big Hassle Acquires Tiny Human

Sphere Entertainment Co. recently announced the resignation of Gregory Brunner, its senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer, effective Oct. 17. The company, valued at $2.3 billion with shares currently trading at $65, stressed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that Brunner’s departure is not related to any disputes over accounting practices or internal controls. Robert Langer, the company’s executive vp, chief financial officer and treasurer, will serve as interim principal accounting officer until Brunner’s replacement can be found.

Brunner, who joined Sphere in June of 2023 after nearly 18 years at accounting giant KPMG, brought extensive experience in global audits and financial strategy, and has been active in nonprofit work, having served on the NYC executive leadership team of the American Heart Association. He has not signaled his next move.

Brunner’s exit comes amid Sphere’s efforts to stabilize performance following mixed 2025 earnings. Q2 revenue rose 3.4% year-over-year to $282.7 million, exceeding expectations and reversing a Q1 decline. Sphere’s venue operations saw a 16% revenue increase, while MSG Networks dropped 12%.

A major contributor to recent momentum is Sphere’s signature immersive events, including concert residencies by The Backstreet Boys and Eagles, but particularly its ongoing production of The Wizard of Oz. This reimagined experience transforms the 1939 classic into a 4D spectacle using Sphere’s 160,000 sq. ft. 16K-resolution wraparound screen, 167,000 programmable speakers and multi-sensory effects including wind arrays, fog, fire bursts, bubbles and something called haptic seating. The original score has been re-recorded for enhanced clarity, and AI has been used to expand scenes and create dynamic visuals. As of mid-September, Sphere had sold more than 500,000 tickets for The Wizard of Oz, generating over $65 million in sales.

Check out a full rundown of this week’s staffing news below.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Afo Verde, Emilio Estefan, Jimmy Humilde & More Industry Leaders Set for 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week

Billboard confirmed the addition of top music executives to the lineup of the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week, returning to The Fillmore Miami Beach Oct. 20-24.

Afo Verde, Atella, BRÖDER, Emilo Estefan, Emilio Morales, Jesus Gonzalez, Jimmy Humilde, John Janick, Nir Seroussi, Jorge Garcia, Jorge Juárez, Lea A. Salama DiMitri, Lyor Cohen, Pierre Hachar Jr. Esq., and Pinky Mordan, among others, are set for the conference.

“The voices of these executives are essential to understanding where Latin music is headed,” said Leila Cobo, Billboard’s chief content officer for Latin/Español. “Their expertise across music, technology, law and global strategy will provide our audience with invaluable perspectives on how Latin music continues to break barriers and influence culture worldwide.”

This year’s industry leaders join a star-studded lineup that includes Aitana, Alofoke, Anuel AA, Bebeshito, Carín León, Danny Ocean, DY, Ivy Queen, Gloria Estefan, Grupo 5, Kapo, Laura Pausini, Luck Ra, Myke Towers, Netón Vega, Olga Tañón, Óscar Maydon, Ozuna, Pablo Alborán, Rawayana, Suzette Quintanilla, Tokischa, Xavi and Yailin, to name a few.

Spanning 30 years, Latin Music Week is the single most important and largest gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world. This year’s event will once again host panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, networking and activations, in addition to its celebrated Billboard En Vivo showcases. Latin Music Week also coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, set to air Thursday, Oct. 23, on Telemundo and Peacock.

Billboard Latin Music Week sponsors include HYBE, Netflix, New York State Lottery, State Farm® and Walmart. The full programming schedule and ticket sales are available at BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

‘It’s Just Catchy As Hell’: Tinashe & Disco Lines on Their Summer (And Fall) Smash ‘No Broke Boys’

It was the evening of Aug. 3, and Tinashe and Disco Lines were enjoying the perks of their success.

Sitting in a hot tub in Las Vegas with a crew of friends and family, the pair raised glasses of Dom Pérignon and toasted accomplishing the rarest of feats — making the rare dance crossover hit.

Earlier in the day they’d performed this song together live for the first time ever poolside at the city’s lavish Fontainebleau resort — with Tinashe sauntering around onstage in stilettos and singing while Disco Lines worked the decks and the crowd before them bounced along to the beat.

Widely considered dance music’s — maybe any music’s — 2025 song of the summer, the duo’s teamup “No Broke Boys” has spent the last 11 weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at No. 39 and currently situated at No. 41. It’s generated 91.2 million on-demand official U.S. streams and 292.8 million on-demand official global streams, according to Luminate. In August, it ascended to the No. 1 spot on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, unseating Marshmello and Kane Brown‘s “Miles On It” which had been holding down the top spot for more than a year. It also reached No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay in August and is now at No. 3 in its 14th week on the chart.

“I think it’s just catchy as hell,” Tinashe says of what’s driving the song’s success during a group Zoom with Billboard and Disco Lines “It’s fun for the summertime. It’s got that energy. It’s very tongue-in-cheek. It gets people going.”

The song is a take on the penultimate track from Tinashe’s 2024 album Quantum Baby, with the Disco Lines collab dialing up the BPM, adding an urgent synth production and loading up the track with bright and bouncy electronic flourishes. This version went viral after Disco Lines, the Colorado-born whose real name is Thadeus Labuszewski, played it during a set at EDC Las Vegas 2025 this past May.

“I played it at EDC, and then I played the collab in San Diego, and every time, everyone jumped,” says Disco Lines. “So I was like, ‘Tinashe, ‘Check this s–t out.’ Then a bunch of people kept using it on the internet, and it just gained momentum.”

“Yeah, it popped off,” adds Tinashe. “It went crazy.”

“I saw the initial edit at EDC, the little clip,” she continues, “and at that point we linked up through some mutual friends. I was like, ‘Well, this is f–king great’ and just wanted to build it out from there turn it into something super impactful.”

At this point the pair were working remotely, with Tinashe going in the studio to re-record some of her vocal elements so the collab would be, she says, “super crispy and super new and fresh.” The duo, both based in Los Angeles, eventually linked IRL to make photo and video content. “That was when the final version really came together,” says Tinashe.

One only need listen to this final version to get why it undeniably works, but beyond the “catchy as hell production” Disco Lines thinks part of its secret sauce is that “it tells a story, and we don’t see that in electronic music very often anymore.” Written by Tinashe, Ricky Reed and Michael Neil, the Quantum Baby version of the song tells the story of getting a call from your ex, who you swiftly reject because he’s broke and you’re better than that.

“Tinashe did an incredible job writing it,” says Disco Lines. “You can feel that [group of girls] energy when you listen. Everyone has had an ex that’s hit them back, and you’re like, ‘Stop banging my line.’ Everyone can relate, even me as a guy. I love the lyrics, and I think the writing Tinashe did is just so strong.”

The success of “No Broke Boys” is a quantum leap of a profile booster for Disco Lines, the producer who’s been on the scene for years, with releases going back to 2019. Tinashe has of course been a force in R&B for more than a decade, and has clocked hits across Billboard charts — including four other Hot 100 hits, most recently her 2024 smash “Nasty.”

She’s also been in the mix in the dance world for years, collaborating with Kaytranada on 2019’s “The Worst In Me” from his Grammy-winning album Bubba, appearing on the “b2b” remix on Charli xcx‘s 2024 album Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat and scoring a Dance Club Songs No. 1 with her 2016 Britney Spears collab “Slumber Party.”

But the “No Broke Boys” pair agree that despite their respective profiles, the song’s success is putting each of them in front of new audiences and parts of the industry. “The fun part about music is that you can go in and create new versions and make different iterations of the same song, and it can speak to totally different people,” Tinashe says.

“It’s been fun to see the trajectory of the song and see it grow and it change and evolve into something that can speak to an entirely different group of people and bring an entirely different group of ears to the to the song,” she continues. “It’s exciting to see how music can evolve in that way.”

Doing the interview for this story the day after getting back from a 10-date tour in Asia, Tinashe reports that “No Broke Boys” was connecting with audiences even on the literal other side of the world. “It was so fun to see people singing that song all the f–king way in Asia,” she says.

Disco Lines reports the runaway success has also broadened his horizons by “opening up sessions with a bunch of hip-artists and higher caliber artists, which has been amazing.” While he says says he’s been relatively chill all summer in terms of producing new music, he recently had a session with Shoreline Mafia, which helps him on his mission of continuing to branch out from dance music.

Whatever other opportunities the song might open up, the pair agree, will be decided by the same “energy of the universe,” as Tinashe calls it, that’s made “No Broke Boys” a smash.

“We really haven’t had to make anything happen,” she says. “It’s just felt really natural, and I think that’s one of the most amazing things about it. So we’re going to keep going with the vibes, continue riding the waves and see what happens.”

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Has Already Broken a Spotify Record Just Hours After Its Release

The news is sweet like “Honey”! Just hours after Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on Friday (Oct. 3), the highly anticipated set is already kicking down records.

Spotify announced about 11 hours after the album’s release that it has already broken the record for most streamed album in a single day so far in 2025. The record was most recently held by Playboi Carti’s Music, which nabbed the honor upon its March 14 release.

It’s no surprise one record has already fallen. As Good Morning America reported from Spotify’s Life of a Showgirl pop-up experience in New York City Friday morning, there were 1.2 million users on the platform who were streaming the new album exactly at that moment.

Shortly after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, Swift shared a message with her fans about her latest album. “I can’t tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right,” she wrote in part in an Instagram post. “If you thought the big show was wild, perhaps you should come and take a look behind the curtain…”

The pop superstar first announced the 12-track project on now-fiancé Travis Kelce and brother Jason Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, in August. Swift has also said that the album, which is filled with what she described as “bangers,” was worked on in Sweden with producers Max Martin and Shellback during her career-spanning, record-breaking Eras Tour, becoming the highest grossing tour of all time when it wrapped in December.

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October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Which Song From Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Is Your Favorite? Vote!

Lights, camera, action! After nearly two months of waiting, Swifties rejoiced on Friday (Oct. 3), when Taylor Swift finally unveiled her much-anticipated 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.

Across 12 tracks, Swift deconstructs her time in the spotlight — including public relationships, dominating the music scene, public opinion wavering and more — all while teaming up again with her former collaborators Max Martin and Shellback to make a series of soft-rock-meets-pop gems for her fans to dance to this fall.

As much as Swifties may be loving the album, Swift herself made it very clear how much she loves the record, too, sharing a message about the project with her fans early Friday morning. “I can’t tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right,” she wrote on Instagram. “A forever thank you goes out to my mentors and friends Max and Shellback for helping me paint this self portrait.”

The album opens with its lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” in which Swift compares herself to the character Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet — only the pop superstar gets a much happier ending. The LP features only one official collaboration — with fellow pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter on the song’s final, titular track. However, the late pop icon George Michael also makes a subtle appearance on the new album. Swift’s song “Father Figure” interpolates the melody of the Wham! frontman’s solo single of the same name.

With 12 new songs finally out in the world, Billboard wants to know: Which one is your favorite? Let us know by voting in our poll below!

October 3, 2025/by Yveto

Nine Inch Nails’ ‘TRON: Ares’ Soundtrack Tops 4 Billboard Charts

Nine Inch Nails’ soundtrack to TRON: Ares debuts atop four Billboard album charts (dated Oct. 4), and logs the band its first top 10 on the overall Billboard 200 in more than a decade. The set launches at No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Alternative Albums, Top Dance Albums and Vinyl Albums, while also bowing at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. On the latter list, the project marks Nine Inch Nails’ seventh top 10, and first top 10 since 2013’s Hesitation Marks debuted and peaked at No. 3.

TRON: Ares is the companion album to the film of the same name, which is due in theaters on Oct. 10. It’s the third in the Tron film series, following Tron: Legacy (2010) and Tron (1982). TRON: Ares is the second Tron soundtrack to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, after Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy peaked at No. 4 in January 2011.

In the tracking week ending Sept. 25 (as reflected on the Oct. 4-dated charts), TRON: Ares earned 45,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprised 39,000, marking Nine Inch Nails’ biggest sales week since 2013. Of the latter sum, vinyl sales represented 23,000, logging the act its best week ever on vinyl.

The TRON: Ares album was preceded by the single “As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” which has reached the top 10 on both the Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts. On the former chart, the track is the band’s highest charting song since “Survivalism” hit No. 1 in April 2007.

October 3, 2025/by Yveto