Music Notes: Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and more

Apparently Taylor Swift didn’t know that Travis Kelce was planning to throw her that Eras Tour-themed party. Her friend Ashley Avignone has posted a few more revealing photos of the bash on Instagram, with the caption, “When she thought she was going to a small, quiet dinner but it was actually a giant surprise party with her friends and family, props included.” In Ashley’s carousel, we see partygoers wearing green capes like the kind Taylor wore during the evermore segment of the tour; the “cleaning cart” Taylor used to arrive onstage each night; and a photo of Travis putting a bowler hat on a smiling Taylor’s head. 

A week after popping the question to Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco is apparently still in shock. On his Instagram Story, he posted Selena’s photo commemorating the moment and captioned it, “still can’t believe it.”

Sabrina Carpenter is the latest artist to head to NPR’s Tiny Desk series for a concert. Her segment will premiere Dec. 20 at noon ET on NPR’s YouTube.

Gracie Abrams, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, Benson Boone and Alanis Morissette are just some of the headliners for the 2025 edition of the Mad Cool Festival, which is taking place in July 2025 in Madrid, Spain. You can get tickets starting Dec. 23.