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Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Dads, Brads and Chads can argue about Taylor Swift's presence at Chiefs games all they want -- but they shouldn't expect the NFL to stop showing her on camera. A new study estimates that she has brought just under $1 billion worth of publicity to the league.As USA Today reports, Apex Marketing, a company that provides brand analytics for brands and venue owners, calculated that Taylor's involvement with the NFL has […]

Columbia Records Who knew singing about soy lattes and fried chicken would be so popular? Train's inescapable early-aughts hit "Drops of Jupiter" has just hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.The band wrote on Instagram, "This song has always been so special to us, and we’re beyond grateful it’s connected with so many of you over the years. Thank you for being part of this incredible journey!"The song, initially released in 2001 […]

JB Lacroix/FilmMagic Ever since the Britney Spears biopic was announced, fans have been speculating about who could play the Princess of Pop on the big screen. But now that Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has dyed her hair blond, would she be interested in taking on the role, which some fans have called for?Asked that question by Access Hollywood, the actress — who can also sing, by the way […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic If you're ever in the same room with Taylor Swift and decide you want to go up and talk to her, you may want to keep in mind that not even Nikki Glaser — a celebrity superfan who spent close to $100,000 attending Eras Tour shows — will do that.In the new episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Glaser explains why she avoids Taylor like the plague, even though she worships her. […]

ABC/Paula Lobo Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Elton John are among the artists who’ve signed an open letter published in The Times calling out plans to change U.K. copyright laws to benefit AI companies.The letter contends that the planned changes “represent a wholesale giveaway of rights and income from the U.K. creative sectors to big tech.” As The Times notes, the changes would allow these companies to “use copyrighted works to train their AI software without […]

Raymond Hall/GC Images In December, Sabrina Carpenter stepped out in an outfit that was a near carbon copy of the one that Fran Drescher wore in the pilot episode of the '90s sitcom The Nanny, right down to the leopard print-trimmed black beret. Well, Drescher noticed — and she approves.Sabrina posted footage on her Instagram Story of Drescher, who's the president of the Screen Actors Guild, being interviewed Sunday at the SAG […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Billy Joel is booked and busy this year, with solo concerts and co-headlining dates with Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart and Sting booked all over the U.S. and overseas. But three of those concerts will give him another entry in the live performance history books.According to Billboard, Billy's shows at New York's Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, plus MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will make him the first […]

Disney/Ben Hider Gracie Abrams will be the recipient of the prestigious Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala this summer, Variety reports.The award, created in 2004 and named after the Hall of Fame's Chairman Emeritus Hal David, is given to young songwriters “who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.” Gracie will receive the honor June 12 in New York […]

Disney/Art Streiber Lionel Richie usually plays for thousands and thousands of people in arenas worldwide, but he's giving fans a chance to see him in more intimate surroundings in March.On March 29, Lionel will perform at Philadelphia's Union Transfer Club, which holds 1,200 people. The catch is that the only people who can buy tickets to the show are Wells Fargo credit cardholders. Tickets for the special gig go on […]