Topic: Folklore

Taylor Swift spends a fourth week at No. 1 thanks to full album sales

Taylor Swift spends a fourth week at No. 1 thanks to full album sales

Ben Sisario, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 25 12:26 PM

Swift’s latest album, “Folklore,” is No. 1 for a fourth time with the equivalent of 101,000 sales in the United States, according to Nielsen Music. It is the first album by a woman to spend its debut month in the top spot since Adele’s “25” at the end of 2015.   Read more »

Taylor Swift, no. 1 again, is last to benefit from an obscure chart rule

Taylor Swift, no. 1 again, is last to benefit from an obscure chart rule

Ben Sisario, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 11 10:37 AM

Taylor Swift, who holds the No. 1 album for a second time with “Folklore,” may be one of the last stars to benefit from Billboard’s so-called bundling rule, which lets artists sell albums with merchandise or concert tickets. Long criticized for distorting the charts, that guideline is set to be curtailed in October. Read more »

Taylor Swift, a pop star done with pop

Taylor Swift, a pop star done with pop

Jon Caramanica, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 27 11:50 AM

“Folklore” (Republic), her alternately soothing and soppy, pensive and suffocating eighth album, is a definitive jolt away from the last near-decade of Swift’s high-gloss, style-fluid, emotionally astute big-tent pop. Read more »

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