Taylor Swift

Ticketmaster alerted select fans, who had been designated as Swift's verified fans, that they would have an opportunity to purchase tickets after they were ...

15 for those who were part of the verified program, but shortly after the presale began, fans complained about issues, with some having to wait in an online queue for more than five hours, according to They will get another invitation for the opportunity to purchase tickets before Dec. 23, but the invitations will be staggered according to tour dates.

Taylor Swift and the songwriters who sued her for allegedly biting lyrics for her 2014 hit "Shake It Off" have agreed to dismiss a copyright lawsuit.

[filed her own legal declaration](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit-declaration-1394425/) in which she discussed the origins of “Shake It Off” and denied any copyright infringement. “Prior to writing ‘Shake it Off,’ I had heard the phrases ‘players gonna play’ and ‘haters gonna hate’ uttered countless times to express the idea that one should shrug off negativity.” The dismissal caps off a five-year legal battle that started in 2017 and was set to head to trial in January. Swift repeatedly rebuffed the claim, with her lawyers arguing that lyrics about “players” and “haters” were a common trope and not singular enough to be covered by copyright law. Lawyers for the songwriters who brought the suit, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, also did not return a request for comment. Lawyers for the defendants — which also included Swift’s co-writers Max Martin and Shellback — did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s request for comment, nor did a rep for Swift.

At the request of Swift's team, the company said Monday that select fans have a “limited opportunity” to purchase a maximum of two tickets each.

"I cried at work when the pre-sale didn't go through before," said Ferrara, who estimated she spent two days — approximately 16 hours — trying to buy tickets to one of the Arlington, Texas, shows. When tickets go on sale, the link leads fans to a "Smart Queue" that "keeps ticket bots out." [apologized](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/taylor-swift-says-watching-ticketmaster-fiasco-excruciating-rcna57897) in an Instagram story, saying it was "excruciating" for her "to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse." "You were selected for this opportunity because you have been identified as a fan who received a boost during the Verified Fan presale but did not purchase tickets," Ticketmaster wrote in an email to a group of fans Monday. Monday's email "surprised" her, and she initially thought it could be a Ticketmaster has said doing so helps to "ensure that more tickets go to the fans who will actually attend the event," by granting them access to tickets before the public sale. And [then] pick." "And let us see, OK, what seats are available? [canceled ](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ticketmaster-cancels-public-sale-taylor-swift-tour-citing-high-demand-rcna57758)due to "extraordinarily high demand." Ticketmaster no longer wants to be the "Anti-Hero" to Taylor Swift fans. Invitations will be staggered by tour dates in each city." Some fans of Swift are now

Swift previously denied ever hearing the 3LW song Playas Gon' Play, saying Shake It Off's 'lyrics were written entirely by me'

[resurrected by an appeal panel in 2021](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/10/taylor-swift-to-face-plagiarism-trial-over-shake-it-off-lyrics). The song, performed by R&B group 3LW, appeared on their 2000 album and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 and MTV’s Total Request Live. Monday’s court papers, filed jointly by attorneys for both Swift and the songwriters, did not say if there was a settlement.

Taylor Swift: बॉलीवुड से साउथ के सुपरस्टार्स के बारे में हमने अक्सर सुना है और उनकी चर्चा आए ...

Taylor Swift told the court in August that she had never heard 3LW's song before writing Shake It Off.

Swift told the court in August that she had never heard 3LW’s song before writing Shake It Off. Representatives for the parties did not immediately respond to requests for more information. Monday’s court papers, filed jointly by attorneys for both Swift and the songwriters, did not say if there was a settlement.

US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald said that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a ...

[Taylor Swift](https://deadline.com/tag/taylor-swift/) has shaken off a copyright lawsuit that alleged she had plagiarized the lead song to her 1989 album. A trial for the case had originally been scheduled to start on January 17. The two songwriters, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, dropped the suit and said they would dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning that they will not be able to refile, according to [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/taylor-swift-songwriters-agree-end-shake-it-off-copyright-case-2022-12-12/).

On Monday, a judge dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Taylor Swift in 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler.

Swift is no stranger to copyright claims related to "Shake It Off." Fitzgerald dismissed the lawsuit “with prejudice,” which means the dismissal is final and the copyright infringement claim can’t be filed again by Hall and Butler. A judge initially dismissed the suit in 2018, commenting that the lyrics were "too banal" to be stolen, but an appeal panel brought the case back in 2019. District Court judge rejected a different "Shake It Off" lawsuit in which writer Jesse Graham of 2013's "Haters Gone Hate" claimed Swift stole his lyrics and sought $42 million in damages. [were 'written entirely by me' in response to lawsuit](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/09/taylor-swift-shake-off-3-lw-song-copyright-lawsuit/10277952002/) [filed a copyright infringement lawsuit ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/09/taylor-swift-shake-off-3-lw-song-copyright-lawsuit/10277952002/)against the [ “Midnights”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/21/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/10553445002/) singer, claiming the lyrics from Swift’s 2014 hit “Shake It Off” ("Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate") infringed on the Hall and Butler-penned "Playas Gon' Play," released by R&B girl group 3LW in 2000.

Taylor Swift has reached an agreement with two songwriters to end the copyright lawsuit in which the duo claimed she lifted the lyrics to her hit 'Shake It ...

As per USA Today, Hall and Butler's lawsuit was initially dismissed by a judge in 2018 stating that the lyrics were "too banal" to be stolen but an appeal panel brought the case back in 2019. In 2014, another US District Court judge rejected a different 'Shake It Off' lawsuit in which writer Jesse Braham of 2013's 'Haters Gonna Hate' claimed Swift stole his lyrics and sought USD 42 million in damages. According to Variety, they stated that it was part of the popular vernacular before Sean Hall and Nathan Butler wrote 'Playas Gon' Play'.

Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has reached an agreement with two songwriters to end the copyright lawsuit in which they ...

"Tim McGraw," her first single, was released in 2006. With sales of more than half a million copies in its first week, Ms Swift's second album "Fearless" opened at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Ms Swift is one of the biggest names in the music industry with record-breaking albums and stadium-selling tours.

Taylor Swift and two songwriters have mended their differences over the lyrics of her hit song 'Shake It Off' as they drop the lawsuit over copyright ...

The terms of the settlement have not been declared. Nathan and Sean had sued Taylor Swift as they alleged that her song was lifted from their single ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ from the group 3LW. The two songwriters, Nathan Butler and Sean Hall have asked for a dismissal of the case.

Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): American musician Taylor Swift has reached an agreement with two songwriters to end the copyright lawsuit in which the ...

Swift requested to dismiss the case but a judge refused on December 9 citing the songs had “enough objective similarities.” In 2014, another US District Court judge rejected a different ‘Shake It Off’ lawsuit in which writer Jesse Braham of 2013’s ‘Haters Gonna Hate’ claimed Swift stole his lyrics and sought USD 42 million in damages. According to Variety, they stated that it was part of the popular vernacular before Sean Hall and Nathan Butler wrote ‘Playas Gon’ Play’.

As Taylor Swift celebrates her birthday, we take a look at some of the most underrated songs from the singer's career so far as we take a look at all her ...

If you are ever looking for a Taylor Swift song that's painful and has all the elements to make you croon with a scornful, broken heart, it has to be this one. There is a lot to love about this song as Swift sings about never being able to offer peace to her lover as she can't promise the normalcy without all the background noise surrounding her life. There's no doubt that many Swifties still consider 1989 to be of Taylor's best albums and while it consisted of several other popular tracks, there's no denying that Clean was an absolutely beautiful number on it. The song has all the elements to be the uplifting track you play as you head out for with your earphones plugged in. Appearing on her album Reputation, this song is definitely a forgotten one in many playlists consisting of the singer's tracks. The lyrics of The Other Side of The Door are simply beautiful as we hear Swift singing for a loved one from whom she has walked away but still very much has feelings for.

A magician on stage, a pacifier for broken hearts- Taylor Swift's music is unique, and she has been making it with love for many years.

Taylor Swift appeared as a teenager on CSI as a guest star. In an earlier interview with GQ, the singer claimed that she wrote a young-adult fiction novel when she was just 14 years old. She even released a Christmas song called "Christmas Tree Farm" in 2019 with a video made out of memories from her childhood. However, music was not the only thing that piqued her interest when she was little. She has also named a few on her more recent folklore and evermore albums. Check out some interesting facts about the performer as she turns one more page of her life on her 33rd birthday.

Songwriters Sean Hall and Nate Butler had claimed the pop star lifted lyrics in her song's chorus from their own hit Playas Gon' Play. Swift denied being aware ...

and Dreams by Fleetwood Mac. Songwriters Sean Hall and Nate Butler had claimed the pop star lifted lyrics in her song's chorus from their own hit Playas Gon' Play. "Prior to writing Shake It Off I had heard the phrases 'players gonna play' and 'haters gonna hate' uttered countless times to express the idea that one can or should shrug off negativity." "The lyrics to Shake It Off were written entirely by me," she said, in a sworn declaration also obtained by PA. Both that song and Shake It Off feature variations of the phrases "players gonna play" and "haters gonna hate". Swift said she had drawn from her own experiences and "commonly used phrases and comments" she had heard throughout her life for the track and that the lyrics had been written "entirely by me".

After Taylor Swift fans were left ticketless following a botched rollout for her Eras Tour, Ticketmaster said some fans will have another chance to purchase ...

"It goes without saying that I’m extremely protective of my fans," she said. After submitting a ticket request, Ticketmaster will send an email alerting fans if their request was confirmed, then charging their card and giving them instructions to claim their tickets. Live Nation Entertainment did not respond to a request for comment from TODAY. 12, at the request of Swift's team, delivering the news that they had been chosen for a "limited opportunity" to purchase tickets to the Eras Tour. Ticketmaster said that all eligible fans were contacted and will be sent an invite to submit a purchase request by Dec. "You were identified as a fan who received a boost during the Verified Fan presale but did not purchase tickets," Ticketmaster wrote.

Ticketmaster has released more Verified Fan tickets for Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" after having "been asked by Taylor's team to create this additional ...

Mashable [spoke to Swifties ](https://mashable.com/article/swifties-take-down-ticketmaster-eras-tour)about the frustrating and disappointing process. Then, Ticketmaster [cancelled public ticket sales](https://mashable.com/article/taylor-swift-eras-tour-ticketmaster-cancelled) days later. [Ticketmaster's website crashed](https://mashable.com/article/taylor-swift-era-tour-ticketmaster). Fans knew [buying from Ticketmaster was trouble before they walked in](https://mashable.com/article/ticketmaster-platinum-prices-hurting-fans), and the botched sale proved it. Now, a few lucky fans seem to be getting another chance, but it might not be enough to assuage [the droves of Swifities who missed out.](https://mashable.com/article/swifties-take-down-ticketmaster-eras-tour) This would be the show and city you selected during registration for the "Verified Fan" presale and you won't be able to change this.

Thank Taylor Swift for pushing Ticketmaster to create a new opportunity for Verified fans to get Eras Tour tickets.

That’s on top of the Justice Department investigation and the pending [Congressional hearing](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-senate-hearing-announcement-1849818056) that the company is also facing. [legal action against Ticketmaster](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-fans-ticketmaster-lawsuit-1849855741) and its parent company Live Nation. [Swift likened to](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-responds-to-ticketmaster-chaos-eras-tour-1849802708) “several bear attacks.” Swift herself was apparently behind the push to put tickets back on sale, according to Ticketmaster. [lyrical Easter eggs](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-underrated-songs-obscure-tracks-1849666689) to cheer up forlorn Swifties? [Taylor Swift](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-film-directorial-debut-searchlight-1849875394) has gotten you another opportunity to purchase tickets for the [Eras Tour](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-eras-tour-new-dates-added-1849774125). Your fearless leader has once again stood up to the man, and long story short, tickets are going back on sale.

Two songwriters had sued Swift, claiming that she copied their lyrics for 2014′s “Shake It Off,” Reuters reported. Sean Hall and Nathan Butler dropped their ...

[Variety ](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit-dropped-1235458220/)reported. [Reuters ](https://www.reuters.com/legal/taylor-swift-songwriters-agree-end-shake-it-off-copyright-case-2022-12-12/)reported. Swift’s attorneys also asked the judge to dismiss the suit, Variety reported. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63956480) reported. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/taylor-swift-songwriters-agree-end-shake-it-off-copyright-case-2022-12-12/) reported. [RIAA](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=shake+it+off#search_section).

Taylor Swift claimed the song's lyrics were composed solely by her, denying ever hearing the 3LW song Playas Gon' Play.

[Hall and Butler](/topic/hall-and-butler)'s poem Playas Gon' Play. [Nathan Butler](/topic/nathan-butler)and [Sean Hall](/topic/sean-hall)told a national judge in [Los Angeles](/topic/los-angeles)how they could forgive their case of 2017 with discrimination, which controls a filing again. [Taylor Swift](/topic/taylor-swift)with robbing the lyrics for her number one 1 hit of the year 2012 have neglected their objection.

Certain Taylor Swift fans who got Verified Fan codes from Ticketmaster but weren't able to score tickets last month are getting a second chance.

She said she refused to “make excuses” for a company that according to her had repeatedly assured her team it could handle the demand her tour would create. An FAQ on the Ticketmaster website explains that fans who got the email will have an opportunity to buy a maximum of two tickets to a Swift show. Meanwhile, in Mexico, a consumer-protection official said Ticketmaster México would be fined millions after hundreds of faulty tickets were sold for Bad Bunny shows last Friday and Saturday in Mexico City. But it sounds like the process is designed to roll out on a more controlled timeline than the original crush did. [received an email Monday](https://twitter.com/kristaferrara/status/1602308507495464961) from Ticketmaster saying, “You have been identified as a fan who received a boost during the Verified Fan presale but did not purchase tickets. Bots and “fans who didn’t have invite codes” were blamed.

Taylor Swift reflected on directing "All Too Well" in an interview with Martin McDonagh for a new Variety interview.

Swift was on the cusp of 21 when she was in this relationship with an older partner. In it, Swift shines as a director, giving directives to the smallest things like hand placements and wording. It’s structured narratively in a way that I felt had to be different than any music video I’ve made,” Swift said. The pop star recently sat down with director Martin McDonagh for [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/features/taylor-swift-director-all-too-well-hearbreak-martin-mcdonagh-1235456137/) to discuss directing her [All Too Well: The Short Film](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-ten-minute-short-film-1257075/). “Emotionally, I was going through exactly what the short film depicts, and I think that time is such an incredible asset to use when we have these stories that are hard to tell,” she told the Banshees of Inisherin director. “I wanted to tell that story, too, about sort of girlhood calcifying into this bruised adulthood.”

From "Tim McGraw" to "Anti-Hero" with hits and Swiftie-loved cuts in between, vote for the one you like most on her birthday.

In the age of her re-recordings, Swift has given her fans even more music, including vault tracks such as “Mr. The superstar rang in her latest birthday on Tuesday (Dec. But it wouldn’t be a birthday-appropriate [poll](https://www.billboard.com/t/poll/) if we didn’t include “22” alongside the hopeful “Begin Again” and 1989 tracks such as “Blank Space,” “Style,” emotional closer “Clean” and bonus cut “New Romantics.”

Variety ranks Taylor Swift's best songs, with hits and deep tracks from albums like 'Speak Now,' '1989,' 'Folklore' and 'Midnights.'

When “Midnights” first came out, with none of the songs pre-issued to the public, if you weren’t paying attention to video premieres or that sort of splash, you might have taken “Anti Hero” as one of the odder songs on the album, not a sure out-of-the-box hit. It’s just universal enough to get that kind of usage in American customs and rituals, but you have to savor the bits that are pure Swift, whether it’s the guitar-string scars on her fingers or her custom-made vow: “Swear to be overdramatic and true.” Wait, is it her entire public she’s pretend-marrying, as well as this guy? It’s a wedding song for people who don’t intend, right away at least, to get married — there’s even a fakeout wedding scene in the middle of the song that ends with them vowing in front of God and onlookers to be, well, lovers — but anyone who wants to use it for actual nuptials probably gets a pass. So much of the “Fearless” album came to be about the bracingly candid breakup songs, or embracing the fairy tale, in “Love Story,” and rejecting it, in “White Horse” (and “Fifteen,” for that matter). This leads to one of the greatest lines in all of Swift-dom: “I swear, I’m only cryptic and Machiavellian ’cause I care.” Is she kidding with that lyric? You should not have these people as your friends.) So it was the beginning of a correction in the popular mindset when, for her third album, “Speak Now,” she made a point of writing a song for an ex-boyfriend in which she took credit for what went wrong and expressed apologies and regrets — normal human actions, in other words, for someone who was not the narcissistic teen wraith some of the culture had set out to make her. It’s good that Taylor doesn’t really believe that “forever is the sweetest con,” and good that she’s stretched out to the kind of writing where she can create a character to say it. With “Out of the Woods,” one of the most talked-about tracks from “1989,” it’s really enough to know what the emotional tenor of the scenario is, and not who she spent a night in the emergency room with. The telling way in the choruses that she keeps answering “good!” to every repetition of the “Are we in the clear yet?” question lets you know that this is a protagonist who constantly has to talk herself into believing that everything’s fine. Meanwhile, I suspect there’s a musical joke embedded in the title, which is written as a numeral, the way a musician would render it, versus “the one.” At the end of the chorus, the word “one” begins on the last note of one bar and slides over to the next, where it lands on… This is a kind of sequel, in spirit, to “Blank Space.” In that one, she was still playing at being the bad girl, for satire. A song about why a relationship that’s escalated for some of the wrong reasons can’t help but feel right when you throw that slinky a groove on it — and throw in something Swift has never employed from her arsenal before: a solo saxophone.

By only discussing fatphobia in the context of eating disorders, Taylor Swift illustrates how deeply individualized and depoliticized white feminism is.

In identifying fatphobia as primarily about women’s looks, Swift and others obscure the [structural and material oppression experienced by fat people](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/) Here, fatphobia is a personal flaw rather than a [systemic social issue](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95935-7_6). [mock media misogyny](https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2021.1976586). Moments like this come up [regularly in feminist politics](https://theconversation.com/mask-or-no-mask-stop-using-fat-people-in-political-cartoons-176631) and rejecting a fat activist critique is a missed opportunity for coalition. As author [Sonya Renee Taylor writes](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565139/the-body-is-not-an-apology-second-edition-by-sonya-renee-taylor/), “From LGBTQIA bodies, to fat bodies, to women’s bodies, we live under systems that force us to judge, devalue, and discriminate against the bodies of others.” Swift’s defenders dismiss and demonize fat activists, aligning them with stereotypes of [fat women as unruly](https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739114872/The-Embodiment-of-Disobedience-Fat-Black-Womens-Unruly-Political-Bodies). [Feminists have argued that eating disorders do not exist in a social or cultural vaccuum](https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520240544/unbearable-weight), but this argument has stopped short at fat acceptance. According to Swift, fame and public scrutiny of her body was [a major contributor to her eating disorder](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/taylor-swift-miss-americana-disordered-eating-body-image). [power away from the term “fat”](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/197420/fat-so-by-marilyn-wann/9780898159950) and use it as a neutral descriptor. But how does removing the term “fat” water down a specifically feminist message unless fat is seen to be a feminist issue? Taylor Swift’s music video, where she looks down at the scale where it says “fat,” is a shitty way to describe her body image struggles. In the scene, Swift’s two selves, the real her and her “anti-hero” character, are in a bathroom.

The filings did not include any reason for, or explanation behind, the agreement to dismiss the case. Lawyers for the defendants — which also included Swift's ...

[filed her own legal declaration](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-lawsuit-declaration-1394425/) in which she discussed the origins of “Shake It Off” and denied any copyright infringement. “Prior to writing ‘Shake it Off,’ I had heard the phrases ‘players gonna play’ and ‘haters gonna hate’ uttered countless times to express the idea that one should shrug off negativity.” The dismissal caps off a five-year legal battle that started in 2017 and was set to head to trial in January. Swift repeatedly rebuffed the claim, with her lawyers arguing that lyrics about “players” and “haters” were a common trope and not singular enough to be covered by copyright law. Lawyers for the defendants — which also included Swift’s co-writers Max Martin and Shellback — did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s request for comment, nor did a rep for Swift. Lawyers for the songwriters who brought the suit, Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, also did not return a request for comment.

Taylor Swift has reached an agreement with two songwriters to end the copyright lawsuit in which the duo claimed she lifted the lyrics to her hit Shake It ...

[Chinese FM Wang Yi: Ready to work with India for growth of ties](/news/nation/yi-ready-to-work-with-india-for-growth-of-ties-464569) 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001. [Covid-19: PM urges caution; checklist for states, UTs](/news/nation/pm-urges-caution-checklist-for-states-uts-464567)

Taylor Swift's new song announcement came as a surprise to 'Swifties' as the singer released her tenth studio album, Midnights, less than two months ago.

‘You were selected for this opportunity because you have been identified as a fan who received a boost during the Verified Fan presale but did not purchase tickets. The singer’s team announced earlier this week that additional tickets for The Eras Tour will soon be available to some verified fans who missed out. Love you!” The new music from Swift comes as a surprise to ‘Swifties’ as the singer released her tenth studio album, Midnights, less than two months ago.

A lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift alleging that she stole lyrics for her hit 2014 song 'Shake It Off' has been dismissed by a US judge.

Teddy Coward [are still fuming over the recent Ticketmaster debacle](https://whynow.co.uk/read/taylor-swift-tickets-what-can-be-done-to-help-fans), which has left many unable to see her touring [her latest, record-breaking](https://whynow.co.uk/read/taylor-swifts-midnights-best-selling-record-of-2022) [Midnights album](https://whynow.co.uk/read/midnights-taylor-swift-review). Now though, a judge has dismissed the case “in its entirety”, just over a month out from when the case was due to go on trial, on 17 January.

Two songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit "Shake It Off,"

appeals court revived it in 2019. Monday’s court papers, filed jointly by attorneys for both Swift and the songwriters, did not say if there was a settlement. In “Shake It Off,” Swift sings: “the players gonna play, play, play, play, play, and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.”

Vikram Poddar's humorous take on what's relatable about the singer's music, lyrics, public persona and more as she turns 33.

While Ye has been wearing more than his emotions on the screen, Taylor Swift is known to wear them through her lyrics, and even more through her music videos. It’s totally up to you” and “I have some good news. Her ticket prices have fluctuated more than bitcoin and would probably go down in financial market history along with the tulip craze and the dotcom boom. I read that Taylor Swift has become the first artist in Spotify history to have nine albums each with over 2 billion streams. On the other hand, a time traveller who saw Kanye in 2009 interrupting her award acceptance speech and Ye in 2022 dressed like a Nazi Ninja would presume the human race has been progressing backwards. ‘Swifties’, as Taylor Swift fans are known (duh!), must have been over the moon on the star’s 33rd birthday.

Ticketmaster announced a new sale of tickets to Swift's "Eras" tour, as the company faces a Justice Department probe and a lawsuit from fans.

[canceled its general public sale](https://twitter.com/Ticketmaster/status/1593333211769106433), citing “extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand.” Fans who didn’t preregister had to turn to the resale market. The Justice Department did not respond to a Wednesday morning request to further comment on the probe and its parameters. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the situation. “I don’t wanna get my hopes up,” one Twitter user [wrote](https://twitter.com/angry_kitcat/status/1602473358309957634?s=20&t=sKR8oIlFLpiN2_71ZYyq2g). Others who were expecting to but ultimately did not receive the email from Ticketmaster expressed frustration at another missed opportunity. When reached for comment, Ticketmaster directed The Washington Post back to its online statement. 15, Ticketmaster opened up its much-anticipated presale of tickets to “Eras,” Swift’s first tour in more than four years, to customers who registered as “Verified Fans.” Those customers were sent presale codes, but ultimately faced hours-long virtual queues and technical glitches. Earlier this month, more than two-dozen fans [sued the company](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/05/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-lawsuit-eras/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8), alleging fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations. Once a request has been approved, Ticketmaster will automatically charge customers’ cards for the price of their ticket or tickets. “We apologize for the difficulties you may have experienced, and have been asked by Taylor’s team to create this additional opportunity for you to purchase tickets.” 23 to register their interest for up to two tickets each, within a selected price range. [plagued by technical glitches](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/15/taylor-swift-ticketmaster/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2), with the live events site [citing](https://twitter.com/ticketmaster/status/745341085363253249?lang=en-GB) “unprecedented demand.”