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Taylor Swift is getting creative with her upcoming tenth studio album Midnights

In a TikTok shared at midnight Wednesday, the “evermore” singer announced a new series where she’ll reveal the track list for her hotly anticipated album one by one. 

“It’s me. Hi,” she began in the video. “I know that I have a habit of dropping cryptic clues and Easter egg when giving you information about new music and I’m not here to deny that, but I am here to defy that. Welcome to a new series I’m calling Midnights Mayhem With Me.“

Pointing to a Bingo cage beside her, the pop star explained, that there are 13 balls inside of the cage each marked with a number representing the 13 tracks on her upcoming project.

“I am going to be using this technologically advanced device to help me allow fate to decide exactly what track titles I’m going to be announcing and in what order,” she said. “So let’s leave it up to fate.”

Taylor then gave the hopper a whirl until the ball with the number 13 rolled out and, as promised, revealed that the title of that track is “Mastermind.”

There was no mention of when fans can expect the remaining episodes.

Midnights is set to be released October 21. 

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Last month, Jax posted an adorable video of a little Scottish girl named Rosie Mae singing her song “Victoria’s Secret” at summer camp. Now, she’s posted a TikTok detailing how she surprised Rosie Mae and her mom by calling them up, flying them and one of Rosie Mae’s friends to LA and making a video with them. Jax said Rosie Mae’s and others’ reactions to “Victoria’s Secret” have made her completely “shift her priorities.”

The singer said “the obvious feats as a songwriter” — like where the song is on the charts or having a certain number of followers — have been “really hard for me to process because it was so quick.” That’s why, she told ABC Audio, “The only thing that’s really, really made me like super-emotional about this process is getting to see videos like that.”

She noted, “Knowing that I helped a girl that is like way younger than me…I wish I would have had that when I was that age, and there were couple of like pop stars I looked up to and stuff like that. So, like, that’s the actual dream. My priorities actually completely shifted after this song.”

Jax explained that she’s now stopped “stressing out about the numbers” and added, “Honest, it’s singular interactions, like at the airport and in the bathroom at a restaurant…those reactions are what’s keeping me super-inspired.”

“My heart is just beyond, beyond, beyond full right now,” she added. “So it’s really, really cool.”

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An acoustic guitar played by the late Chris Cornell is being auctioned off in support of Ukraine amid its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion.

The guitar, made by the Washburn USA custom shop, belongs to musician Pete Thorn, who took the instrument on tour with him in 2009 when he played in Soundgarden frontman’s solo live band. According to Thorn, Cornell liked the guitar so much that he would borrow it to play a few songs each night on the tour.

Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the organization Save Our Allies, which is providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. A press release states that the guitar is being auctioned with the blessing of Cornell’s widow, Vicky.

For more info, visit SOA.RallyUp.com/UKR.

Thorn also performed with Cornell’s daughter, Toni, during her rendition of the Prince-written, Sinéad O’Connor-sung song “Nothing Compares 2 U” on The Tonight Show last December.

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Rod Stewart‘s wife Penny Lancaster served as security at Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, The Scottish Sun reports. Penny is Special Constable for City of London Police, and Rod is a knight; the pair are friendly with King Charles III.

Andy Grammer headlines Beyond the Sidelines in Indianapolis this Friday. WRTV reports he’ll take over the Lucas Estate in Carmel to support the Kicking The Stigma Action Grants. The benefit highlights mental health treatment and raises awareness about mental illness.

Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra took their daughter Malti on her first vacation to New York City. Priyanka shared the snaps to her Instagram of them gazing out of the window and hid her newborn’s face.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde brushed off breakup rumors by attending a screening of their movie Don’t Worry Darling together in New York City. People reports the two didn’t pose together on the red carpet.

Justin Timberlake sent love to Jimmy Fallon, who turned 48 on Monday. The Grammy winner saluted Fallon on his Instagram Story, writing, “My phone could never capture the beauty of your aura. I can’t imagine my feed without you. You complete me.” Justin signed it, “From your Instagram boyfriend.”

Speaking of Fallon, the late night host is going viral for his manic-opening monologue, where he tried deciphering all the Easter eggs Taylor Swift possibly left for her upcoming Midnights album.

Madonna released the music video for her “Hung Up” remix with Dominican rapper Tokischa. True to Madonna fashion, the clip is ultra-racy and features the two sensually cozying up and taking over a nightclub. 

The cast of ENCANTO will reunite for the ENCANTO AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL concert events on November 11 and November 12 to perform hits from the Disney animated film, as announced at D23 Expo.

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A variety of artists, including Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and members of the Grateful Dead spin-off group Dead & Company, are encouraging fans to check their registration status on Tuesday in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day.

As part of a campaign launched by the nonpartisan voter-registration organization HeadCount, the musicians took to social media to encourage their supporters to participate in the November 8 midterm elections.

Byrne shared a photo of himself holding up a sign that reads “Register to Vote,” while Dead & Company posted a pic of bandmates Bob Weir and Mickey Hart holding signs with the message “Vote” incorporated into the Grateful Dead’s famous skull logo.

Among the many other music artists encouraging voter registration on their social media sites were Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Death Cab for Cutie and The Lumineers.

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If you missed it, BLACKPINK performed “Shut Down” last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie are promoting their newly released sophomore album, BORN PINK. 

Justin Timberlake sent love to Jimmy Fallon, who turned 48 on Monday. The Grammy winner saluted Fallon on his Instagram Story, writing, “My phone could never capture the beauty of your aura. I can’t imagine my feed without you. You complete me.” Justin signed it “from your Instagram boyfriend.” 

Speaking of Fallon, the late night host is going viral for his manic-opening monologue, where he tried deciphering all the Easter eggs Taylor Swift possibly left for her upcoming Midnights album.

Megan Thee Stallion is also heading to late night as one of the newly announced hosts of Saturday Night Live. Variety reports the “Sweetest Pie” rapper will make her hosting debut on October 15 and will also serve as the musical guest.

BTS will stream their concert — BTS in BUSAN — October 15 on the global platform Weverse. The septet will take over Busan Asaid Main Stadium, and the streaming platform is already gearing up to host tons of fan traffic.

Madonna released the music video for her “Hung Up” remix with Dominican rapper Tokischa. True to Madonna fashion, the clip is ultra-racy and features the two sensually cozying up and taking over a night club.

Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra took their baby daughter Malti on her first vacation to New York City.  Priyanka shared snaps to her Instagram of them gazing out of the window and was sure to keep her little one’s face hidden.

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde brushed off breakup rumors by attending a screening of their movie Don’t Worry Darling together in New York City. People reports the two didn’t pose together on the red carpet.

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Kendrick Lamar will be the musical guest for Saturday Night Live’s season 48 premiere on October 1.
This will be his third performance on SNL. Two weeks later on October 15, Megan Thee Stallion will pull double duty as the host and musical guest. After previously performing, this will be Megan’s first time hosting.

After a five year hiatus, Lamar dropped his long awaited fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, on May 13. Pharrell Williams is among the producers, along with Kendrick’s cousin Baby Keem. The album features Kodak Black, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah from Wu-Tang Clan and many more.

The 14-time Grammy winner kicked off the North American leg of the Big Steppers tour on July 19 in Oklahoma City. His final American show was Saturday in Los Angeles.

Lamar received nine nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards, which will air October 4.

Megan released her second album, Traumazine, on August 12 featuring Future, Jhené Aiko, Latto, Dua Lipa, Lucky Daye, Rico Nasty and more. The three-time Grammy winner is up for two BET Hip Hop Awards.

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If you need a cure for your “Summertime Sadness,” perhaps a course on Lana Del Rey will do the trick.

According to Variety, New York University’s Clive Davis Institute will be offering a class on the “Video Games” artist, set to run from October 20 through December 8.

NYU professor and writer Kathy Iandoli will teach the course titled “Topics in Recorded Music: Lana Del Rey.” 

“In so many ways, I feel like Lana Del Rey is both a blueprint and a cautionary tale, a complicated pop star who resonates so much with her fans, not because of how she makes them feel about her, but rather how she makes them feel about themselves,” Iandoli tells Variety. “There are so many pieces in this mosaic that we have now come to know as Lana Del Rey, and this course examines every dimension of it.”

The Clive Davis Institute previously offered a class on Taylor Swift.

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