Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's Red Tour in Miami: Booty Shorts, Mimes, and Screaming Fans

Taylor Swift With Ed Sheeran American Airlines Arena, Miami Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Better Than: One Direction's Harry Styles caught wearing a shiny gold thong while ironing his tighty whities. Taylor Swift may get trashed for writing songs about almost every single one of her ex-boyfriends. Bu ... More >>

Taylor Swift Superfans Talk Celebrity Exes, Taylor Haters, Throwing Punches for T-Swift

When Taylor Swift fanatics heard the news that Tay-Tay was coming to the Magic City ... OMG, they screamed uncontrollably. Then they immediately started planning out their concert outfits. Some decided to show support by wearing Taylor's Red Tour t-shirts. Others decided to get a bit more creative ... More >>

Taylor Swift's Top Ten Awkward Dance GIFs

Taylor Swift is coming to town. She'll be singing about heartbreak and no-gooders and bad romantic decisions. Of course, that's all swell and splendid, but we want to see Tay-Tay's other talents on display. And no, we're not talking about her ta-tas. Girl has some dank dance moves. And by dank, w ... More >>

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

Lots of really stellar talent is hitting stages all across Miami this week. No matter what you fancy -- hip-hop, dreamwave, math rock, experimental, country, or just plain pop -- you can find it right here in your hometown. Representing the freshest talent from all corners of the country, here ar ... More >>

Taylor Swift at American Airlines Arena April 10

Bosh Hits Game Winner To Beat Spurs 88-86 in Game Without James and Wade

Backups? We ain't got no stinkin' backups! San Antonio seems like a good place to take a nap, and indeed rest is what the Miami Heat did while visiting the city on Sunday, sitting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers with various minor injuries. Throwing out a starting lineup of Mike Miller, ... More >>

The XX at Fillmore Miami Beach February 5

The XX's Four-Part Guide to Modern Romance

Modern musical romance is tough. We've got Taylor Swift dating the whole world and putting their faults on blast. We've got Katy Perry and Ke$ha teaching us the ways of meaningless, drunken sex. Then we've got Drake and Lil Wayne blabbing all about having a kept woman, perpetually sprawled out on ... More >>

Dumbest Shit in Music 2012!

Let's face it. The world of music is a really dumb place, and we should know. Here at Crossfade, we spend the majority of our time sifting through the deserted wasteland of pop culture, and it ain't lookin' too good out there. This year felt like a particularly dumb year too. Maybe it was all this ... More >>

World Music Awards 2012 in Miami: Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jimmy Buffet Nominated

That $515 million ballpark in Little Havana that Miami-Dade taxpayers helped build for Major League Baseball's biggest joke, Jeffery Loria's Miami Marlins, is finally being put to good use. For only the third time in its 23-year history, the World Music Awards are coming to the United States. And ... More >>

Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees: From Frank Ocean to Black Keys and Rick Ross

Grammy-tastic! Last night, amid goofy, sexually tense intergenerational banter between co-hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States announced the nominees for its 54th Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Genre-bending ... More >>

EDM Becoming a Cirque Du Soleil Production: Five Reasons It's Gonna Suck

The world of EDM is basically one giant circus. You've got Steve Aoki doing acrobatics; David Guetta is running around in clown shoes; and Tiësto's striking Jesus Christ poses as the most self-righteous ringleader ever. But all that's been merely metaphorical until now. Cirque Du Soleil has team ... More >>

Ten Worst House Music Videos of All Time

House rose from the cracks of Chicago's warehouse disco scene to be a global force in music. But just because billions of ears dig this stuff and it changed pop history ... Sometimes, it still sucks. As proof, we here at Crossfade dug up some examples of how stupid it's all gonna look in retrospec ... More >>

Taylor Swift Announces Red Tour, Coming to Miami on April 10

Taylor Swift's new album Red has been flying off the shelves before it even hit them. In fact, Billboard has basically guaranteed that it'll come out on top of the charts with an estimated 1.1 million units sold by week's end. So all y'all are probably walking around humming her latest single, d ... More >>

Taylor Swift Goes Dubstep! Five Reasons Pop Stars Gotta Stop Whoring Out EDM

Taylor Swift knows not what she is about to do, and we here at Crossfade can only scream at her from the sidelines: "Taylor, wat r u doin? Taylor, stahp!" In a recent interview with MTV, the country-pop superstar said she unwittingly experimented with the once-underground UK sounds of dubstep on he ... More >>

Kanye Quits Twitter! Blame Kim Kardashian and These Five Other Possible Censors

Guys ... Kanye is acting really weird. In a totally uncharacteristic move, the mouthiest, most self-righteous rapper breathing deleted all his genius tweets, with basically no warning or explanation. How could he do such a thing? Like, we're gonna let you finish ... But Kanye West is the best twe ... More >>

Six Richest Ladies in the Music Business: From Katy Perry to Rihanna and Britney Spears

Who's that get-it girl rakin' in all those millions? Forbes just released its list of filthiest rich bitches, counting down the leading ladies with the most cake. No surprise, Oprah tops the chart. But six musically inclined females nestled up behind her. Well, about $100 million behind. So which ... More >>

Taylor Swift Is Allegedly Dating a Kennedy: Three Ways She Can Escape "The Curse"

Taylor Swift's in trouble. According to website Gossip Cop, the 22-year-old pop star and highest-paid celebrity under 30 spent the weekend with Robert F. Kennedy's grandson Conor at his family's New England compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Bad news ... Because if you consider all of the ... More >>

Eight Richest Musicians in Their Teens and 20s

See also "The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre." Just two months after naming "World's Most Powerful Celebrities," Forbes is back on the arbitrary list beat and ranking the "Highest-Paid Stars under 30." Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber made a combined $122 mi ... More >>

Rick Ross Goes Vegan and Four Other Bogus Music Predictions for 2012

​With just a few days left in 2011, we can't help but predict what 2012 has in store. Will the world come to an end? Maybe. Will Barack Obama be re-elected? Hopefully. Will the Miami Heat dominate the NBA? Of course. But what about the music world? What changes will it see in 2012? What's going ... More >>

Taylor Swift at American Airlines Arena in Miami, November 13

Photo by Sayre Berman​See the full 28-photo Taylor Swift at the American Airlines Arena slideshow. Taylor Swift With Needtobreathe American Airlines Arena Sunday, October 13, 2011 Better Than: Anything we expected. Like, a lot better. Let's note that this review is being written by a former p ... More >>

Tween Fashion Freakouts at Taylor Swift's Speak Now Show in Miami

Whoa, bro. ​For such a pretty young woman, it's surprising that Taylor Swift appeals less to horny 16-year-old boys than sweet 12-year-old girls. But compared to most pop tarts (read: Britney Spears) out there, this country siren isn't a bad role model. She keeps it classy, never trashy. So las ... More >>

Taylor Swift at the American Airlines Arena November 13

Taylor Swift: A Song Guide to the Country-Pop Princess's Love Life

Taylorswift.com​Taylor Swift has been banging out county-pop winners since she was just sweet 16. It all began with 2006's "Tim McGraw," a love song, not for country singer Tim McGraw, but her high school romance. And through allusion or direct name-calling, Swift has been announcing her dedicat ... More >>

Dolly Parton at Hard Rock Live October 18

Get a Makeover With Taylor Swift at Dadeland Mall October 13

Y'all wanna hit Dadeland Mall for a pretty-pretty sesh with country-pop princess Taylor Swift? OK, good! Just tell that screeching, hysterical 12-year old girl inside you to shut up, simmer down, and stop puking with excitement 'cause there's a catch ... Ms. Swift won't actually be making an in-per ... More >>

Six Greatest Weirdo Pop Queens of All Time

Last.fmRolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, "album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and ... More >>

Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, and Four Other Totally Awkward Award Show Moments

​The BET Awards were held this past Sunday and some really confusing, awkward shit went down in the middle of granting the Viewer's Choice Award. Some fans were invited onstage to announce this year's winner, which at first was Chris Brown. But only a few seconds after Brown received the award f ... More >>

Taylor Swift at BankAtlantic Center June 2

LeBron James is the 10th Most Powerful Celebrity in the World According to Forbes

​Forbes has tallied up the world's most powerful celebrities, and the Miami Heat's own LeBron James comes in at number three. Though he's not that most powerful athlete (Tiger Woods somehow still takes that one), he is the most powerful celebrity athlete from a team sport. Besides Woods, only A-li ... More >>

Taylor Swift Adds 16 U.S. Dates to Speak Now World Tour With Miami Show November 13

​See the cut for a list of all 16 U.S. dates added to Taylor Swift's Speak Now World Tour. Taylor Swift is adorable. Like a cherry-cheeked, golden-fleeced little doll. Or your sweet, innocent baby sister. And honestly, you'd think her audience of millions was nothing other than pretty teenage gi ... More >>

Who Wants a Free CD Full of Katy Perry, Pitbull, and Wacka Flocka Flame Hits?

NOW That's What I Call Pop Appeal!​If you're the kind of weirdo who still owns a "compact disc player," then you're probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to "commercial pop radio." Well, amazing news for you! We're giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. ... More >>

Wale at LIV December 15

You Wanted Another Kanye? Wale Proves He's His Own Dude at LIV December 15

Wale never was Kanye. The names just rhyme.​In the run-up to November 2009's release of his debut disc Attention Deficit, D.C. rapper Wale floated into pop consciousness on a thick, fast-moving cloud of accumulated hype. After hooking up with master trend-caller Mark Ronson in 2006 and then sign ... More >>

Eleven Songs We Wish Taylor Swift Had Written for Her New Album, Speak Now

Speak now, Taylor, or forever hold your peace.​Yes!!! Taylor Swift just unveiled the official track list for her long awaited third album entitled Speak Now! As many of us "Swiftians" know, her last album Fearless was released two years ago and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. We're pretty s ... More >>

The Best (and Worst) of the VMAs -- with Some Miami Touches

Photo by Getty ImagesChelsea Handler as a Lady Gaga-esque house​We were expecting quite the spectacle at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. In lieu of last year's Taylor Swift acceptance speech interruption, Kanye's apologetic tweets, and her tweets suggesting she was going to interrupt him this ... More >>

MP3: New Kanye West "Power Remix;" Yeezy to Release New Song Every Friday 'til Christmas

​Kanye West has been busy lately. Of course there was the day he released his video for his first single "Power" the same night as Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," his impromptu performances, and his infamous new Twitter account. Now comes his most recent announcement: He's releasing a n ... More >>

Rick Ross, DJ Khaled Added to List of Performers at BET Awards 2010

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​It's officially music awards season, so in the hip-hop arena, expect plenty of news of accolades for this year's big names from Miami. After the recent VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, the next big event at which the 305 hopes to grab some laurels is the 2010 edition of the annual ... More >>

Unveil Your Pink Benefit is Burnin' Up Boca

Signed, sealed, delivered: they're yours​Purchasing autographed music memorabilia can serve a greater purpose than just prompting everyone who enters your home to remark: "Ohmygosh, I want to kiss all three Jonas Brothers on their John Hancocks!" In the case of Women on the Move's Unveil Your Pink ... More >>

BankAtlantic Center Gets Justin Bieber Fever August 5

It's safe to say that the crowd that attended Taylor Swift's sold-out BankAtlantic Center show earlier this month will be identical to the Justin Bieber faithfuls coming out August 5. Don't know about Usher's shaggy-haired, Canadian protege already? Ask your 15-year-old sister/daughter/cousin and we ... More >>

Swift and Fearless

Concert Announcements: Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry, and New Boyz

via Flickr user whoSHOTyah?​Like hip-hop and country music? You're in luck with today's concert announcements then. The New Boyz, creators of what might be the most annoying chorus in the history of music "You're a Jerk" have been tapped to open for Chris Brown. The show takes place on November 29 ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Taylor Swift and Queen Latifah

via Flickr User whittlz​Queen Latifah, star of the mid-'90s Fox show Living Single, a.k.a. the greatest sitcom ever, is coming to Fillmore Miami Beach on November 17. Unfortunately, she's not taking Synclaire, Maxine, Regina, and Overton with her to do live Living Single theater. No, instead she'l ... More >>

Wednesday Blog Watch: Pitbull Weighs in on Kanye, Locals Weigh in on Future Classic Festival Fail

via pitbullmusic.comPitbull to Kanye: Ai-yai-yai!​It's high time we gave some link love to the other local music blogs out there. Look out for a weekly roundup here on Wednesdays. Know of another site we should add to our blog roll? (It's on the right, scroll down). E-mail me and let me know. Here ... More >>

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The Name Says It All

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

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Rock stars share the songs they're thankful for.

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Musicians share some Christmas wishes.

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Ten reasons to have tuned in to country radio in 2006