Taylor Swift news diary: American Swifties left jealous after viral video shows Australian fans enjoying smooth post-concert transit
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American Taylor Swift fans feel jealous watching a viral video of Australian concert attendees enjoying a smooth ride home on public transportation
American Swifties were left envious when a video from Swift's Sydney performance showed the audience boarding trains and returning home without trouble. International fans, especially those in the US, could not help but rage about the apparent preferential treatment that Australian Swifties seem to be receiving.
The pop star's American fans were enthralled by a viral time-lapse video taken after one of her Australian concerts. It showed fans swarming out of Sydney's Accor Stadium and boarding trains at Olympic Park station without much hassle even though the crowd contained attendees from a blink-182 concert.
BLM co-founder Melina Abdullah deemed 'deranged' as she claims Taylor Swift's music is 'racist'
Professor and Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah sparked a furor on social media after she implied that listening to Swift's music was "racist." On Super Bowl Sunday, she took to X (formerly Twitter) and posted, "Why do I feel like it’s slightly racist to be a Taylor Swift fan?"
Swift's supporters leaped to her defense in a matter of moments and slammed Abdullah over her comments. The BLM co-founder also made a post targeting the pop star's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl, stating, "Why do I feel like this was some right-wing, white-supremacist conspiracy?!?! Booooooo!!!!"
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Internet weighs in as image allegedly showing Donald Trump searching for Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' goes viral
Social media users were baffled as a picture apparently showing Donald Trump listening to Swift's song 'Folklore' went viral on X (formerly Twitter). The image was captioned, "Former President Donald Trump listens to folklore by Taylor Swift in new photos at the White House dinner table."
An Axios reporter combed through former first lady Melania Trump's Facebook feed from 2017 and found a priceless video from 2014 in which the ex-POTUS was seen driving his Rolls Royce while listening to Swift's song 'Blank Space'. Notably, the same video went viral in 2020.
'Stunned' Taylor Swift amazes Aussie fans with 'Haunted' and 'Exile' mashup
Overwhelmed by the adoration from Sydney fans, Swift paused her third performance at Accor Stadium to express her delight at the wild applause she received after performing her song 'Champagne Problems'. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), the pop star was heard saying, "This feels like a, like a hallucination I’m having."
The 'Lover' singer surprised the audience with additional brand-new song mashups. She performed her 2023 song 'Haunted' with the 2020 song 'Exile', and 2023's 'Is It Over Now?' with her 2014 hit song 'I Wish You Would.'
Notably, every Eras Tour show has a surprise songs segment where Swift plays two acoustic songs from her ten previous albums, which are not on her main show list.
READ MORE: Taylor Swift Says She Is 'Stunned' by 3rd Sydney Eras Tour Crowd: 'This Feels Like a Hallucination'
Patriots owner Robert Kraft quips Taylor Swift would be better off dating Rob Gronkowski than Travis Kelce
Although New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft adores Swift, he thinks she should be paired with another NFL tight end. The pop star's celebrity status and her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce were the topics of Kraft's social media video speech.
He began by talking about Swift's presence at the Chiefs-Patriots game during the previous regular season, and how he had given her a gift. Then, the sports executive quipped, "Think about it: She was 18, 19 [years old] and she’s done pretty well. Except maybe she should’ve been dating Gronk [former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski]. He’s better looking."
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