Taylor Swift news diary: Day 2 of pop star's Singapore concert sees K-pop idols including Blackpink's Lisa in attendance
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Taylor Swift announces Black Dog variant of 'The Tortured Poets Department'
During her second night performing in Singapore, the 'Lavender Haze' singer unveiled the fourth and the last bonus track from the upcoming album 'The Tortured Poets Department'. During her performance on March 3, Swift announced the fourth track to be titled 'The Black Dog'. Previously, she announced the first three tracks will be 'The Manuscript', 'The Bolter' and 'The Albatross'.
She also shared the album art on Facebook and wrote in the caption, "Old habits die screaming. File Name: The Black Dog Pre-order the final new edition of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT with an exclusive bonus track, "The Black Dog" on my website now."
SHINee's Minho attends Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in Singapore
The second night of the Singapore leg of Swift's tour was attended by several stars, including K-pop band SHINee's Choi Minho. Apart from the South Korean singer and other K-Pop idols, Irish actor Barry Keoghan and Thai rapper Sorn were also present at the concert.
Choi Minho shared snaps of him enjoying at the concert and said, "Taylor neomu yeppeo," which translates to "Taylor [is] very pretty."
Row over Singapore's alleged $3M deal barring Swift from performing in other Asian countries
Taylor Swift's sold out six-show run in Singapore has reportedly resulted in a battle of words among southeast Asian countries over the notion that Singapore has offered the singer $3 million per show to perform exclusively in the island nation.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, “The Singaporean government is clever. They told [organizers] not to hold any other shows in [south-east] Asia,” while Filipino statesman Joey Salceda stated, “[This] isn’t what good neighbors do,” and added, “Our countries are good friends. That’s why actions like that hurt.”
Blackpink's Lisa attends Eras Tour concert in Singapore
Blackpink's Lisa had a Swiftie moment while attending the Day 2 of the Eras Tour concert in Singapore on March 3. The K-pop idol shared a carousel of images of herself enjoying the concert at the National Stadium.
Lisa shared several images of herself with the star of the show - Taylor Swift. She was also seen trading friendship bracelets with the fellow Swifties and grooving to the 'Reputation' tune.
Travis Kelce has reportedly 'vowed' to keep girlfriend safe
Recently an insider shared that Travis Kelce has "vowed" to keep the popstar safe. The insider shared with Daily Mail, “Taylor’s family and everyone who knows her is so relieved by her relationship with Travis,” before explaining, “Not only because she is madly in love but also because he makes her security personnel job much easier.”
They continued, “Travis is a big dude and no one would mess with him because, when it comes to Taylor, he would not play if someone tried to come near her,” and noted, “She has a built-in bodyguard at all times. Travis has vowed to keep her safe and there is no doubt about this. No one will try to come close to her when she is holding hands with her powerhouse boyfriend.”
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