Taylor Swift news diary: Pop star’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ stays atop Billboard 200 chart even after 5 weeks
Welcome to our daily Taylor Swift news diary, your go-to source for the latest updates and insights into the world of one of today's most influential and celebrated artists.
Delve into Taylor Swift's dynamic career, public appearances, and the buzz within the entertainment industry as we provide you with a bite-sized overview of the happenings in the life of this multi-talented and ever-evolving artist.
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' continues to rule Billboard 200 chart even after five weeks
It's a magnificent feat undoubtedly. Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department' is still ruling the charts even five weeks after its release on April 19. The album still holds the top position in Billboard 200 albums chart even after five weeks of its release.
Billie Eilish's latest release 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' has not yet been able to grab the first spot which Swift's album is holding ever since its release. Per Billboard, the album has earned the “largest fifth week for any album since Adele’s 25 in 2016".
Travis Kelce left a 'Blank Space' during Taylor Swift's final night in Lisbon
Travis Kelce missed watching his superstar girlfriend perform at her Eras Tour concert in Lisbon on May 25 as he was busy watching the Dallas Stars hockey team take on the Edmonton Oilers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas Stars were ecstatic as they hosted the Super Bowl champion in their stadium. They wrote on social media while sharing a clip of him enjoying the match, “We've got a Blank Space (on the back of a Stars jersey), and we'll write your name."
READ MORE: Why Travis Kelce Wasn't at Taylor Swift's Latest European Eras Tour Concert
Taylor Swift said Portuguese fans 'took my breath away'
Taylor Swift is in love with Lisbon! She not only performed two nights in a row at Estadio da Luz in Portugal’s capital city but also praised the fans wholeheartedly while promising to come back. Addressing a large crowd of 64,000 spectatots, Swift said on Friday, “When I first walked out on this stage, when I first appeared at the beginning of the show, and I looked out and saw this crowd, you took my breath away,” before adding, “My heart was beating so fast. You just made me feel so lucky to be here with you tonight. Thank you so much for coming to this show.”
She continued, “One of my favorite things about the Eras Tour is that, for me, it feels like going back through all of my favorite memories of getting to play shows for the last nearly 20 years of my life because we’ve gone on tour for almost every album I’ve ever put out,” before adding, “My big regret was that we didn’t get to take all of those tours to all of the places where I wanted to take them. And we absolutely should have come to Portugal on every single tour. This is not a mistake I will ever be making again. We are always going to come to Lisbon.”
Taylor Swift bids adieu to Portugal with a heartfelt note: ‘Muito Obrigada'
Taylor Swift wrapped up her Portuguese leg of her Eras Tour by penning a heartfelt note to her fans. Taking to her Instagram, the pop diva wrote, "It’s official, I left my 🤍 in Lisbon. My first time in Portugal and you all made me feel like I was right at home."
She continued, "I’ll seriously never forget the way you treated us, the overwhelming love and passion and hands in the air and dancing and how you screamed every lyric!!" before concluding in Portuguese, "Muito obrigada" (meaning 'thank you very much' in English).
Taylor Swift may reportedly attend Grand Prix in Monaco with Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift is reportedly scheduled to attend the Grand Prix in Monaco amid her grueling schedule of European leg of her Eras Tour. According to a source, “Taylor loves to share moments with Travis, and she loves to see him enjoy this kind of experience,” before noting Kelce helped “getting her to fall in love with sports.”
The source added, “It’s gonna be a nice day off for them in the middle of the madness of the Eras Tour, being on the French Riviera, drinking some nice cocktails with fantastic weather, and watching this legendary Grand Prix.”
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