🎶 Music & Global Highlights

🎶 Music & Global Highlights

Taylor Swift Smashes Records with The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, has broken multiple records in the UK and Australia. It became the fastest-selling album of the century in the UK, with 423,000 combined chart units in three days.
Reuters

Notably, three tracks from the album—“The Fate of Ophelia,” “Opalite,” and “Elizabeth Taylor”—held the top three spots on the UK singles chart.
Reuters

In Australia, all 12 tracks from the album dominated the ARIA singles chart, and the album also became the fastest-selling vinyl since 1994, selling 126,000 units.
Reuters

Shirley Manson Calls Out Streaming Industry

Shirley Manson (of Garbage) has publicly criticized streaming platforms like Spotify, saying that “the average musician makes $12 a month” from them.
San Francisco Chronicle

She argues the revenue structure is unsustainable, with the bulk of profits going to platforms, labels, and merch, while many artists barely break even.
San Francisco Chronicle

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Drops Surprise Collab with Zayn

K-pop star Jisoo (of BLACKPINK) recently dropped a surprise single titled “EYES CLOSED (Feat. ZAYN)” on October 10.
The Times of India

The collaboration with Zayn (ex–One Direction) is making waves globally and has fans excited about her solo direction.
The Times of India