Taylor Swift

Shawn Mendes wins best artist at MTV Europe Music Awards

New York - Muslimchronicle

Canadian teen singer Shawn Mendes on Sunday won best artist and best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) in London, pipping heavyweight competitors such as Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Ed Sheeran. The awards ceremony at Wembley Arena, the first to be staged in the British capital in 20 years, were hosted by Rita Ora and featured performancesRead more

Kanye West makes brief return year after breakdown

Washington - AFP

Rap superstar Kanye West is back nearly a year after suffering a breakdown -- making a brief musical appearance in which he appears to keep his feud with Taylor Swift alive. West, a once omnipresent celebrity with a prolific media presence and high-profile marriage to Kim Kardashian, abruptly ended a tour and was hospitalized in November 2016 after unusual rantsRead more

Taylor Swift returns with club beat and vengeful mind

New York - Muslimchronicle

Pop superstar Taylor Swift is back with a new dance-club beat -- and a stone-cold warning that she is out for vengeance against an undisclosed person who crossed her. The 27-year-old, who commands one of pop music's most avid fan bases, on Friday released "Look What You Made Me Do," the first single from her latest album "Reputation" which comesRead more

Taylor Swift goes blank on social media, fans go wild

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Taylor Swift had a “blank space, baby” across social media on Friday — and Swifties went wild. There was no immediate word from the Swift camp on what happened, but the Blank Space pop star is known for promotional trickery on her social streams ahead of major music drops. In addition to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, her website went dark andRead more

Taylor Swift donates to assault victims after groping win

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Pop star Taylor Swift has made good on her pledge to support groups that help sexual assault victims following her victory in a Colorado groping trial this week. The 27-year-old Fearless singer made what officials described as a generous donation to the US Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is to educate, support and campaign on sexual violence issues. “Joyful Heart is honouredRead more

Taylor Swift trial: Mueller didn’t expect to win

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

The former radio host who lost a groping lawsuit to Taylor Swift in federal court this week said on Tuesday he realises the case was in the pop star’s favour, but he had no interest in backing down. David Mueller said someone he knew suggested he pull out of the case early, but he refused. “I knew that I couldn’tRead more

Taylor Swift wins groping lawsuit

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was celebrating Monday after winning a sexual assault lawsuit against a former radio DJ she accused of groping her before a gig. A federal court judge in Denver allowed her complaint that David Mueller had fondled her buttocks during a photo opportunity in the city's Pepsi Center arena in 2013. source: AFPRead more

Taylor Swift trial: Drawing attention to an issue

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Taylor Swift’s allegation that a former morning radio host reached under her skirt and grabbed her backside during a photo op is bringing attention to a common but largely hidden outrage for many women, one that few report. A 2014 survey found nearly one in four women in the US had been groped or brushed up against in a publicRead more

Judge tosses radio DJ's claim that Taylor Swift got him fired

Denver - AFP

A US judge on Friday dismissed claims that pop superstar Taylor Swift got a radio DJ fired, but court proceedings will continue to consider the singer's allegations that he sexually assaulted her. David Mueller has accused Swift of slandering him to his radio station, alleging her complaint led to his unfair dismissal. Swift is counter-suing Mueller in the civil case,Read more

Taylor Swift ‘shaken’ and ‘humiliated’ says mum

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Taylor Swift’s mother gave an emotional testimony when she took the witness box on Wednesday, saying she and her daughter’s managers had told the bosses of a disc jockey accused of groping the singer-songwriter that they hoped he would be fired but didn’t ask them to do so. Andrea Swift stated at a civil trial in federal court in DenverRead more