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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. On its surface, the album offers a pretty mellow listening experience, sounding like a marriage of the haunting depths of 2020’s “Folklore” and the synthy riffs of

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Post Malone are trying to get through a seemingly painful black-and-white era. The music video for “Fortnight,” the lead single off Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “Tortured Poets Department,” debuted on Friday night. The duet features the two artists in various states of melancholy reflection and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased. At this time

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Fischer can perform through pain. The actress revealed she filmed the “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation with a broken shoulder. “It was the wildest experience,” she told People, adding that she had injured herself during a ski trip and had to hide it while filming. “I shot for

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Bloom knows successful partnerships often require personal growth. The actor was a guest on the “What Now? with Trevor Noah” podcast Thursday, where he discussed his new documentary series “Orlando Bloom: To the Edge.” Noah also asked about his life away from work, commenting that Bloom and his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One thing about Taylor Swift is she will rip her own heart open and spill the blood in the form of her song lyrics. Welcome to “The Tortured Poets Department.” Her latest music continues Swift’s tradition of sharing insight about her feelings and relationships in her songs. The

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Zack Snyder has established himself as a gifted visual and action stylist, even in his less satisfying films. Yet the second half of his original space epic, “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver,” primarily distinguishes the director’s recent knack for separating Netflix from lots of money, with

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Puth is a major Swiftie and it appears the admiration may be mutual. Taylor Swift shouts out her fellow singer-songwriter in the title track on her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate,” she sings in the love song. “We

CNN Opinion by Amy Bass (CNN) — Friday’s midnight release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift’s 11th album, means that yet another era has begun — and a record-breaking one at that. Swifties, who are now more than familiar with football jargon (at least when it comes to Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Take your seat because Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets Department” meeting has officially been called into session and, surprise, it’s a 31-song mega double album. The Grammy-winner first released her highly anticipated 11th studio album on Friday, with the album appearing on Apple Music some time prior to its scheduled

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A dual attempt to breathe life into the vampire and haunted-house genres, “Abigail” could have been called “Don’t Tell Mom the Kid I’m Babysitting’s Dead.” The simple premise, however, turns into an effective little horror movie, a bit strained toward the end, but until then a clever and