Taylor Swift
New album from Taylor Swift divides opinion
Jeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records regains his enthusiasm for Taylor Swift, plus reborn 90s indie rockers Ride and 60's soul survivor PP Arnold. Audio
Troye Sivan: Multi-talented superstar back in New Zealand
Global popstar, internet sensation and LGBTQI icon Troye Sivan is on his way back to New Zealand for a major headline show in Auckland in September. The Perth-born, LA-domiciled artist who… Audio
REVIEW: Taylor Swift at Mt Smart Stadium
Samuel Flynn Scott of The Phoenix Foundation may have been the oldest person at Taylor Swift’s Mt Smart concert who wasn’t with their kids, but he was “straight-up loving it”.
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Swift result for voter registrations in US
All it took was one Instagram post by pop singer Taylor Swift to get people registering to vote for the US mid-term elections. She says she sent a message to her followers because she's against… Audio
Reputation by Taylor Swift
Nick Bollinger discusses Taylor Swift's latest play for pop-world domination. Audio
The Sampler - 21 November 2017
Nick Bollinger considers Taylor Swift's latest bid for pop-world domination and examines a controversial corner of Bob Dylan's extensive career - the gospel years. Audio
Reputation by Taylor Swift
Nick Bollinger discusses Taylor Swift's latest play for pop-world domination.
AudioThe Sampler - 21 November 2017
Nick Bollinger considers Taylor Swift's latest bid for pop-world domination and examines a controversial corner of Bob Dylan's extensive career - the gospel years.
AudioReinvention
New heights for Taylor Swift on the major music channels as she may tarnish her own image. Audio
"A script for us" - the verdict on Taylor Swift's court win
Taylor Swift fans and non-fans alike have been praising her legal victory of $1 in a sexual assault against a Colorado radio DJ. M101 seeks reaction from local women about why they responded so… Audio
Taylor Swift awarded symbolic $1 in groping case
Jurors have found a Colorado radio DJ assaulted the Grammy-winning singer during a photo shoot.
Colorado DJ's suit against Taylor Swift dismissed
US Pop star Taylor Swift has won a preliminary round in her court case against a Colorado DJ, who she claims groped her.
Taylor Swift's acceptance speech
Pop singer Taylor Swift is being lauded for what's seen as a feminist Grammy Award acceptance speech. Audio
Russell Brown - Media and Technology
Media commentator, music lover and enthusiastic early adopter Russell Brown talks to Melody Thomas about developments in the landscape of music consumption Audio
Taylor Swift and the dotterel
American singer Taylor Swift is being pillioried for the environmental disruption her film crew caused on a west Auckland beach. Audio
Bad blood: Swift ruffles feathers over native birds
Taylor Swift has ruffled feathers while filming a music video at an Auckland beach, with the local board 'disappointed' the shoot put a rare native bird at risk.
Swift-watch ruffles a few feathers on Auckland's west coast
For the past few days, the country has been all a-flutter as rumours have been flying about that the American song bird, Taylor Swift, had landed in New Zealand. Audio
The Secret Life of Track Listing
In The Secret Life of Track Listing, Melody Thomas talks to the artists who agonise over song order so that you don't have to, and the critics who've heard it go both ways. Audio
Future techs
Lynn Freeman, Ben Kepes, Aspect of Gaming's Theo Martin, Xero's Andy Lark, Shaun D Wilson, and Meredith Haggerty from WNYC’s TLDR podcast discuss recent technology trends and how they will develop… Audio
Carl Wilson - 'Let's Talk About Love'
Freelance writer and Slate music critic Carl Wilson's 'Let's Talk About Love' is an exploration into the phenomenon of Celine Dion and wider discussion around the nature of taste, good and bad. He… Audio