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Taylor Swift's Financial 'Strategic Genius' Examined In New Harvard Business Review Book
Taylor Swift created a huge economic impact with her record-breaking Eras Tour and a new book from Harvard Business Review will look at the pop star's financially savvy vision. "There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift" will be released on Tuesday, Apr. 8, the Harvard Business Review announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. It was written by senior editor Kevin Evers, the author of several bestsellers, including books on digital disruption and marketing. The Eras Tour grossed more than $2 billion and generated a $10 billion economic impact on local economies, acc…
Lifestyle
Grammy Nominations 2025 Announced, These NJ Artists Are Shining Bright
Two of New Jersey’s music stars are shining bright in the 2025 Grammy nominations. Nominations for the at the 67th annual ceremony were announced Friday, Nov. 8. The Grammy Awards will be held on February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring music released between September 2023 and August 2024. The following nominees have Garden State ties: SZA, 34: The R&B powerhouse from Maplewood who recently bought a pizza lunch for hundreds of high schoolers, has earned several major Grammy nods, including Best R&B Song for her hit “Saturn.” Known f…
Real Estate
Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs?
Get ready to party like it's 1989 in New Jersey. A Taylor Swift-inspired suite has popped up on Airbnb, giving you the perfect place to act like a tortured poet and a new romantic while you plot your end game beyond your wildest dreams. The 4-bedroom Swift Suite at the Evermore Estate is located in Absecon, near Atlantic City. The Airbnb includes album-inspired bedrooms, karaoke machines, custom art, vinyl collection, and a selfie station show you can show everyone how you celebrate your Swift Suite Era. The homeowners and self-proclaimed Swifties, Kyle and Ashley Tress, partnered with a l…
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift's Jersey Shore Summers, Family Photos Featured In New Museum Exhibit
As pop star Taylor Swift spends the summer performing across Europe, a Cape May County museum is showcasing her time vacationing on the Jersey Shore as a girl. The Stone Harbor Museum opened its 2024 Taylor Swift collection, according to a news release on Thursday, June 13. The Berks County, Pennsylvania, native spent summers at her family's vacation home in the borough from 1992 to 2004. Swift sang at the Coffee Talk cafe on 97th Avenue as a teen before her international rise to fame. "We hope that the 2024 Taylor Swift collection at the Stone Harbor Museum will now bring new and old…
Lifestyle
Famed NJ Anti-Hero Meets Taylor Swift At Coachella
Taylor Swift got to meet New Jersey royalty while attending the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Teresa Guidice, a Montville mom and former star of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," posed for a photo with renowned pop star last weekend at the annual music festival held in California. "Two absolute queens," Guidice's husband Luis Ruelas captioned the photo on Instagram. Social media users were quick to snark about putting "The Era's Tour" headliner on the same level as Giudice, convicted felon who spent nearly a year in federal prison. "One queen and on…
News
Taylor Swift's Private Jet Touched Down In Philadelphia, College Jet Tracker's Site Says
Did you see Taylor Swift in Philadelphia last weekend? Likely not. But her plane may have flown right over your head if you were in the area, according to a Reddit page designated to track her private jet. The pop star's Falcon 7X landed at Philadelphia International Airport on Easter Sunday, according to the page run by UCF student Jack Sweeney. The jet took off Monday morning, April 1, bound for Burbank, CA, the page shows. Swift's lawyers recently threatened legal action against Sweeney and his company GRNDCTRL LLC. Sweeney's attorneys, however, said in a letter that there is not…
News
Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor
A 36-year-old New Jersey mom and teacher is making headlines after successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. Not only was she was awake through the entire procedure, but she was singing. That's right, Stanhope's Selena Campione was belting out Taylor Swift's music so that doctors could monitor her speech as they worked. Several months after the procedure in which the non-cancerous tumor was removed, Campione is feeling more and more like herself, symptom-free. @dailyvoicenewjersey Stanhope mom Selena Campione sings Taylor Swift during awake brain surgery to remove a tumor. ♬ orig…
News
Taylor Swift Election Conspiracy Believed By Fraction Of Americans: Monmouth University Poll
Nearly one out of every five Americans believes pop star Taylor Swift is part of a conspiracy to help President Joe Biden win reelection, according to a poll from a New Jersey college. Monmouth University released a poll on Wednesday, Feb. 14 asking about the recent conspiracy theories that gained national attention before Super Bowl LVIII. Swift's boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce played in the game, which the Chiefs won 25-22 in overtime over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 11. The pollsters asked if people think there's "a covert government effort" to have S…
Sports
Nick Bosa's GF Is Model From Philadelphia Who Spent Time At The Jersey Shore
If you're watching Super Bowl LVIII for the Usher halftime show, the commercial's, and Taylor Swift, here's someone else to keep an eye out for. Meet Lauren Maenner, a model with Philadelphia roots who grew up vacationing at the Jersey Shore. Her boyfriend? 49ers defensive end, 26-year-old Nick Bosa (not Taylor Swift's boyfriend's teammate). It's not immediately clear when the athlete and the model started dating, but Maenner, also 26, hinted at it when the 49ers played the Eagles last December. "Haha this is awkward," the longtime Eagles fan captioned the photo, in which she's wearing t…
Sports
2026 World Cup Final Heading To MetLife Stadium In New Jersey
The world's biggest sporting event is coming to the East Rutherford. According to multiple reports, the 2026 men's World Cup final is set to be staged at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, after FIFA spurned bids from those representing Dallas' AT&T Stadium and Stan Kroenke's palace in LA. The majority of the action will still take place in Texas, with action shared across venues in Mexico and Canada. But the Garden State drew the big straw, bringing the big event back to the area after Giants Stadium played host during the 1994 event. "While this stadium has been more used to hosti…
Sports
Meet GF Of Raven's Tight End Mark Andrews
The fun has only just begun for Elena Yates and Mark Andrews. The social media ambassador whose LinkedIn shows she hails from Moorestown, NJ has her first season of being an NFL girlfriend in the books, as the Baltimore Raven's lost their spot in Super Bowl LVIII to the KC Chiefs 17-10 last weekend. Still, the 21-year-old College of Charleston senior there are more good times ahead. "Loved watching you do what you do best," she captioned an Instagram album this week. "Can’t wait to be back & better than ever!! Until next season." In a TikTok video, the Tri-Delt said the two began dati…
Sports
Taylor Swift Touches Down In Baltimore
Taylor Swift is in the building. M&T Bank Stadium, that is. The 34-year-old pop star's Dassault Falcon 7X touched down at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, less than 40 minutes after taking off from Morristown Airport, in NJ on Sunday afternoon Jan. 28, according to her jet-tracking Reddit account run by programmer Jack Sweeney. As expected, Swift is in Charm City to support beau Travis Kelce, the tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs (13-6), playing the Ravens (14-4) this afternoon in the AFC Championship game. Page Six shared photos o…
Sports
Naval Academy Runs Football Through NJ On 463-Mile Trek To Army-Navy Game In New England
It’s fitting that a group of marathoners from the U.S. Naval Academy are running a game ball all the way up to the home of the New England Patriots for this weekend’s grudge match with the U.S. Military Academy. There’ll be plenty of rushing and relatively few passes from both sides in the 124th Army-Navy football game at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, on Saturday, Dec. 9. The USNA marathoners shoved off from Bancroft Hall on their campus in Annapolis, MD on Tuesday, beginning a traditional dash that dates back to the 1980s. A slight flurry of snowflakes fell just after lunchtime Thurs…
Police & Fire
NJ Fan of Country Star Morgan Wallen Loses $1,100 To Facebook Ticket Scam
A fan from Bergen County who'd apparently landed a trio of tickets on Facebook for country star Morgan Wallen’s sold-out concert tour got left with a case of the blues. Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said the victim Venmo’d $1,104 to three different individuals after making what appeared to be a deal with a Ridgewood resident for three ducats to Wallen’s worldwide “One Night At A Time" tour. “The ‘seller’ subsequently emailed ticket confirmation statements [that] turned out to be fraudulent and would not open on the legitimate Ticketmaster website,” the chief said. His detectives ar…
Politics
Nosh It Off: Gov. Murphy Spent Nearly $1K On Snacks At MetLife Taylor Swift Concert: Report
Gov. Phil Murphy certainly enjoys entertaining guests at MetLife Stadium, according to a report from Politico. New Jersey's governor spent $12,000 on food and drinks at MetLife in 2018 and 2019, using an expense account funded by taxpayers, Politico said, after obtaining the invoices via the Open Public Records Act. Events include a Taylor Swift concert, Hot97's SummerJam concert and a Jets v. Cowboys game. Jennifer Sciortino, a spokeswoman for Gov. Murphy's office, said Murphy intends to have the state Democratic party reimburse the Garden State for the costs. "Because t…
Events
Olivia Rodrigo's World Tour: Will Getting Tickets Be Repeat Of Eras Tour Chaos?
Are you still disappointed you didn't get tickets to The Eras Tour? Well it's about to be deja vu. Olivia Rodrigo announced her Guts tour on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Rodrigo will be playing two shows at Madison Square Garden on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, in Philadelphia on Friday, July 19, and in Washington DC on July 20. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Olivia Rodrigo (@oliviarodrigo) And just like with Taylor Swift, fans must register at Ticketmaster in the hopes they get access to the sale. Ticketmaster claims this h…
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To NJ Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres throughout the Garden State starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays. Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 for seniors and children (of course). The concert film, which will run 2 hours and 45 minutes long (or short),&…
News
Taylor Swift, Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz Visit Jersey Shore Bar — Mob Scene Ensues
Throngs of people lined up along an LBI street hoping to get a glimpse of Taylor Swift and her posse Friday, Aug. 18. The "Shake It Off" singer showed up at the Black Whale on N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Beach Haven with Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz, as first reported by Kaitlyn DeBarth of TapInto. Taylor Swift, Channing Tatum, and Zoë Kravitz drew crowds to N. Pennsylvania Avenue in Beach Haven on Friday, Aug. 18.Kaitlyn DeBarth of TapInto (with permission) Swift, who is on her "Eras Tour," is apparently in the area for the wedding of Jack Antonoff — who grew up in Bergenfield — and Ma…
Lifestyle
NJ Army Vet Competes For Love On 'The Bachelorette'
A New Jersey resident is one of 29 contestants competing on this season of "The Bachelorette" on ABC. This season, starring Charity Lawson, premiers Monday, June 26 at 9 p.m. EST. Nick "Nic" Barber, 31, of Bayonne, is humble and ready to find love, according to his bio on the show. "He’s traveled the world and is looking for a life partner to adventure with, so Charity, get your passport ready," the bio reads. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nic Barber (@nicbarber97) Nic is looking for a relationship where he and his future w…
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift MetLife Stadium Tickets Are Still Available — For Upward Of $1,700 A Pop
Seeing Taylor Swift on her MetLife stadium leg of the Eras Tour comes with a price. As of Tuesday, May 16, there were about 470 tickets left for her May 26 and May 27 shows, and 650 remaining for the May 28 show, according to Stubhub. That is, if you're willing to fork over $1,700 — at least. That's around the starting price for tickets in the upper zone, but if you want an unrestricted view, you'll have to spend between $2,000 and $5,000. The first row of section 11 is also available, just one seat for $10,200. The tour famously made headlines late last year, when fans …
News
Former Villanova Cheerleader, Cancer Patient Scores Tickets To Taylor Swift Concert
Raquel Doke says the tight-knit community is what initially attracted her to Villanova University. During her four years of undergrad, the California native immersed herself in campus life, joining a sorority, becoming a member of the cheerleading team and serving as an orientation counselor. Seven years after graduating, the Villanova community has come through once again for now-28-year-old Doke, who is in the midst of a battle against an extremely rare form of cancer. Last month, Doke posted a TikTok in search of the highly sought-after Taylor Swift concert tickets at her friends' urgin…
News
Springsteen Tickets Going For Less Than A Soda At Some Venues
Trouble in the heartland: That darkness on the edge of town might just be empty seats during Bruce Springsteen's current tour. Ticket prices for Springsteen's Tuesday night Feb. 21 show with the E Street Band in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dropped as low as $6 each -- with fees -- as resellers found themselves forced to dump. His Valentine's Day shindig at the Toyota Center in Houston saw hundreds of tickets left at as little as 10 bucks and hundreds more between $25 and a C-note days before the big night. A portent of things to come? Good question. Okies who scouted Ticketmaster for seats found the…
Lifestyle
PA Daddy-Daughter TikTokers Going Viral For 'Love Story' Reaction Video
Thousands of people have done the trend, few have gone viral for it. Rob D'Urbano and his 5-year-old daughter Harper's TikTok take on Taylor Swift's "Love Story" is going viral on the video-sharing app, with more than 19.2M views as of Saturday, Nov. 26. The video shows Broomall's D'Urbano lip-syncing and dancing to the 2008 pop hit, then the camera pans to Harper as she records. Thinking she's filming her dad, she's really filming her reaction to her dad's silly moves. The daddy-daughter duo were even on "Good Morning America," where Rob explained he sent the video to some friends, who sa…
News
Ticketmaster Cancels Public On-Sale For Taylor Swift Tour, Citing 'Insufficient' Inventory
It's tough times for Taylor Swift fans who were hoping to purchase tickets for her upcoming tour this week. Ticketmaster has canceled its public on-sale for Swift's "Eras Tour," which was set to open on Friday, Nov. 17. The tour of stadiums across the United States will begin in 2023. "Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand, tomorrow's public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled," the company tweeted on Thursday, Nov. 17. Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and…
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift Bringing 'The Eras Tour' To NJ For 3 Nights
It's me – Hi! Taylor Swift has announced the United States dates for her upcoming tour in support of her tenth smash album "Midnights," released last month. "The Eras Tour" will present "a journey through the musical eras" of Swift's career both past and present, the singer said on Twitter. Feeling like the luckiest person alive to get to take these brilliant artists out on tour w/ me: @paramore, @beabad00bee, @phoebe_bridgers, @_girlinred_, @whereisMUNA, @HAIMtheband, @gracieabrams, @whoisgayle & @OwennMusic. I can’t WAIT to see you. It’s been a long time coming 🥰 — Taylor Swif…
News
Fan Thanks Taylor Swift For Music By Naming Millipede After Her
Pennsylvania native Taylor Swift has countless Grammy, Billboard and American Music awards. Never in her Wildest Dreams did she think she'd have a new millipede species named after her, too. Derek Hennen, an entomologist and self-proclaimed Swiftie had the idea and he couldn't Shake It Off. He wanted to show the Wyomissing native some appreciation, so he called his discovery the Nannaria swiftae. "I really enjoy Taylor Swift's music, and I've been a fan for years," Henne told Daily Voice. "With this new twisted-claw millipede, I collected it in Tennessee, a state she has lived in — I tho…
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