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Taylor Swift admits ‘it’s a dream come true’ after buying rights to all music

Taylor Swift has made a significant announcement to the public. The singer-songwriter thanked her supporters for their continued support in a lengthy statement that described the news as her “greatest dream come true.”

Taylor, 35, claims to now own “all the music,” including unreleased songs, that she’s ever produced. Following a controversy over her back catalogue, which has previously caused controversy, she released re-recorded versions of albums from earlier in her career.

Re-recorded versions of her debut album, Taylor Swift from 2006, and Reputation, which came out in 2017, were still available, according to the Grammy Award winner’s teaser in a message posted on her website. She said it will be “when the time is right” and that there will be a “celebration” as well.

Taylor told fans today, “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs to me.” She claimed that it includes all of her unreleased music videos, concert videos, album artwork, and photography. “The memories,” she continued. The magic . The madness . Every single era. My life’s work is.

Taylor Swift has revealed that she now owns all of her music on Instagram (taylorswift/instagram).

She said, “My mind is just a slidehow at the moment, but I’m trying to organize my thoughts into something coherent.” A collection of all the opportunities I longed for, wished for, and wished I never saw the opportunity to share this news.

I repeatedly reached out for it, only for it to fall through. After 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away, I almost gave up believing it could ever occur. That is all, however, now. Since discovering that this is actually happening, I’ve been bursting into joy at random intervals.

Taylor continued, “Being very reserved about it is to say this is my greatest dream come true. She stated that she has released re-recorded versions of four albums because she “knows how important” “it has been to her” and that she has learned how important it is.

She continued, “I was able to buy back my music because of the passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned the Eras Tour.” I have spent my entire life pursuing this art, but I have never owned it. I can’t thank you enough.

The artist once said, “All I’ve ever wanted is the freedom to work hard enough to eventually buy my music without any restrictions, no partnership, and full autonomy.” I’ll be forever grateful to Shamrock Capital staff for providing this for me for the first time.

Taylor claimed that the company had made a “business deal” with her, who is said to have most recently owned her masters, but that they had taken it for granted. She continued, “My memories, my sweat, my handwriting, and my decades of dreams.”

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Scooter Braun purchased some of Taylor’s early work’s master recordings in 2019, with a dispute between them that has since caused national media coverage (Getty Images).

Fans have been eagerly awaited the release of Taylor’s Version, which she also updated. Taylor claimed that she hasn’t “yet” even re-recorded a quarter of it. However, she didn’t rule out finishing the new version.

Taylor claimed that the album was “so specific” to a specific period in her life, and that she “continued to hit a halt” when she attempted to remaster it. All that defiance, that yearning for understanding while being purposefully misunderstood, that desperate hope, that shame-born snarl and mischief, she said.

It’s the one album in those first six that, to be completely honest, I didn’t feel could be improved upon by doing. Taylor continued, “Taylor said she kept putting it off, but she suggested there would be a time to “get the unreleased Vault tracks” to be canceled.”

Taylor continued, “I’ve already completely re-recorded my debut album, and I really like how it sounds now. If that’s something you guys would be interested in, those two albums may still have their moments that when the time comes. She claimed that it wouldn’t come from a “place of sorrow and longing” if it were to be celebrated now.

She concluded, “I’m extremely encouraged by the conversations this saga has reignited in my industry among artists and fans.” I’m reminded of how crucial it was for everything to happen when a new artist claims they negotiated to own their own master recordings in their record deal.

Every bit of it counted, and ended us up here, Taylor said as he thanked the fans who had supported him. The best things that have ever been mine… finally are, thanks to you and your goodwill, teamwork, and encouragement.

After his former band’s manager Scooter Braun purchased Taylor’s former record label Big Machine Label Group in 2019, his company Ithaca Holdings acquired the rights to her six albums. The previous year, Taylor left the label and reportedly held the rights to her first six albums. She had recently signed with Universal Music Group. Then it was revealed in 2020 that Shamrock Holdings had purchased her master recordings.

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Six killed as RSF attack devastates Sudanese hospital in North Kordofan

According to officials and rights advocates, a suspected drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a hospital in southern Sudan, the most recent civilian facility targeted during the brutal civil war, claimed at least six people.

The RSF was held responsible for the attack on Friday at the Obeid International Hospital, al-Dhaman, in Obeid, the provincial capital, in North Kordofan province, by the Emergency Lawyers. According to the report, the attack claimed injured at least 15 others.

The hospital claimed that the attack caused significant damage to its main building in a statement posted on social media. The hospital’s main medical facility, which provides the region, was ordered to suspend services until further notice, according to the statement.

A second hospital in the city center was also hit by the bombardment, according to a source from Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) intelligence.

The city serves as a crucial staging point for the army’s supply to the west, where El-Fasher, the only state capital in the vast Darfur region still under the control of the army, is located.

Despite international warnings about the potential for violence in a city that serves as a major humanitarian hub for the five Darfur states, El-Fasher has been the site of attritional fighting between SAF and RSF since May 2024.

outbreak of cholera

The Health Ministry in Khartoum state on Thursday reported 942 new cholera infections and 25 deaths, a rise from 1, 177 cases and 45 deaths the day before, adding to humanitarian woes on the ground.

Aid workers claim that the fight against cholera is slipping because almost 90% of hospitals in key warzones are no longer operational.

In 12 of Sudan’s 18 states, at least 1, 700 deaths have been reported since August 2024, including at least 1,700 deaths. As a result of more than two years of fighting between the army and the RSF, Kartova has seen 7,700 cases and 185 deaths, including more than 1, 000 infections in children under five.

According to Jean-Nicolas Armstrong Dangelser, the Sudanese emergency coordinator known by its French initials MSF, “Sudan urgently needs an increase in aid to help combat the cholera outbreak, hundreds of cases per day, which has even exceeded the more than 1000 cases per day.”

Nobody has the complete picture at the moment, sadly, so Dangelser said, “This is only the tip of the iceberg.”

Fighting in the south of Ondurman’s al-Salha district, where there were pockets of cholera patients, “greatly contributed” to the spread of the disease, according to Dangelser. The al-Salha district, which is thought to be Khartoum State’s final stronghold, was under the control of the army on May 19 when it was announced.

“The returnees to Khartoum are now exacerbating the situation because of the devasted water system and lack of healthcare,” Dangelser continued. “It’s also now spreading to Darfur, where people have been displaced by fighting.”

Sudanese refugees fleeing the conflict outside of their own country, where violence and death are common. Local authorities reported that 11 Sudanese refugees and a Libyan driver were killed in a car crash in Libya’s desert on Friday.

The UN has reported that 250, 000 people have fled their homes since the RSF and SAF clashed in neighboring Libya, out of which 11 million have been forced out of their homes since April 2023.

Loose Women’s Louise Pentland admits ‘so many concerns’ over kids on social media

Despite being one of the original YouTube stars, Louise Pentland has revealed that she is worried about kids life online in the modern social media world

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Louise Pentland has revealed she is worried about life online for kids(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

One of the ‘original YouTubers’ turned Loose Women star shared she now has has “so many concerns” about children being on social media.

Louise Pentland, 40, amassed millions of followers online and shot to fame in the early days of the video-sharing website, but now a mum, she insists she has to be strict about the kind of content her children consume and share online.

The social media star first launched her channel in January 2010 and has been watched more than 195 million times on the platform, amassing a staggering 2.17 million followers.

She was one of the original stars of the platform, making a name for herself alongside the likes of Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee, Jim Chapman, Marcus Butler, Zoella and more – known as the Brit Crew.

But now speaking on Loose Women, she voiced her worries about life online, she said: “I have so many concerns about children online. I try to find a really healthy balance, and some people would say I could share more, some people could say I could share less.

The mum has revealed she has to be strict without her kids have access to online(Image: Kate Green/Getty Images for The)

“I don’t do daily vlogging, or weekly vlogging or anything like that. I know my children. Darcy is a little showperson, she loves theatre and dance. Pearl, not so much.

“Darcy has a TikTok, which is a private account; she has an Instagram, which is a public account, but she’s not allowed to just post whenever she likes. It has to be well thought-out, and I have to check it out.

“There’s so many safety features if you know about them. I don’t think they’re obvious enough but I’m logged in to her things so I see everything that is coming in and everything going out. As much as you trust your child, you can’t trust the world.

“We’re never gonna get rid of social media, it’s here for good, so I would rather train her to use it wisely and sensibly while she still listens to me!”

Despite the potential concerns she raised, she also shared how the website helped her through some “really dark times”, keeping her motivated while having the support of her community around her. But again, she insists that having clear online “boundaries” is important when she decides what part of her life she shares on camera.

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Louise was one of the original British YouTubers (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

She said: “There have been some really dark times in my life. I had a very difficult, turbulent childhood, and I have been divorced. During those times, not the childhood, but, say, when my marriage came to an end, YouTube was a really joyful distraction.

“I do share the down bits, but also I think it’s really important that we remember to have boundaries, and you don’t need to share every single thing with every single person.

“So I try and find a balance of not making everything look perfect and remembering what is personal. When you’re dealing with your children and your family, you’ve got to have those boundaries.”

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Liverpool crash suspect accused of using car as weapon, court told

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A former Royal Marine made an appearance in court after being accused of “deliberately” driving his car into a crowd after the Liverpool FC trophy parade that left 79 people injured.

On Friday, Paul Doyle, 53, appeared in both Liverpool Magistrates’ Court and Liverpool Crown Court on charges of wounding with intent, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, attempting to cause GBH with intent, and dangerous driving.

The father-of-three’s alleged accusation that he “used his car as a weapon” was heard in court.

The prosecution’s attorney, Philip Astbury, stated: “This defendant intentionally drove that car at people as they attempted to leave the area. It is the case of the prosecution.

The most seriously hurt among those struck by the car are “six charges of assault.” The defendant’s behavior on the first offense of dangerous driving reflects the behavior he had before and up until the incident when he purposefully used his vehicle as a weapon against those defendants.

Following the accident of 79 people in the city center on Monday evening, Mr. Doyle is facing charges relating to six victims, including two children between the ages of 11 and 17.

Paul Doyle has short dark greying hair with sunglasses on his head and is wearing a white T-shirt.

His case was then moved quickly to Liverpool Crown Court, where more serious crimes are handled.

At the hearing, Mr. Doyle was not asked to address the allegations.

Reporting restrictions, which were put in place when Mr. Doyle first appeared before magistrates, were, according to Judge Andrew Menary KC.

This is an ongoing investigation, according to prosecutor Philip Astbury, who told Judge Menary. “There are a lot of witnesses to be interviewed and footage to be reviewed.

The court was informed that Mr. Doyle’s home street, Burghill Road and Water Street, as well as the unnamed roads that ran between, were included in the dangerous driving charge.

There won’t be a bail application at the hearing, according to the defense attorney, Damian Nolan.

Judge Menary set a preliminary trial date for November 24 with a three to four-week trial period.

On Bank Holiday Monday, hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans flocked to the city center and paraded along the 10-mile (16km) parade route as the club won its 20th top-flight title and second Premier League title.

Police received reports of a car colliding with pedestrians along Water Street, off the parade route, at around 18:00 on Monday.

One of the youngest victims of the incident, a nine-year-old, was among the first to go to the hospital, where ambulances arrived.

A baby boy was struck by a pram that was spun several meters down the street, but the boy was unharmed.

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GB’s Whitehouse wins third-straight European title

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At the European Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig, Great Britain’s Luke Whitehouse won floor gold for the third consecutive year.

The 22-year-old finished ahead of teammate Harry Hepworth, who won his first individual European medal with a score of 14.366.

Lorenzo Casali, from Italy, came in third.

Whitehouse told BBC Sport, “It is unbelievable.” I can’t come up with words. I was aware that it was possible, but I had no idea how brave I was to do it.

Following their victory in team gold on Monday, Whitehouse and Hepworth are now taking home the second medal of the competition.

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Friday, 30 May: Apparatus finals – 15: 00-18: 00 on BBC Two, and rings final 18: 00-18: 40 on BBC iPlayer.

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Pick your combined PSG and Inter Milan XI

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In a supposed thrilling Champions League final on Saturday, Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan square off.

However, who would choose your two finalists’ combined XI?

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Pick your PSG-Inter Milan XI combined.

Who would you pick for PSG and Inter Milan, the Champions League winners, in a combined starting lineup?

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