“when Will It Be Perfect?”

Wonder of wonders.

Don’t know what else to do

Guys - It’s been announced recently that the American Music Awards will be honoring me with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s ceremony. I’ve been planning to perform a medley of my hits throughout the decade on the show. Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have now said that I’m not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before I’m allowed to next year. Additionally - and this isn’t the way I had planned on telling you this news - Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years. Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.

Scott Borchetta told my team that they’ll allow me to use my music only if I do these things: If I agree to not re-record copycat versions of my songs next year (which is something I’m both legally allowed to do and looking forward to) and also told my team that I need to stop talking about him and Scooter Braun.

I feel very strongly that sharing what is happening to me could change the awareness level for other artists and potentially help them avoid a similar fate. The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished.

This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans. So this is where I’m asking for your help.

Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. Scooter also manages several artists who I really believe care about other artists and their work. Please ask them for help with this - I’m hoping that maybe they can talk some sense into the men who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote. I’m especially asking for help from The Carlyle Group, who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.

I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music. That’s it. I’ve tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything. Right now my performance at the AMA’s, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am planning to play until November of 2020 are a question mark.

I love you guys and I thought you should know what’s been going on.

Taylor

Kylo Ren in the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.

TV Spot “Duel” + Slow Mo (though two of them are not so slow mo)

More slow mo GIFs here

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Adam Driver behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

I need a moment now.

New behind the scenes footage from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

have you read the new interview rian did for playboy? the journalist talks about how his films don't have that many sex scenes and finds that unusual or whatever. "He [Rian] laughs at this and counters, “ 'Unless you count Rey and Kylo touching hands.' If you haven’t seen The Last Jedi, spoiler alert: That’s the closest it gets to a sex scene." asdfgh (side note but i didn't even know that 'playboy journalism' is a thing lol)

omg I can’t believe this interview came out like six weeks ago and NOBODY TALKED ABOUT IT

Because the power behind every action comes from the individual. Doing away with guns will stop no one from going out there and finding another way to murder mass groups of people. What will we be left to defend ourselves with? Just like abortion, it’s a heart issue. Believing that guns are the problem and not people is a heart issue. Believing it’s okay to murder babies is a heart issue. Period.

Thoughts and prayers…

how can you be so hopeful? I'm sick of my sadness. . :(

I’m not being hopeful or optimist, I’m being pragmatic here.

Proof these people actually saw TROS last night? There is none. People can make up whatever they want for either attention or spread chaos among the fandom (it happened before, even from Reylos)

“Spoilers” and “leakers” keep contradicting each other and mostly resorting on stuff we already knew from trailers and promos mixed with JP’s leaks. They also keep referring to the Sith holocron as “wayfinder” (like JP did): holocrons are part of the lore and since at least one will be on the film, I’m sure Kylo will reveal what it is and use its proper canon name (to enlighten the audience). If you have listen to the soundtrack, it’s obvious the first scene of the film will be of Kylo Ren on one of his missions. Yesterday, the Visual Dictionary leak revealed he’s been searching for Sith artifacts and that Palpatine was behind Snoke. There’s nothing new here: if you know where to look, you already know the entire first act of the film, maybe second as well.

After TLJ world premiere back in 2017, we got actual footage of the film (videos): Kylo and Rey touching hands, Kylo’s shirtless scene and Kylo and Ren teaming up to defeat the Praetorian Guards. There is nothing of that sort this time around, only a few screencaps with no context or dialogue whatsoever.

Star Wars is a saga for children, above all, and DLF chose Christmas time on purpose: most kids also love Kylo Ren. Will they truly ruin kids’ Christmas? Good luck to their parents if that’s the case.

There’s the freaking “Across the Stars” theme in the last track of the film

And finally, ever heard of the incredulity of Saint Thomas? Well, I’m just like that: a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience