Taylor Swift Album Release and Billboard Chart Record

Taylor Swift has released a deluxe album titled The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, which contains four new songs. Swift stated that the new tracks emerged while celebrating with Shellback and Max Martin during a trip to Sweden last year. Meanwhile, Ella Langley set a record on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her song Choosin' Texas spent its 23rd week at number 1, becoming the longest-running number 1 song in chart history. The song surpassed Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, which held the previous record with 22 weeks at number 1.

Apple opened a new live music venue named Apple Music Hall, located inside Battersea Power Station in London. The venue has a capacity of 600 people, and Elton John will give its first performance. Additionally, OVO released a joint collection with WildBrain. This brand collaboration marks the 25th anniversary of the series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

iHeartRadio announced the lineup for its annual holiday tour taking place in December. The roster of performers includes Olivia Rodrigo, KATSEYE, SOMBR, Hillary Duff, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, and RAYE.