Beyonce and Taylor Swift have had a sort of silent rivalry over the past few months. They’ve both been hitting numerous North American stops on their respective tours. The “Eras” and Renaissance tours have worked in tandem with Drake’s “It’s All A Blur” tour to give fans plenty of major shows to enjoy all summer long. Now Bey and Taylor’s tours have wrapped up and they both made the same move in the way of their conclusions.
Each of the superstars will be releasing a concert film recapping moments from their mega-tours. The announcement and release of Taylor’s movie came first and the premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour took place last night. Despite quietly competing on tour this year, Bey and Taylor once again proved that there is nothing but love between them. Queen B herself showed up for the film’s premiere and pictures of her and Taylor are making the rounds online. Swift herself shared a picture of the two together with a caption that praised Bey. “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce’s influence” she begins her caption. Check out the entire post below.
In the comments of the post there’s even more love for Bey. “All your faves look up to Beyoncé… the end,” one of the top comments on the post reads. That sentiment runs throughout the comment section where fans agree that Bey’s influence runs deep and even the biggest celebrities consider themselves fans of the music legend.
A few days ago Beyonce made another post-Renaissance tour move. She announced the newest Ivy Park line, her fashion brand’s last collaboration with Adidas. Not a whole lot is known about it yet, but it’s expected to arrive very soon. What do you think of Beyonce in attendance at the premiere for Taylor Swift’s concert film? Let us know in the comment section below.
The two most impactful touring musicians of 2023, without question, are Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. It’s been a big deal when either of them has done pretty much anything this year, so it was certainly momentous when their paths crossed last night (October 11): Beyoncé made a surprise appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of Swift’s The Eras Tour concert film.
They posed for red-carpet photos together and Swift later shared a video of her and Beyoncé posing in theater seats. Her caption paid tribute to Bey and expressed gratitude for her showing up: “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce’s influence. The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”
Earlier in the day, Swift shared a post before the premiere, writing, “I can’t thank you enough for wanting to see this film that so vividly captures my favorite adventure I’ve ever been a part of: The Eras Tour. And the best part is, it’s an adventure we’re still on together. Getting in the car now…”
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are bringing both of their fans to theaters this year as the two stars gear up to release concert films tied to their massive respective tours. (Bey for the Renaissance Tour; Swift for The Eras Tour.) Given both artists have also been nominated for their past work at the Oscars, fans might be wondering if their films will be considered for nominations. Here’s what to know.
Can Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s concert films be nominated at the Oscars?
Unfortunately, neither film will be eligible under the current Oscars guidelines to be nominated as a documentary feature, according to Variety. The rules state that this is because: “Works that are essentially promotional or instructional are not eligible, nor are works that are essentially unfiltered records of performances.”
The publication also noted that Beyoncé and Swift missed the October 2 deadline that would have been required for consideration.
While they might not be getting a nod at the Oscars, fans could still see their faves getting acknowledgment at the Grammys in 2025 — when it comes to the Best Music Film category. It is still quite a long time away based on the current eligibility period.
Swift’s Eras Tour movie opens on October 13, later this week. Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour concert film will follow, airing in theaters on December 1.
Taylor Swift said it best herself: Karma is God who takes all of her friends to the proverbial summit. So when the universe made it clear that Taylor Swift could never star in a successful movie (Exhibit A, B, C), she decided to take Hollywood’s neck by her perfectly polished fingers and wrangle it until she would get herself a box office hit. So she decided to release a concert movie!
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tourhits theaters this weekend and the movie is already off to a successful start. The concert film is expected to make $150 million to $200 million in its opening weekend. This puts Taylor up there with Barbie, which secured $162 on its opening weekend alongside that other movie. And at two hours and 48 minutes, it’s still shorter than Oppenheimer. And it features no men talking aggressively with intense eye contact!
Swift’s concert film will hit over 8,500 theaters in about 100 countries this Friday, and it’s important to note that the actual tour itself is only halfway done (she just wrapped up the South American leg) meaning we will be enduring another year and a half of this stuff around the rest of the world. So get used to it! And maybe consider acting Swift in like……..a good movie.
As for now, when you Google “Taylor Swift Movie,” a list of her worst career accomplishments is being drowned out by the millions of dollars she is making from her tour movie, so maybe it will all work out in the end. Karma is that guy on the screen, am I right?!!
You know them. You either love them or hate them. It is time for yet another storyline surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. It is no secret whether or not the two are officially dating now. The mother to Travis, Donna Kelce, has publicly spoken about how she feels about her boy dating the pop superstar. She says she is “very sweet and down to earth.” We will have to wait and see how much longer the couple will last, but it seems that it is going swimmingly.
We already know much the NFL is benefitting from all of this extra exposure. Every time Taylor shows up for a game, ratings skyrocket. Although she was not there for the Chiefs game against the Minnesota Vikings, we are sure that the Swifties were still supporting from home. Now, their love for each other is really taking over, especially with Halloween costumes.
Will The Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Costumes Restock?
KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 07: A fan holds a sign telling Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) he has Taylor Swift’s phone number before an NFL game between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs on Sep 7, 2023 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
According to TMZ, a website, 3 Wishes, is making serious bank capitalizing on this power couple. They have been selling solo Taylor Swift costumes for $27.95 and the Swift and Kelce couple costumes for $119.95. There were 500 of the solo ones and 300 of the matching set and they are totally wiped out. It is the website’s second-fastest-selling product ever. However, do not worry, more will be available on the 16th. Truly, this couple is reaching new heights by the second.
What are your initial thoughts on the Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift couples costumes selling out already? Will this be the most worn costume of 2023? Are you one of the people who bought the matching set? We would like to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and the rest of the pop culture world.
Taylor Swift took the food corner of the internet by storm over the last week with a … resurfaced… sugar cookie recipe. It’s a pretty simple but very unique sugar cookie riff that has people on X and TikTok baking cookies left and right. And we’re jumping on the wagon too to see what all the fuss is about.
To really test the strength of Swift’s recipe, we’re baking three other beloved sugar cookie recipes to pitt against her take. And then we’re going to rank them all, so that Swifites can destroy us in the comments and on every other social platform forever if we fail to pick hers as #1.
Once the recipes were sorted out, I kept the process and baking all the same. I made the four dough varieties, properly chilled them, and then baked them according to their respective recipes. To keep this tasting even more equal (and to really test the mettle of the actual cookie), I’m also icing them all the same way, following Swift’s instructions. This will give me a chance to really keep the playing field as equal as possible while judging the greatness of the cookie beneath it. Amazingly, my local grocery store is already stocking eggnog, so I was able to re-create this recipe exactly.
“just mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 1/4 T-spoon of nutmeg, 1/4 T-spoon of cinnamon and 3 TAYblespoons <—-(I’m so annoying, it astounds me sometimes) of milk or eggnog if you can find it this time of year. The more milk/eggnog you add, the more your icing will become a glaze. But glazes are legit too so basically just LIVE YOUR LIFE.”
Here’s how it looks once mixed:
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Okay, let’s dive into whether or not Taylor Swift really does have the best sugar cookie recipe ever!
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This is the most classic sugar cookie recipe out there. It’s so old-school it uses potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar) as a secondary leavening agent. It’s a standard and almost feels like the control group cookie for this taste test.
Ingredients:
2.5 cups AP flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup softened unsalted butter
1.5 cups powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
0.5 tsp. almond extract
Zach Johnston
What You’ll Need:
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Mixing bowl
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Plastic wrap
Rolling pin
Cookie cutter
Method:
Prep:
Combine the sugar, egg, butter, vanilla, and almond extract in a mixing bowl and combine until creamed.
Sift the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together, and then slowly add to the creamed mixture until a dough ball forms.
Divide the ball into two flat discs and wrap each one in plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours (up to overnight).
Bake:
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Roll out one of the chilled discs to about 1/4-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies.
Place the cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 7 minutes.
Bottom Line on the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookies:
Zach Johnston
These are fine. They taste nice as a plain sugar cookie but are full-on crunchy. That’s fine but there’s not much more to savor here without the icing coming in to save the day.
3. Zach’s Bourbon-Soaked Sugar Cookies
Zach Johnston
This is my take on the whole thing. I do make a mean chocolate chip cookie but rarely make sugar cookies. That said, I’m going with my strengths here and using spirits as flavoring agents with more white sugar and a 50/50 split of brown and room temp unsalted butter.
Ingredients:
2 cups AP flour
1 tsp. baking soda
0.5 tsp. cream of tartar
0.5 tsp. kosher salt
0.5 cup brown butter
0.5 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
1 large egg
1 cup granulated sugar
0.5 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. bourbon
1 tsp. amaretto
Zach Johnston
What You’ll Need:
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Mixing bowl
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Small pot
ZipLock bag
Knife
Method:
Prep:
Add the butter to a small pot on medium heat. Melt the butter (stirring occasionally) until the fats just start to brown. Remove from heat immediately and place the butter in a small bowl in the freezer for 10 minutes to bring back to room temp.
Sift the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Add the butter, sugars, and egg in a mixing bowl and mix until creamed. Add the bourbon, amaretto, and egg and continue to mix until well integrated.
Add the dry ingredients slowly while mixing until a dough ball forms.
Roll the dough into a log, place it in a ZipLock bag, and refrigerate for at least two hours (up to overnight).
Bake:
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Cut the log into 12 pieces and roll each one into a small ball.
Place the ball on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and gently press each one down until it’s about half as tall as it was as a ball.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Bottom Line on the Bourbon Sugar Cookies:
Zach Johnston
This does have a nice flavor profile and the brown butter takes this one to new heights. But there’s a crunchy texture to the cookie that holds it back. The middle was a tad chewy but I’ll have to make these again and just leave them thicker to get a true sense of chewiness.
Overall, the flavor was dialed otherwise with a nice hint of spice and almond next to a deep brown butter finish.
2. Taylor Swift’s Sugar Cookies
Zach Johnston
Taylor Swift’s sugar cookie recipe is based on Joy Baker’s classic recipe. The twist with Baker’s recipe is that she uses powdered sugar and granulated while also using oil with the butter (most recipes call for just butter). This helps add to the chewiness of the cookie. Swift’s big change is that she adds a sachet of chai tea — literally the spiced tea leaves from a tea bag.
It’s interesting and really adds a great seasoned flavor profile to the cookie.
Ingredients:
2 cups AP flour
0.5 teaspoon baking soda
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.5 cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
0.5 cup vegetable oil
0.5 cup granulated sugar, plus extra sugar for topping
0.5 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1 vanilla bean (just the seeds)
1 bag of chai tea
Cinnamon
Zach Johnston
What You’ll Need:
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Mixing bowl
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
ZipLock bag
Knife
Zach Johnston
Method:
Prep:
Combine the butter, oil, and sugars in a mixing bowl and cream until well integrated. Add the egg, vanilla bean seeds, and chai tea into the creamed sugar and mix until well integrated.
Sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until a dough forms. Scoop out the dough ball and form into a log. Put in a ZipLock bag, seal, and place in the fridge for at least an hour (up to overnight).
Bake:
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Once chilled, cut the log into 12 pieces and roll them into small balls.
Place the balls on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and gently press each cookie ball down into a disc (you want it to be about 1/4-inch thick still). Sprinkle each cookie with fresh white sugar.
Bake the cookies for 9 minutes.
Ice once the cookies come out of the oven.
Bottom Line on Taylor Swift’s Sugar Cookies:
Zach Johnston
Okay, these are really good cookies. The base cookie is soft and chewy. The chai tea bag (I had to quadruple-check that this is what’s called for) is a bit baffling, though. As a flavor profile as it doesn’t ~quite~ meet the eggnog cinnamon icing. It’s just a touch wrong, in my opinion.
1. Brown Butter Sugar Cookies (Sally’s Baking Recipes)
Zach Johnston
This recipe from Sally’s Baking Recipes is a classic brown butter base sugar cookie. Using brown butter always made sense to me but it does change the consistency of the cookie dough. Still, you’re adding a wonderfully deep and nutty flavor profile thanks to browning that butter in a pan.
Quick note: I always like to use brown butter in cookies (and baking in general) as it adds so much more flavor (deep nutty and buttery flavor notes). It’s also very easy to prep. You’ll need a shallow pan or pot over medium heat to gently simmer the butter for no more than five minutes (or until the fats just start to brown). To get it even deeper, take it to it’s boiling and bubbling point and remove it the moment those bubbles fade — but that means you need to watch it closely. That’s it!
Zach Johnston
Ingredients:
2 cups AP flour
1 tsp. baking soda
0.5 salt
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
0.75 cup granulated sugar
0.75 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla
Zach Johnston
What You’ll Need:
Stand mixer or hand mixer
Mixing bowl
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Small pot
ZipLock bag
Plastic wrap
Knife
Method:
Prep:
Add the butter to a small pot on medium beat. Cook until fully melted (stirring occasionally) and the fats just start to turn a dark beige. Kill the heat and let set as the fat in the butter turns a deep brown. Place the butter in a small bowl and put in the freezer for 10 minutes to cool back down to room temp.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
Combine the butter and sugars in a mixing bowl and mix until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to mix until well integrated into the creamed sugar.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamed sugar until a dough forms.
Form the dough into a log and place it in a ZipLock. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour (up to overnight).
Bake:
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Cut the cookie dough log into small balls (about 20). Place the balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for another 30 minutes.
Place the balls on a new cookie sheet (also parchment lined) and bake for 12 minutes.
Bottom Line on the Brown Butter Sugar Cookies:
Zach Johnston
This had the perfect balance of a crunchy bottom and a soft and chewy middle. The icing made a great addition to the overall vibe. But the real star of this show was the cookie flavor. The depth of the brown butter added was lightyears beyond the non-brown butter version. Where the other cookies sort of just petered out on the palate, this cookie kicked into high gear on the finish with a deep, nutty, and salted butter end that adds a wonderfully soft texture and finish to the overall experience.
Winner, winner.
Final Thoughts on the Sugar Cookies:
Zach Johnston
I feel certain that the best cookie recipe on earth is hidden in this post. Will an intrepid Swift fan make it and share it online? I’d take the base of Taylor Swift’s cookie and replace the softened butter with brown butter. And then maybe remove the chai tea bag and replace that with bourbon and amaretto (or a capful of almond oil). I think that’s the sweet spot.
Or keep everything about Swift’s recipe and add some brown butter. That might be the key takeaway here — “brown butter” is killer for cookies!
Génesis peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 this summer, and as proof of the project’s staying power, it remains in the top 10 here in October.
9. Doja Cat — Scarlet
Scarlet has a major debut week, entering the chart at No. 2. It took a significant fall in its second frame, though, tumbling to No. 9.
8. Taylor Swift — Midnights
There’s no end to the frenzy surrounding Swift. It’s been just about a year since Midnights was released, and yet here it is, still solidly in the top 10 in 2023.
7. Travis Scott — Utopia
Utopia is still faring well on the charts, which should be a good indicator that Scott’s Circus Maximus tour will get off to a hot start with its first concert in just a couple days.
Bryan came through with a surprise EP recently, but it’s his recently released self-titled album that’s dominating the charts, with the former No. 1 living at No. 5 this week.
4. Ed Sheeran — Autumn Variations
Sheeran has this week’s highest chart debut with his new album. It’s his seventh top-10 album on the Billboard 200, and in fact, all of his albums have debuted in the top 5.
3. Olivia Rodrigo — Guts
Guts had the silver medal last week, but when you’re talking about the Billboard 200 chart, bronze is still pretty great, which is where Rodrigo sits this week.
2. Rod Wave — Nostalgia
For its third week on the chart, Wave ceded the No. 1 spot but still managed to hang onto No. 1 with Nostalgia.
1. Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
Wallen has been perhaps the single biggest artist of 2023 in terms of chart performance: One Thing At A Time is No. 1 this week (after placing at No. 3 last week) for a 16th total week on top.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Are you worn down by Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift relationship updates? Guess what, so is Travis Kelce. Speaking on his podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, Travis revealed that the NFL is doing the most with his romance.
“I think it’s fun when they show who all is at the game,” Kelce said. “I think it brings a little bit more to the atmosphere, brings a little bit more to what you’re watching. But at the same time, I think they’re overdoing it a little bit for sure. Especially my situation.”
Travis Kelce has seen a remarkable surge in his Instagram following over the past week, with a whopping 280,112 new followers joining his social media fanbase since pop sensation Taylor Swift’s appearance at the Chiefs vs. Bears game on Sunday, Sept. 24.
These numbers are part of a larger trend, as Kelce has experienced a substantial increase of 466,530 Instagram followers in the last 30 days, possibly driven by ongoing speculations of a romantic relationship with Swift.
Adding to the intrigue, the Kansas City Chiefs’ official Instagram account also received a boost, gaining 30,305 additional followers since the eventful game. These revelations come following a thorough analysis conducted by British gaming site Amazon Slots using SocialBlade.
Rumors of a connection between Kelce and Swift have been circulating since July 2023 when the NFL star attended Swift’s Eras Tour concert at the Arrowhead Stadium, and later hinted at his interest in the pop icon on the New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother, Jason.
The biggest story through the first month of the NFL season has had nothing to do with the game. Instead, the relationship between Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has garnered a whole lot of attention, whether that’s been via television ratings, things the league has done in acknowledgement of the pair, or whatever else.
Kelce admitted on the most recent episode of his podcast that he thinks things have been a little over the top recently, saying that “I think they’re overdoing it a little bit for sure. Especially my situation.” While he was a little empathetic to the way the league has leaned in by saying that he thinks it’s generally in good fun, it’s not hard to see why Kelce might feel this way, especially considering the league updated its social media channels to highlight Swift.
In a statement on Wednesday, the NFL responded, essentially saying that acknowledging this sort of crossover between the league and someone from the world of pop culture is (pun absolutely not intended) nothing new. Via Deadline:
“We frequently change our bios and profile imagery based on what’s happening in and around our games, as well as culturally,” the NFL said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce news has been a pop cultural moment we’ve leaned into in real time, as it’s an intersection of sport and entertainment, and we’ve seen an incredible amount of positivity around the sport.”
The statement continued: “The vast majority of our content has remained focused on the game, our players and variety of other initiatives, including our Toy Story Funday Football alt-cast, the international games and more.”
The next Chiefs game will take place this upcoming Sunday in Minnesota. It is unclear if Swift will be in attendance.
Whether you groan or grin hearing about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship, you have to be happy for them. Love is a beautiful thing and theirs will only continue to grow as the weeks go by. The NFL got its first taste of what the Taylor Swift effect has on their television ratings. According to TMZ, the Kansas City Chiefs home game in week three against the Chicago Bears raked in over 24.3 million viewers. Taylor was rocking a red and white outfit, joining Travis’ mother, Donna in the suite.
FOX was the broadcasting network for that lopsided matchup, in which the ratings would not have been nearly as high most likely. But, that is what Taylor does. Her name is not just a name anymore, it has become an empire. Throughout that game, the cameras frequently panned to her cheering on her superstar boyfriend. That would happen again this past weekend in New Jersey.
Maybe People Are Growing Tired Of Hearing About Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce
The Chiefs and Swifties traveled to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Jets. The game was more exciting than anticipated, especially with no Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers quarterback duel. This game took place on the Sunday Night Football broadcast which is hosted by NBC. Even with it being the prime-time game and Taylor in attendance, ratings were not up from last week. In fact, four million fewer viewers tuned in. There is a strong possibility fans are starting to grow tired of the relentless efforts to talk about her and Travis’ relationship and it will be intriguing to see if viewership tails off again.
What are your initial thoughts on TV ratings taking a slight dip compared to the first Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce broadcast? Do you think some fans are getting annoyed with the relationship constantly being talked about during the game? Will we continue to see a drop in ratings for Chiefs games? We want to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the sports world.
