Also known as: the US superstar singer
Taylor Swift — pop star who married Travis Kelce in July 2026 and filed trademarks to protect against AI-generated impersonations.
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Joy Online
Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and appearance in an apparent attempt to protect herself against impersonations by artificial intelligence. …
Taylor Swift files to trademark voice and image after AI concernsDolly Parton turned down Elvis Presley's request to cover "I Will Always Love You" to retain publishing rights, which later earned her over $10m in royalties when Whitney Houston's 1992 cover sold 20 million copies globally. Forbes reports her entrepreneurial ventures—deals, companies, and investments—built her net worth to $450m.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dolly Parton turned down Elvis Presley's request to cover "I Will Always Love You" to retain publishing rights, which later earned her over $10m in royalties when Whitney Houston's 1992 cover sold 20 million copies globally. Forbes reports her entrepreneurial ventures—deals, companies, and investments—built her net worth to $450m.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Prenuptial agreements are becoming more common among younger couples, even those without significant wealth differences, as a way to discuss financial matters while still on good terms. In the US, nearly half of married millennials and more than one in three Gen Z report having a prenup, compared to one in five married couples overall.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
BBC Radio 1's Greg James attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding on 3 July at Madison Square Gardens with his wife, describing it as an "amazingly strange but exciting dream" filled with famous guests from music, Hollywood and sport.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Harry Styles has been awarded a Guinness World Record for completing 12 sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium, breaking Coldplay's previous record of 10 nights. During his final show, Styles reflected on his time with One Direction, thanking his former bandmates for their role in his journey.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Rumours continue about pop star Taylor Swift marrying NFL player Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden over the 4 July Independence Day weekend, after New York City officials confirmed someone applied for a street closure permit nearby. Since Swift and Kelce announced their engagement in August, permit filings and hotel bookings by Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammates have fuelled speculation, though neither of their names appeared on the permit application.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Tom Hanks has said the latest Toy Story film highlights children's addiction to screens, featuring a new frog-like tablet character called Lilypad that captivates the children in the film. Hanks told the BBC that the cast related to the storyline because they had witnessed young people's preoccupation with their phones, describing the issue as "a generational thing."
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Universal Music Group has rejected billionaire Bill Ackman's investment firm Pershing Square's $64.3bn takeover offer, saying it "fundamentally and materially undervalues" the business. The company, which owns labels such as EMI and Island Records and runs Abbey Road Studios, said the offer was "not in the best interests" of the company, shareholders, artists, fans and other stakeholders.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
US hotel owners in World Cup host cities are reporting lower bookings than the same period last year, with one Houston hotelier attributing sluggish demand to the political climate under President Trump's administration, including ICE immigration raids.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Universal Music Group said it would sell half its equity stake in Spotify and double its share buyback programme, with proceeds also shared with artists under a commitment made when Taylor Swift re-signed with the label in 2018. The move comes after activist investor Bill Ackman made an unsolicited $64 billion bid for UMG three weeks prior, citing undervaluation of the company's 2.7-billion-euro Spotify stake.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
A 21-year-old Austrian man has gone on trial in Wiener Neustadt charged with planning a terrorist attack on Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna in August 2024. He was arrested following a CIA tip-off before the gigs, leading to the cancellation of all three sold-out shows expected to draw more than 195,000 attendees; prosecutors accuse him of Islamic State affiliation, spreading jihadist propaganda, obtaining bomb-making instructions, and attempting to purchase weapons illegally.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Taylor Swift has filed three US trademark applications covering a stage photo from her Eras Tour and audio clips of her introducing herself, seeking to protect herself against AI-generated impersonations. The move follows a broader trend among celebrities using trademark rules to combat AI misuse of their likenesses.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →