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  "id": 15461571,
  "title": "Taylor Swift Fires Up Academy Gala With Four Songs in Her First Band Performance Since the Eras Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-fires-up-academy-gala-with-four-songs-in-her-first-band",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:05:24.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-performance-academy-gala-five-songs-1236915817/"
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  "summary": "Taylor Swift performed a four-song set at the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 17. According to Variety, the performance featured her first full band since the Eras Tour. Conan O’Brien introduced the singer, noting that she is a member of his \"Toy Story 5 family.\" Pitchfork reports that Swift performed \"Blank Space,\" \"Love Story,\" \"The Fate of Ophelia,\" and \"I Knew It, I Knew You,\" the latter of which she wrote for Toy Story 5. Stereogum notes that \"The Fate of Ophelia\" served as a live debut.\n\nPrior to her performance, Billboard reported that the 36-year-old star posed on the red carpet wearing a custom Dior gown designed by Jonathan Anderson. Stereogum also observed Swift posing for photos with Sabrina Carpenter and Cara Delevingne. The gala, which serves as a fundraiser for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, honored John Carpenter, Colman Domingo, and Charlize Theron.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/beauty-queen-priyanka-chopra-turns-heads-in-sculptural-champagne-gold",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:44:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Fires Up Academy Gala With Four Songs in Her First Band Performance Since the Eras Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-fires-up-academy-gala-with-four-songs-in-her-first-band-15467866",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:05:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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