Taylor Swiftcapped 10 years of album releases, No. 1 hits andGrammywins with another major accomplishment: being named the 2019American Music AwardsArtist of the Decade.At the awards show on Sunday night,Carole Kingpresented Swift, 29, with the honor as her parents Andrea and Scott and best friendSelena Gomezcheered on from the front row.After performing a medley of six of her hits, Swift took the stage to deliver an emotional speech.“I cannot believe that it’s Carole King who gave me this award....

Taylor Swiftis back in her single era. The 12-time Grammy winner, 33, andThe 1975frontman Matty Healy, 34,have splitafter awhirlwind romance. “She had fun with him, but it was always casual,” a source confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday. “They are no longer romantically involved.” “They were never boyfriend-girlfriend or exclusive and were always just having fun,” another insider tells PEOPLE. “There is no drama, and who knows what could happen again. It was a good time and ran its course....

Taylor Swifttook a walk down memory lane onSaturday Night Live! The pop star, 31, delivered a passionate performance of the 10-minute track “All Too Well” from her newly re-released albumRed (Taylor’s Version), which dropped Friday — one day before her appearance on the sketch comedy show. Swift dressed in all black with Loeffler Randall boots and red lipstick for the anticipated appearance while footage fromAll Too Well: The Short Film— starring Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink — played in the background, as leaves and then eventually snow fell down onstage....

Among the 30 thingsTaylor Swiftlearned before she turned 30 is a how to make a few reliable dinner party dishes. In an essay forEllemagazine’s April cover story, Swift, 29, shares 30 lessons ahead of her birthday on Dec. 13 and touches on everything from learning tolove her body,her infamous feud withKim KardashianWest overKanye West’s “Famous” lyrics, and her skills in the kitchen. “I’ve always cooked a LOT, but I found three recipes I know I’ll be making at dinner parties for life:Ina Garten’s Real Meatballs and Spaghetti(I just use packaged bread crumbs and only ground beef for meat),Nigella Lawson’s Mughlai Chicken, andJamie Oliver’s Chicken Fajitas with Molé Sauce,” she says in lesson number 10....

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Taylor Swiftis always thinking of her friends. While appearing onThe Tonight ShowThursday to promote the release of her albumRed (Taylor’s Version), the 31-year-old singer-songwriter made sure to mention her close palSelena Gomez. While playing a game of Box of Lies with hostJimmy Fallon, Swift told the 47-year-old host that she had picked aWizards of Waverly PlaceDVD during her turn in the guessing game. As part of the bit, Fallon and Swift took turns picking up mystery boxes and asking the other to guess if they’re telling the truth about their contents....

Taylor Swift’s upcoming seventh studio albumLovermight just be her favorite one yet. The pop star, 29, graces the cover ofVogue’sSeptember issue, in which she teases two never-before-heard tracks on her Reputation follow-up and gets candid about the inspiration behind the highly-anticipated Aug. 23 release. “There are so many ways in which this album feels like a new beginning,” Swift said. “This album is really a love letter to love, in all of its maddening, passionate, exciting, enchanting, horrific, tragic, wonderful glory....

Taylor Swift.Photo:ROKA / BACKGRID ROKA / BACKGRID Taylor Swiftis dressing up her chic school-girl look for the studio. The pop superstar, 33, stepped out in a black one-shoulder top and a gray pleated short skirt for an album release party held at Electric Lady Studios in New York City Friday night. Sporting her signature red lip and winged eyeliner, the “Anti-Hero” singer accessorized the stylish ensemble with knee-high black leather heeled boots and minimal gold jewelry to compliment her shimmering eyeshadow....

Taylor Swift and Shania Twain on TikTok.Photo: Taylor Swift/TikTokDon’t try to box in these country queens!Late last week,Taylor Swifthopped on the viral “Mama Said” TikTok trend — but put her own twist on the challenge.Set to Lukas Graham’s “Mama Said,” Swift — who shrugged off the words “country girls can’t go pop” — shouted outShania Twainfor paving the way before sharing a series of photos and videos of the star breaking barriers and even performing with her over the years....

01of 139A LOOK BACKJames Devaney/GettyAngela Bassett takes a look back at the premiere ofMission: Impossible — Fallouton Sunday. 01of 139 A LOOK BACK James Devaney/Getty Angela Bassett takes a look back at the premiere ofMission: Impossible — Fallouton Sunday. 02of 139NEWLYWED VIBESAM/SplashEmily Ratajkowski and husband Sebastian Bear-McClard revel in vacation life on Miami Beach. 02of 139 NEWLYWED VIBES AM/Splash Emily Ratajkowski and husband Sebastian Bear-McClard revel in vacation life on Miami Beach....

Photo:Gotham/GC Images Gotham/GC Images Taylor Swiftis always on the move. Fresh off her final performance in Argentina and back in New York City, the “Blank Space” singerwent out to dinnerwith singerGracie Abramsearlier this week. She repped a preppy ensemble of a white mini dress and a navy blazer, which she accessorized with her signature red lip (how patriotic, or “Miss Americana,” if you will) and a pair of$10 Calzedonia tights....

Photo: Shawnee Mission School District “Several years ago, a good friend decided to leave education and she said to me, ‘Teaching is like a bad marriage, you never get your needs met, but you stay in it for the kids,'” Coffman told board members duringthe taped meeting. “I didn’t fully understand what she meant until this past month,” she continued. Teachers in the district have been unsatisfied with their workload and salaries, according toKSHB, and have been in contract negotiations with the district for months....

Three days afterJacquez Welchwas rushed to the ICU after he was tackled during a high school football game — revealing a brain condition his family didn’t know he had — the 17-year-old Florida student was taken off life support after doctors determined he was “completely brain dead,”according to Bay News 9.Welch, described as a star linebacker and running back at St. Petersburg’s Northeast High School with a 4.0 GPA, collapsed after he took a hard hit during the school’s football game on Friday night....

A Texas teenager died shortly after crossing the finish line in a cross country race earlier this month. Angel Hernandez, a sophomore at Chisholm Trail High School in Fort Worth, had just achieved a personal best time during a 5K race at a district track meet on Oct. 13 when he collapsed suddenly,KHOUreported. Gofundme A week after his sudden death, Hernandez was named Athlete of the Week at his high school, according to CTHS’s athletic department’swebsite....