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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Listen: Taylor Swift's new album 'evermore' featuring Haim, The National, and Bon Iver.

Taylor Swift's ninth studio album 'evermore' is officially here! The brand new release features fifteen brand new songs (seventeen on the deluxe version!), including a collaboration with Haim ('no body, no crime'), The National ('coney island') and Bon Iver ('evermore').

Swift has also shared a music video for the album's opening track 'willow':

Introducing: Livia O + her song 'Heaven Sent'.

Written during a stint living in Berlin, New Zealander Livia O's song 'Heaven Sent' is a reflection on loneliness with layers of her vocals sitting atop glitchy electronic production, culminating in a song which she wrote and produced entirely herself.

About the song, she shares: "“I created this phrase of being ‘heaven sent’ by reversing the idea of someone or something euphoric being sent from heaven; the feeling of finding someone you really click with, whatever kind of relationship that may be, and how it feels to be alone and reminiscing.”

Taylor Swift announces release of new album 'evermore'.

Having shared her surprise album 'folklore' at the end of July, Taylor Swift has announced the release of the sister project, 'evermore', set for release today (6pm New Zealand time!) a.k.a. Emily Dickinson's birthday.

Announcing the album's track-listing today, Swift shared: "I loved creating these songs with Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, WB, and Justin Vernon. We’ve also welcomed some new (and longtime) friends to our musical kitchen table this time around..."

Must-listen: Gracie Abrams' new song 'Brush Fire'.

"Started as a simple lie, thinking love had chose us," opens Gracie Abrams in new song, 'Brush Fire', looking back on a relationship that once burned bright, before becoming toxic and out of control.

About her new song (which was co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr.), Abrams says: "I wanted this song to come out before the end of the year because it feels kind of like a bookend. There are new feelings and new sounds that come with the new music. Brush Fire felt it needed to live closer to minor. like neighbors :)"

Twenty One Pilots share new festive song 'Christmas Saves The Year'.

Twenty One Pilots start the season of giving early with a festive Christmas gift for the world in the form of a new song titled ‘Christmas Saves The Year’.

The song was written and recorded at Tyler Joseph’s home and states a universal message in the lyrics: “But everybody wants to make it home this year, even if the world is crumblin’ down.”

Listen to the ‘Christmas Saves The Year’ below…

Andrew Garfield, Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire to reportedly reprise ‘Spider-Man’ roles alongside Tom Holland for ‘Spider-Man 3’.

According to Collider: “Andrew Garfield will be back, and if Sony/Marvel can close a deal with Tobey Maguire, he’ll be back too… Kirsten Dunst will return as MJ”.

With the third film in the Tom Holland ‘Spider-Man’ universe delving into the ‘multi-verse’, it is anticipated by fans of the character that this will be a perfect link into reintroducing and reprising the roles of the previous beloved Spider-Mans.

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