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Stop the presses — Taylor Swift posted a TikTok. The pop star (and film auteur) teased her upcoming tenth album, Midnights, with a 15-second clip of her working on the record. And it was a tease, showing Swift collaborating with right-hand producer Jack Antonoff, cutting some vocals, and … not much else. The biggest mystery, though, was Swift’s choice of song: “life you lead” by niceboy ed. The track appears to be the first release by the artist and, per the YouTube description, just came out yesterday.

Since 2000, Variety has been honoring 10 Comics to Watch at Just for Laughs Montréal. This year’s choices will be feted at a cocktail reception and a panel discussion July 29 before performing at a showcase on July 30. Tickets and more information can be found at www.hahaha.com Over the years, the list has included such luminaries as Tiffany Haddish, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Taylor Tomlinson and Quinta Brunson. The list is comprised of stand-up comedians, writers and content creators selected by a panel that includes Variety editors and those in the comedy community that scout, book, cast and represent comics.

Shakira gained worldwide popularity from a very young age. From 2006 to 2007, she embarked on the ‘Oral Fixation Tour’. The Latin American singer reportedly desperately needed a break from her singing career. That’s when she decided to enroll in a university. Just hours ago, she revisited that same place and couldn’t control her excitement. She posted several snippets from her old campus and basketball court. Her university days were a struggle in itself.

When an owner no longer has use for a building, they'll typically put it on the market for sale. But what if the owner is a foreign country — and one that's lost diplomatic ties with the United States? That's exactly the situation of the former Iranian Embassy and the former Iranian ambassador's residence, two mansions that sit along the prominent stretch of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row. The buildings have been empty for decades, but they're not for sale.