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Alessia Cara is making the most of being told "no." The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter unveiled her own live performance series, dubbed Giant Desk, on Wednesday (June 10), after revealing that NPR's popular Tiny Desk Concert series had passed on featuring her multiple times. "Well Tiny Desk said no to me a couple times so I exercised free will and built my own!" Cara wrote on X and...

Taylor Swift has once again shown her knack for connecting with fans in meaningful ways, this time surprising an 8-year-old Swiftie from Ohio with a personalized gift package after a viral neighborhood moment. In April 2026, Madeline Hulec from Lakewood, Ohio (near Cleveland), was doing homework when she heard her neighbor, musician Ethan Hayes, playing guitar outside. A big Taylor Swift fan, Madeline wrote a...