Taylor Swift Rewrites Her Eras Tour to Make Room for ‘Tortured Poets Department’: What Got Edited Out?

Katie Atkinson and Keith Caulfield
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The latest missive from The Desk of Taylor Swift is a newly penned Eras Tour setlist, to make room for her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department.

Last week, Swift brought her blockbuster trek to Europe for the first time, playing four shows at Paris’ La Defense Arena. After a year-plus of concerts — not to mention the theatrical release of her Eras Tour film and a streaming version on Disney+ too — the pop superstar made wholesale changes to the well-worn setlist, reshuffling the order, combining two eras into one and adding a seven-song section dedicated to her latest release.

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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith (who have been to two Eras Tour concerts apiece) take a closer look at the changes Swift implemented at the European kick-off. Listen below:

Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud continues to heat up the charts, as Lamar’s “Not Like Us” debuts at No. 1, his “Euphoria” jumps into the top 10, and Drake’s “Family Matters” debuts at No. 7. Plus, over on the Billboard 200, Dua Lipa scores her highest-charting album ever, as her new studio set Radical Optimism debuts at No. 2, behind a third week at No. 1 for Swift’s Tortured Poets.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

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