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Taylor Swift and ‘Showgirl’ dominate iHeartRadio Music Awards

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 276 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Taylor Swift and ‘Showgirl’ dominate iHeartRadio Music Awards

By Lisa Richwine In one of her moments on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Swift encouraged artists to give themselves time to learn a craft without seeking immediate feedback on the Internet.

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What happened

By Lisa Richwine In one of her moments on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Swift encouraged artists to give themselves time to learn a craft without seeking immediate feedback on the Internet.

Why it matters

The singer said she had spent "thousands of hours" as a teenager playing her guitar, writing songs, making mistakes and learning from them – in private.

Common ground

"I'm a firm believer that anything you feed your mind, it will internalize, and anything you feed the Internet it will attempt to kill," she said as she held the album of the year trophy.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Swift said 'Showgirl' was inspired by the positivity she felt from fans on her record-breaking Eras Tour.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about 'Showgirl' being inspired by Eras Tour fan feedback.
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Claim 2: “Swift won awards including song of the year and best music video for 'The Fate of Ophelia.'”
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Wikipedia entries for 'The Fate of Ophelia' and Taylor Swift's discography do not mention awards for the song. The claim about song of the year and best music video awards is unsupported by evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best performing songs in the United States. Its data is compiled by Luminate Data and is published by the American music magazine Billboard. The chart i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_numb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (stylized as Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl) is a 2025 promotional film by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Fate of Ophelia" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the lead single from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The song was released on October 3, 2025, thro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fate_of_Ophelia
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Claim 3: “Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement in August.”
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Wikipedia entries for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce do not mention an engagement announcement in August 2023. The claim lacks direct evidence from authoritative sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is a topic of extensive mass media interest and press coverage. With a scrutinized life and career that elicit a diverse public opinion, Swift is both widel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (stylized as Taylor Swift | The End of an Era) is a 2025 American documentary miniseries about the singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's sixth concert tour, The Eras Tour (2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Travis Michael Kelce ( KEL-see; born October 5, 1989) is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in…
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Claim 4: “Swift spent 'thousands of hours' as a teenager playing her guitar, writing songs, making mistakes and learning from them – in private.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or deny Swift's teenage guitar practice hours.
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Claim 5: “Swift encouraged artists to give themselves time to learn a craft without seeking immediate feedback on the Internet.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Taylor Swift advising artists on feedback avoidance.
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