Taylor Swift has a cold, still soars at first and only 2016 show

AUSTIN — The pop star had a cold.

When Taylor Swift took the stage in Austin, Texas Saturday evening for her first and only show of 2016, she had a little confession to make to the crowd of 80,000: She was sick.

"Of course you play one show in one year and get a cold one time. That's just how life works," she wisecracked. 

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The superstar was brought down to earth by the common cold, occasionally stopping the show for a few seconds to blow her nose onstage. Hardly headline news, but Taylor Swift, celebrating a decade in the business this week, certainly understands more than most that we want our pop stars to be at least a bit of a perfect-alien-from-another-planet, however much we insist they be relatable.

Swift has walked that impossible tightrope her whole career, and she got a chance to showcase both sides of her image during her disappointingly brief 70ish-minute set Saturday. She confirmed it would be the only show she plays this year (likely putting to rest Read more...

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