Big Machine
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| Originally published | 2009 |
| Authors | Victor LaValle |
| Genres | Mystery |
| Psychological Fiction | |
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| ID | 2286461 |
About Big Machine
Ricky Rice is a middling hustler with a lingering junk habit, a bum knee, and a haunted mind. A survivor of a suicide cult, he scrapes by as a porter at a bus depot in Utica, New York, until one day a . . .
The t-shirt chewing enzyme ready to tackle plastic waste
... But the Big Machine in Clermont-Ferrand offers them an afterlife, shredding them and then meticulously removing buttons and sequins...
Taylor Swift's 1989 re-recording scores record-breaking UK chart debut
... She started the project in 2021 after her old record label, Big Machine, sold her master tapes to music mogul Scooter Braun...
Taylor Swift's 1989: Why has she re-recorded it and what's new on Taylor's Version?
... Why has she released a new version? This is the latest part of an ongoing campaign to regain control of her work after Braun bought her former label Big Machine...
'Dad. They shot me. Help': Surviving the Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre
... " They were standing on a car with a Big Machine gun, smoking cigarettes and laughing like they were on vacation...
Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato part ways with manager Scooter Braun
... The manager is probably best known for his feud with Taylor Swift, which began in 2019 when he bought her former record label Big Machine for $300 million (£227m) through his investment group Ithaca Holdings...
Taylor Swift: Cruel Summer back in UK top 40 again four years later
... " Lover is Taylor s seventh studio album - and the first release after leaving previous label Big Machine Records following a dispute with the company...
Taylor Swift's Lavender Haze video teases album re-release
... The singer s first record deal, with Nashville s Big Machine Recordings, did not give her full control of her music, which meant the master recordings could be sold when her deal with them expired...
Tory members vent fury at Rishi Sunak's coronation by MPs
... " The Conservative Party is a Big Machine and they have excluded a very big part of us, " she added...
Taylor Swift: Cruel Summer back in UK top 40 again four years later
By Manish Pandey & Pete AllisonBBC Newsbeat
Four Years after we first heard it, Taylor Swift 's Cruel Summer is back in the UK charts.
The Singer 's credited her fans with The Song 's surge in popularity and the decision to re-release it as a single.
From her 2019 Album Lover, The Track originally peaked at number 27 in The Top 40.
It re-entered last week at 28 - But is expected to climb higher when the latest chart positions are revealed later.
Taylor's previously described Cruel Summer as her " pride and joy" out of the tracks on Lover.
It's all about The Pain of a fleeting summer romance, following the of a " Love Letter To Love , in all of its maddening, passionate, exciting, enchanting, horrific, tragic, wonderful glory".
And it's blown up again thanks to its place in The Singer 's Eras Tour setlist.
She recently told fans at one show: " You guys have streamed Cruel Summer so much right now in 2023 that it's rising on the streaming charts.
" So crazy. My label just decided to just make it The Next single. "
One of those fans who's been listening non-stop is Jessica Retson, who is, in her own words " an official Swiftie".
The 25-year-old student, who's currently working on her dissertation, is proving her dedication by doing it on the popstar.
As you might expect, she loves Cruel Summer .
" It's such a nice song, all of the lyrics, " she tells BBC Newsbeat.
" And it's a bit cat and mouse, quite romantic and upbeat and encapsulates the feelings you get when you're first liking someone. "
Lover is Taylor's seventh studio Album - and The First release after leaving previous label Big Machine Records following a dispute with The Company .
The Star recently said The Second wave of popularity for Cruel Summer felt " truly perplexing".
" I just haven't had something like this happen in my career, " She Said .
Jessica Says there has been a big demand among fans for a single release - and she's glad it's finally getting its dues.
" There's definitely a place for it in the fandom and it's really nice that there's a new appreciation Four Years on. "
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
