Taylor Swift’s offer… Travis Kelce to host music festival… Lewis Capaldi is struggling… Bad Bunny & Kendall Jenner horse riding date… and Emily Ratajkowski reveals secret

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Some of Taylor Swift’s fans have gone on social media to complain about the quality of her Eras Tour merch. The main complaint is the how the ink on shirts and sweatshirts fades dramatically after one or two washes. One fan told “Vulture” that she was actually warned about it by the women running the booth at Taylor’s Vegas show. Another said, “The point of buying a shirt or a sweatshirt is to wear it. If I knew I couldn’t wear it, I would’ve gotten the water bottle or tour poster, instead, which are cheaper than the clothing.” She said she’s sharing her story to “create awareness and give a heads up about it to the Swifties who were planning on staying hours in line for merch.” The complaints did not go unnoticed, and in a statement posted on Taylor’s website, it said, “Due to the particular ink curing process used on certain Tour Collection products, after washing your merchandise you may see a faint fade on the product print. This slight fade is related to the product’s distressed, vintage look.” Taylor also wanted to remind everyone that it’s important to follow the care instructions on the label, but if you do that and your stuff still fades too much or the ink bleeds, they would love to hear from you and “provide a replacement if necessary under our Exchange Policy.”

This year — and for the first time ever — all six stages at Coachella will be live-streamed for both weekends of the music festival, which are the weekends of April 14-16 and April 21-23. Archived sets will be available each night following the livestream, with many of the performances available on demand. This year’s lineup includes Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, Becky G and a ton more. Meantime, two-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce announced yesterday that he’s launching his own music festival, telling “The Hollywood Reporter,” “We’re going to throw the biggest music festival Kansas City’s ever seen!” “Kelce Jam” is happening Friday, April 28, at The Azura Amphitheater in Kansas City, smack dab in the middle of the NFL Draft, which is being held there this year. The website promises, “With entertainment, music, food, and fun personally curated by Travis, Kelce Jam will be a 15,000+ person music festival and the perfect way for all of Chiefs Kingdom to continue celebrating the 2023 Super Bowl victory!” And the performers Travis “personally curated” are Machine Gun Kelly, Loud Luxury, and Rick Ross, with special guest Tech N9ne. Go to KelceJam.com to register for the pre-sale, which starts this Friday morning at 10am Central. Two hours later, tickets go on sale for everybody else. Prices start at $49.99.

Lewis Capaldi is very honest about his struggles with Tourette’s Syndrome, imposter syndrome and anxiety, but he told “The Sunday Times” that his struggles may end up causing him to “pack music in.” He opened up to the reporter about the challenges he faced producing and recording his second album, “Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent” which comes out May 19. He said it’s an album that he loves and can’t wait to perform the songs live, but his mental health is affecting his ability to make music. Lewis explained, “It’s only making music that does this to me, otherwise I can be fine for months at a time. So it’s a weird situation. Right now, the trade-off is worth it. But if it gets to a point where I’m doing irreparable damage to myself, I’ll quit. I hate hyperbole but it is a very real possibility that I will have to pack music in.” Lewis said his Tourette’s makes live performances quite challenging. He said, “My tic is getting quite bad on stage now. I’m trying to get on top of that. If I can’t, I’m (BLANKED). It’s easier when I play guitar, but I hate playing guitar.” The expectations put on him add to the stress. Lewis said, “Being famous is easy. You’re out and about and people say hello. What’s hard about that? The pressure of the job is the problem. The mammoth tours of enormous venues. The expectations upon me. That’s surely anxiety-inducing for anybody, never mind a huge hypochondriac like myself.”

We first sniffed something was going on back in February when Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny were spotted at the same restaurant in Beverly Hills and then fans noticed the two of them had the same phone case — a dead giveaway! In March, Kendall and Mr. Bunny were seen sharing an embrace after enjoying a sushi date…they left an Oscars afterparty together and tried to hide while exiting a club. Mr. Bunny even took a swipe at Kendall’s on-again and now very off-again boyfriend Devin Booker, who plays for the Phoenix Suns. In his song “Coco Chanel” Bad Bunny sings, “The Puerto Rico sun is warmer than the one in Phoenix.” And now it’s April and things seem to be developing quite sweetly between Kendall and Bad Bunny. TMZ’s cameras caught them on a date at the Hidden Hills Equestrian Center Sunday. They both rode the same horse, with Kendall up front and Bad Bunny holding on from behind.

Maybe there’s a little history behind that sloppy make-out session between Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski on the streets of Tokyo last week. Back in February, a source told the “Mirror” tabloid, “Harry is seeing someone. He’s going to great lengths to keep her identity quiet after the circus surrounding his relationship with Olivia. But his close circles all know about the romance. Though it’s early days, things seem to be going well.” Now based on a podcast released back on March 9, people are connecting the dots, thinking this mystery woman is Emily. On an episode of “Going Mental with Eileen Kelly,” Emily talked about how she had just started dating someone who is “kind of great.” As far as what she looks for in a partner, Emily said, “I’m attracted to masculinity. It drives me insane. If you want to psychoanalyze me, my dad was a hyper-masculine dude who was also a painter.” So while Emily says she’s attracted to a traditional guy who plays sports and can fix things around the house, she also likes a man who “makes art and is very vulnerable.” Does that sound like Harry to you?

 

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