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Ben Rogerson

“The Life of a Showgirl takes center stage”: An exclusive paid-for download version of Taylor Swift’s new album has sparked a high-kicking, unexpected iTunes revival

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management ).

iTunes - remember that? You know, that slightly cumbersome bit of software you used to fire up when you wanted to rip CDs and put them on your iPod. And later, the platform you may have used to buy and download music.

Of course, for people of a certain age, ‘iTunes’ never really went away - it’s still the name they use for Apple Music, the app that replaced it - but in reality, it now exists only in the memory and on older computers.

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