A new and devastating war is raging in Israel and Gaza and Britain’s prisons are full. And yet, one of the top trending topics on X/Twitter last night was… Taylor Swift’s hair. More specifically, fans were desperate to know whether the pop icon had chopped her flowing locks after she was pictured on the red carpet sporting a touseled, wavy “bob”. Decked out in an Oscar de la Renta gown and diamond necklace, Swift was a picture of Hollywood elegance at the LA premiere of her ‘Eras Tour’ film. But never mind all that, people wanted – no, needed – to know: “DID SHE CUT HER HAIR?” Well, it would appear that no, she didn’t, but, you know what, it still matters. It matters because Tay is an idol to millions of “Swifties” who pride themselves on having an intimate connection with the multi-award-winning artist. They proudly exchange friendship bracelets at her concerts and gobble up the Easter eggs in her tracks – everything she does has meaning in their eyes – including how she wears her hair. And lo! They’re right! Because even her subtle up-do was loaded with significance. As netizens were quick to point out, the style is a nod to her soon-to-be-released album ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’. On the cover of the record (which is a reworking of her groundbreaking album ‘1989’ with the added bonus of five previously unreleased tracks), her beaming face is set against a vast blue sky, dotted with gulls. And, you guessed it, she has her hair in a touseled, wavy “bob”. Swift knows that she doesn’t need flashy campaigns to hype up the new release, which is out on 27 October. All she needs is a hairbrush, a few bobby pins, and the knowing eye of her loyal followers. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Sydney Sweeney is emphasizing to all of her supporters that she is more than just a one trick pony

It's been another year of fantastic television from the final season of Succession to season

James regains his confidence after Dr Sandra Lee treats his 'demon bumps'

A longstanding urban legend goes like this: During the space race of the 1960s, NASA spent millions developing a fancy "space pen" that could be used in zero gravity ... but the Soviets just used a pencil. This story resonates with us because NASA did act

On ‘Today’ with Willie Geist, the host brought in Kristen Welker who shared her opinion on how Israel war may impact Joe Biden’s re-election bid

Kylie Jenner's fans pointed out the similarities of her appearence to that of Timothee Chalamet, as the star shared new photos on Instagram

The accusers have claimed that Jimmy Fallon’s 'erratic' and moody behaviour has made them feel belittled, intimidated, and stressed

IShowSpeed was trolled by fans and received significant backlash over his reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict

Logan Paul said, 'I'm just curious what's going to show up and he laughed at me, he wasn't interested in doing that and I wonder why'

Liev Schreiber and Taylor Neisen married in a small ceremony over the Fourth of July weekend in their picturesque ocean-front Montauk residence

Jennifer Lopez has had plenty to celebrate lately.