Taylor Swift's 25th birthday bash will go down as one for ages.
On Friday, she partied like it was "1989" in front of a packed Madison Square Garden as headliner for Z100's annual Jingle Ball, and gave just a taste of the kind of world domination she will achieve before she turns 26.
With just a 20-minute set, Swift left out the anecdotes and explanations that pepper her own shows and packed in big singles such as "Blank Space" and "Shake It Off" with barely a pause. But as she prepares for a headline tour that will take her through the world's stadium's next year, the New Yorker also showed signs of her increasing muscle as a performer by dishing out a rocked-up version of "I Knew You Were Trouble" that was bordering on raucous. The memories of Swift as a meek little girl are fading because now, she's turning into one hell of woman.
The female supremacy in pop during 2014 was evident throughout the night. After bombing at the Jingle Ball last year, Ariana Grande returned with an armful of hits, including the still thrilling "Bang Bang" assisted by Jessie J. It nearly went wrong however when the Florida starlet slipped and almost fell off stage. "I nearly died up here," she joked, but thankfully, she avoided suffering that fate two years in a row.
Elsewhere, Iggy Azalea's pout and pompadour looked good but her icy demeanour left the crowd cold and after owning the summer with "Fancy" (recreated on the night with the song's original guest Charli XCX) the Aussie's peak season may have passed. Recent breakout Meghan Trainor showed off her superb voice but the doo-wop pop of "All About That Bass" felt more like a novelty song than ever. The biggest let down proved to be Sam Smith. After being introduced (for no discernible reason) by Sarah Jessica Parker, the Brit's lack of stage prowess and snooze-worthy soul ballads "I'm Not the Only One" and "Stay With Me" sucked the energy out of the Garden faster than a depressed vacuum cleaner.
Further down the bill, the Jingle Ball straddled a number of genres with varying success. Calvin Harris' interlude of hook-infested EDM was relentlessly exuberant whereas Maroon 5 middle of the road pop-rock seemed to mostly serve the parents who were chaperoning their kids. Australians 5 Seconds of Summer added some bottled punk to proceedings and although they appear to be a boy-band with guitars, the way they tore through their cover of the Romantics' "What I Like About You" showed that the four-piece have chops to go with their charm.
But spare a thought for poor Gwen Stefani who made a surprise appearance as part of Pharrell Williams opening slot. After 2012's No Doubt reunion flopped, "The Voice" star is now limping into a relaunch of her solo career. But the performance of the lacklustre new track "Spark the Fire" (co-written and produced by Williams) didn't suggest that the outcome is going to be much different.
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