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Taylor Swift

January 01, 1970

For the album, see Taylor Swift (album).

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. A subject of widespread public interest with a vast fanbase, she has influenced the music industry, popular culture, and politics through her songwriting, artistry, entrepreneurship, and advocacy.

Taylor Swift
Swift in 2023
Born
Taylor Alison Swift

(1989-12-13) December 13, 1989 (age 34)
West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
  • director
  • businesswoman
  • actress
Years active2003–present
OrganizationTaylor Swift Productions
Works
Relatives
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginNashville, Tennessee, US
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • banjo
  • ukulele
Labels
Websitewww.taylorswift.com
Signature

Swift began professional songwriting at age 14. She signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and achieved prominence as a country pop singer with the albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008). Their singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" were crossover successes on country and pop radio formats and brought Swift mainstream fame. She experimented with rock and electronic styles on her next albums, Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012), respectively; Red featured her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". Swift recalibrated her image from country to pop with 1989 (2014), a synth-pop album containing the chart-topping songs "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood". Media scrutiny inspired the hip-hop-influenced Reputation (2017) and its number-one single "Look What You Made Me Do".

After signing with Republic Records in 2018, Swift released the eclectic pop album Lover (2019) and the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana (2020). She explored indie folk styles on the 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, subdued pop genres on Midnights (2022) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024), and re-recorded four albums subtitled Taylor's Version[a] after a dispute with Big Machine. These albums spawned the number-one songs "Cruel Summer", "Cardigan", "Willow", "Anti-Hero", "Fortnight", "All Too Well", and "Is It Over Now?". Her Eras Tour (2023–2024) and its accompanying concert film became the highest-grossing tour and concert film of all time, respectively. Swift has directed videos and films such as Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020) and All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), and has also acted in films.

Swift is one of the world's best-selling artists, with 200 million records sold worldwide as of 2019. She is the most-streamed artist on Spotify, the highest-grossing female touring act, and the first billionaire with music as the main source of income. Seven of her albums have opened with over one million sales in a week. The 2023 Time Person of the Year, Swift has appeared on lists such as Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists, and Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Her accolades include 14 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, 40 American Music Awards, 39 Billboard Music Awards, and 23 MTV Video Music Awards; she has won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, and the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year a record four times each.

Life and career

Early life

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in West Reading, Pennsylvania.[1] She is named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor.[2] Her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, is a former stockbroker for Merrill Lynch; her mother, Andrea Gardner Swift (née Finlay), worked for a time as a mutual fund marketing executive.[3] Her younger brother, Austin, is an actor.[4] Swift's maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay (née Moehlenkamp), was an opera singer,[5] whose singing in church became one of Swift's earliest memories of music that shaped her career.[3] Swift's mother is of Scottish and German descent, and her father is of Scottish and English descent with distant Italian ancestry.[6][7]

Swift spent her early years on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania that her father had purchased from one of his clients,[8] and she spent her summers at her family's vacation home in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, where she occasionally performed acoustic songs at a local coffee shop.[9] She is a Christian[10] and attended preschool and kindergarten at a Montessori school run by the Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis before transferring to the Wyndcroft School.[11][12] When her family moved to Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, she attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.[13][14] As a child, she performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions[15] and traveled regularly to New York City for vocal and acting lessons.[16] Her early love for country music was influenced by Shania Twain, Patsy Cline, LeAnn Rimes, and the Dixie Chicks,[12] and she spent weekends performing at local festivals and events.[17][18] After watching a documentary about Faith Hill, she became determined to pursue a country-music career in Nashville, Tennessee.[19]

At 11, Swift traveled to Nashville with her mother to visit record labels and submit demo tapes of Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks karaoke covers.[20] She was rejected by all the labels, which led her to focus on songwriting.[21] She started learning the guitar at 12 with the help of Ronnie Cremer, a computer repairman and local musician who also assisted Swift with writing an original song.[22] In 2003, Swift and her parents started working with the talent manager Dan Dymtrow. With his help, Swift modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch and had an original song included on a Maybelline compilation CD.[23] After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, 13-year-old Swift was given an artist development deal and began to travel regularly to Nashville with her mother.[24][25] To help Swift break into the country music scene, her father transferred to Merrill Lynch's Nashville office when she was 14 years old, and the family relocated to Hendersonville, Tennessee.[26][27] Swift attended Hendersonville High School[28] before transferring to Aaron Academy after two years, which better accommodated her touring schedule through homeschooling. She graduated one year early.[29][30]

2004–2008: Career beginnings and first album

In Nashville, Swift worked with experienced Music Row songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally, and the Warren Brothers[31][32] and formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose.[33] They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school.[34] Rose called the sessions "some of the easiest I've ever done. Basically, I was just her editor. She'd write about what happened in school that day. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. And she'd come in with the most incredible hooks." Swift became the youngest artist signed by Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing,[35] but left then BMG-owned RCA Records (later bought by Sony Music) at the age of 14 due to the label's lack of care and them "cut[ting] other people's stuff". She was also concerned that development deals can shelve artists[25][18] and recalled: "I genuinely felt that I was running out of time. I wanted to capture these years of my life on an album while they still represented what I was going through."[36]

 
Swift opening for Brad Paisley in 2007. To promote her first album, she opened tours for other country musicians in 2007 and 2008.[37]

At an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form an independent record label, Big Machine Records. She had first met Borchetta in 2004.[38] She was one of Big Machine's first signings,[25] and her father purchased a three-percent stake in the company for an estimated $120,000.[39][40] She began working on her eponymous debut album with Nathan Chapman.[18] Swift wrote or co-wrote all album tracks, and co-writers included Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia.[41] Released in October 2006, Taylor Swift peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200, on which it spent 157 weeks—the longest stay on the chart by any release in the US in the 2000s decade.[42][43] Swift became the first female country music artist to write or co-write every track on a US platinum-certified debut album.[44]

Big Machine Records was still in its infancy during the June 2006 release of the lead single, "Tim McGraw", which Swift and her mother helped promote by packaging and sending copies of the CD single to country radio stations.[45] She spent much of 2006 promoting Taylor Swift with a radio tour and television appearances; she opened for Rascal Flatts on select dates during their 2006 tour,[46] as a replacement for Eric Church.[47] Borchetta said that although record industry peers initially disapproved of his signing a 15-year-old singer-songwriter, Swift tapped into a previously unknown market—teenage girls who listen to country music.[45][26]

Following "Tim McGraw", four more singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No". All appeared on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, with "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" reaching number one. "Our Song" made Swift the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number-one single,[48] and "Teardrops on My Guitar" was Swift's breakthrough single on mainstream radio and charts.[49][50][51] Swift released two EPs, The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007 and Beautiful Eyes in July 2008.[52][53] She promoted her debut album extensively as the opening act for other country musicians' tours in 2006 and 2007, including those by George Strait,[54] Brad Paisley,[55] and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.[56]

Swift won multiple accolades for Taylor Swift. She was one of the recipients of the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist of the Year in 2007, becoming the youngest person given the title.[57] She also won the Country Music Association's Horizon Award for Best New Artist,[58] the Academy of Country Music Awards' Top New Female Vocalist,[59] and the American Music Awards' Favorite Country Female Artist honor.[60] She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.[61] In 2008, she opened for Rascal Flatts again[62] and briefly dated the singer Joe Jonas.[63]

2008–2010: Fearless

 
Swift at the 2009 premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie. She had a cameo appearance in the film and wrote two songs for its soundtrack.

Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released in November 2008 in North America,[64] and in March 2009 in other markets.[65] On the Billboard 200, Fearless spent 11 weeks at number one, becoming Swift's first chart topper and the longest-running number-one female country album.[66] It was the bestselling album of 2009 in the US.[67] Its lead single, "Love Story", was her first number one in Australia and the first country song to top Billboard's Pop Songs chart,[68][69] and its third single, "You Belong with Me", was the first country song to top Billboard's all-genre Radio Songs chart.[70] Three other singles were released in 2008–2010: "White Horse", "Fifteen", and "Fearless". All five singles were Hot Country Songs top-10 entries, with "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" topping the chart.[71] In 2009, Swift toured as an opening act for Keith Urban and embarked on her first headlining tour, the Fearless Tour.[72]

"You Belong with Me" won Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.[73] Her acceptance speech was interrupted by the rapper Kanye West, an incident that became the subject of controversy and widespread media coverage.[74] That year, Swift won five American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album.[75] Billboard named her the 2009 Artist of the Year.[76] She won Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for "Love Story" at the 2009 CMT Music Awards, where she made a parody video of the song with rapper T-Pain called "Thug Story".[77] At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Fearless was named Album of the Year and Best Country Album, and "White Horse" won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[78] At the 2009 Country Music Association Awards, Swift won Album of the Year for Fearless and was named Entertainer of the Year, the youngest person to win the honor.[79]

Throughout 2009, Swift featured on and wrote other musicians' releases. She featured on "Half of My Heart" by John Mayer, whom she was romantically linked with in late 2009.[80][81] She wrote "Best Days of Your Life" for Kellie Pickler,[82] co-wrote and featured on Boys Like Girls' "Two Is Better Than One,[83] and wrote two songs—"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier"—for the soundtrack of Hannah Montana: The Movie, in which she had a cameo appearance.[84][85] She wrote and recorded "Today Was a Fairytale" for the soundtrack of Valentine's Day (2010), in which she had her acting debut.[86] "Today Was a Fairytale" was her first number-one single on the Canadian Hot 100.[87] While shooting Valentine's Day in October 2009, Swift dated co-star Taylor Lautner.[88] On television, she made her debut as a rebellious teenager in an CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode[89] and hosted and performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live; she was the first host ever to write their own opening monologue.[90][91]

2010–2014: Speak Now and Red

 
Swift on the Speak Now World Tour in 2011

Swift's third studio album, Speak Now, was released in October 2010.[92] Written solely by Swift,[93] the album debuted the Billboard 200 with over one million US copies sold first week[94] and became the fastest-selling digital album by a female artist.[95] Speak Now was supported by six singles: "Mine", "Back to December", "Mean", "The Story of Us", "Sparks Fly", and "Ours". "Mine" peaked at number three and was the highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100,[96] the first three singles reached the top 10 in Canada,[87] and the last two reached number one on Hot Country Songs.[71] Swift promoted Speak Now with the Speak Now World Tour from February 2011 to March 2012[97] and the live album Speak Now World Tour – Live.[98]

At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012, Swift performed "Mean", which won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.[99] She was named Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association (2010 and 2011),[100][101] Woman of the Year by Billboard (2011),[102] and Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music (2011 and 2012)[103] and the Country Music Association in 2011.[104] At the American Music Awards of 2011, Swift won Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album.[105] Rolling Stone named Speak Now on its list of "50 Best Female Albums of All Time" (2012).[106]

 
Swift on the Red Tour in 2013

Red, Swift's fourth studio album, was released in October 2012.[107] On Red, Swift worked with Chapman and new producers including Max Martin, Shellback, Dan Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Dann Huff, and Butch Walker, resulting in a genre-spanning record that incorporated eclectic styles of pop and rock such as Britrock, dubstep, and dance-pop.[108][109] The album opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 1.21 million sales[110] and was Swift's first number-one album in the UK.[111] Its lead single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", was her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[112] and its third single, "I Knew You Were Trouble", reached the top five on charts worldwide.[113] Other singles from Red were "Begin Again", "22", "Everything Has Changed", "The Last Time", and "Red".[114]

Red and its single "Begin Again" received three nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014).[115] Swift received American Music Awards for Best Female Country Artist in 2012, Artist of the Year in 2013,[116][117] and the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist Award for the fifth and sixth consecutive years.[118] At the 2014 Country Music Association Awards, Swift was honored with the Pinnacle Award, making her the second recipient in history after Garth Brooks.[119] The Red Tour ran from March 2013 to June 2014 and became the highest-grossing country tour upon completion.[120]

Swift continued writing songs for films and featuring on other artists' releases. On the soundtrack album to The Hunger Games (2012), Swift wrote and recorded "Eyes Open" and "Safe & Sound"; the latter of which was co-written with the Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett. "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.[121] She wrote and produced "Sweeter than Fiction" with Jack Antonoff for the soundtrack to One Chance (2013).[122] Swift featured on B.o.B's "Both of Us" (2012)[123] and provided vocals for Tim McGraw's "Highway Don't Care" (2013), also featuring Keith Urban.[124] She was a voice actress in The Lorax (2012),[125] made a cameo in the sitcom New Girl (2013),[126] and had a supporting role in the dystopian film The Giver (2014).[127] From 2010 to 2013, Swift was romantically involved with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal, the political heir Conor Kennedy, and the singer Harry Styles.[81]

2014–2018: 1989 and Reputation

 
Swift at the 1989 World Tour, the highest-grossing tour of 2015

In March 2014, Swift began living in New York City, which she credited as a creative influence on her fifth studio album, 1989.[note 1] She described 1989 as her first "official pop album" and produced it with Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, Imogen Heap, Ryan Tedder, and Ali Payami.[130] Released in October 2014, the album opened atop the Billboard 200 with 1.28 million copies sold.[131] Its singles "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood" reached number one in Australia, Canada, and the US, with the first two making Swift the first woman to replace herself at the Hot 100 top spot.[132] Other singles include "Style", "Wildest Dreams", "Out of the Woods", and "New Romantics".[133] The 1989 World Tour (2015) was the highest-grossing tour of the year with $250 million in total revenue.[134]

After publishing an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal stressing the importance of albums as a creative medium for artists,[135] in November 2014, Swift removed her catalog from ad-supported, free music streaming platforms such as Spotify.[136] In a June 2015 open letter, Swift criticized Apple Music for not offering royalties to artists during its free three-month trial period and threatened to withdraw her music from the platform,[137] which prompted Apple Inc. to announce that it would pay artists during the free trial period.[138] Swift then agreed to keep 1989 and her catalog on Apple Music.[139] Big Machine Records returned Swift's catalog to Spotify among other free streaming platforms in June 2017.[140]

Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2014, becoming the first artist to win the award twice.[141] At the 2014 American Music Awards, Swift received the inaugural Dick Clark Award for Excellence.[142] On her 25th birthday in 2014, the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live opened an exhibit in her honor in Los Angeles that ran until October 4, 2015.[143][144] In 2015, Swift won the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist.[145] "Bad Blood" won Video of the Year and Best Collaboration at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[146] At the 58th Grammy Awards (2016), 1989 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, making Swift the first woman to win Album of the Year twice.[147]

 
Swift on her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), the highest-grossing North American tour

Swift dated the DJ Calvin Harris from March 2015 to June 2016.[148] They co-wrote the song "This Is What You Came For", featuring vocals from Rihanna; Swift was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.[149] She recorded "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Zayn Malik for the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Darker (2017)[150] and won a Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year with "Better Man", which she wrote for the band Little Big Town.[151] In April 2016, Kanye West released the single "Famous", in which he references Swift in the line, "I made that bitch famous." Swift criticized West and said she never consented to the lyric, but West claimed that he had received her approval and his then-wife Kim Kardashian released video clips of Swift and West discussing the song amicably over the phone. The controversy made Swift a subject of an online "cancel" movement.[152] In late 2016, after briefly dating Tom Hiddleston, Swift began a six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn and retreated herself from the public spotlight.[153][154]

In August 2017, Swift successfully countersued David Mueller, a former radio jockey for KYGO-FM, who sued her for damages from loss of employment. Four years earlier, she informed Mueller's bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event.[155] The public controversies influenced Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, which explored the impact of her fame and musically incorporated electropop with urban styles of hip hop and R&B.[156] Released in November 2017,[157] Reputation opened atop the Billboard 200 with 1.21 million US sales[158] and topped the charts in the UK, Australia, and Canada.[159] The album's lead single, "Look What You Made Me Do", was Swift's first UK number-one single[160] and topped charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US.[161] Its singles "...Ready for It?", "End Game", and "Delicate" were released to pop radio.[162] Reputation was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.[163] Swift featured on the country duo Sugarland's "Babe" (2018).[164]

At the 2018 American Music Awards, Swift won four awards, which made her accumulate 23 trophies in total and become the AMAs' most awarded female musician, surpassing Whitney Houston.[165] The same year, she embarked on her Reputation Stadium Tour,[166] which became the highest-grossing North American concert tour in history and grossed $345.7 million worldwide.[167]

2018–2021: Lover, Folklore, and Evermore

In November 2018, Swift signed a new deal with Universal Music Group, which promoted her subsequent albums under Republic Records' imprint.[168] The contract included a provision for Swift to maintain ownership of her masters. In addition, in the event that Universal sold any part of its stake in Spotify, it agreed to distribute a non-recoupable portion of the proceeds among its artists.[169][170]

 
Swift at the American Music Awards of 2019, where she was named Artist of the Decade

Swift's first album with Republic Records, Lover, was released in August 2019.[171] She produced the album with Antonoff, Louis Bell, Frank Dukes, and Joel Little.[172] Lover peaked atop the charts of such territories as Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the US.[173] The album spawned five singles: "Me!", "You Need to Calm Down", "Lover", "The Man", and "Cruel Summer"; the first two singles peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and the lattermost single became a resurgent success in 2023, reaching number one.[174] Lover was 2019's bestselling album in the US and bestselling album by a solo artist worldwide.[175] The album and its singles earned three nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020.[176] At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, Swift won three awards including Video of the Year for "You Need to Calm Down", becoming the first female and second artist overall to win the category for a self-directed video.[177]

While promoting Lover in 2019, Swift became embroiled in a public dispute with the talent manager Scooter Braun after he purchased Big Machine Records, including the masters of her albums that the label had released.[178] Swift said she had been trying to buy the masters, but Big Machine would only allow her to do so if she exchanged one new album for each older one under a new contract, which she refused to sign.[178] In November 2020, Swift began re-recording her back catalog, which enabled her to own the new masters and the licensing of her songs for commercial use, substituting the Big Machine-owned masters.[179]

In February 2020, Swift signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group after her 16-year contract with Sony/ATV expired.[180] Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Swift surprise-released two "sister albums" that she recorded and produced with Antonoff and Aaron Dessner: Folklore in July and Evermore in December.[181] Joe Alwyn co-wrote and co-produced a few songs under the pseudonym William Bowery.[182] Both albums incorporated a muted indie folk and alternative rock production;[183] each was supported by three singles catering to US pop, country, and triple A radio formats. The singles were "Cardigan", "Betty", and "Exile" from Folklore, and "Willow", "No Body, No Crime", and "Coney Island" from Evermore.[184] Folklore was the bestselling album of 2020 in the US[185] and, together with "Cardigan", made Swift the first artist to debut a US number-one album and a number-one song in the same week; she achieved the feat again with Evermore and "Willow".[186]

According to Billboard, Swift was the highest-paid musician in the US and highest-paid solo musician worldwide of 2020.[187] Folklore made Swift the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year three times, winning the category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (2021).[188] At the American Music Awards, Swift won three awards including Artist of the Year for a third record time (2020)[189] and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (2021).[190] Swift played Bombalurina in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats (2019), for which she co-wrote and recorded the Golden Globe-nominated original song "Beautiful Ghosts".[191][192] The documentary Miss Americana, which chronicled parts of Swift's life and career, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[193]

2021–2023: Re-recordings and Midnights

Swift's re-recordings of her first six studio albums began with Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version), which were released in April and November 2021. Both peaked atop the Billboard 200, and the former was the first re-recorded album to do so.[194] Fearless (Taylor's Version) was preceded by "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", which made Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to have both the original and re-recorded versions of a song reach number one on Hot Country Songs.[195] Red (Taylor's Version) was supported by "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)", which became the longest song in history to top the Hot 100.[196]

 
Swift performing in 2022

Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights, was released in October 2022.[197] The album incorporates a restrained electropop[198] and synth-pop sound[199] with elements of hip hop, R&B, and electronica.[197][200] In the US, Midnights was her fifth to open atop the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of over one million copies, and its tracks, led by the single "Anti-Hero", made Swift the first artist to monopolize the top 10 of the Hot 100.[201] Globally, the album broke the record for the most single-day streams and most single-week streams on Spotify and peaked atop the charts of at least 14 countries.[202] The album's two further singles, "Lavender Haze" and "Karma", both peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[203]

According to Billboard, Swift was the top-earning solo artist in the US and the top-earning musician worldwide of 2021.[204][205] She won six American Music Awards including Artist of the Year in 2022.[206] At the MTV Video Music Awards, Swift won her third and fourth trophies for Video of the Year with All Too Well: The Short Film, her self-directed short film that accompanies "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)", in 2022[207] and "Anti-Hero" in 2023.[208] During this period, Swift won three Grammy Awards: Best Music Video for All Too Well: The Short Film[209] and Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for Midnights. Swift became the first artist to win Album of the Year four times in Grammy history.[210]

Swift's next two re-recorded albums, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version), were released in July and October 2023. The former made Swift the woman with the most number-one albums (12) in Billboard 200 history, surpassing Barbra Streisand,[211] and the latter was her sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week in the US, claiming her career's largest album sales week.[212] 1989 (Taylor's Version)'s single "Is It Over Now?" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[213] Swift featured on Big Red Machine's "Renegade" and "Birch" (2021),[214] Haim's "Gasoline" (2021),[215] Ed Sheeran's "The Joker and the Queen" (2022),[216] and the National's "The Alcott" (2023).[217] For the soundtrack of Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), she wrote and recorded "Carolina", which received nominations for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards.[218]

Swift was 2023's most streamed artist on Spotify,[219] Apple Music,[220] and Amazon Music;[221] and the first act to place number one on the year-end Billboard top artists list in three different decades (2009, 2015 and 2023).[222] She had five out of the 10 best-selling albums of 2023 in the US, a record since Luminate began tracking US music sales in 1991.[223] Besides music, Swift had a supporting role in the period comedy film Amsterdam (2022)[224] and began writing an original script for her directorial feature film debut with Searchlight Pictures.[225]

2023–present: The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department

 
Swift on the Eras Tour in 2023

In March 2023, Swift embarked on the Eras Tour, a retrospective tour covering all her studio albums. Media outlets extensively covered the tour's cultural and economic impact,[226] and its US leg broke the record for the most tickets sold in a day.[201] Ticketmaster received public and political criticisms for mishandling the tour's ticket sales.[227] The Eras Tour became the highest-grossing tour in history, collecting over $1 billion.[228] Its concert film, released to theaters worldwide on October 13, 2023, grossed over $250 million to become the highest-grossing concert film, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.[229][230]

Swift's music releases, touring, and related activities culminated in an unprecedented height of popularity post-pandemic.[231] In 2023, Music Business Worldwide remarked that Swift entered a "new stratosphere of global career success".[232] She began dating American football player Travis Kelce the same year.[233] In 2024, Swift won Artist of the Year at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards,[234] and AI-generated fake pornographic images portraying her were posted to X (formerly Twitter) and spread to other social media platforms, spurring criticism and demands for legal reform.[235]

Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released on April 19, 2024.[236] Topping charts globally, the album broke a string of records: it marked the first album ever to amass 1 billion Spotify streams in a week; sold 2.6 million units in its first week in the US; and made Swift the first artist to monopolize the top 14 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 of Australia's ARIA Singles Chart. The lead single, "Fortnight" featuring Post Malone, became Swift's 12th number-one song on the Hot 100.[237][238]

Artistry

Genres

Swift has reinvented her musical identity with each album release,[239] earning descriptions as a musical "chameleon" from Time and the BBC.[240][241] Observing Swift's ability to switch or blend genres easily, Clash proclaimed in 2021 that "no longer needing to be defined by any genre or sound label, Taylor Swift is just Taylor Swift".[242] The music critic Ann Powers opined in her review of The Tortured Poets Department that Swift has created her own genre "by blending country's sturdy song structures with R&B's vibes, rap's cadences and pop's glitz".[243]

In her early career, her musical influences were 1990s female country musicians such as Shania Twain, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, and the Dixie Chicks,[244] and the country crossover music of Keith Urban, which incorporated rock, pop, and blues.[245] She self-identified as a country musician and achieved prominence as a country pop singer with her first four studio albums, from Taylor Swift (2006) to Red (2012).[246][247] The albums featured country signifiers such as banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and a slight vocal twang, but music critics noted their pop melodies and rock influences;[248][249] for example, Speak Now (2010) drew on rock styles such as pop rock, pop-punk, and 1980s arena rock.[93][250][251] Swift's country-music identity received contrarian commentary; critics argued that country was an indicator of her narrative songwriting rather than musical direction[252][253] and accused her of causing mainstream country music to stray from its roots.[254][255] The music journalist Jody Rosen commented that by originating her career in Nashville, Swift made a "bait-and-switch maneuver, planting roots in loamy country soil, then pivoting to pop".[256]

After the critical debate around Red's eclectic pop, rock, and electronic styles, Swift chose 1980s synth-pop as a defining sound of her recalibrated pop artistry and image, inspired by the music of Phil Collins, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna.[257][258] 1989 (2014) was the first album in this direction, incorporating dense synthesizers and electronic arrangements.[259] Swift expanded on the electronic production on Reputation (2017), Lover (2019), and Midnights (2022), incorporating other pop styles such as pop rock, electropop, and dream pop.[198][260] On each album, she also experimented with other genres: Reputation consisted of hip hop, R&B, and EDM influences;[156] Lover featured a 1980s-influenced synth-driven production;[172] and Midnights was characterized by a minimalist, subdued sound.[261] When Swift embraced a pop identity, rockist critics regarded her move as an erosion of her country music songwriting authenticity.[262] Others regarded it as necessary for Swift's artistic evolution and defended her as a pioneer of poptimism.[263][264]

Her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore explored alternative and indie styles of rock and folk, which resulted in a subtle, stripped-back soundscape with orchestration, synthesizers, and drum pads.[265][266] The latter further experimented with varied song structures, time signatures, and instruments.[267] Critics deemed the indie styles a mature representation of Swift's artistry as a singer-songwriter.[266]

Voice

 
"Our Song" (2006)
Swift sings with a Southern accent and a light country twang in her early songs such as "Our Song".[268][269]
"Cardigan" (2020)
Swift uses her lower register in the alternative folk ballad "Cardigan".[270]
"Lavender Haze" (2022)
The R&B-leaning "Lavender Haze" features Swift's falsetto vocals in the refrain.[271]
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Swift possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range,[272] and a generally soft but versatile timbre.[273][274] As a country singer, her vocals were criticized by some as weak and strained compared to those of her contemporaries.[275] Swift admitted her vocal ability often concerned her in her early career and has worked hard to improve.[276] Reviews of her vocals remained mixed after she transitioned to pop music with 1989; critics complained that she lacked proper technique but appreciated her usage of her voice to communicate her feelings to the audience, prioritizing "intimacy over power and nuance".[277] They also praised her for refraining from correcting her pitch with Auto-Tune.[278]

The Los Angeles Times remarked that Swift's defining vocal feature is her attention to detail to convey an exact feeling—"the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow".[279] With Reputation, critics noted she was "learning how to use her voice as a percussion instrument of its own",[280] swapping her "signature" expressive vocals for "cool, conversational, detached" cadences and rhythms similar to hip hop and R&B styles.[281][156][282] Alternative Press stated that her "evocative" vocal stylings are more reminiscent of pop-punk and emo genres.[283]

Reviews of Swift's later albums and performances were more appreciative of her vocals, finding them less nasal, richer, more resonant, and more powerful.[249][284][285] With Folklore and Evermore, Swift received praise for her sharp and agile yet translucent and controlled voice.[286][287][288] Pitchfork described it as "versatile and expressive".[289] With her 2021 re-recorded albums, critics began to praise the mature, deeper and "fuller" tone of her voice.[290][291][292] An i review said Swift's voice is "leagues better now".[293] The Guardian highlighted "yo-yoing vocal yelps" and passionate climaxes as the trademarks of Swift's voice,[294] and that her country twang faded away.[295] Midnights received acclaim for Swift's nuanced vocal delivery.[296] She ranked 102nd on the 2023 Rolling Stone list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[274] In a review of the Eras Tour, The New Yorker critic Amanda Petrusich praised the clarity and tone of Swift's live vocals.[297] The musicologist Alyssa Barna said that Swift's timbre is "breathy and bright" in her upper register and "full and dark" in the lower.[298]

Songwriting

Swift's fascination with songwriting began in her childhood. She credited her mother with igniting confidence and early songwriting interests by helping her prepare for class presentations.[299][300] She enjoyed Disney film soundtracks and would make up lyrics once she had run out of words singing them.[301] Her lyrical influences include female country songwriters such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton;[17][102] 1990s songwriters such as Melissa Etheridge, Sarah McLachlan, and Alanis Morissette;[302] Joni Mitchell;[303] and Fall Out Boy.[304] She listed Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, and Kris Kristofferson as career role models, citing their both evolving and consistent songwriting outputs.[26][305] Her literary influences included the authors William Shakespeare, Nathaniel Hawthorne, F. Scott Fitzgerald,[306] and the poets William Wordsworth, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson;[307] the lattermost of whom was a distant cousin of Swift.[308]

In The New Yorker in 2011, Swift said she identifies as a songwriter first: "I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across".[26] Her personal experiences were a common inspiration for her early songs, which helped her navigate life.[309][310] Her "diaristic" technique began with identifying an emotion, followed by a corresponding melody.[311][312] On her first three studio albums, love, heartbreak, and insecurities, from an adolescent perspective, were dominant themes.[93][313] She delved into the tumult of toxic relationships on Red,[314] and embraced nostalgia and post-romance positivity on 1989.[257] Reputation was inspired by the downsides of Swift's fame,[315] and Lover detailed her realization of the "full spectrum of love".[316] Other themes in Swift's music include family dynamics, friendship,[317][318] alienation, self-awareness, and tackling vitriol, especially sexism.[300][319]

Her confessional lyrics received positive reviews from critics,[320][26][321] who highlighted their vivid details and emotional engagement, which they found uncommon in pop music.[322][323][324] Critics also praised her melodic compositions; Rolling Stone described Swift as "a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture".[325][326] NPR dubbed Swift "a master of the vernacular in her lyrics",[156] remarking that her songs offer emotional engagement because "the wit and clarity of her arrangements turn them from standard fare to heartfelt disclosures".[326] Despite the positive reception, The New Yorker stated she was generally portrayed "more as a skilled technician than as a Dylanesque visionary".[26] Tabloid media often speculated and linked the subjects of her songs with her ex-lovers, a practice reviewers and Swift herself criticized as sexist.[327][328][329] Aside from clues in album liner notes, Swift avoided talking about the subjects of her songs.[330]

On her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, Swift was inspired by escapism and romanticism to explore fictional narratives.[331] She imposed emotions onto imagined characters and story arcs, which liberated her from tabloid attention and suggested new paths for her artistry.[311] Swift explained that she welcomed the new songwriting direction after she stopped worrying about commercial success.[331] According to Spin, she explored complex emotions with "precision and devastation" on Evermore.[332] Consequence stated her 2020 albums convinced skeptics of her songwriting prowess, noting her transformation from "teenage wunderkind to a confident and careful adult".[333]

Swift divides her writing into three types: "quill lyrics", songs rooted in antiquated poeticism; "fountain pen lyrics", based on modern and vivid storylines; and "glitter gel pen lyrics", which are lively and frivolous.[334] Critics note the fifth track of every Swift album as the most "emotionally vulnerable" of the album.[335] Awarding her with the Songwriter Icon Award in 2021, the National Music Publishers' Association remarked that "no one is more influential when it comes to writing music today".[336] The Week deemed her the foremost female songwriter of modern times,[337] and the Nashville Songwriters Association International named her Songwriter-Artist of the Decade in 2022.[201] Swift has also published two original poems: "Why She Disappeared" and "If You're Anything Like Me".[338]

Swift has been referred to as one of the greatest songwriters ever by several publications.[339][340][341] Literature scholars like Jonathan Bate and Stephanie Burt have noted that her literary and melodic sensibility and writing style are rare among her peers.[342][343] Swift's bridges are often noted as one of the best aspects of her songs,[344][333] earning her the title "Queen of Bridges" from Time.[345] Mojo dubbed her "a sharp narrator with a gift for the extended metaphor".[346] Academics have variably described her as a poet laureate,[347] philosopher,[348] and bard.[349]

Performances

Further information: List of Taylor Swift live performances
 
Swift performing on the Reputation Stadium Tour in Seattle in May 2018

Journalists have described Swift as one of the best live performers. Often praised for her showmanship and stage presence,[350][351][352][353][354] Swift commands large audiences,[355][356][357] without having to rely on dance like her contemporaries do.[358] According to V magazine's Greg Krelenstein, she possesses "a rare gift of turning a stadium spectacle into an intimate setting", irrespective of whether she is "plucking a guitar or leading an army of dancers".[359] In a 2008 review of Swift's early performances, Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker called Swift a "preternaturally skilled" entertainer with a vibrant stage presence, adding "she returned the crowd's energy with the professionalism she has shown since the age of fourteen."[360] In 2023, Adrian Horton of The Guardian noted her "seemingly endless stamina" on the Eras Tour,[361] and i critic Ilana Kaplan called her showmanship "unparalleled".[362]

Critics have highlighted Swift's versatility as an entertainer, praising her ability to switch onstage personas and performance styles depending on the varying themes and aesthetics of her albums.[363][364] Her concert productions have been characterized by elaborate Broadway theatricality and high technology,[365] and her performances frequently incorporate a live band, with whom she has played and toured since 2007.[366] Swift also often accompanies herself with musical instruments such as electric guitar;[367] acoustic guitar; piano;[368] and sometimes twelve-string guitar,[369][370] banjo,[371] or ukulele.[372] Interacting frequently with the audience, her solo acoustic performances are considered intimate and emotionally resonant, complementing her story-based lyrics and fan connection.[297][373] Lydia Burgham of The Spinoff opined that this intimacy remains "integral to her singer-songwriter origins".[374][368] Chris Willman of Variety called Swift "pop's most approachable superstar",[375] and the 21st century's most popular performer.[376]

Video and film

Further information: Taylor Swift videography

Swift emphasizes visuals as a key creative component of her music-making process.[377] She has collaborated with different directors to produce her music videos, and over time she has become more involved with writing and directing. She developed the concept and treatment for "Mean" in 2011[378] and co-directed the music video for "Mine" with Roman White the year before.[379] In an interview, White said that Swift "was keenly involved in writing the treatment, casting and wardrobe. And she stayed for both the 15-hour shooting days, even when she wasn't in the scenes."[380]

From 2014 to 2018, Swift collaborated with director Joseph Kahn on eight music videos—four each from her albums 1989 and Reputation. Kahn has praised Swift's involvement.[381] She worked with American Express for the "Blank Space" music video (which Kahn directed), and served as an executive producer for the interactive app AMEX Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2015.[382] Swift produced the music video for "Bad Blood" and won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2016.[383]

Her production company, Taylor Swift Productions, is credited with producing all of her visual media starting with the 2018 concert documentary Reputation Stadium Tour.[384] She continued to co-direct music videos for the Lover singles "Me!" with Dave Meyers, and "You Need to Calm Down" (also serving as a co-executive producer) and "Lover" with Drew Kirsch,[385] but first ventured into sole direction with the video for "The Man" (which won her the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction).[386] After Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, Swift debuted as a filmmaker with All Too Well: The Short Film,[201] which made her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Music Video as a sole director.[387] Swift has cited Chloé Zhao, Greta Gerwig, Nora Ephron, Guillermo del Toro, John Cassavetes, and Noah Baumbach as filmmaking influences.[377]

Accolades and achievements

Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift
 
In 2009, Swift became the first country singer to win an MTV Video Music Award.

Swift's discography is a "critically hailed songbook", as per Time's Sam Lansky.[388] She has won 14 Grammy Awards (including four for Album of the Year—the most won by an artist),[389] an Emmy Award,[390] 40 American Music Awards (the most won by an artist),[391] 39 Billboard Music Awards (the most won by an artist—tying with Drake),[392] 118 Guinness World Records,[393] 23 MTV Video Music Awards (including four Video of the Year wins—the most by an act),[208] 12 Country Music Association Awards (including the Pinnacle Award),[394] eight Academy of Country Music Awards,[395] and two Brit Awards.[145] As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association,[57][396] the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the National Music Publishers' Association and was the youngest person on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015.[397][398] At the 64th BMI Awards in 2016, Swift was the first woman to be honored with an award named after its recipient.[399]

From available data, Swift has amassed over 50 million album sales and 150 million single sales as of 2019,[400][401][402] and 114 million units globally, including 78 billion streams as of 2021.[403][404] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ranked her as the Global Recording Artist of the Year for a record four times (2014, 2019, 2022, and 2023).[405] Swift has the most number-one albums in the United Kingdom and Ireland for a female artist this millennium,[406][407] earned the highest income for an artist on Chinese digital music platforms (CN¥ 159,000,000 as of 2021),[408] and is the first artist to occupy the entire top five[note 2] of the Australian albums chart[411][412] and the top ten of the country's singles chart.[413] Swift remains the world's highest-grossing female touring act ever, with cumulative ticket sales at $1.96 billion as of November 2023, per Pollstar.[414] The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first to surpass $1 billion in revenue.[415] Beginning with Fearless, each of her studio albums have opened with over one million global units.[416][417] Swift is the most-streamed act on Spotify,[418] and the most-streamed female artist on Apple Music.[419] On Spotify, she is the only artist to have received more than 250 million and 350 million streams in one day (260 million on October 27, 2023, and 380 million on April 19, 2024)[420] and the only female act to reach 100 million monthly listeners.[421][196] The most entries and the most simultaneous entries (174 and 34 songs), and most number-ones (5) for a soloist on the Billboard Global 200, respectively, are among her feats.[422][423] Swift is the first and only artist to occupy the top nine spots on the Global 200.[422] She has the most entries (153), top-ten songs (20), and number-ones (3)[note 3] among solo acts on the Global 200 Excl. US.[422]

In the US, Swift has sold over 37.3 million albums as of 2019,[402] when Billboard placed her eighth on its Greatest of All Time Artists Chart.[424] Twelve of her songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100.[425] She is the longest-reigning and the first act to spend at least 100 weeks atop the Billboard Artist 100 (106 weeks);[426][427] the soloist with the most cumulative weeks atop and in the top ten of the Billboard 200 (71 and 394);[428][429] the woman with the most Billboard 200 number-ones (14),[430] Hot 100 entries (total and single-week: 263 and 32),[431] number-one debuts (7),[note 4] top-ten songs (59),[425] top-five songs (36),[196] Streaming Songs chart-toppers (9),[425] and weeks atop the Top Country Albums chart (101);[433] and the act with the most number-one songs on Pop Airplay (13)[434] and Digital Songs (29).[425] Swift is the first woman to simultaneously chart five albums in the top 10 and eleven albums on the entire Billboard 200;[435][436] and the first act to occupy the top four spots and chart seven albums[note 5] in the top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart.[438][439] She is the second highest-certified female digital singles artist (and fifth overall) in the US, with 137.5 million total units certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[440] and the first woman to have both an album (Fearless) and a song ("Shake It Off") certified Diamond.[441] Swift is the only artist in Luminate history to have seven albums sell over a million copies in a week.[442]

Swift has appeared in various power listings. Time included her on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in 2010, 2015, and 2019.[443] She was one of the "Silence Breakers" that the magazine spotlighted as Person of the Year in 2017 for speaking up about sexual assault,[444] and received the honor again in 2023 for her cultural domination that year.[388] Time described Swift as the first Person of the Year to be recognized for "achievement in the arts", as well as the first woman to be recognized and appear on a Person of the Year cover more than once.[445][388] In 2014, she was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in the music category[446] and again in 2017 in its "All-Star Alumni" category.[447] Swift became the youngest woman to be included on Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in 2015, ranked at number 64.[448] In 2023, she was ranked by Forbes as the fifth-most powerful woman in the world, the first entertainer to place in the top five.[449] Swift received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from New York University and served as its commencement speaker on May 18, 2022.[201]

Cultural status

Main articles: Cultural impact and Public image of Taylor Swift
 
Swift at the 2010 Time 100 Gala

Swift has been credited with making a profound impact on the music industry, popular culture and the economy.[450][451] She dominates cultural conversations,[452][453] which has led publications to describe her as a cultural "vitality" or zeitgeist.[454][455][456] Her music, life and public image are points of attention in global celebrity culture.[239] Initially a teen idol,[457] she has been referred to as a pop icon;[260][458] publications describe her immense popularity and longevity as unwitnessed since the 20th century.[459][460] In 2013, New York magazine's Jody Rosen dubbed Swift the "world's biggest pop star" and opined that the trajectory of her stardom has defied established patterns. Rosen added that Swift "falls between genres, eras, demographics, paradigms, trends", leaving her contemporaries "vying for second place".[256] Critics regard Swift as a rare yet successful combination of the pop star and singer-songwriter archetypes.[461]

Her fans are known as Swifties.[227] Billboard noted only few artists have had her chart success, critical acclaim, and fan support.[462] Swift's million-selling albums are considered an anomaly in the streaming-dominated industry following the end of the album era in the 2010s.[463][464] Economist Alan Krueger described Swift as an "economic genius".[465]

Although labeled by the media in her early career as "America's Sweetheart" for her girl next door persona,[466][467] Swift has been accused by detractors of being "calculated" and manipulative of her image, a narrative bolstered by her 2016 dispute with West.[468][469] Critics have also noted that her personal life and career have been subject to intense misogyny and "slut-shaming",[470][471] as well as rampant media scrutiny and tabloid speculation.[472] Swift has also been a victim of numerous house break-ins and stalkers, some of whom were armed.[473][474]

Swift's private jet use has drawn scrutiny for its carbon emissions.[475][476] In 2023, a spokesperson for Swift stated that she had purchased more than double the required carbon credits to offset all tour travel and personal flights.[477][478] In December 2023, Swift's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to American programmer Jack Sweeney over tracking her private jet, alleging stalking and safety risks; media outlets have reported that the information posted by Sweeney is a synthesis of publicly available data.[479][480] In February 2024, it was reported that Swift had sold one of her two private jets.[481]

Legacy

"You have different artists dominating different sectors of the industry: Some are huge at streaming, some are big draws on the road. But we're at this moment where there's no one better than Taylor Swift, whether that's on the radio, with streaming, ticket sales or just cultural impact."

– Jason Lipshutz, Billboard executive director, 2023[482]

Swift helped shape the modern country music scene,[483] having extended her success beyond the Anglosphere,[256][483] pioneered the use of internet (Myspace) as a marketing tool,[25][45] and introduced the genre to a younger generation.[484][256] Country labels have since become interested in signing young singers who write their own music;[485] her guitar performances contributed to the "Taylor Swift factor", a phenomenon to which an upsurge in guitar sales to women, a previously ignored demographic, is attributed.[486][487]

According to publications, Swift changed the music landscape with her genre transitions, a discography that accommodates cultural shifts,[488] and her ability to popularize any sound in mainstream music.[489] Lyrically, in being personal and vulnerable in her songs, music journalist Nick Catucci opined Swift helped make space for later singers like Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and Halsey to do the same.[490] Scholars have highlighted the literary sensibility and poptimist implications of Swift.[342][491] She has been credited with legitimizing and popularizing the concept of album "eras".[492][493] Swift is a subject of academic study and scholarly media research.[239] Various educational institutions offer courses on Swift in literary, cultural and sociopolitical contexts.[494][239]

Swift has influenced numerous music artists, and her albums have inspired a generation of singer-songwriters.[484][265][495] Journalists praise her ability to reform industry practices, noting how her actions changed streaming policies, prompted awareness of intellectual property in new musicians,[496][497] and reshaped ticketing models.[498] Various sources deem Swift's music a paradigm representing the millennial generation;[499] Vox called her the "millennial Bruce Springsteen",[500] and The Times named her "the Bob Dylan of our age".[501] Swift earned the title Woman of the Decade (2010s) from Billboard,[502] Artist of the Decade (2010s) at the American Music Awards,[503] and Global Icon at the Brit Awards for her impact.[404] Senior artists such as Paul McCartney,[504] Mick Jagger,[505] Madonna,[506] Stevie Nicks,[507] and Dolly Parton have praised her musicianship.[508] Carole King regards Swift her "professional grand daughter" and thanked Swift for "carrying the torch forward".[509] Springsteen called her a "tremendous" writer,[510] while Ringo Starr and Billy Joel considered Swift the Beatles' successor.[511][512] Britney Spears labeled Swift "the most iconic pop woman of our generation".[513]

Entrepreneurship

Media outlets describe Swift as a savvy businesswoman;[514][515] in 2024, she topped Billboard's annual Power 100 ranking of the top music industry executives.[516] Swift is known for her traditional album rollouts, consisting of a variety of promotional activities that Rolling Stone termed as an inescapable "multimedia bonanza".[517][518] Easter eggs and cryptic teasers became a common practice in contemporary pop music because of Swift.[519] Publications describe her discography as a music "universe" subject to analyzes by fans, critics and journalists.[520][521][522] Swift maintains an active presence on social media and a close relationship with fans, to which many journalists attribute her success.[523][451][524] Her in-house management team is called 13 Management.[525]

Swift has endorsed many brands and businesses, having launched clothing lines with L.E.I. and Stella McCartney,[526][527] designed American Greetings cards and Jakks Pacific dolls,[528][529] released a number of fragrances with Elizabeth Arden,[530] and signed multi-year deals with AT&T and Capital One.[531][532] She was a spokesperson for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators and Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras,[533][534] and became the global ambassador for New York City in 2014 and Record Store Day in 2022.[535][536]

Activism

Further information: Political impact of Taylor Swift

Swift identifies as a pro-choice feminist,[537] and is a founding signatory of the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment.[538] Specifically, she criticized the US Supreme Court's decision to end federal abortion rights in 2022.[539] Swift also advocates for LGBT rights,[540] and has called for the passing of the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.[541][542] She performed during WorldPride NYC 2019 at the Stonewall Inn, a gay rights monument, and has donated to the LGBT organizations Tennessee Equality Project and GLAAD.[543][544][545]

A supporter of the March for Our Lives movement and gun control reform in the US,[546] Swift is a vocal critic of white supremacy, racism, and police brutality.[547][537] Following the George Floyd protests, she donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Black Lives Matter movement,[548] called for the removal of Confederate monuments in Tennessee,[549] and advocated for Juneteenth to become a national holiday.[550] In 2020, Swift urged her fans to check their voter registration ahead of elections, which resulted in 65,000 people registering to vote within one day of her post,[551] and endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the US presidential election.[552] She has openly criticized former president Donald Trump.[553]

Wealth

Swift's net worth is estimated by Forbes and Bloomberg News at $1.1 billion as of October 2023, making her the first musician to achieve billionaire status "solely based on her songs and performances".[554][555] Forbes named her the annual top-earning female musician in 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022.[556] She was the highest-paid celebrity of 2016 with $170 million—a feat recognized by Guinness World Records as the highest annual earnings ever for a female musician,[557] which she herself surpassed with $185 million in 2019.[558] Overall, Forbes listed Swift as the highest-paid female artist of the 2010s, earning $825 million.[559] She has also developed a real estate portfolio worth $150 million as of 2023, with properties in Nashville; New York City; Los Angeles (Samuel Goldwyn Estate); and Rhode Island (High Watch).[560]

Philanthropy

Swift is known for her philanthropic efforts.[561] She ranked first on DoSomething's 2015 "Gone Good" list,[562] having received the Star of Compassion from the Tennessee Disaster Services and the Big Help Award from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for her "dedication to helping others" and "inspiring others through action".[563][564]

Especially early in her career, Swift donated to various relief funds following natural disasters. In 2009, she donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008.[565] The same year, she performed at Sydney's Sound Relief concert, which raised money for those impacted by bushfires and flooding.[566] In 2011, Swift used a dress rehearsal of her Speak Now tour as a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the US, raising more than $750,000.[567] In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, she donated $500,000.[568] In 2009, Swift sang at BBC's Children in Need concert and raised £13,000 for the cause.[569] In 2016, she donated $1 million to Louisiana flood relief efforts and $100,000 to the Dolly Parton Fire Fund.[570][571] Swift donated to food banks after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston in 2017.[572] Swift donated $1 million for Tennessee tornado relief in 2020 and again in 2023.[573][574]

Swift has also donated to cancer research. As recipient of the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year in 2011, Swift donated $25,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee.[575] In 2012, she participated in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, performing the charity single "Ronan", which she wrote in memory of a four-year-old boy who died of neuroblastoma.[576] She has also donated $100,000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research[577] and $50,000 to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.[578] She has made donations to her fans several times for their medical or academic expenses.[579]

She is a supporter of the arts. A benefactor of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,[580] Swift has donated $75,000 to Nashville's Hendersonville High School to help refurbish the school auditorium,[581] $4 million to build a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville,[582] $60,000 to the music departments of six US colleges,[583] and $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony.[584] Also a promoter of children's literacy, she has donated money and books to schools around the country.[585][586]

She has also provided one-off donations. In 2007, she partnered with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police to launch a campaign to protect children from online predators.[587] She has donated items to several charities for auction, including the UNICEF Tap Project and MusiCares.[588] Swift has also encouraged young people to volunteer in their local communities as part of Global Youth Service Day.[589]

In 2018 and 2021, Swift donated to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.[561] Swift donated to fellow singer-songwriter Kesha to help with her legal battles against Dr. Luke and to actress Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation.[561][590]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift donated to the World Health Organization and Feeding America,[591] and supported independent record stores.[592][593] Swift performed "Soon You'll Get Better" on the One World: Together At Home television special, a benefit concert curated by Lady Gaga for Global Citizen to raise funds for the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.[594]

During the Eras Tour, Swift donated to food banks at every stop;[595] she also directly employed local businesses throughout the tour and gave $55 million in bonus payments to her entire crew.[596][597] In February 2024, she donated $100,000 to the family of a woman who died in a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.[598][599]

Discography

Main articles: Taylor Swift albums discography, Taylor Swift singles discography, and List of songs by Taylor Swift

Filmography

Main article: Taylor Swift videography
This section lists select works only. Refer to the main article for further information.

Films

Documentary and concert films

Tours

Main article: List of Taylor Swift live performances

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Though Swift has properties throughout the US, she identifies Nashville as her home.[128][129]
  2. ^ Swift has occupied the top five of the ARIA Albums Chart twice. She achieved this feat first on the issue published on July 7, 2023,[409] followed by a second time on the issue published on February 9, 2024.[410]
  3. ^ In a tie with Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, and Jungkook.
  4. ^ Swift co-holds this record with American singer Ariana Grande.[432]
  5. ^ Swift has charted seven titles in the top 10 of the Top Album Sales chart twice—on the issues dated January 6, 2024, and January 20, 2024.[437]
  1. ^ Namely, Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, followed by Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023.

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For the album see Taylor Swift album Taylor Alison Swift born December 13 1989 is an American singer songwriter A subject of widespread public interest with a vast fanbase she has influenced the music industry popular culture and politics through her songwriting artistry entrepreneurship and advocacy Taylor SwiftSwift in 2023BornTaylor Alison Swift 1989 12 13 December 13 1989 age 34 West Reading Pennsylvania U S OccupationsSinger songwriter musician producer director businesswoman actressYears active2003 presentOrganizationTaylor Swift ProductionsWorksAlbumssinglessongsvideosperformancesRelativesAustin Swift brother Marjorie Finlay grandmother AwardsFull listMusical careerOriginNashville Tennessee USGenresPop country folk rock alternativeInstrumentsVocals guitar piano banjo ukuleleLabelsRepublic Big MachineWebsitewww wbr taylorswift wbr comSignature Swift began professional songwriting at age 14 She signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and achieved prominence as a country pop singer with the albums Taylor Swift 2006 and Fearless 2008 Their singles Teardrops on My Guitar Love Story and You Belong with Me were crossover successes on country and pop radio formats and brought Swift mainstream fame She experimented with rock and electronic styles on her next albums Speak Now 2010 and Red 2012 respectively Red featured her first Billboard Hot 100 number one single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Swift recalibrated her image from country to pop with 1989 2014 a synth pop album containing the chart topping songs Shake It Off Blank Space and Bad Blood Media scrutiny inspired the hip hop influenced Reputation 2017 and its number one single Look What You Made Me Do After signing with Republic Records in 2018 Swift released the eclectic pop album Lover 2019 and the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana 2020 She explored indie folk styles on the 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore subdued pop genres on Midnights 2022 and The Tortured Poets Department 2024 and re recorded four albums subtitled Taylor s Version a after a dispute with Big Machine These albums spawned the number one songs Cruel Summer Cardigan Willow Anti Hero Fortnight All Too Well and Is It Over Now Her Eras Tour 2023 2024 and its accompanying concert film became the highest grossing tour and concert film of all time respectively Swift has directed videos and films such as Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions 2020 and All Too Well The Short Film 2021 and has also acted in films Swift is one of the world s best selling artists with 200 million records sold worldwide as of 2019 She is the most streamed artist on Spotify the highest grossing female touring act and the first billionaire with music as the main source of income Seven of her albums have opened with over one million sales in a week The 2023 Time Person of the Year Swift has appeared on lists such as Rolling Stone s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time Billboard s Greatest of All Time Artists and Forbes World s 100 Most Powerful Women Her accolades include 14 Grammy Awards a Primetime Emmy Award 40 American Music Awards 39 Billboard Music Awards and 23 MTV Video Music Awards she has won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year and the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year a record four times each Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Early life 1 2 2004 2008 Career beginnings and first album 1 3 2008 2010 Fearless 1 4 2010 2014 Speak Now and Red 1 5 2014 2018 1989 and Reputation 1 6 2018 2021 Lover Folklore and Evermore 1 7 2021 2023 Re recordings and Midnights 1 8 2023 present The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department 2 Artistry 2 1 Genres 2 2 Voice 2 3 Songwriting 2 4 Performances 2 5 Video and film 3 Accolades and achievements 4 Cultural status 4 1 Legacy 4 2 Entrepreneurship 4 3 Activism 5 Wealth 5 1 Philanthropy 6 Discography 7 Filmography 8 Tours 9 See also 10 Footnotes 11 References 11 1 Cited literature 12 External linksLife and careerEarly life Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13 1989 in West Reading Pennsylvania 1 She is named after the singer songwriter James Taylor 2 Her father Scott Kingsley Swift is a former stockbroker for Merrill Lynch her mother Andrea Gardner Swift nee Finlay worked for a time as a mutual fund marketing executive 3 Her younger brother Austin is an actor 4 Swift s maternal grandmother Marjorie Finlay nee Moehlenkamp was an opera singer 5 whose singing in church became one of Swift s earliest memories of music that shaped her career 3 Swift s mother is of Scottish and German descent and her father is of Scottish and English descent with distant Italian ancestry 6 7 Swift spent her early years on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania that her father had purchased from one of his clients 8 and she spent her summers at her family s vacation home in Stone Harbor New Jersey where she occasionally performed acoustic songs at a local coffee shop 9 She is a Christian 10 and attended preschool and kindergarten at a Montessori school run by the Bernardine Sisters of St Francis before transferring to the Wyndcroft School 11 12 When her family moved to Wyomissing Pennsylvania she attended Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School 13 14 As a child she performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions 15 and traveled regularly to New York City for vocal and acting lessons 16 Her early love for country music was influenced by Shania Twain Patsy Cline LeAnn Rimes and the Dixie Chicks 12 and she spent weekends performing at local festivals and events 17 18 After watching a documentary about Faith Hill she became determined to pursue a country music career in Nashville Tennessee 19 At 11 Swift traveled to Nashville with her mother to visit record labels and submit demo tapes of Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks karaoke covers 20 She was rejected by all the labels which led her to focus on songwriting 21 She started learning the guitar at 12 with the help of Ronnie Cremer a computer repairman and local musician who also assisted Swift with writing an original song 22 In 2003 Swift and her parents started working with the talent manager Dan Dymtrow With his help Swift modeled for Abercrombie amp Fitch and had an original song included on a Maybelline compilation CD 23 After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase 13 year old Swift was given an artist development deal and began to travel regularly to Nashville with her mother 24 25 To help Swift break into the country music scene her father transferred to Merrill Lynch s Nashville office when she was 14 years old and the family relocated to Hendersonville Tennessee 26 27 Swift attended Hendersonville High School 28 before transferring to Aaron Academy after two years which better accommodated her touring schedule through homeschooling She graduated one year early 29 30 2004 2008 Career beginnings and first album In Nashville Swift worked with experienced Music Row songwriters such as Troy Verges Brett Beavers Brett James Mac McAnally and the Warren Brothers 31 32 and formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose 33 They began meeting for two hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school 34 Rose called the sessions some of the easiest I ve ever done Basically I was just her editor She d write about what happened in school that day She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say And she d come in with the most incredible hooks Swift became the youngest artist signed by Sony ATV Tree Music Publishing 35 but left then BMG owned RCA Records later bought by Sony Music at the age of 14 due to the label s lack of care and them cut ting other people s stuff She was also concerned that development deals can shelve artists 25 18 and recalled I genuinely felt that I was running out of time I wanted to capture these years of my life on an album while they still represented what I was going through 36 nbsp Swift opening for Brad Paisley in 2007 To promote her first album she opened tours for other country musicians in 2007 and 2008 37 At an industry showcase at Nashville s Bluebird Cafe in 2005 Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form an independent record label Big Machine Records She had first met Borchetta in 2004 38 She was one of Big Machine s first signings 25 and her father purchased a three percent stake in the company for an estimated 120 000 39 40 She began working on her eponymous debut album with Nathan Chapman 18 Swift wrote or co wrote all album tracks and co writers included Rose Robert Ellis Orrall Brian Maher and Angelo Petraglia 41 Released in October 2006 Taylor Swift peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 on which it spent 157 weeks the longest stay on the chart by any release in the US in the 2000s decade 42 43 Swift became the first female country music artist to write or co write every track on a US platinum certified debut album 44 Big Machine Records was still in its infancy during the June 2006 release of the lead single Tim McGraw which Swift and her mother helped promote by packaging and sending copies of the CD single to country radio stations 45 She spent much of 2006 promoting Taylor Swift with a radio tour and television appearances she opened for Rascal Flatts on select dates during their 2006 tour 46 as a replacement for Eric Church 47 Borchetta said that although record industry peers initially disapproved of his signing a 15 year old singer songwriter Swift tapped into a previously unknown market teenage girls who listen to country music 45 26 Following Tim McGraw four more singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008 Teardrops on My Guitar Our Song Picture to Burn and Should ve Said No All appeared on Billboard s Hot Country Songs with Our Song and Should ve Said No reaching number one Our Song made Swift the youngest person to single handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number one single 48 and Teardrops on My Guitar was Swift s breakthrough single on mainstream radio and charts 49 50 51 Swift released two EPs The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007 and Beautiful Eyes in July 2008 52 53 She promoted her debut album extensively as the opening act for other country musicians tours in 2006 and 2007 including those by George Strait 54 Brad Paisley 55 and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 56 Swift won multiple accolades for Taylor Swift She was one of the recipients of the Nashville Songwriters Association s Songwriter Artist of the Year in 2007 becoming the youngest person given the title 57 She also won the Country Music Association s Horizon Award for Best New Artist 58 the Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Female Vocalist 59 and the American Music Awards Favorite Country Female Artist honor 60 She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards 61 In 2008 she opened for Rascal Flatts again 62 and briefly dated the singer Joe Jonas 63 2008 2010 Fearless nbsp Swift at the 2009 premiere of Hannah Montana The Movie She had a cameo appearance in the film and wrote two songs for its soundtrack Swift s second studio album Fearless was released in November 2008 in North America 64 and in March 2009 in other markets 65 On the Billboard 200 Fearless spent 11 weeks at number one becoming Swift s first chart topper and the longest running number one female country album 66 It was the bestselling album of 2009 in the US 67 Its lead single Love Story was her first number one in Australia and the first country song to top Billboard s Pop Songs chart 68 69 and its third single You Belong with Me was the first country song to top Billboard s all genre Radio Songs chart 70 Three other singles were released in 2008 2010 White Horse Fifteen and Fearless All five singles were Hot Country Songs top 10 entries with Love Story and You Belong with Me topping the chart 71 In 2009 Swift toured as an opening act for Keith Urban and embarked on her first headlining tour the Fearless Tour 72 You Belong with Me won Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards 73 Her acceptance speech was interrupted by the rapper Kanye West an incident that became the subject of controversy and widespread media coverage 74 That year Swift won five American Music Awards including Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album 75 Billboard named her the 2009 Artist of the Year 76 She won Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for Love Story at the 2009 CMT Music Awards where she made a parody video of the song with rapper T Pain called Thug Story 77 At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Fearless was named Album of the Year and Best Country Album and White Horse won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance 78 At the 2009 Country Music Association Awards Swift won Album of the Year for Fearless and was named Entertainer of the Year the youngest person to win the honor 79 Throughout 2009 Swift featured on and wrote other musicians releases She featured on Half of My Heart by John Mayer whom she was romantically linked with in late 2009 80 81 She wrote Best Days of Your Life for Kellie Pickler 82 co wrote and featured on Boys Like Girls Two Is Better Than One 83 and wrote two songs You ll Always Find Your Way Back Home and Crazier for the soundtrack of Hannah Montana The Movie in which she had a cameo appearance 84 85 She wrote and recorded Today Was a Fairytale for the soundtrack of Valentine s Day 2010 in which she had her acting debut 86 Today Was a Fairytale was her first number one single on the Canadian Hot 100 87 While shooting Valentine s Day in October 2009 Swift dated co star Taylor Lautner 88 On television she made her debut as a rebellious teenager in an CSI Crime Scene Investigation episode 89 and hosted and performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live she was the first host ever to write their own opening monologue 90 91 2010 2014 Speak Now and Red nbsp Swift on the Speak Now World Tour in 2011 Swift s third studio album Speak Now was released in October 2010 92 Written solely by Swift 93 the album debuted the Billboard 200 with over one million US copies sold first week 94 and became the fastest selling digital album by a female artist 95 Speak Now was supported by six singles Mine Back to December Mean The Story of Us Sparks Fly and Ours Mine peaked at number three and was the highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 96 the first three singles reached the top 10 in Canada 87 and the last two reached number one on Hot Country Songs 71 Swift promoted Speak Now with the Speak Now World Tour from February 2011 to March 2012 97 and the live album Speak Now World Tour Live 98 At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012 Swift performed Mean which won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance 99 She was named Songwriter Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association 2010 and 2011 100 101 Woman of the Year by Billboard 2011 102 and Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music 2011 and 2012 103 and the Country Music Association in 2011 104 At the American Music Awards of 2011 Swift won Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album 105 Rolling Stone named Speak Now on its list of 50 Best Female Albums of All Time 2012 106 nbsp Swift on the Red Tour in 2013 Red Swift s fourth studio album was released in October 2012 107 On Red Swift worked with Chapman and new producers including Max Martin Shellback Dan Wilson Jeff Bhasker Dann Huff and Butch Walker resulting in a genre spanning record that incorporated eclectic styles of pop and rock such as Britrock dubstep and dance pop 108 109 The album opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 1 21 million sales 110 and was Swift s first number one album in the UK 111 Its lead single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was her first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 112 and its third single I Knew You Were Trouble reached the top five on charts worldwide 113 Other singles from Red were Begin Again 22 Everything Has Changed The Last Time and Red 114 Red and its single Begin Again received three nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards 2014 115 Swift received American Music Awards for Best Female Country Artist in 2012 Artist of the Year in 2013 116 117 and the Nashville Songwriters Association s Songwriter Artist Award for the fifth and sixth consecutive years 118 At the 2014 Country Music Association Awards Swift was honored with the Pinnacle Award making her the second recipient in history after Garth Brooks 119 The Red Tour ran from March 2013 to June 2014 and became the highest grossing country tour upon completion 120 Swift continued writing songs for films and featuring on other artists releases On the soundtrack album to The Hunger Games 2012 Swift wrote and recorded Eyes Open and Safe amp Sound the latter of which was co written with the Civil Wars and T Bone Burnett Safe amp Sound won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media 121 She wrote and produced Sweeter than Fiction with Jack Antonoff for the soundtrack to One Chance 2013 122 Swift featured on B o B s Both of Us 2012 123 and provided vocals for Tim McGraw s Highway Don t Care 2013 also featuring Keith Urban 124 She was a voice actress in The Lorax 2012 125 made a cameo in the sitcom New Girl 2013 126 and had a supporting role in the dystopian film The Giver 2014 127 From 2010 to 2013 Swift was romantically involved with the actor Jake Gyllenhaal the political heir Conor Kennedy and the singer Harry Styles 81 2014 2018 1989 and Reputation nbsp Swift at the 1989 World Tour the highest grossing tour of 2015 In March 2014 Swift began living in New York City which she credited as a creative influence on her fifth studio album 1989 note 1 She described 1989 as her first official pop album and produced it with Jack Antonoff Max Martin Shellback Imogen Heap Ryan Tedder and Ali Payami 130 Released in October 2014 the album opened atop the Billboard 200 with 1 28 million copies sold 131 Its singles Shake It Off Blank Space and Bad Blood reached number one in Australia Canada and the US with the first two making Swift the first woman to replace herself at the Hot 100 top spot 132 Other singles include Style Wildest Dreams Out of the Woods and New Romantics 133 The 1989 World Tour 2015 was the highest grossing tour of the year with 250 million in total revenue 134 After publishing an op ed in The Wall Street Journal stressing the importance of albums as a creative medium for artists 135 in November 2014 Swift removed her catalog from ad supported free music streaming platforms such as Spotify 136 In a June 2015 open letter Swift criticized Apple Music for not offering royalties to artists during its free three month trial period and threatened to withdraw her music from the platform 137 which prompted Apple Inc to announce that it would pay artists during the free trial period 138 Swift then agreed to keep 1989 and her catalog on Apple Music 139 Big Machine Records returned Swift s catalog to Spotify among other free streaming platforms in June 2017 140 Swift was named Billboard s Woman of the Year in 2014 becoming the first artist to win the award twice 141 At the 2014 American Music Awards Swift received the inaugural Dick Clark Award for Excellence 142 On her 25th birthday in 2014 the Grammy Museum at L A Live opened an exhibit in her honor in Los Angeles that ran until October 4 2015 143 144 In 2015 Swift won the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist 145 Bad Blood won Video of the Year and Best Collaboration at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards 146 At the 58th Grammy Awards 2016 1989 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album making Swift the first woman to win Album of the Year twice 147 nbsp Swift on her Reputation Stadium Tour 2018 the highest grossing North American tour Swift dated the DJ Calvin Harris from March 2015 to June 2016 148 They co wrote the song This Is What You Came For featuring vocals from Rihanna Swift was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg 149 She recorded I Don t Wanna Live Forever with Zayn Malik for the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Darker 2017 150 and won a Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year with Better Man which she wrote for the band Little Big Town 151 In April 2016 Kanye West released the single Famous in which he references Swift in the line I made that bitch famous Swift criticized West and said she never consented to the lyric but West claimed that he had received her approval and his then wife Kim Kardashian released video clips of Swift and West discussing the song amicably over the phone The controversy made Swift a subject of an online cancel movement 152 In late 2016 after briefly dating Tom Hiddleston Swift began a six year relationship with Joe Alwyn and retreated herself from the public spotlight 153 154 In August 2017 Swift successfully countersued David Mueller a former radio jockey for KYGO FM who sued her for damages from loss of employment Four years earlier she informed Mueller s bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event 155 The public controversies influenced Swift s sixth studio album Reputation which explored the impact of her fame and musically incorporated electropop with urban styles of hip hop and R amp B 156 Released in November 2017 157 Reputation opened atop the Billboard 200 with 1 21 million US sales 158 and topped the charts in the UK Australia and Canada 159 The album s lead single Look What You Made Me Do was Swift s first UK number one single 160 and topped charts in Australia Ireland New Zealand and the US 161 Its singles Ready for It End Game and Delicate were released to pop radio 162 Reputation was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album 163 Swift featured on the country duo Sugarland s Babe 2018 164 At the 2018 American Music Awards Swift won four awards which made her accumulate 23 trophies in total and become the AMAs most awarded female musician surpassing Whitney Houston 165 The same year she embarked on her Reputation Stadium Tour 166 which became the highest grossing North American concert tour in history and grossed 345 7 million worldwide 167 2018 2021 Lover Folklore and Evermore In November 2018 Swift signed a new deal with Universal Music Group which promoted her subsequent albums under Republic Records imprint 168 The contract included a provision for Swift to maintain ownership of her masters In addition in the event that Universal sold any part of its stake in Spotify it agreed to distribute a non recoupable portion of the proceeds among its artists 169 170 nbsp Swift at the American Music Awards of 2019 where she was named Artist of the Decade Swift s first album with Republic Records Lover was released in August 2019 171 She produced the album with Antonoff Louis Bell Frank Dukes and Joel Little 172 Lover peaked atop the charts of such territories as Australia Canada Ireland Mexico Norway Sweden the UK and the US 173 The album spawned five singles Me You Need to Calm Down Lover The Man and Cruel Summer the first two singles peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and the lattermost single became a resurgent success in 2023 reaching number one 174 Lover was 2019 s bestselling album in the US and bestselling album by a solo artist worldwide 175 The album and its singles earned three nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020 176 At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Swift won three awards including Video of the Year for You Need to Calm Down becoming the first female and second artist overall to win the category for a self directed video 177 While promoting Lover in 2019 Swift became embroiled in a public dispute with the talent manager Scooter Braun after he purchased Big Machine Records including the masters of her albums that the label had released 178 Swift said she had been trying to buy the masters but Big Machine would only allow her to do so if she exchanged one new album for each older one under a new contract which she refused to sign 178 In November 2020 Swift began re recording her back catalog which enabled her to own the new masters and the licensing of her songs for commercial use substituting the Big Machine owned masters 179 In February 2020 Swift signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group after her 16 year contract with Sony ATV expired 180 Amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020 Swift surprise released two sister albums that she recorded and produced with Antonoff and Aaron Dessner Folklore in July and Evermore in December 181 Joe Alwyn co wrote and co produced a few songs under the pseudonym William Bowery 182 Both albums incorporated a muted indie folk and alternative rock production 183 each was supported by three singles catering to US pop country and triple A radio formats The singles were Cardigan Betty and Exile from Folklore and Willow No Body No Crime and Coney Island from Evermore 184 Folklore was the bestselling album of 2020 in the US 185 and together with Cardigan made Swift the first artist to debut a US number one album and a number one song in the same week she achieved the feat again with Evermore and Willow 186 According to Billboard Swift was the highest paid musician in the US and highest paid solo musician worldwide of 2020 187 Folklore made Swift the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year three times winning the category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards 2021 188 At the American Music Awards Swift won three awards including Artist of the Year for a third record time 2020 189 and Favorite Pop Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop Rock Album 2021 190 Swift played Bombalurina in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber s musical Cats 2019 for which she co wrote and recorded the Golden Globe nominated original song Beautiful Ghosts 191 192 The documentary Miss Americana which chronicled parts of Swift s life and career premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival 193 2021 2023 Re recordings and MidnightsSwift s re recordings of her first six studio albums began with Fearless Taylor s Version and Red Taylor s Version which were released in April and November 2021 Both peaked atop the Billboard 200 and the former was the first re recorded album to do so 194 Fearless Taylor s Version was preceded by Love Story Taylor s Version which made Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to have both the original and re recorded versions of a song reach number one on Hot Country Songs 195 Red Taylor s Version was supported by All Too Well 10 Minute Version which became the longest song in history to top the Hot 100 196 nbsp Swift performing in 2022Swift s tenth studio album Midnights was released in October 2022 197 The album incorporates a restrained electropop 198 and synth pop sound 199 with elements of hip hop R amp B and electronica 197 200 In the US Midnights was her fifth to open atop the Billboard 200 with first week sales of over one million copies and its tracks led by the single Anti Hero made Swift the first artist to monopolize the top 10 of the Hot 100 201 Globally the album broke the record for the most single day streams and most single week streams on Spotify and peaked atop the charts of at least 14 countries 202 The album s two further singles Lavender Haze and Karma both peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 203 According to Billboard Swift was the top earning solo artist in the US and the top earning musician worldwide of 2021 204 205 She won six American Music Awards including Artist of the Year in 2022 206 At the MTV Video Music Awards Swift won her third and fourth trophies for Video of the Year with All Too Well The Short Film her self directed short film that accompanies All Too Well 10 Minute Version in 2022 207 and Anti Hero in 2023 208 During this period Swift won three Grammy Awards Best Music Video for All Too Well The Short Film 209 and Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for Midnights Swift became the first artist to win Album of the Year four times in Grammy history 210 Swift s next two re recorded albums Speak Now Taylor s Version and 1989 Taylor s Version were released in July and October 2023 The former made Swift the woman with the most number one albums 12 in Billboard 200 history surpassing Barbra Streisand 211 and the latter was her sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week in the US claiming her career s largest album sales week 212 1989 Taylor s Version s single Is It Over Now peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 213 Swift featured on Big Red Machine s Renegade and Birch 2021 214 Haim s Gasoline 2021 215 Ed Sheeran s The Joker and the Queen 2022 216 and the National s The Alcott 2023 217 For the soundtrack of Where the Crawdads Sing 2022 she wrote and recorded Carolina which received nominations for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards 218 Swift was 2023 s most streamed artist on Spotify 219 Apple Music 220 and Amazon Music 221 and the first act to place number one on the year end Billboard top artists list in three different decades 2009 2015 and 2023 222 She had five out of the 10 best selling albums of 2023 in the US a record since Luminate began tracking US music sales in 1991 223 Besides music Swift had a supporting role in the period comedy film Amsterdam 2022 224 and began writing an original script for her directorial feature film debut with Searchlight Pictures 225 2023 present The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department nbsp Swift on the Eras Tour in 2023 In March 2023 Swift embarked on the Eras Tour a retrospective tour covering all her studio albums Media outlets extensively covered the tour s cultural and economic impact 226 and its US leg broke the record for the most tickets sold in a day 201 Ticketmaster received public and political criticisms for mishandling the tour s ticket sales 227 The Eras Tour became the highest grossing tour in history collecting over 1 billion 228 Its concert film released to theaters worldwide on October 13 2023 grossed over 250 million to become the highest grossing concert film and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement 229 230 Swift s music releases touring and related activities culminated in an unprecedented height of popularity post pandemic 231 In 2023 Music Business Worldwide remarked that Swift entered a new stratosphere of global career success 232 She began dating American football player Travis Kelce the same year 233 In 2024 Swift won Artist of the Year at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards 234 and AI generated fake pornographic images portraying her were posted to X formerly Twitter and spread to other social media platforms spurring criticism and demands for legal reform 235 Swift s eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department was released on April 19 2024 236 Topping charts globally the album broke a string of records it marked the first album ever to amass 1 billion Spotify streams in a week sold 2 6 million units in its first week in the US and made Swift the first artist to monopolize the top 14 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 of Australia s ARIA Singles Chart The lead single Fortnight featuring Post Malone became Swift s 12th number one song on the Hot 100 237 238 ArtistryGenres Swift has reinvented her musical identity with each album release 239 earning descriptions as a musical chameleon from Time and the BBC 240 241 Observing Swift s ability to switch or blend genres easily Clash proclaimed in 2021 that no longer needing to be defined by any genre or sound label Taylor Swift is just Taylor Swift 242 The music critic Ann Powers opined in her review of The Tortured Poets Department that Swift has created her own genre by blending country s sturdy song structures with R amp B s vibes rap s cadences and pop s glitz 243 In her early career her musical influences were 1990s female country musicians such as Shania Twain Faith Hill LeAnn Rimes and the Dixie Chicks 244 and the country crossover music of Keith Urban which incorporated rock pop and blues 245 She self identified as a country musician and achieved prominence as a country pop singer with her first four studio albums from Taylor Swift 2006 to Red 2012 246 247 The albums featured country signifiers such as banjo mandolin fiddle and a slight vocal twang but music critics noted their pop melodies and rock influences 248 249 for example Speak Now 2010 drew on rock styles such as pop rock pop punk and 1980s arena rock 93 250 251 Swift s country music identity received contrarian commentary critics argued that country was an indicator of her narrative songwriting rather than musical direction 252 253 and accused her of causing mainstream country music to stray from its roots 254 255 The music journalist Jody Rosen commented that by originating her career in Nashville Swift made a bait and switch maneuver planting roots in loamy country soil then pivoting to pop 256 After the critical debate around Red s eclectic pop rock and electronic styles Swift chose 1980s synth pop as a defining sound of her recalibrated pop artistry and image inspired by the music of Phil Collins Annie Lennox Peter Gabriel and Madonna 257 258 1989 2014 was the first album in this direction incorporating dense synthesizers and electronic arrangements 259 Swift expanded on the electronic production on Reputation 2017 Lover 2019 and Midnights 2022 incorporating other pop styles such as pop rock electropop and dream pop 198 260 On each album she also experimented with other genres Reputation consisted of hip hop R amp B and EDM influences 156 Lover featured a 1980s influenced synth driven production 172 and Midnights was characterized by a minimalist subdued sound 261 When Swift embraced a pop identity rockist critics regarded her move as an erosion of her country music songwriting authenticity 262 Others regarded it as necessary for Swift s artistic evolution and defended her as a pioneer of poptimism 263 264 Her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore explored alternative and indie styles of rock and folk which resulted in a subtle stripped back soundscape with orchestration synthesizers and drum pads 265 266 The latter further experimented with varied song structures time signatures and instruments 267 Critics deemed the indie styles a mature representation of Swift s artistry as a singer songwriter 266 Voice nbsp Our Song 2006 source source track Swift sings with a Southern accent and a light country twang in her early songs such as Our Song 268 269 Cardigan 2020 source source track track Swift uses her lower register in the alternative folk ballad Cardigan 270 Lavender Haze 2022 source source track The R amp B leaning Lavender Haze features Swift s falsetto vocals in the refrain 271 Problems playing these files See media help Swift possesses a mezzo soprano vocal range 272 and a generally soft but versatile timbre 273 274 As a country singer her vocals were criticized by some as weak and strained compared to those of her contemporaries 275 Swift admitted her vocal ability often concerned her in her early career and has worked hard to improve 276 Reviews of her vocals remained mixed after she transitioned to pop music with 1989 critics complained that she lacked proper technique but appreciated her usage of her voice to communicate her feelings to the audience prioritizing intimacy over power and nuance 277 They also praised her for refraining from correcting her pitch with Auto Tune 278 The Los Angeles Times remarked that Swift s defining vocal feature is her attention to detail to convey an exact feeling the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow 279 With Reputation critics noted she was learning how to use her voice as a percussion instrument of its own 280 swapping her signature expressive vocals for cool conversational detached cadences and rhythms similar to hip hop and R amp B styles 281 156 282 Alternative Press stated that her evocative vocal stylings are more reminiscent of pop punk and emo genres 283 Reviews of Swift s later albums and performances were more appreciative of her vocals finding them less nasal richer more resonant and more powerful 249 284 285 With Folklore and Evermore Swift received praise for her sharp and agile yet translucent and controlled voice 286 287 288 Pitchfork described it as versatile and expressive 289 With her 2021 re recorded albums critics began to praise the mature deeper and fuller tone of her voice 290 291 292 An i review said Swift s voice is leagues better now 293 The Guardian highlighted yo yoing vocal yelps and passionate climaxes as the trademarks of Swift s voice 294 and that her country twang faded away 295 Midnights received acclaim for Swift s nuanced vocal delivery 296 She ranked 102nd on the 2023 Rolling Stone list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 274 In a review of the Eras Tour The New Yorker critic Amanda Petrusich praised the clarity and tone of Swift s live vocals 297 The musicologist Alyssa Barna said that Swift s timbre is breathy and bright in her upper register and full and dark in the lower 298 Songwriting Swift s fascination with songwriting began in her childhood She credited her mother with igniting confidence and early songwriting interests by helping her prepare for class presentations 299 300 She enjoyed Disney film soundtracks and would make up lyrics once she had run out of words singing them 301 Her lyrical influences include female country songwriters such as Patsy Cline Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton 17 102 1990s songwriters such as Melissa Etheridge Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette 302 Joni Mitchell 303 and Fall Out Boy 304 She listed Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen Emmylou Harris and Kris Kristofferson as career role models citing their both evolving and consistent songwriting outputs 26 305 Her literary influences included the authors William Shakespeare Nathaniel Hawthorne F Scott Fitzgerald 306 and the poets William Wordsworth Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson 307 the lattermost of whom was a distant cousin of Swift 308 In The New Yorker in 2011 Swift said she identifies as a songwriter first I write songs and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across 26 Her personal experiences were a common inspiration for her early songs which helped her navigate life 309 310 Her diaristic technique began with identifying an emotion followed by a corresponding melody 311 312 On her first three studio albums love heartbreak and insecurities from an adolescent perspective were dominant themes 93 313 She delved into the tumult of toxic relationships on Red 314 and embraced nostalgia and post romance positivity on 1989 257 Reputation was inspired by the downsides of Swift s fame 315 and Lover detailed her realization of the full spectrum of love 316 Other themes in Swift s music include family dynamics friendship 317 318 alienation self awareness and tackling vitriol especially sexism 300 319 Her confessional lyrics received positive reviews from critics 320 26 321 who highlighted their vivid details and emotional engagement which they found uncommon in pop music 322 323 324 Critics also praised her melodic compositions Rolling Stone described Swift as a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse chorus bridge architecture 325 326 NPR dubbed Swift a master of the vernacular in her lyrics 156 remarking that her songs offer emotional engagement because the wit and clarity of her arrangements turn them from standard fare to heartfelt disclosures 326 Despite the positive reception The New Yorker stated she was generally portrayed more as a skilled technician than as a Dylanesque visionary 26 Tabloid media often speculated and linked the subjects of her songs with her ex lovers a practice reviewers and Swift herself criticized as sexist 327 328 329 Aside from clues in album liner notes Swift avoided talking about the subjects of her songs 330 On her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore Swift was inspired by escapism and romanticism to explore fictional narratives 331 She imposed emotions onto imagined characters and story arcs which liberated her from tabloid attention and suggested new paths for her artistry 311 Swift explained that she welcomed the new songwriting direction after she stopped worrying about commercial success 331 According to Spin she explored complex emotions with precision and devastation on Evermore 332 Consequence stated her 2020 albums convinced skeptics of her songwriting prowess noting her transformation from teenage wunderkind to a confident and careful adult 333 Swift divides her writing into three types quill lyrics songs rooted in antiquated poeticism fountain pen lyrics based on modern and vivid storylines and glitter gel pen lyrics which are lively and frivolous 334 Critics note the fifth track of every Swift album as the most emotionally vulnerable of the album 335 Awarding her with the Songwriter Icon Award in 2021 the National Music Publishers Association remarked that no one is more influential when it comes to writing music today 336 The Week deemed her the foremost female songwriter of modern times 337 and the Nashville Songwriters Association International named her Songwriter Artist of the Decade in 2022 201 Swift has also published two original poems Why She Disappeared and If You re Anything Like Me 338 Swift has been referred to as one of the greatest songwriters ever by several publications 339 340 341 Literature scholars like Jonathan Bate and Stephanie Burt have noted that her literary and melodic sensibility and writing style are rare among her peers 342 343 Swift s bridges are often noted as one of the best aspects of her songs 344 333 earning her the title Queen of Bridges from Time 345 Mojo dubbed her a sharp narrator with a gift for the extended metaphor 346 Academics have variably described her as a poet laureate 347 philosopher 348 and bard 349 Performances Further information List of Taylor Swift live performances nbsp Swift performing on the Reputation Stadium Tour in Seattle in May 2018 Journalists have described Swift as one of the best live performers Often praised for her showmanship and stage presence 350 351 352 353 354 Swift commands large audiences 355 356 357 without having to rely on dance like her contemporaries do 358 According to V magazine s Greg Krelenstein she possesses a rare gift of turning a stadium spectacle into an intimate setting irrespective of whether she is plucking a guitar or leading an army of dancers 359 In a 2008 review of Swift s early performances Sasha Frere Jones of The New Yorker called Swift a preternaturally skilled entertainer with a vibrant stage presence adding she returned the crowd s energy with the professionalism she has shown since the age of fourteen 360 In 2023 Adrian Horton of The Guardian noted her seemingly endless stamina on the Eras Tour 361 and i critic Ilana Kaplan called her showmanship unparalleled 362 Critics have highlighted Swift s versatility as an entertainer praising her ability to switch onstage personas and performance styles depending on the varying themes and aesthetics of her albums 363 364 Her concert productions have been characterized by elaborate Broadway theatricality and high technology 365 and her performances frequently incorporate a live band with whom she has played and toured since 2007 366 Swift also often accompanies herself with musical instruments such as electric guitar 367 acoustic guitar piano 368 and sometimes twelve string guitar 369 370 banjo 371 or ukulele 372 Interacting frequently with the audience her solo acoustic performances are considered intimate and emotionally resonant complementing her story based lyrics and fan connection 297 373 Lydia Burgham of The Spinoff opined that this intimacy remains integral to her singer songwriter origins 374 368 Chris Willman of Variety called Swift pop s most approachable superstar 375 and the 21st century s most popular performer 376 Video and film Further information Taylor Swift videography Swift emphasizes visuals as a key creative component of her music making process 377 She has collaborated with different directors to produce her music videos and over time she has become more involved with writing and directing She developed the concept and treatment for Mean in 2011 378 and co directed the music video for Mine with Roman White the year before 379 In an interview White said that Swift was keenly involved in writing the treatment casting and wardrobe And she stayed for both the 15 hour shooting days even when she wasn t in the scenes 380 From 2014 to 2018 Swift collaborated with director Joseph Kahn on eight music videos four each from her albums 1989 and Reputation Kahn has praised Swift s involvement 381 She worked with American Express for the Blank Space music video which Kahn directed and served as an executive producer for the interactive app AMEX Unstaged Taylor Swift Experience for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2015 382 Swift produced the music video for Bad Blood and won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2016 383 Her production company Taylor Swift Productions is credited with producing all of her visual media starting with the 2018 concert documentary Reputation Stadium Tour 384 She continued to co direct music videos for the Lover singles Me with Dave Meyers and You Need to Calm Down also serving as a co executive producer and Lover with Drew Kirsch 385 but first ventured into sole direction with the video for The Man which won her the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction 386 After Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions Swift debuted as a filmmaker with All Too Well The Short Film 201 which made her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Music Video as a sole director 387 Swift has cited Chloe Zhao Greta Gerwig Nora Ephron Guillermo del Toro John Cassavetes and Noah Baumbach as filmmaking influences 377 Accolades and achievementsFurther information List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift nbsp In 2009 Swift became the first country singer to win an MTV Video Music Award Swift s discography is a critically hailed songbook as per Time s Sam Lansky 388 She has won 14 Grammy Awards including four for Album of the Year the most won by an artist 389 an Emmy Award 390 40 American Music Awards the most won by an artist 391 39 Billboard Music Awards the most won by an artist tying with Drake 392 118 Guinness World Records 393 23 MTV Video Music Awards including four Video of the Year wins the most by an act 208 12 Country Music Association Awards including the Pinnacle Award 394 eight Academy of Country Music Awards 395 and two Brit Awards 145 As a songwriter she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association 57 396 the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the National Music Publishers Association and was the youngest person on Rolling Stone s list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015 397 398 At the 64th BMI Awards in 2016 Swift was the first woman to be honored with an award named after its recipient 399 From available data Swift has amassed over 50 million album sales and 150 million single sales as of 2019 400 401 402 and 114 million units globally including 78 billion streams as of 2021 403 404 The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ranked her as the Global Recording Artist of the Year for a record four times 2014 2019 2022 and 2023 405 Swift has the most number one albums in the United Kingdom and Ireland for a female artist this millennium 406 407 earned the highest income for an artist on Chinese digital music platforms CN 159 000 000 as of 2021 408 and is the first artist to occupy the entire top five note 2 of the Australian albums chart 411 412 and the top ten of the country s singles chart 413 Swift remains the world s highest grossing female touring act ever with cumulative ticket sales at 1 96 billion as of November 2023 per Pollstar 414 The Eras Tour is the highest grossing tour of all time and the first to surpass 1 billion in revenue 415 Beginning with Fearless each of her studio albums have opened with over one million global units 416 417 Swift is the most streamed act on Spotify 418 and the most streamed female artist on Apple Music 419 On Spotify she is the only artist to have received more than 250 million and 350 million streams in one day 260 million on October 27 2023 and 380 million on April 19 2024 420 and the only female act to reach 100 million monthly listeners 421 196 The most entries and the most simultaneous entries 174 and 34 songs and most number ones 5 for a soloist on the Billboard Global 200 respectively are among her feats 422 423 Swift is the first and only artist to occupy the top nine spots on the Global 200 422 She has the most entries 153 top ten songs 20 and number ones 3 note 3 among solo acts on the Global 200 Excl US 422 In the US Swift has sold over 37 3 million albums as of 2019 402 when Billboard placed her eighth on its Greatest of All Time Artists Chart 424 Twelve of her songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100 425 She is the longest reigning and the first act to spend at least 100 weeks atop the Billboard Artist 100 106 weeks 426 427 the soloist with the most cumulative weeks atop and in the top ten of the Billboard 200 71 and 394 428 429 the woman with the most Billboard 200 number ones 14 430 Hot 100 entries total and single week 263 and 32 431 number one debuts 7 note 4 top ten songs 59 425 top five songs 36 196 Streaming Songs chart toppers 9 425 and weeks atop the Top Country Albums chart 101 433 and the act with the most number one songs on Pop Airplay 13 434 and Digital Songs 29 425 Swift is the first woman to simultaneously chart five albums in the top 10 and eleven albums on the entire Billboard 200 435 436 and the first act to occupy the top four spots and chart seven albums note 5 in the top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart 438 439 She is the second highest certified female digital singles artist and fifth overall in the US with 137 5 million total units certified by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 440 and the first woman to have both an album Fearless and a song Shake It Off certified Diamond 441 Swift is the only artist in Luminate history to have seven albums sell over a million copies in a week 442 Swift has appeared in various power listings Time included her on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in 2010 2015 and 2019 443 She was one of the Silence Breakers that the magazine spotlighted as Person of the Year in 2017 for speaking up about sexual assault 444 and received the honor again in 2023 for her cultural domination that year 388 Time described Swift as the first Person of the Year to be recognized for achievement in the arts as well as the first woman to be recognized and appear on a Person of the Year cover more than once 445 388 In 2014 she was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the music category 446 and again in 2017 in its All Star Alumni category 447 Swift became the youngest woman to be included on Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women in 2015 ranked at number 64 448 In 2023 she was ranked by Forbes as the fifth most powerful woman in the world the first entertainer to place in the top five 449 Swift received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from New York University and served as its commencement speaker on May 18 2022 201 Cultural statusMain articles Cultural impact and Public image of Taylor Swift nbsp Swift at the 2010 Time 100 Gala Swift has been credited with making a profound impact on the music industry popular culture and the economy 450 451 She dominates cultural conversations 452 453 which has led publications to describe her as a cultural vitality or zeitgeist 454 455 456 Her music life and public image are points of attention in global celebrity culture 239 Initially a teen idol 457 she has been referred to as a pop icon 260 458 publications describe her immense popularity and longevity as unwitnessed since the 20th century 459 460 In 2013 New York magazine s Jody Rosen dubbed Swift the world s biggest pop star and opined that the trajectory of her stardom has defied established patterns Rosen added that Swift falls between genres eras demographics paradigms trends leaving her contemporaries vying for second place 256 Critics regard Swift as a rare yet successful combination of the pop star and singer songwriter archetypes 461 Her fans are known as Swifties 227 Billboard noted only few artists have had her chart success critical acclaim and fan support 462 Swift s million selling albums are considered an anomaly in the streaming dominated industry following the end of the album era in the 2010s 463 464 Economist Alan Krueger described Swift as an economic genius 465 Although labeled by the media in her early career as America s Sweetheart for her girl next door persona 466 467 Swift has been accused by detractors of being calculated and manipulative of her image a narrative bolstered by her 2016 dispute with West 468 469 Critics have also noted that her personal life and career have been subject to intense misogyny and slut shaming 470 471 as well as rampant media scrutiny and tabloid speculation 472 Swift has also been a victim of numerous house break ins and stalkers some of whom were armed 473 474 Swift s private jet use has drawn scrutiny for its carbon emissions 475 476 In 2023 a spokesperson for Swift stated that she had purchased more than double the required carbon credits to offset all tour travel and personal flights 477 478 In December 2023 Swift s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to American programmer Jack Sweeney over tracking her private jet alleging stalking and safety risks media outlets have reported that the information posted by Sweeney is a synthesis of publicly available data 479 480 In February 2024 it was reported that Swift had sold one of her two private jets 481 Legacy You have different artists dominating different sectors of the industry Some are huge at streaming some are big draws on the road But we re at this moment where there s no one better than Taylor Swift whether that s on the radio with streaming ticket sales or just cultural impact Jason Lipshutz Billboard executive director 2023 482 Swift helped shape the modern country music scene 483 having extended her success beyond the Anglosphere 256 483 pioneered the use of internet Myspace as a marketing tool 25 45 and introduced the genre to a younger generation 484 256 Country labels have since become interested in signing young singers who write their own music 485 her guitar performances contributed to the Taylor Swift factor a phenomenon to which an upsurge in guitar sales to women a previously ignored demographic is attributed 486 487 According to publications Swift changed the music landscape with her genre transitions a discography that accommodates cultural shifts 488 and her ability to popularize any sound in mainstream music 489 Lyrically in being personal and vulnerable in her songs music journalist Nick Catucci opined Swift helped make space for later singers like Billie Eilish Ariana Grande and Halsey to do the same 490 Scholars have highlighted the literary sensibility and poptimist implications of Swift 342 491 She has been credited with legitimizing and popularizing the concept of album eras 492 493 Swift is a subject of academic study and scholarly media research 239 Various educational institutions offer courses on Swift in literary cultural and sociopolitical contexts 494 239 Swift has influenced numerous music artists and her albums have inspired a generation of singer songwriters 484 265 495 Journalists praise her ability to reform industry practices noting how her actions changed streaming policies prompted awareness of intellectual property in new musicians 496 497 and reshaped ticketing models 498 Various sources deem Swift s music a paradigm representing the millennial generation 499 Vox called her the millennial Bruce Springsteen 500 and The Times named her the Bob Dylan of our age 501 Swift earned the title Woman of the Decade 2010s from Billboard 502 Artist of the Decade 2010s at the American Music Awards 503 and Global Icon at the Brit Awards for her impact 404 Senior artists such as Paul McCartney 504 Mick Jagger 505 Madonna 506 Stevie Nicks 507 and Dolly Parton have praised her musicianship 508 Carole King regards Swift her professional grand daughter and thanked Swift for carrying the torch forward 509 Springsteen called her a tremendous writer 510 while Ringo Starr and Billy Joel considered Swift the Beatles successor 511 512 Britney Spears labeled Swift the most iconic pop woman of our generation 513 Entrepreneurship Media outlets describe Swift as a savvy businesswoman 514 515 in 2024 she topped Billboard s annual Power 100 ranking of the top music industry executives 516 Swift is known for her traditional album rollouts consisting of a variety of promotional activities that Rolling Stone termed as an inescapable multimedia bonanza 517 518 Easter eggs and cryptic teasers became a common practice in contemporary pop music because of Swift 519 Publications describe her discography as a music universe subject to analyzes by fans critics and journalists 520 521 522 Swift maintains an active presence on social media and a close relationship with fans to which many journalists attribute her success 523 451 524 Her in house management team is called 13 Management 525 Swift has endorsed many brands and businesses having launched clothing lines with L E I and Stella McCartney 526 527 designed American Greetings cards and Jakks Pacific dolls 528 529 released a number of fragrances with Elizabeth Arden 530 and signed multi year deals with AT amp T and Capital One 531 532 She was a spokesperson for the National Hockey League s Nashville Predators and Sony Cyber shot digital cameras 533 534 and became the global ambassador for New York City in 2014 and Record Store Day in 2022 535 536 Activism Further information Political impact of Taylor Swift Swift identifies as a pro choice feminist 537 and is a founding signatory of the Time s Up movement against sexual harassment 538 Specifically she criticized the US Supreme Court s decision to end federal abortion rights in 2022 539 Swift also advocates for LGBT rights 540 and has called for the passing of the Equality Act which prohibits discrimination based on sex sexual orientation and gender identity 541 542 She performed during WorldPride NYC 2019 at the Stonewall Inn a gay rights monument and has donated to the LGBT organizations Tennessee Equality Project and GLAAD 543 544 545 A supporter of the March for Our Lives movement and gun control reform in the US 546 Swift is a vocal critic of white supremacy racism and police brutality 547 537 Following the George Floyd protests she donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Black Lives Matter movement 548 called for the removal of Confederate monuments in Tennessee 549 and advocated for Juneteenth to become a national holiday 550 In 2020 Swift urged her fans to check their voter registration ahead of elections which resulted in 65 000 people registering to vote within one day of her post 551 and endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the US presidential election 552 She has openly criticized former president Donald Trump 553 WealthSwift s net worth is estimated by Forbes and Bloomberg News at 1 1 billion as of October 2023 making her the first musician to achieve billionaire status solely based on her songs and performances 554 555 Forbes named her the annual top earning female musician in 2016 2019 2021 and 2022 556 She was the highest paid celebrity of 2016 with 170 million a feat recognized by Guinness World Records as the highest annual earnings ever for a female musician 557 which she herself surpassed with 185 million in 2019 558 Overall Forbes listed Swift as the highest paid female artist of the 2010s earning 825 million 559 She has also developed a real estate portfolio worth 150 million as of 2023 with properties in Nashville New York City Los Angeles Samuel Goldwyn Estate and Rhode Island High Watch 560 Philanthropy Swift is known for her philanthropic efforts 561 She ranked first on DoSomething s 2015 Gone Good list 562 having received the Star of Compassion from the Tennessee Disaster Services and the Big Help Award from the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards for her dedication to helping others and inspiring others through action 563 564 Especially early in her career Swift donated to various relief funds following natural disasters In 2009 she donated 100 000 to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Iowa flood of 2008 565 The same year she performed at Sydney s Sound Relief concert which raised money for those impacted by bushfires and flooding 566 In 2011 Swift used a dress rehearsal of her Speak Now tour as a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the US raising more than 750 000 567 In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods she donated 500 000 568 In 2009 Swift sang at BBC s Children in Need concert and raised 13 000 for the cause 569 In 2016 she donated 1 million to Louisiana flood relief efforts and 100 000 to the Dolly Parton Fire Fund 570 571 Swift donated to food banks after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston in 2017 572 Swift donated 1 million for Tennessee tornado relief in 2020 and again in 2023 573 574 Swift has also donated to cancer research As recipient of the Academy of Country Music s Entertainer of the Year in 2011 Swift donated 25 000 to St Jude Children s Research Hospital Tennessee 575 In 2012 she participated in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon performing the charity single Ronan which she wrote in memory of a four year old boy who died of neuroblastoma 576 She has also donated 100 000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research 577 and 50 000 to the Children s Hospital of Philadelphia 578 She has made donations to her fans several times for their medical or academic expenses 579 She is a supporter of the arts A benefactor of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 580 Swift has donated 75 000 to Nashville s Hendersonville High School to help refurbish the school auditorium 581 4 million to build a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville 582 60 000 to the music departments of six US colleges 583 and 100 000 to the Nashville Symphony 584 Also a promoter of children s literacy she has donated money and books to schools around the country 585 586 She has also provided one off donations In 2007 she partnered with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police to launch a campaign to protect children from online predators 587 She has donated items to several charities for auction including the UNICEF Tap Project and MusiCares 588 Swift has also encouraged young people to volunteer in their local communities as part of Global Youth Service Day 589 In 2018 and 2021 Swift donated to the Rape Abuse amp Incest National Network in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 561 Swift donated to fellow singer songwriter Kesha to help with her legal battles against Dr Luke and to actress Mariska Hargitay s Joyful Heart Foundation 561 590 During the COVID 19 pandemic Swift donated to the World Health Organization and Feeding America 591 and supported independent record stores 592 593 Swift performed Soon You ll Get Better on the One World Together At Home television special a benefit concert curated by Lady Gaga for Global Citizen to raise funds for the World Health Organization s COVID 19 Solidarity Response Fund 594 During the Eras Tour Swift donated to food banks at every stop 595 she also directly employed local businesses throughout the tour and gave 55 million in bonus payments to her entire crew 596 597 In February 2024 she donated 100 000 to the family of a woman who died in a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade 598 599 DiscographyMain articles Taylor Swift albums discography Taylor Swift singles discography and List of songs by Taylor Swift Studio albums Taylor Swift 2006 Fearless 2008 Speak Now 2010 Red 2012 1989 2014 Reputation 2017 Lover 2019 Folklore 2020 Evermore 2020 Midnights 2022 The Tortured Poets Department 2024 Re recorded albums Fearless Taylor s Version 2021 Red Taylor s Version 2021 Speak Now Taylor s Version 2023 1989 Taylor s Version 2023 FilmographyMain article Taylor Swift videography This section lists select works only Refer to the main article for further information Films Valentine s Day 2010 The Lorax 2012 The Giver 2014 Cats 2019 All Too Well The Short Film also director 2021 Amsterdam 2022 Documentary and concert films Journey to Fearless 2010 Speak Now World Tour Live 2011 The 1989 World Tour Live 2015 Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour 2018 Miss Americana 2020 Taylor Swift City of Lover 2020 Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions also director 2020 Taylor Swift The Eras Tour 2023 ToursMain article List of Taylor Swift live performances Fearless Tour 2009 2010 Speak Now World Tour 2011 2012 The Red Tour 2013 2014 The 1989 World Tour 2015 Reputation Stadium Tour 2018 The Eras Tour 2023 2024 See alsoList of American Grammy Award winners and nominees List of highest certified music artists in the United States List of most followed Instagram accounts List of most followed Twitter accounts List of most subscribed YouTube channelsFootnotes Though Swift has properties throughout the US she identifies Nashville as her home 128 129 Swift has occupied the top five of the ARIA Albums Chart twice She achieved this feat first on the issue published on July 7 2023 409 followed by 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