The singer is currently performing The Eras Tour with 52 shows around the world . The first night in Glendale, Arizona on March 17 had 69,000 attendees. This number makes Taylor Swift the female artist with the highest number of audiences attending the opening concert in the US. Through the shows in Las Vegas, Arlington, Taylor brought fans from one surprise to another. The singer sang 44 songs live in three hours, each performance was elaborately staged.
Taylor Swift sings "Enchanted" on "The Eras Tour" on March 24 in Las Vegas, USA. Video : YouTube Taylor Swift Nation Vietnam
Billboard described the demand for Eras Tour tickets as "unprecedented" and "horrific," causing the ticketing site to crash on the first day of sale. The cheapest ticket was $289 and the most expensive was $485 (excluding tax). According to Forbes, David Herlihy - a music professor at Northeastern University - estimated that she could earn about $620 million from the tour, becoming the next billionaire singer after Rihanna. Billboard said that the tour would help her earn about $591 million, while the profit she would have to share with the ticketing site was $12.9 million. She currently has a net worth of $570 million, surpassing Britney Spears ($70 million), Ariana Grande ($240 million), and Adele ($220 million).
Taylor Swift at an opening performance of "The Eras Tour" on March 17. Photo: AFP
Women's Health rated Taylor Swift as the top money-making "machine" in the music industry. She had a good starting point when she was born into a wealthy family, with her father being a famous stockbroker at Merrill Lynch - the third largest investment bank in the US, then becoming the bank's president. Taylor's mother is Andrea Finlay, who used to be the financial director of an investment fund. Since childhood, her parents created conditions for her to be exposed to art and pursue music.
Eight of Taylor's 10 albums have topped the Billboard 200, selling an estimated 51 million copies. In 2019, she was the world's highest-earning artist, with $185 million. In 2020, while performing activities were frozen due to the pandemic, Taylor still earned $23.8 million thanks to the release of two albums, Folklore and Evermore. Previously, in 2018, Taylor's Reputation tour helped her earn $191.1 million in the US alone and $345 million worldwide.
The music video for "Anti-Hero," a song from Taylor Swift's album "Midnights," was released late last year. Video: YouTube Taylor Swift
In addition to music, Taylor earns money by guest-starring or voicing characters in films such as Cats, Amsterdam, The Giver, The Lorax , and Valentine's Day. Short films and documentaries made by Taylor also help her earn millions of dollars. She once collaborated with Netflix to make a documentary about her Reputation tour. In 2020, she released two other films in the same genre, Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. In 2021, the short film All Too Well: The Short Film, adapted from Taylor's single of the same name, won many awards including a Grammy for Best Music Video.
Taylor Swift is also the face of many famous brands such as Apple, Keds, Coca-Cola, Capital One. In addition, she is a famous real estate broker. She loves old villas, owning many beautiful houses in cities such as New York, Nashville, Massachusetts, California. In 2012, while dating Conor Kennedy, Taylor bought a seven-bedroom house in Cape Cod for $4.8 million. After the two broke up in 2013, she sold the property for $5.675 million. In 2018, Taylor also sold two houses in Beverly Hills for $2.65 million and $4 million.
Taylor Swift was born in 1989 and started singing professionally at the age of 15. She is considered one of the most successful artists of the past decade, selling 50 million albums and 150 million singles worldwide. During her career, Taylor won 10 Grammy Awards and 29 AMA Awards (breaking Michael Jackson's record). In 2019, the AMA organizers honored her as Artist of the 2010s. The singer was awarded the Global Icon award at the 2021 Brit Awards.
The news that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn had broken up was confirmed by CNN on April 8. The source said the couple decided to peacefully separate after irreparable rifts that began last weekend. Breaking up with their most enduring relationship ever (6 years), the Love Story singer left fans surprised and regretful. Photo: CNN.
"He brings me the most natural and genuine emotions," Swift once expressed in an interview with Rolling Stone. They have been together since 2016, and the singer has never been shy about revealing her boyfriend to the press. Swift's inspiration for composing the album Lover (2019) was also taken from her romantic relationship with the younger actor. Photo: Billboard.
Before Alwyn, Swift was in a relationship with Tom Hiddleston. The two dated briefly after meeting at the Met Gala in May 2016. At that time, Swift - who had a short-lived love history with many men - was criticized for not being worthy of the Marvel actor. And after only three months, the couple went their separate ways. Photo: Vanity Fair.
There was a time when Calvin Harris became the center of media attention when he held hands with Swift in public. The Scottish DJ confirmed that he had a crush on the famous singer since March 2015. But not long after that, Swift broke up with Harris because she thought he did not respect her. As for the male DJ, he felt regretful for having spoken harshly to his ex-girlfriend. Photo: Vanity Fair.
In late 2012 and early 2013, Harry Styles was the guy who caught the "eye" of the singer You Belong With Me. But very suddenly, after only two months, this love affair broke down after a heated argument on a vacation in the British Virgin Islands. Similar to her previous "short-lived" relationships, Swift quickly criticized Styles in a series of songs she wrote herself such as I Knew You Were Trouble, Style, Out Of The Woods. Photo: Elle.
Swift and Conor Kennedy - the nephew of Robert F. Kennedy - dated for a few short months in 2012. At that time, her boyfriend was only 18 years old. Connor's immaturity was the reason the singer was tired and wanted to give up. "Conor was just an 18-year-old kid and not ready for anything deep, while Taylor wanted to find her soul mate. That scared Conor," a source said. Photo: Page Six.
Jake Gyllenhaal is probably Swift's most talked about ex. After the breakup, she heavily criticized him in the album Red. The songs We Are Never Getting Back Together, State of Grace or The Moment I Knew... are considered a mental attack on the actor. In 2021, the singer even released the short film All Too Well about their relationship. According to TMZ, the reason Swift is angry with Gyllenhaal is because the Brokeback Mountain star broke up with her via text message due to the "age gap". Photo: Cheatsheet.
In late December 2009, Swift dated John Mayer. She was only with the "bad boy" of the international music scene for three months. After the breakup, the Bad Blood singer said that Mayer was heartless, dating but not paying attention to this relationship. The male singer is also said to be one of the reasons why Swift and Katy Perry - his other ex - have broken up. Photo: ET.
Before getting married to handsome Lucas Till, Swift dated Taylor Lautner. This relationship only lasted a few months. After the breakup, she sent "The Wolf" the song Back to December to apologize to her boyfriend, the relationship ended because of her carelessness. Photo: People.
Lucas Till is praised as the most handsome of Swift's lovers. The two met when they starred together in the hit music video You Belong With Me - the song that made the female singer famous worldwide. However, after a year of dating, Till made fans unhappy when he said he "only sees Swift as a friend". Photo: Us Weekly.
Joe Jonas - one of Swift's first boyfriends - caused controversy because he publicly mocked his ex-girlfriend as a girl "abandoned by many men". In fact, after his relationship with the singer in 2008, the Jonas Brothers member faced negative public views. According to People, Jonas was the one who took the initiative to break up with Swift through a "27-second phone call". Photo: Glamour.
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