From her historic Eras Tour to her budding romance with rugby player Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift has had a truly successful year both professionally and personally. By continuing to consolidate her reputation, Taylor Swift shows her continuous progress and position as a pop music icon of today.
Eras Tour
Taylor Swift kicked off 2023 with great success with a record-breaking pre-sale of tickets on the Ticketmaster website. Audience excitement reached its peak when the sold-out tour began in March this year.
The pop star packed 44 songs in her career into more than 3 hours of the concert, taking fans through a long musical journey of the female artist. The tour not only attracted the attention of fans but also received much praise from critics.
Notably, although the tour continues until December 2024, it has broken records, becoming the highest-grossing music tour of all time with 1 billion USD and a Guinness World Record. recognize.
Historic victories
Shortly after kicking off her Eras Tour, Taylor Swift was honored with iHeartRadio’s Innovator award for her achievements in music.
By the end of this year, the singer born in 1989 continued to dominate the awards season and make history. When attending the MTV VMAs in September, Taylor took home 9 awards, becoming the artist with the most wins in one night and ranked 2nd in the history of this awards ceremony.
Re-recorded albums
In addition to the Eras Tour music journey , Taylor also excited fans with re-recorded albums to regain the copyright of her songs. Both new versions of Speak Now and 1989 were released in May and August respectively, receiving the attention of a large audience around the world.
“I like to plan things and I like to surprise you with what I plan. That’s my love language with you,” Taylor revealed about her re-recorded album while performing during a concert in Nashville.
What is even more surprising is that the album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) has become the female singer’s most commercially successful album ever.
Romance with Travis Kelce
At the peak of her career, Taylor Swift can still take care of her private life this year. Specifically, the owner of many Grammy awards attracted attention when dating famous rugby player Travis Kelce.
After announcing their romantic relationship, the two continuously appeared together and were not afraid of any attention from the public and the media. The couple even revealed interesting details about their budding love, publicly supporting each other on their career journey.
At the present time, many sources also confirm that although the relationship started quickly, it quickly became more serious. The couple is said to be willing to spend time together despite their extremely busy schedules.
Concert film released
Taylor Swift brought her historic tour to the big screen with the movie of the same name. Like the tour, the film quickly set records, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Notably, the American singer achieved this in just three opening days.
Not only was it a commercial success, Taylor Swift’s film also received a nomination for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards in a new category called Box Office Achievement.
Media honor
In the year-end charts, the name Taylor Swift continuously appears at the top positions.
On Forbes, Taylor was honored as the 5th most powerful woman in the world, behind only European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In its article, Forbes noted Taylor Swift’s recent billionaire status and estimated her current net worth at $1.1 billion. This includes $500 million in royalties and touring, $500 million from the music catalog and about $125 million in real estate.
TIME also selected the owner of the hit song Look What You Made Me Do as “Person of the Year 2023”. “No one else on the planet today has been able to influence so many people. Achieving this feat is something we often think of as a matter of planetary alignment and fate, but to say so is to overlook through her skill and strength ,” TIME said about Taylor Swift.
In People magazine, Taylor also topped the list of Most Attractive People of 2023.
