“When your fan club includes everyone from icons like Sir Paul McCartney to Stevie Nicks, you can be sure that the hype is more than warranted, and the genius is genuine: Taylor Swift is perhaps the most renowned singer-songwriter of her generation, with a gift that cannot be duplicated.”
— Taylor Swift’s Songwriters Hall of Fame bio.
Happy 36th birthday to the iconic Taylor Swift.
The 14x Grammy-winning superstar, who debuted in 2006, has taken the world by storm era after era, and record after record. Her impact has ranged from her songwriting talents, which landed her a Songwriter Hall of Fame nomination in her first year of eligibility, to the phenomenon of the Eras Tour, which is the highest-grossing tour of all time. She is the first artist in history to hold the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 multiple times, which no other artist has done once. She was named TIME’s Person of the Year in 2023 and, this year, broke the record for biggest album opening in Billboard 200 history when her twelfth studio album opened at four million units. She also gained ownership to her first six albums and now fully owns her entire discography, which boasts four Album of the Year wins — the most for any singer ever.
Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to occupy the entire top 10 on the Hot 100 on three different occasions.
No other artist has done it once.
The only thing left is to close the book. 🫶 Taylor’s 6-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries,
“TS | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era (Docuseries)” premieres December 12 on @DisneyPlus, with the first two episodes.
The good news doesn’t stop there… relive one of the best (& most emotional) weekends of our Swiftie career. “TS | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” now featuring “The Tortured Poets Department” (filmed live from Swiftcouver), releases simultaneously on December 12. 💚💛💜♥️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍
PS: Happy #SwiftDay
One week in, “The Life of a Showgirl” has taken over the world, and Taylor Swift has once again redefined global superstardom. Here’s some of the records she’s broken so far:
• Biggest first-week sales for an album in US history
• Biggest first-day sales for an album in US history, by nearly 1 million more than the closest competition
• Biggest single-day song streams in Spotify history
• Biggest single-week song streams in Spotify history
• Fastest song in history to surpass 100 million Spotify streams
• Fastest album in history to have all its songs surpass 50 million Spotify streams
• Fastest album in history to reach #1 on Apple Music in 100 countries
• Highest average streams per track for any album in Spotify history
• Only artist this century to simultaneously top the song, album, and movie charts in the US in the same week
• Only album in history to debut with an average of 20 million streams per song on Spotify
• Only album in history to occupy the entire top 10 on global Spotify for multiple days
• Only album in history to occupy the entire top 10 on global Spotify for an entire week
• Only album in history to debut all its tracks in the top 20 on US Apple Music
• Only album in history to occupy the entire top 12 on US Apple Music for multiple days
• Only album in history to occupy the entire top 12 on Global Apple Music for multiple days
• Only album in history to occupy the entire top 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart (Australia)
• Only international artist in history to debut at #1 on Germany’s single and album charts simultaneously
• Only artist to have four albums sell 1 million vinyl copies in the US this century
• Only artist to have eight albums sell over 1 million units in a single week in the US
• Only artist with twelve #1 albums on the official Irish Albums Chart
• Only song in history to debut directly in the top 10 of the Billboard Pop Airplay Chart
• Most pre-saved album in Spotify history
• Most simultaneous top-10 entries in Germany singles-chart history
• Most streamed album in a single day in German history
• Most streamed album in a single week in German history
• Most streamed female artist in 24 hours in German history
• Most streamed female artist in a single week in German history
• Best-selling vinyl in a single day in German history
• Best-selling vinyl in a single week in German history
• Biggest album debut for any international solo act in Germany this century
• Biggest first-day album sales for an international solo act in Germany this century
• Bigges first-week sales for a female album in France this decade
• Biggest first-week sales for an album in the UK this decade
• Biggest first-day sales for a female album of the decade in France
• Biggest single-day artist streams globally in 2025
• Biggest single-day album streams on Apple Music in 2025
• Biggest single-day song streams on Apple Music in 2025
• Biggest first-day album streams on Amazon Music in history (set in 2025)
• Biggest first-day album sales on iTunes in 2025
• Fastest album to sell 1 million vinyl copies in the US this century
• Fastest song to sell 500,000 units in the US in 2025
• Biggest single-day album streams on Spotify in 2025
• Biggest single-week album streams on Spotify in 2025
Happy 35th birthday to the one and only Taylor Swift.
The singer, songwriter, director and history-maker has made an unprecedented mark on music across 11 albums and the highest-grossing tour of all time. She is the only person to win Album of the Year at the Grammys four times and first entertainer to ever be named TIME’s Person of the Year. Her mark on the industry ranges from broken records to global influence and impact. She is the only person to occupy the entire Top 10 & Top 14 of the Billboard Hot 100 and has become the wealthiest female musician of all time solely through music and performances, according to Forbes.
🚨| Amos Heller’s about the end of The Eras Tour:
It's done.
No more early lobby calls. No more airports. No more lugging a suitcase and Mono bag up an escalator, through a line, out of baggage claim. No more warming up, no more cooling down. No more looking at my watch 20 times to make sure I don't miss a call. No more saying goodbye to my family, no more "how many sleeps now?" No more jet lag.
It's done.
No more slipping into new languages, cultures, cuisines, accented pleasantries. No more snow in Tokyo, watch factories in Switzerland, museums in Sweden, bass shops in Australia, steaks in Rio, tattoos in Ireland, runs in Germany, flowers in Amsterdam.
It's done.
No more walking into a ringing stadium feeling like a gladiator. No more screaming lyrics with a perfect stranger who's now your best friend. No more Stage Right Obstructeds (my people). No more staring in awe at my family/friends who just moments ago were sharing a ridiculous joke, suddenly transformed into iconic titans, towering and thriving in the blinding lights.
No more being called upon to dig the deepest I can, requiring the very best I am capable of.
This is the best I can do now. It's a completed work. We watched it go from What If to How Will It Be to Here We Are to Almost Done to Done. The record books are closed with fresh ink on a lot of pages. I've emerged changed. As a player, performer, person, partner.
Backstage after the final curtain I let myself sink to my knees for a bit, before laying on the floor gently reminiscing with teetime23 . Spent. We lived a lifetime. If you think it felt like graduation, it did.
And @taylorswift13
You command so much respect and admiration from everyone who's fortunate enough to add their effort to yours. Your blend of focus, heart, stamina and joy calls forth the best of everyone around you. Thank you for trusting me with my part of your vision. It was the ride of a lifetime. I love you.
Long live.
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‼️| Travis Kelce on his relationship with Taylor Swift
"You want to keep things private but at the same time like I'm not here to hide anything, that's my girl, that's my lady, I'm proud of that"