Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Move over, Rihanna: Taylor Swift is now the richest female musician with $1.6 billion net worth — but by how much?
nypost.comAn update from Forbes revealed that Swift, 34, is now worth $1.6 billion.Meanwhile, Rihanna, 36, is worth $1.4 billion.Swift became a billionaire in October 2023 thanks to her massively popular Eras Tour and her music catalog.The “Anti-Hero” singer has $600 million from royalties and touring while her music catalog is also worth an estimated $600 million, according to Forbes.Plus, Swift has an estimated $125 million in real estate holdings.
She has homes in Rhode Island, New York City, Nashville and Los Angeles.Her Eras Tour has grossed over $2 billion as of earlier this year.
The tour started in March 2023 and ends in December. Rolling Stone previously reported that the Eras Tour is the highest-selling tour worldwide.
The high demand for tickets to Swift’s shows led to a congressional hearing over Ticketmaster.The pop star has 11 studio albums, including “The Tortured Poets Department” which came out in April and broke streaming records on Spotify.
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