{"id":10016,"date":"2024-10-07T21:54:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10016"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:54:14","slug":"taylor-swift-officially-declared-a-billionaire-by-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10016","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift officially declared a billionaire by Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, United States\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Taylor Swift was officially named a member of the three-comma-club Tuesday, as Forbes confirmed rumors estimating her wealth exceeds a billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The financial news outlet said she is the first artist to achieve billionaire status solely on the basis of her music, and estimated she has a $1.1 billion (P62.1 billion) fortune.<\/p>\n<p>Other industry heavyweights who&#8217;ve hit the mark \u2014 Rihanna and Jay-Z among them \u2014 have earned their massive wealth in part via fashion brands, alcohol companies or entertainment holdings, among other interests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inserted_instream\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-Instream_Video\" data-google-query-id=\"CI-qsteg_YgDFeEL7wIdxToH0g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1015401\/PSTAR_Outstream_LIfestyle_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1015401\/PSTAR_Outstream_LIfestyle_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1015401\/PSTAR_Outstream_LIfestyle_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"b\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with her vast songwriting catalog, Swift staged the first billion-dollar tour ever \u2014 the ongoing Eras Tour has boosted economies and delighted fans around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Swift, 34, also has a significant real estate portfolio, with homes in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville and a coastal mansion in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inserted_mrec\"><\/div>\n<p>Her touring milestone was one of many records Swift shattered over the past year, including winning a fourth Grammy for Best Album, the most of any artist.<\/p>\n<p>She received wall-to-wall attention throughout 2023, which closed with Time Magazine honoring Swift as Person of the Year, calling her a &#8220;rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And in mere weeks fans have a brand-new album to look forward to: Swift is set to drop &#8220;The Tortured Poets Department&#8221; on April 19.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_leaderboard\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>New record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The frenzy around Swift was augmented last year by her dating life, as the pop culture icon began a very public romantic relationship with tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, who ultimately won the Super Bowl championship.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs games \u2014 where Swift has been a regular in a private box \u2014 smashed a series of ratings records this past season.<\/p>\n<p>It was yet more evidence of her vast influence: with hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest of efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Even politicos \u2014 and conspiracy theorists \u2014 for months have been opining on her potential impact on the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Swift was born in Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989. She began writing songs professionally as a teenager, signing with Nashville&#8217;s Big Machine Records as a country artist.<\/p>\n<p>Years after she went full pop and, as she moved on to a major deal with Universal, Swift became embroiled in very publicized feud with Big Machine.<\/p>\n<p>The sale of her song catalog to a private equity firm triggered a massive dispute over musicians&#8217; rights \u2014 and a bold new era of Swift&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n<p>She vowed to re-record her first six albums in order to own their rights, and began making good on the promise, urging her fans to listen to &#8220;Taylor&#8217;s Version&#8221; instead of previous releases.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, she&#8217;s released several more original studio albums, with her 11th due later this month.<\/p>\n<p>And her conversation-commanding Eras tour is due to continue until the end of 2024, with estimates anticipating she will surpass the $2-billion (P113 billion) threshold, a staggering sum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; NEW YORK, United States\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Taylor Swift was officially named a member of the three-comma-club Tuesday, as Forbes confirmed rumors estimating her wealth exceeds a billion dollars. 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