Taylor Swift’s 32-year-old millionaire: Released a new album that “crashed” Spotify, is a real estate tycoon but only likes to spend money … for others
As one of the richest people in Hollywood, female millionaire Taylor Swift not only owns a long history of achievements in her career but accumulates an unexpected amount of wealth.
Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs span many different genres, with the characteristic of sending personal narratives into each note and verse. The way she was inspired by her personal life made a mark, helping her music receive widespread media and critical acclaim.
Possessing a “terrible” education
Not only a talented female singer with a powerful voice, as well as possessing a large fan base around the world, Taylor Swift is also loved for her “great education” and eagerness to learn.
Although she herself was at the peak of her career, Taylor never stopped trying to improve herself. She always spends a lot of time studying and researching because more than anyone else, she understands that knowledge is never enough and it helps her to add more knowledge, more creative ideas in the profession.
Notably, in May 2022, Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate in Arts from New York University. She was honored for her contributions in defending artists’ rights and fighting discrimination. The university called Taylor “one of the most outstanding and popular artists of her generation” with 10 Grammys and 29 AMAMAs.
Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate from New York University. Photo: AP
The millionaire singer, just released an album that “crashed” Spotify
Taylor Swift’s singing career began very early at the age of 15. Since then, the globally famous singer has had a list of countless songs loved by young people, along with a small income. Taylor’s tours are also a major source of income, with the tour for her 2015 compilation album alone earning her $250 million.
In addition, Taylor Swift is also the face of many brands such as Keds, Diet Coke, CoverGirl, Capital One, Apple … Taylor has been with Diet Coke since 2013. Thanks to her constant accumulation, her fortune is now estimated at $ 400 million, making her one of the wealthiest artists in America.
Taylor Swift has a distinct performance style
Recently, Taylor Swift released her new album Midnights at noon on October 21, consisting of 13 songs that are 13 of her worries in life, keeping her up all night. After a few hours, she continued to “play big” when she released 7 extended tracks, bringing the total length of the album to 20 tracks.
The album’s content includes confessions such as self-hatred, thinking that you are not good enough, not worthy of love; Fantasizing about revenge; Wondering if things had been different in the old days; Falling in love; Everything turned upside down, shattered into a hundred pieces.
Notably, right at the time the album was released, the largest streaming music platform Spotify “crashed” within minutes because of too many hits. It is estimated that just 1 minute after the album’s release, there were more than 5 million visits to Midnights to place orders.
A few hours later, Midnights debuted on Metacritic (Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of music albums, video games, movies, TV shows, and DVDs) with a near-perfect score: 98 points. This is also the highest score in Metacritic history ever. Thereby further affirming the attraction of Taylor Swift’s music.
The album also received 4 reviews from prestigious magazines. That helped Taylor Swift’s Midnights “hold” for herself the highest debut score in Metacritic history. Photo: screen cap
Midnights also broke a series of records in a short time. Specifically, on the first day of release, the album broke Spotify record by becoming the most listened to album in 24 hours.
According to Billboard data, the album has reached 1.2 million copies in just the first 3 days of release, entering the top of the most epic debuts this year. It also marks the highest-grossing week by an artist since 2017. Previously, this record also belonged to Taylor Swift with Reputation.
Not stopping there, Taylor is also on the verge of breaking vinyl sales records since 1991. Taylor’s streaming numbers were also strong enough to give the singer her 3rd best week performance of 2022.
Experts pay special attention to this comeback of Taylor Swift. Prestigious magazines such as Independent UK, leading music magazine Rolling Stone all gave the album a perfect score of 100.
Real estate mogul, who owns a private jet
Unlike many other celebrities, Taylor Swift is like an underground giant in showbiz. She doesn’t like flaunting luxury cars or extravagant, expensive jewelry on social media. Instead, the singer focused on several other areas of finance.
According to Business Insider, Taylor Swift is a land tycoon with a portfolio worth $ 84 million, including 8 properties in 4 different states.
Some of the star’s public properties include a massive mansion in Beverly Hills, a huge estate in Rhode Island, Penthouse apartments in New York City and an exclusive apartment in Nashville. Her highest-valued property is a $40 million fortune in Tribeca.
At the same time, the media also reported that the millionaire also owns two Dassault private jets, with an estimated value of $ 58 million each. Taylor often uses to cater his trips, but is also available for fans to accompany him during his exclusive events.
The hobby of spending money… for others
Wealth and generosity are Taylor Swift’s usual style. She frequently spent money on others, such as taking the 125-member band and its members on a holiday with her in Australia to celebrate the end of her 1989 tour.
At the same time, the star is also a familiar face at charities. She repeatedly donated large sums of money to foundations everywhere quietly, only few of which are known.
For her 24th birthday, Taylor donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony. She also contributed $1 million after the Louisiana flood and pledged $4 million to the Country Hall of Music of Fame to fund the Taylor Swift Education Center. She also made headlines when she spent $30,000 to help Victoria Mario, an 18-year-old in London, get a university education.
