Host: Now that we’ve learned some new vocabulary, let’s dive into today’s topic. We’re exploring the intriguing phenomenon known as the “Taylor Swift Economy.” Pop superstar Taylor Swift’s ongoing “Eras Tour” is not just a series of concerts; it’s an event that has substantial...
Ahead of Swift's six concerts in Los Angeles, the California Center for Jobs & the Economy estimated the tour would result in a $320 million increase to the Los Angeles County GDP. The Center also expected the tour would increase area employment in the California city by 3,300, and local...
Taylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with. U.S. consumers just kept spending in 2023, especially on experiences epitomized by Swift's "Eras Tour," helping the U.S. economy shake-off consensus recession predictions. As a result, the stock market rose. The S&P 500 sunk to its lows...
Taylor Swift is so influential that a new economic term has been coined to refer to her impact: "Swiftonomics". From concerts and tours to merchandise and deals, the power of Swift's brand not only earns her money but boosts economies by millions. A Barclays report in May suggested Swift...
concentrated set of “superstars” like Swift and the Gallaghers. The emergence of an increasingly intangible and unequal music industry foreshadows identical trends in the wider economy. The Bowie effect is now one of the most potent economic and societal, as well as musical, forces on the ...
Pop star Taylor Swift is in the crosshairs of some Republicans, while a bipartisan border bill looks dead on arrival as the GOP works to obstruct progress for political purposes
"Swift is the first musician to hit 10-figure status solely based on her songs and performances," Forbes said. There are more billionaires than ever before. The world has 2,781 people with fortunes exceeding $1bn (£8...
“Taylor Swift is now on track to achieve her most impressive feat yet: patching part of the blank space the Conservative government left in the British economy after years of neglect,” Olney added. Elsewhere,Kamala Harrisrecently shared that she ...
had only planned 52 stops. Swift has been adding dates to her tour ever since, and she is now set to stage a whopping 146 performances. If Swift continues to make money in line with Billboard’s projections, the artist could make as much as $1 billion by the end of the worldwide ...
As she was declared (宣布) a billionaire by Bloomberg in November, a hidden “Taylor Swift economy” also promoted sales for business owners across the US. From soaps to a cruise inspired by her different “eras”, interest in Swift-related products went way up. ...