Not a great choice in my opinion:
Looks like Taylor Swift is now in her “person of the year” era.
Time magazine announced Swift as 2023’s person of the year on Wednesday, granting her the distinction over a shortlist of candidates including Barbie, King Charles III and Vladimir Putin. Last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won the honor.
“Taylor Swift found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light,” wrote Time’s editor in chief, Sam Jacobs. “Swift is the rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story.”
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The award caps what’s been a commercially successful year for Swift, who dominated the concert scene with “The Eras Tour” and in October released a concert film based on the tour. The tour turned tragic in mid-November, when sweltering temperatures at a show in Brazil led to hundreds of reported medical incidents and the death of a fan.
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Swift also dominated the Billboard charts with songs from her 2022 album “Midnights” and from previous albums. Her song “Cruel Summer” from the 2019 album “Lover” topped the Billboard Hot 100 four years after it was released. Swift also released rerecorded versions of her albums “Speak Now” and “1989” with additional tracks.
Time’s cover story — based on an interview with Swift — is packed with nuggets about Swift’s life from the past year, including details of how she started dating Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Swift also spilled some tea about her upcoming rerecording of the 2017 “Reputation” album, as well as her mind-set during a public feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in the mid-2010s.
Looks like Taylor Swift is now in her “person of the year” era.
Time magazine announced Swift as 2023’s person of the year on Wednesday, granting her the distinction over a shortlist of candidates including Barbie, King Charles III and Vladimir Putin. Last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won the honor.
“Taylor Swift found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light,” wrote Time’s editor in chief, Sam Jacobs. “Swift is the rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story.”
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The award caps what’s been a commercially successful year for Swift, who dominated the concert scene with “The Eras Tour” and in October released a concert film based on the tour. The tour turned tragic in mid-November, when sweltering temperatures at a show in Brazil led to hundreds of reported medical incidents and the death of a fan.
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Swift also dominated the Billboard charts with songs from her 2022 album “Midnights” and from previous albums. Her song “Cruel Summer” from the 2019 album “Lover” topped the Billboard Hot 100 four years after it was released. Swift also released rerecorded versions of her albums “Speak Now” and “1989” with additional tracks.
She also split from longtime partner Joe Alwyn in the spring, and faced backlash from fans over a rumored relationship with controversial singer Matt Healy.
Time’s cover story — based on an interview with Swift — is packed with nuggets about Swift’s life from the past year, including details of how she started dating Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Swift also spilled some tea about her upcoming rerecording of the 2017 “Reputation” album, as well as her mind-set during a public feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in the mid-2010s.
