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☆ Taylor Swift is about to make Travis Kelce a whole lot richer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Since Taylor Swift was spotted cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs tight end on Sunday, his profile has skyrocketed. After social media posts earlier this month ignited speculation, rumors of a relationship between the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift have been heating up. AdvertisementAdvertisementKelce's new social media followers, meanwhile, could mean a payoff that lasts longer than a quick fling. As he's moved up the social media ranks — he now has 3.4 million followers, compared with Mahomes' 5.8 million — his earnings could multiply. Swift, by comparison, has 272 million followers on Instagram, and it's likely many of them have different interests frp, Kelce's typical fans.

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☆ Travis Kelce could earn millions more thanks to the Taylor Swift effect, as experts say he could double or triple endorsement paydays
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After social media posts earlier this month ignited speculation, rumors of a relationship between the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift have been heating up. AdvertisementAdvertisementKelce's new social media followers, meanwhile, could mean a payoff that lasts longer than a quick fling. As he's moved up the social media ranks — he now has 3.4 million followers, compared with Mahomes' 5.8 million — his earnings could multiply. Sports influencer marketing agency OpenSponsorship anticipates his rates for social media endorsements could increase "3-5x," OpenSponsorship CEO Ishveen Jolly told Insider over email. Swift, by comparison, has 272 million followers on Instagram, and it's likely many of them have different interests frp, Kelce's typical fans.

☆ Taylor Swift’s Viral Era
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Matt Stevens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Taylor Swift, wearing a long green gown, takes a swan dive pose and jumps into a hole in the stage. A large crowd of Taylor Swift fans sing together in a parking lot outside of her concert. Taylor performs in a “full on deluge.”Rain pours down on a smiling Taylor Swift as she performs onstage. Taylor Swift, sitting at a piano, explains to concertgoers that it is malfunctioning and playing itself. The actor Taylor Lautner enters the stage with a backflip to greet Taylor Swift.

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☆ Taylor Swift seems to reference Matty Healy throughout her new album. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

At the concert, Swift was photographed dancing with her friends on the balcony, getting especially cozy with Kloss. February 25, 2015: Swift and Healy hang out at the Universal Music Brits party in LondonNick Grimshaw, Taylor Swift, and Matt Healy at the Universal Music Brits party. "It's not really anything to talk about, because if she wasn't Taylor Swift we wouldn't be talking about her. AdvertisementHe continued: "If I had gone out with Taylor Swift I would've been, 'Fucking hell! Taylor Swift performs at the 2016 Grammys; Matty Healy performs at the 2016 Apple Music Festival.

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☆ Taylor Swift Fans Are Ready to Hear the Breakup Songs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Lane Florsheim | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Taylor Swift fans are waiting to see how she might address the end of her relationship on tour. Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementLike many Taylor Swift fans, Michelle Lopez, 27, was sad to see reports this month that the singer had ended her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn. “The things she’d write about him made the relationship seem like it was a fairy tale love story,” said Ms. Lopez, a social-media analyst in Chicago, citing such songs as “Call It What You Want” and “Invisible String.” But she sees at least one upside: The breakup could bode well for Ms. Swift’s ever-evolving “Eras Tour” set list.

☆ Taylor Swift fans are flocking to Cornelia Street after her reported breakup from Joe Alwyn. Here's a look inside her old apartment.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift may never walk Cornelia Street again, but that's not stopping fans from visiting her old apartment after reports that she and Joe Alywn have called it quits. Taylor Swift (left), the exterior of 23 Cornelia Street (right). "'I rent a place on Cornelia Street,' I say casually in the car," Swift sings in the first verse, and it's pretty literal. The pop superstar did rent 23 Cornelia Street for a few months between 2016 and 2017, according to People. Keep reading for a closer look at Swift's iconic Cornelia Street apartment.

☆ Taylor Swift's 'Lavender Haze' music video is full of subtle references — here are 11 details you may have missed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The camera lingers over a vinyl titled "Mastermind," the 13th track on "Midnights." A screenshot of the "Lavender Haze" music video. Taylor Swift/YouTube"Lavender Haze" is the third music video Swift has released in her "Midnights" era, following "Anti-Hero" and "Bejeweled." Swift revealed on Twitter that "Lavender Haze" was the first video treatment she wrote "out of the 3 that have been released," clearly implying that more videos are on the way. The "Mastermind" vinyl cover features two constellations: Sagittarius and Pisces.

☆ It turns out Taylor Swift has better due diligence than half of Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taylor Swift in the "Bejeweled" music video. Taylor Swift has better due diligence than half of Silicon ValleyIt's SBF. Just when you thought the FTX debacle couldn't get any weirder, let's add Taylor Swift into the mix. What Taylor Swift album does Sam Bankman-Fried most identify with? Perhaps the most pressing question, however, as pointed out by senior finance editor Michelle Abrego, is this: How does Taylor Swift have better due diligence practices than half of Silicon Valley?

☆ Taylor Swift's iconic Cornelia Street apartment is on the market for $45,000 a month. Here's a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Cornelia Street," the ninth song off of Taylor Swift's seventh studio album "Lover," alludes to an apartment the star once owned in New York City's West Village. Taylor Swift (left), the exterior of 23 Cornelia Street (right). The pop superstar did rent 23 Cornelia Street for a few months between 2016 and 2017, according to People. "It's about the things that took place and the memories that took place on that street […] all the nostalgia," she said. Keep reading for a closer look at 23 Cornelia Street and for more information about the song's connection to it.

☆ 6 things Taylor Swift has taught me about living well
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Over that time, here is what I’ve learned from Taylor Swift about living better. Taylor Swift performs at the 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in Nashville, Tennessee. When “Taylor Swift is canceled” was trending on Twitter, she turned the experience into an album. I’ve learned from Swift not to take life too seriously and to be the first to laugh at my blunders. Many young people growing up alongside Taylor Swift have learned so much as she shares her growth with us.

On TikTok, the hashtag “Gaylor” has more than 264 million views; the term refers to Swift fans who subscribe to the theory that she is queer. Fans have gone down these rabbit holes before, speculating over other hints across Swift’s songs, music videos and social media posts. Previous Easter eggs discovered by fans include the album title for “Lover” hidden in the background of the music video for “Me!” ahead of the album title’s announcement. “I think a lot of people have to deal with this now ... because we live in the era of social media,” Swift said. In a 2019 interview with Vogue, she addressed why she made her support for the LGBTQ community more visible.

☆ Taylor Swift 'Midnights': Joe Alwyn's pseudonym appears on 'Midnights' track
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Megan Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Swift put a stop the the guessing in a 2020 Disney+ documentary about the project. “There’s been a lot of discussion about William Bowery and his identity, because it’s not a real person,” Swift said in the documentary. “So William Bowery is Joe, as we know. And Joe plays piano beautifully and he’s always just playing and making things up and kind of creating things,” she added. Fans will have wait a few more hours for “Sweet Nothing” to debut to hear the couple’s latest collaboration.

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